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By Peter Amine The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sensitised stakeholders on waste management to mitigate flood currently ravaging some parts of the country. The North Central Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Eugene Nyelong, said at a one-day stakeholders workshop on Tuesday in Jos that the initiative was part of NEMA’s preparedness against floods as…
By Thompson Yamput A socio-cultural group, Kogi Ethnic Nationalities Forum (KENF) on Tuesday vowed to resist any form of protest and invasion of Kogi Government House in search former Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Dr. Kennedy Owolabi, KENF National Publicity Secretary, in a statement issued in Lokoja said that the forum decision was…
By Blessing Odega The Plateau Ministry of Health, has trained 60 healthcare workers, on the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Dr Cletus Shurkuk, the State Commissioner for Health, while speaking at the event on Tuesday in Jos, said the aim of the training was to help reduce…
By Abdul Mohammed Lawal. Some individuals are so intentional about their actions that they often achieve remarkable results without seeking recognition. Their accomplishments sometimes exceed expectations, yet they remain humble, not drawing attention to their successes. Recently, I visited my alma mater, Kogi State University, Anyigba (now Prince Abubakar Audu University), and was compelled to…
By Thompson Yamput Retired Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) has cautioned youths against illicit drugs consumption and trafficking. Marwa, gave the advice during the inauguration of the agency’s new Area Office in Ayingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi on Tuesday. Marwa, who was represented by…
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the release of the international passport of Ali Bello to enable him travel to the UK for medical examination and consultation. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Bello’s motion on notice moved by his lawyer, Abubakar Aliyu, SAN, ordered the deputy chief registrar…
By Thompson Yamput The prevailing soaring food inflation in the Country has been partly blamed on activities of middle men and market associations across the markets. Small Holders Women Farmers of Nigeria (SWOFON) and Budget Committee Group (BCG), Kogi Chapters made the declaration in a communique issued on Monday after a scorecard presentation meeting recently…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Sunday advised residents of the state to shun any violent protests against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The information Commissioner, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who gave the advice in a statement issued in Lokoja, urged the residents to rather join the Not+My-State Movement Against Violent Protest. Fanwo said any protest…
By Thompson Yamput The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), on Saturday disbursed N91.5 Million to 1000 victims of 2022 flood disaster in Kogi. The beneficiaries, who were mostly elderly people and women, were also given food items such as Rice, Beans, Gari, Palm Oil and Groundnut Oil, in Ajaokuta. Alhaji Dauda Muhammed, NRCS Assistant Coordinator, Disaster…
By Peter Amine The Purgatorian Society of the Jos Catholic Archdiocese has expressed concern over the Unkempt nature of cemeteries in the state, especially Zaria Road Cemetery in Jos. Rev. John Chuwak, Chaplain of the Society, disclosed this during a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau chapter, Rev….
