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By Thompson Yamput Gov Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Friday inaugurated 80 revitalised Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state provide quality healthcare services to residents. The governor, while speaking during the inauguration ceremony held at Government House, Lokoja, described the event as crucial and historic. Ododo said that the inaugurated centres were the first…
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of the minors arrested during the End Bad Governance protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja when he addressed State House correspondents. Idris said that Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General,…
By Aisha Gambo The Rimi College Class of 1977 to 1982 Old Boys Association has called on the Kaduna State Government to immediately halt further sale and encroachment on the school’s land. The outgoing Chairman of the association, Mr Peter Sofa, made the appeal at the group’s 2025 Annual Convention held on the school premises…
By Gyang Bere The health sector in Plateau State is to be repositioned as part of strategies for a productive economy and to curb medical tourism. Governor Caleb Mutfwang gave this indication on Monday in Jos when a delegation of the state branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), led by the Chairman Dr….
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command has confirmed the case of suicide by a yet-to-be-identified man, who allegedly jumped into a river in Lokoja. The command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said it happened between 12.30 p.m. and 1p.m. Ovye-Aya said that…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello has congratulated President Bola Tinubu over his victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday. Bello said this in a statement in Lokoja by his media aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed on Thursday. “The Supreme Court’s verdict is a resounding reaffirmation of the people’s choice, which signifies the enduring strength of…
By Isaiah Eka The police command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested four suspects and allegedly recovered some stolen items from them. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John in Uyo on Wednesday. John said two of the suspects arrested had allegedly confessed to being…
By Peter Amine The recently established North Central Development Commission (NCDC) will fast-track development in a region ravaged by insurgency and banditry, an expert, Dr Mark Nyitse, says. Nyitse, the Director of Research and Publication, Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in…
By Admin The Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, has observed that the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo state will serve as an opportunity for the people to reaffirm their trust in the incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Ajulo in a statement on Saturday, said that “the situation in Ondo State…
By Thompson Yamput Former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello,has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as an ”indisputably upright leader”. Bello, in a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, Director of his Media Office in Lokoja, noted that president Buhari, who passed on at the age of 82, was not…
