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By Thompson Yamput The prevailing soaring food inflation in the Country has been partly blamed on activities of middle men and market associations across the markets. Small Holders Women Farmers of Nigeria (SWOFON) and Budget Committee Group (BCG), Kogi Chapters made the declaration in a communique issued on Monday after a scorecard presentation meeting recently…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Sunday advised residents of the state to shun any violent protests against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The information Commissioner, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who gave the advice in a statement issued in Lokoja, urged the residents to rather join the Not+My-State Movement Against Violent Protest. Fanwo said any protest…

By Thompson Yamput The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), on Saturday disbursed  N91.5 Million to 1000 victims of 2022 flood disaster in Kogi. The beneficiaries, who were mostly elderly people and women, were also given food items such as Rice, Beans, Gari, Palm Oil and Groundnut Oil, in Ajaokuta. Alhaji Dauda Muhammed, NRCS Assistant Coordinator, Disaster…

By Peter Amine The Purgatorian Society of the Jos Catholic Archdiocese has expressed concern over the Unkempt nature of cemeteries in the state, especially Zaria Road Cemetery in Jos. Rev. John Chuwak, Chaplain of the Society, disclosed this during a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau chapter, Rev….

Coach takes Nasarawa State, FC to court on N19.7m unpaid entitlemen By Blessing Odega A Football Coach, Michael Jatau, has taken the Nasarawa State government and its Football Club (Nasarawa FC) to National Industrial Court, Jos, on alleged N19.7 million unpaid entitlement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Jos on Friday that Jatau,…

By Blessing Odega The Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN), says its 2024 scientific conference its geared towards the advancement of gastrointestinal health and hepatology care in Nigeria. Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the SOGHIN president, said this on Thursday in Jos, at the official opening ceremony of the conference. The News Agency of Nigeria…

By Thompson Yamput Women farmers under the auspices of SmallScale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), have urged the Kogi government to release the N700 million credit facility earmarked for the 2024 planting season. The state government appropriated and approved the amount in the 2024 financial year. They made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja…

By Stephen Adeleye Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Wednesday swore in 10 new judicial officers with a promise to uphold judicial independence in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the judicial officers, three of whom are women, comprised of four High Court Judges, five Khadis of Sharia Court of Appeal…

By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Sept. 25 for arraignment of former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, inspite of a case be filed in the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after delivering a ruling on the application moved by Bello’s counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN,…

By Thompson Yamput Former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn, indefinitely, the ongoing case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He also asked the court to vacate its arrest order on him, pending the determination of an appeal he filed at the Court of…