Kogi State Government has announced that it received approval from the Federal Government to build an International Airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis. This approval, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said, was given by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. In a...
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By OBANSA IBRAHIM, Lokoja – Kogi State Police Command has banned the use of vehicles with covered number plates, as well as unregistered vehicles/Motorcycles across the State. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, stated that the order became necessary following intelligence that criminals hide...
By OBANSA IBRAHIM, Lokoja – The Inter party Advisory Council (IPAC), Kogi state chapter, has Commended the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC), for conducting free, credible and acceptable Local Government elections in the state. The Chairman of IPAC, Ilyas Badanga who State this during a press conference in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Ododo has felicitated with the newly elected council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, as well as Councillors in last Saturday’s Council polls in the state. The First Lady described the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Kogi state has cleared the 21 chairmanship positions and the 239 Councillorship seats in the Saturday Local Government elections in the state. Announcing the final results, late Saturday night, the chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral...
l By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu on Saturday, October 19, 2024, participated in the Local Government Council Elections of the State as he cast his ballot in his polling unit, Ogbonicha Ward, Ofu Local Government Area of the State. The Minister,...
Kogi Government says there will be no restriction of movement for travellers passing through the state during the Saturday local government elections. Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, stated made this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday....
In a matter of days, exactly on October 22, ceteris paribus, the Supreme Court will commence hearing on a case filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft laws. Of the 16, the Supreme Court granted...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – On October 5, 2024, the United Evangelical Church (UEC), Adankolo in Lokoja, Kogi State, was filled with joy and laughter as friends, relatives, parents, siblings and dignitaries gathered to witness the union of Offor Callistus, the News Editor of NATIONAL ACCORD Online Newspaper, and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As Kogi State joins the global community to celebrate the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, First Lady of the state, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo has called on stakeholders across Nigeria to rally behind girls to excel in their chosen careers. The First...
Mediapreneurs, under the umbrella of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), have been urged to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to attract readers to their websites. They are expected to leverage different online platforms and technology to promote their products or services and more with their audiences. The publisher of...
By JOEL OLADELE, Abuja – The Chairman, Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG), Barr. Jesutega Onokpasa, has sent a strong warning to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), over its perceived stance on the ongoing issue between the immediate former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and the Economic and...
There is palpable excitement as the 2024 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), begins today, Wednesday, October 2, in Lokoja. Hosted by the Kogi State Government with a plethora of partners and sponsors identifying with the Guild, the two-day conference provides a veritable platform for...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A committee of friends, Ogaminana in Kogi state has described the petitions purportedly written to the Kogi State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), against the Vice Chancellor of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahaman Salawu,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Coalition of the Workers Union of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, in Kogi State , has expressed their heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to reviving the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The unions particularly lauded the President and the Minister...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Member Representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the green chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), for the rehabilitation of Ajaokuta Steel company and National Iron Ore...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The chairman of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Committee on Ministry of Solid minerals and Natural Resources, Hon. Omotayo Ishaya Adeleye, has stressed the need for the ministry to harness the abundant natural resources of the state for the development and growth of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In his continued determination to support government effort in bolstering youth empowerment and fast-tracking economic development in Nigeria, the Dangote Cement Plc is set to deliver a multi-million naira Skills Development Centre in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The skill centre was conceived by...
The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Tomori, said that the exercise was part of efforts...
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has said that its 2024 Annual Conference will be held in Kogi state on Thursday, October 3. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke, quoted the 2024 Conference Planning Committee Chairman, Danlami Nmodu, mni and Secretary, Mr....