*CP NKANKAROFI, EMBARKS ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING PATROL ALONG OBAJANA, KABBA, AYERE ROAD By CSP William Aya The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, psc, mni, along with the Kogi State Security Adviser, Commodore Jerry Omodara Rtd, embarked on a confidence-building patrol to reassure Kogites of their safety. CP Naziru is…
Road crash: FRSC, oba on rescue mission along Obajana – Lokoja road Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Apata Community members on Wednesday undertook repair of Gadabiu bridge, an accident prone spot along Obajana – Lokoja road in Kogi. Our Correspondent reports in Apata that the repair was the initiative of the Olu of Apata,…
GBV: WRAPA inaugurates 10 volunteers in Kogi. * Warns against meddlesomess ATABOR JULIUS LOKOJA The Women’s Right Advancement and Protection Alternative WRAPA has trained and inaugurated ten volunteers who will serve as ambassadors in mitigating and reporting gender based violence across Kogi state. The Kogi state coordinator of WRAPA, Mrs Bola Ibiteye who performed the…
Hon. Umar Yahaya: The Silent Achiever Redefining Leadership in Omala Hon. Umar Yahaya is a man whose tremendous performance echoes through the hearts and minds of every Omalite. In just two years, he has shifted the narrative—from leaders who make excuses to a leader whose actions speak louder than words. Through dedication and visionary leadership,…
UNGA@ 80, SDGs; Nigeria’s Take Away, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF The Sustainable Development Goals SDGs in Nigeria, under the leadership of SSAP-SDGs to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on annual period , precisely every September of the year, embarked on the trip to the United Nation’s General Assembly UNGA meeting in New York, a…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the ongoing reconstruction and expansion of the Abuja–Lokoja highway. Governor Ododo, who spoke during a brief stopover at a section of the project site in Koton-Karfe, described the intervention as timely and commendable, noting that the strategic…
KOGI POLY RECTOR COMMISERATES WITH SPEAKER, KOGI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OVER WIFE’S DEMISE On behalf of Governing Council, Management, Staff and Students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, I wish to commiserate with the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Matthew Kolawole, over the shocking demise of his wife, Mrs Esther Kolawole. A…
Electricity Tariff Hike; ActionAid Nigeria calls for a halt. Treasure Ochemeje. ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation working to eradicate poverty in Nigeria has decried the alleged resolution by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directing the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariffs from Wednesday, September 1, 2021. ActionAid Nigeria…
By Abu Micheal. The tranquil confluence town of Lokoja, Kogi State, has long been the headquarters of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). Yet, despite hosting this crucial agency, the state has watched as outsiders fill the top seat. Now, with the recent vacancy created following the resignation of the former Managing Director, a…
DSP William Aya PPRO The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban psc (+), fdc orders for a watertight security across the State to ensure a hitch free Christmas and New year’s celebrations. He stated this during a conference with the Deputy Commissioners of Police, Area Commanders, Tactical and…