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By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon. Umar Yusuf, has commiserated with the people of Lokoja Local Government Area over the death of their Education Secretary, Kasim Abdulmalik Ndagi. Yusuf said that as a mortal, he had no reason to question Ndagi’s sudden demise as God has designed the time each being would…
By Isaiah Eka The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Kunle Nafiu, has urged employers to promote the welfare and safety of corps members posted to their organisations. Nafiu made the call in a keynote address delivered at the 2025 NYSC/Corps Employers’ Workshop in Uyo on Thursday. Represented by Mr Ede Ezekiel, the Assistant…
By Thompson Yamput The Olu of Apata in Lokoja Local Government, Oba Fredrick Durojaiye Balogun JP, on Tuesday lauded Kogi SGS, Mrs Folashade Arike Ayoade, for exemplifying the crucial role women play in leadership and nation-building efforts. In a statement signed in Lokoja, Oba Balogun congratulated Ayoade on her recent conferment with the honorary chieftaincy…
By Isaiah Eka Team Paci from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha, Anambra, has won the 2025 National Pitch Diamond Challenge for High School Entrepreneurs. The announcement was made in Uyo on Thursday at the end of the high school competition. The event was organised by the House of Diamond Challenge Initiative in partnership…
By Philip Yatai The Kogi East All Progressive Congress (APC) stakeholders, have passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, appealing for an audience with him toward strengthening the party. The stakeholders stated this at a media chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, saying that the interface was to provide feedback…
By Steve Daniel Let me start by stating that I write not to represent any political affiliation but to critically examine the recent remarks attributed to one Justice Abdulaziz Waziri of the Court of Appeal, regarding the nullification of all People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Plateau State in the 2023 elections. These remarks, as…
By Isaiah Eka Sen. Wasiu Eshinlokun, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, has described the Maritime Sector as a critical asset for development of the economy and generation of employment opportunities. Eshinlokun said this in his remarks, during the committee’s visit to the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) in Oron on oversight functions on…
By Zainab Oyekan Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Tuesday inaugurated 20 new Sienna buses for Plateau Riders to enhance passenger comfort and safety. Mutfwang, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Josephine Piyo, said that the inauguration represented a critical step forward in his administration’s relentless pursuit of a robust and improved transport network…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defece Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is ready to enforce the presidential directives to deal decisively with perpetrators of electoral violence in the country. Musa said this on Thursday in Lokoja while addressng troops of Operation Safe Conduct deployed in Kogi ahead…
By Thompson Yamput Dangote Cement Plc has commenced a poultry skill acquisition and empowerment programme for youths in its host communities in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that already, 30 youths, drawn from the catchment areas of Oyo, Obajana, Iwaa and Apata, have so far been enlisted into the programme which has…
