— *Describes Him as Hero of Present Administration* The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman has been described as a hero for his frontal approach and doggedness in repositioning the institution to the delight of all. The Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Abdulsalami Ozigi Deedat made…
BREAKING: Court stops EFCC From Arresting, Detaining, Prosecuting Ex. Governor Yahaya Bello. A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Wednesday,has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from infringing on the fundamental human rights of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor. In a two hour judgment delivered on Wednesday, at…
” To institute Legal action. The coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria, CSGs have condemned in its entirety the unwarranted media attacks on a businessman and philantropist, Alhaji Ibrahim Dende depicting him as a corrupt Clearing and forwarding agent. In a Press Conference held on Wednesday at Pinnatech Suites in Abuja, the spokesperson of…
* As Makoju Foundation holds lecture Series in Kogi. The former Registrar of council for the regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Engr. Dr. Felix Atume has challenged Federal Government and her subnational governments to test the competencies of NIgerian Engineers by earmarking some projects and award them to indigenous engineering firms to fast track …
* Registration to ends April 31, 2024. The Kogi State Government has begun the process for the payment of Bursary to all students that are indigenes of the state in tertiary institutions across the country. The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, made the disclosure at a press conference held on Monday in Lokoja, to…
BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. The biography on the late Business man , politician, community leader and philanthropist, and father of former kogi first lady, Hajiya Halima Ladi Wada, Late Adama Abawa was launched over the weekend. The book written by famous journalist, play writer, public affairs analyst and renowned editor/ former Managing Director, Kogi state…
Insecurity: Governor Ododo promises to construct feeder roads to ease access to internal Security . By Treasure Ochemeje Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the…
The National Coordinator of the Police Campaign Against Cultism And Other Vices (POCACOV), DSP Olabisi Oluseyi Okuwobi, has announced the appointment of Hon. Austine Alaba Medaiyedu as the pioneer Chairman of POCACOV in Kogi State. POCACOV is a crucial initiative by the Nigeria Police Force aimed at saving the country’s youth from the clutches…
IPC’s Centre for the Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), Lagos- has called for a concerted effort towards the immediate release of Channels TV reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was whisked away to an unknown place by gunmen around 9p.m on Thursday April 11, 2024, close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port-Harcourt. In a press…
American Varsity confers Doctorate Degree in strategic Leadership on Olufemi Smith. An American University, PAL University of Saint Petersburg, has conferred honourary Degree in Strategic Leadership on a distinguished scholar, Olufemi Smith. In a press statement made available to Journalists in Lokoja on Friday by Dr. MD Eseyin, a representative of the University in Nigeria….