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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…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi Police Commissioner Bethrand Onuoha has enjoined police officers and residents of the state to ensure a hitch-free Eid el-Kabir in the state. He said on Saturday in Lokoja that the police would not tolerate any breach of peace in the state. Onuoha directed the area commanders, divisional police officers and tactical…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), on Saturday distributed rams to some of her constituents ahead of the Eid-el Kabir celebration commencing on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the lawmaker, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, distributed the rams to the beneficiaries at the central mosques in each of the…

By Peter Amine Timadix Geomin Consult Limited, a Nigerian mining company, has appealed to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake, saying that its operations have been hampered by some forces. The company’s managing director, Mr Tim Eldon, who briefed newsmen on Friday in Jos, urged the minister to save the company from…

By Zainab Oyekan Mrs Olivia Dazyem, Chairperson, Plateau Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission, has appealed to religious and women leaders to fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Dazyem made the appeal during a stakeholders meeting with wives of heads of denominations, women leaders, and Muslim women organisations in Jos on Thursday . The…

By Thompson Yamput The Federal University, Lokoja on Thursday inaugurated its zoo to ease students’ practical learning in biodiversity, wildlife and recreation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the zoo and conservatory situated at the Field Main Campus of the institution, was inaugurated by the Conservator-General of the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim…

By Thompson Yamput Dr Chukwuemeka Agbasi, Managing Director (MD), Federal Emergency Road Management Agency (FERMA), on Thursday inaugurated “Operation Desilt Water Channels” to checkmate erosion in Kogi. Speaking during the inauguration at Ajegu, along the Itobe-Ayangba road in Ajaokuta Local Government of Kogi, Agbasi cautioned against indiscriminate dumping of refuge in drainages along the highways….

By Peter Amine The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau Chapter, Rev. Fr. Polycap Lubo, has scored the country’s unbroken democracy 50 per cent. Lubo, who spoke with newsmen on Wednesday in Jos, said that with the advent of democracy, Nigerians ushered in an era of freedom where people could speak their minds and…

Appeal Court Sets Aside Contempt Proceedings Against EFCC Chairman By Taiye Agbaje/Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside contempt proceedings initiated by the former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Joseph Oyewole set aside the proceedings in a unanimous judgment on Thursday…