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By Thompson Yamput The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Thursday, matriculated 4,925 students for its 2023/2024 session with strong warning against vices and other acts that could undermine its integrity. The FUL Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, gave the warning during the ceremony at the varsity’s campus at Andankola, Lokoja. Inducting the students for the…
By Thompson Yamput Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Thursday extended his warm felicitations to Rear Admiral Kehinde Odubanjo, the Deputy Chief of Defence Space Administration (DCDSA), on the occasion of his 54th Birthday. In his heartfelt message issued in Lokoja, Bello lauded Rear Admiral Odubanjo’s exceptional service, highlighting his unwavering patriotism and dedication to…
By Taiye Agbaje Mr Benjamin Okolo, a witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) at the ongoing Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, on Thursday, admitted that the party had agents across the polling units during the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election. Okolo, who is from Dekina Local Government Area (Kogi East), told the…
By Admin Mr Ayoola Lawal, former secretary, Committee of APC Diaspora Chairmen, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly for their dedication to the advancement of education in Nigeria. Lawal, a former APC chairman in the Scandinavia countries, gave the commendation in a statement on Thursday against the backdrop of the amendment and…
By Thompson Yamput Mallam Abubakar Fikpo, Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has called on Nigerian Youths, especially the undergraduates, to acquire skills that would fast track national development. He gave the advice during a public lecture titled: “The Role of NDE in preparing Nigerian undergraduates for the lager society,” at the Federal University Lokoja…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting to the Nigeria Student Loan Act, which establishes the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). NAN reports that Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This comes after separate…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, says it has released the charred remains of the 13 victims of the Obajana Easter Sunday auto-crash to their families for burial. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday that the corpses were handed…
Kogi Poll: 4 SDP Witnesses Appear In Tribunal, Give Conflicting Evidences Evidence By Taiye Agbaje Four Social Democratic Party (SDP) witnesses that testified on Wednesday in the ongoing hearing of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja gave contradictory testimonies. The witnesses gave their accounts before the three-member panel of justices led by Justice…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday launched a security initiative tagged ‘Quick Response Team” to address criminal threats. Unveiling the squad in Lokoja, Gov Usman Ododo, explained that the squad was aimed at taming the upsurge in emerging criminal activities in Lokoja metropolis and major towns in Kogi. Ododo said that the operation…
A NAN Survey Some stakeholders in Kogi, Niger and Nasarawa states have called on governments and spirited individuals to always adopt decentralised and systematic measures in the distribution of palliatives to avoid stampede. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Wednesday in Lokoja, Minna and Lafia that such measures had…
