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By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired Gen. Christopher Musa as the new Minister of Defence. A letter conveying the nomination was sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday for confirmation. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The retired general’s nomination…
By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 1,000 residents of Idah Local Government Area, Kogi State, are set to benefit from a two-day free medical outreach organised by the Nigeria Navy Out Post (NOP) in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the end-of-year medical initiative, which began on Tuesday, includes free consultations,…
By Thompson Yamput The Troops of 12 Brigade Nigeria Army have arrested a man in a vehicle conveying huge quantities of illicit drugs in Kogi. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja by Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations,12 Brigade. Abdullahi said the man was arrested with a total…
*A Professor, a Podium, and a Promise to the Poor… By Abimbola Tooki Convocation lectures are usually remembered for polished grammar, polite applause, and the ritual dash for refreshments. The one delivered at Federal University of Wukari was remembered for something else entirely: it stirred the head, touched the heart, and then, most unexpectedly,…
By Isaiah Eka The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has expressed its determination to drive public support for the effective implementation of the tax reforms of the Federal Government whose implementation kicks off in Jan. 2026 when the new Tax Act comes into effect. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by…
By Peter Bem A social-cultural organisation, Mbatiav Unity Forum, has strongly condemned the continuous exclusion of representation in the Benue State Assembly. This was contained in a press statement on Sunday signed by their president, Barr Terwase Gbasha, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. The group who claimed to be the maternal kinsmen of…
*… Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Reaffirms Commitment to Father’s Legacy* By Admin The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the Audu family, on Sunday, November 30, 2025, held a state-organised 10th Memorial Anniversary and book presentation in honour of the late former Governor, Prince Abubakar Audu. A statement signed by Lizzy…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi says late Prince Abubakar Audu, a former governor of the state, was not just a political leader but an idea to the state’s greatness. The governor made the assertion during the 10th Year Memorial Anniversary of the former governor of Kogi, held at the Government House,…
By Edith Bolokor Pastor Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer, Citadel Global Community Church has urged the Federal Government to suspend all non-essential gatherings in vulnerable areas nationwide, and place them under emergency patrols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bakare made the call at a State of the Nation news conference titled: “The Darkness…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has confirmed the Sunday early morning attack on a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who made the confirmation in a statement on Sunday in Lokoja, strongly condemned the attack. The News Agency of…
