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By Peter Amine The Deputy Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Mr Isa Madaki, is constructing bridges to link some communities in Jos East Local Government of the state. Madaki, who represents Jos East State Constituency in the assembly, said that the gesture was to enhance movement in the communities and boost economic activities. The deputy…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi pilgrims have been directed to report at the Hajj camp Basan Jiwa village on Airport road, Abuja on Wednesday, May 22 in preparation for their unward journey to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise. Sheikh Lukman Abullahi, Chairman, Kogi Hajj Commission, disclosed this in a statement…

By Taiye Agbaje Hearing of an ex-parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukayode, against contempt charge instituted by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was on Monday stalled at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The case, scheduled for today, could not proceed due to a workshop organised by…

By Thompson Yamput Heads of Fulani villages in Kogi have called for unity and peaceful coexistence among residents of the state. Malam Dawda Abdullahi, Chairman, Kogi Council of Fulani Ardo (Village heads), made the call shortly after the election of the State Executive Council of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Sunday…

By Blessing Odega To commemorate the World Hypertension Day, APIN Public Health Initiatives has conducted free medical checks for people in Tudun Wada, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA), of Plateau. Dr Solomon Wekpe, Head of office, APIN, an NGO, disclosed this during the exercise on Friday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…

By Thompson Yamput The Vice-Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, says the target of the school is to set the pace for the training of Nigerian youths into future leaders. The Vice Chancellor (VC) said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja as part of 16th anniversary of…

By Peter Amine Former Senator for Plateau South, Sen. Nora Dadu’ut, has lauded Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria First Lady, for championing women and girl child empowerment initiatives in the country. Dadu’ut, in a statement on Thursday in Jos, said that the empowerment programmes were impacting the lives of many Nigerians, especially women and girls. The…

By Thompson Yamput The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya on Thursday in Lokoja. Ovye-Aya said that…

By Zainab Oyekan Zeustek ICT, a software developing company, has trained 300 women in Plateau on Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance their business visibility. Mr Timothy Dakey, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zeusteks ICT Solutions, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, at the company’s official launch of JUMMAl AI application. Dakey said the free training…

By Thompson Yamput President Bola Tinubu has commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi over his security tactics and style of administration handling especially the welfare of the people of the State. The President gave the commendation when he received Ododo, who was at the State House to brief the president on the state of…