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By Thompson Yamput The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has honoured Founder of Human Rights Radio, Ahmad Isah and five other distinguished personalities with Honorary Doctorate Degrees in its 6th/7th combined convocation. The FUL Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, who revealed the six distinguished personalities honoured by the university at the convocation described the awards…
By Thompson Yamput The Minister of Steel Development, Alhaji Shuaibu Audu, says on Saturday that issues of ethnicity are totally dead and buried in the state as far as the Nov. 11 governorship election is concerned. The minister made the assertion in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of the state, during the All Progressivee Congress…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Government on Saturday commissioned Agribusiness Incubation Centre (ABIC) in the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi, to boost food production and security in Nigeria. Commissioning the project in Lokoja, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, said the focus of the centre included enhancing production capacity, value addition, quality…
By Thompson Yamput The Nigeria Medical Association, (NMA) Kogi Chapter on Saturday felicitated Dr Muyi Aina on his appointment as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) by President Bola Tinubu. Dr Olusola Baoku, Kogi NMA President, gave the congratulatory message in a statement issued in Lokoja The president, described…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Nov.11 governorship election, Alhaji Usman Ododo, would build on the achievements of his administration, if given the mandate. Bello said this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed in Lokoja on Thursday. Mohammed…
By Thompson Yamput The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring thugs to evade its rally at Ejule Kogi, Ofu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state chasing away supporters. Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu, the Director, Communications, Muri/Sam SDP Gubernatorial Campaign Council stated this in a statement in Lokoja. “Earlier…
By Thompson Yamput The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, (CP), Mr Onuoha Bethrand , has ordered for an investigation into the alleged clash between his officers and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. The commissioner, in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman SP Williams Ovye-Aya in Lokoja, expressed…
BY CHRIS GYANG We knew crude oil before we knew ourselves as citizens of one country. That is the tragedy of Nigeria. The curse of the Black Gold hangs heavy on our necks. Had crude oil been discovered in Nigeria some decades after independence, surely, our rallying points would have turned out to be very…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Tuesday began the distribution of palliatives to residents aimed at cushioning the effect of the recent petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that Gov. Yahaya Bello personally inaugurated the distribution of rice and cash at the Lugard House,…
By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Okun Students (NAOS), on behalf of thousands of Okun Students, on Tuesday endorsed the candidature of Dino Melaye of the People’s Democratic Party PDP for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Addressing newsmen at the Lokoja Press Centre, Ajibade David, National President of the association, described Melaye…
