By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The newly appointment Commissioner in the states’ Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Salami Abdulraheem Okekenu, has commended the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for considering merit in appointing people to key positions in the state. Speaking in Lokoja after his screening and clearance...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja- The Permanent Secretary, Kogi State Ministry of Information and Communications, Ebenezer Adurodija has charged members of Kogi Central Media Practitioners Association, (KOCEMPA), to promote the policies and programmes of the state government to the citizens of the State. Adurodija gave the charge in his office...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, has reaffirmed the state government’s dedication to advancing the skills of State information officers in various ministries through consistent training and retraining initiatives. He stated this on Monday at the ongoing training workshop and...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Dr. Hassan Saliu of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin has stressed that Nigerians need to get value for their investments in democracy for them to bond with their governments. The university don stated this Sunday while presenting a paper titled: “Towards...
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...
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...
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 – 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 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...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, was received by a tumultuous and mammoth crowd of jubilant supporters, party members, and citizens as he returned to the state capital following his Supreme Court victory, which confirmed his election as governor of Kogi State. The reception,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo extends heartfelt felicitation to the former Governor of the state Captain Idris Ichalla Wada as he celebrates his 74th birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, the Governordescribed Captain Wada as an exemplary...
Kogi State Police Command has detained 3 suspects for allegedly using the name and Office of the Wife of the Governor, Sefinat Usman-Ododo, to defraud unsuspecting residents. The Spokesman of the command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the suspects (names with-held)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Kogi State for deviating from the usual culture of divisive politics by promoting unity among political actors in the state. Governor Ododo stated this when he...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has stressed that the era of demarketing the state by political actors should be left in the past, urging political actors to provide positive evaluation of his administration by offering superior options in policies and programmes that...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Some caretaker committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State have thrown their weight behind the outcome of the ad-hoc delegates’ election held on Saturday across Kogi State. The spokesperson of the committee Honourable Sunday Shigaba, while addressing the press...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Kogi State has said eight school children were rescued unhurt after an 40-feet articulated container fell on two vehicles on Thursday in Lokoja. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this to the News Agency of...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Government has vowed to prosecute the driver of an articulated truck involved in a fatal accident in Lokoja on Thursday. The truck, carrying a container loaded with tractors, toppled over and crushed two cars. Authorities have blamed the driver...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – THE Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroot Advancement in Nigeria, (INGRA), Hamza Aliyu, has appealed to Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo to assent to the HIV Anti-Stigma Bill passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly to ensure the rights of the...
The police in Kogi has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Police Officer, Insp Aminu Mohammed, for alleged robbery and car theft. The Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. ”Mohammed, a crime officer with the “C” Division at...
The security team of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has arrested eight suspected cultists and hard drug peddlers during the ongoing second semester examination of the institution. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Director, Public Relations and Protocol, Uredo Omale, made available to the News...