IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja As the World Tourism Day scheduled for September 27 gets closer, Kogi State Hotels and Tourism Board is partnering with the Ministry of Education to prepare for the activities to commemorate the day. To this end, a quiz competition is to be organised on the day, with the preliminary expected to commence…
By Idris Ahmed, Lokoja Following the expiration of the World Bank program (NG CARES), the Kogi State Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA) declared that the 26 adhoc staff of the agency have been paid their backlog of salaries and officially disengaged. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of KEDA, Muhammed Kadiri Okeji, who disclosed this…
There is also the matter of ethnic bigotry and nepotism unwittingly infused into Senator Monday Okpebholo’s profile by himself and on the other hand, his handlers. Unarguably, those pushing the ‘homeboy’ narrative and benchmarking his suitability for office with his competence in his native Esan language are not doing him any favours. The question is:…
…..Says Gov Ododo has made life more easy for Kogites …Grace Boys Brigade Retreat in Lokoja The Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Kogi State chapter, Comrade Benjamin Jeremiah Ojodale has extend his heartfelt commendation to the Boys Brigade of the Anglican Church Diocese Lokoja for their outstanding contributions to the community. The Kogi…
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has called for the institutionalization of debate in public schools across the Federal Capital Territory, so as to foster healthy conversations on topical issues among the young ones. In a statement issued Austine Elemue, SA Media To FCT Minister of State, 30, August, 2024., said Minister Mahmoud made…
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja. Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has appealed to the people irrespective of political, l or religious affiliations to join him in the task to move the state to an enviable height Governor Ododo made the appeal on Wednesday at the reception organized In Lokoja to celebrate his victory at the…
The Director General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman has extended his congratulations to the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on his conferment with the chieftaincy title of Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the…
By Francis Nansak Lafia Appreciating the role of Engineer Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, Bawa Rinze who is an activist of good governance has commended the governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule’s capacity in the realm of governance, saying the ability to think creatively and implement innovative solutions is paramount for the development and progress…
General Manager, Kogi State Sanitation and Waste Management Board, Sanitarian Ajayi James Olufemi has congratulated Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on his victory at the supreme court. Sanitarian Olufemi in his congratulatory message in Lokoja described the victory as the recognition of the peoples’ mandate and the respect for the electorates who trooped out to vote…
The 33 years anniversary of creation of Kogi State has been described as a double sided phenomenon with both positive achievements and areas begging for attentions. Former Chairman, Yagba East Local Government Area and Personal Assistant to a member representing Yagba constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Shola Ademola Samuel stated this in…