News

By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned an amended money-laundering charge preferred against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Sulaiman, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until July 15. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for trial continuation after the EFCC’s witness, Olom Otane Egoro, an Access Bank…

By Stephen Adeleye Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Wednesday disbursed N370 million Community Revolving Fund (CRF), to farmers to boost food production in the North-Central State The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the CRF loan disbursement is in partnership with the World Bank under the ACReSAL project. A total of 208 farmers…

By Peter Amine The management of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA), has pledged unalloyed support to the Plateau Government on the implementation of Executive Order 003. The LGA Transition Implementation Committee Chairman, Mr Peter Dung, stated this on Wednesday in Jos, while speaking with newsmen on the skirmishes that occurred in Bukuru. The News…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government is set to recruit 1, 050 hunters to beef up security in the State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that this followed the State House Assembly’s approval of the government’s request on Wednesday at plenary for the recruitment of that seizable number of hunters. The…

By Thompson Yamput Ambassador Bitrus Yerima, National President, Leadership Initiative (GALI) on Tuesday condemned the attack on security personnel and innocent citizens in Bukuru metropolis by hoodlums. Yerima made the condemnation in a press statement issued to newsmen in Jos. Some faceless youths had, on Monday, June 17, allegedly attached some security operatives who tried…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government  has banned  Traditional procession in Koton Kafe in Kogi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state for security reasons. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja. Fanwo said  that security reports indicated that all was not well in…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has commended the former governor Yahaya Bello for his exemplary leadership and extraordinary vision that led to the transformation of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by Ododo’s Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, on Bello a 46th  birthday. Ododo…

By Stephen Adeleye   L-R: The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ahmed Tijani Anaje; Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State; Chief of Staff to the Gov., Ali Bello; Kogi APC Chairman, Abdullahi Bello; and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Deedat Ozigi, during the Eid-el-Fitr prayer on Sunday at Okene Eid Praying ground. Gov. Ahmed…

By Thompson Yamput The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on Nigerians to use the Eid el-Kabir to intensify prayers against drugs and criminality in the country. Kogi NDLEA Commander Umar Yahuza made the call in his message issued to journalists on Sunday in Lokoja. Yahuza said: “The way and manner youths are…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has put a smile on the faces of workers on Friday when he paid their June salaries in the wake of the Eid-El-Kabir celebration. It could be recalled that the governor on Friday paid the salaries and also distributed food palliative to the workers to facilitate a…