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By Blessing Odega The management of the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency ( PLASCHEMA), says its seeking the collaboration of the media to attain its mandate of full universal health coverage in the state by 2030. Dr. Agabus Manasseh, the Director – General of the Agency, called for the collaboration during the agency’s quarterly…
By Thompson Yamput Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF Nigeria), an NGO, has raised an alarm over a possible epidemic in Kogi in view of stinking refuse dumps that litter many parts of the state. Mr Idris Muraina, its Executive Director, expressed the fear in a statement issued on Friday in Lokoja. The executive director…
By Peter Amine Chief Michael Aondoakaa, former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has said that agriculture is more profitable than oil ,if the best practices are followed. Aondoakaa stated this on Thursday in Makurdi, at the distribution of free improved seeds to farmers by Teryima Nigeria Limited, an agricultural company. The former justice minister…
By Stephen Adeleye Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi has expressed deep sorrow over the death of its lecturers, Mr. Olabode Abimbola-Ibikunle, calling on the public to refrain from speculations until the facts are fully established. The PAAU Registrar, Mr Yahaya Alilu, in statement in Lokoja, described the incident as “tragic and disturbing”. The…
By Martha Agas The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) says it plays a major role in shaping the policy direction of mineral development in the country. NMGS President, Prof Akinade Olatunji, stated this on Friday in Abuja, during a news conference ahead the society’s 60th Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE). According to Olatunji,…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Chapter of the APC has rejected the choice of persons by the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as replacements for the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party and the former Zonal Organising Secretary, who resigned recently. The State APC Chairman, Abdullahi Bello in a statement in Lokoja on…
By Thompson Yamput The police in Kogi has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Police Officer, Insp Aminu Mohammed, for alleged robbery and car theft. The Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. ”Mohammed, a crime officer with the “C” Division at 200 Unit, Lokoja, is…
By Gyang Bere For the members of the Peoples Democratic Party, citizens of Plateau State, the journey on the tortuous road from March 18, 2023 can only be imagined. However, following the development, it can be safely concluded that the hand of God was certainly available in turning the tide around for good; not minding…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi on Saturday expressed determination to rescue the nine abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi safe and sound from their abductors. The governor made the pledge when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake…
By Emmanuel Antswen A Social Cultural organisation, Shangev-Tiev Assembly (STA) has urged Gov. Hycinth Alia of Benue to constitute a judicial commission of inquiry into the ongoing Bonta and Ukpute crisis. The group, who made the call on Wednesday in Makurdi at a news conference, said only a true commission of inquiry can reveal the…
