Yahaya Idris, Lokoja To address concerns regarding the stigmatization of individuals with Sickle Cell anaemia, Prof. Salisu Ogbo Usman, Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, recently established a foundation aimed at promoting awareness about the disease. Professor Ogbo Usman stated that the launch of the foundation was part of his 52nd birthday celebration held at Kay…
On behalf of the Directorate of Public Relations and Protocol, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja staff, I extend our sincere appreciation for your generosity, expertise, time, energy, and knowledge, which have profoundly impacted us in numerous ways. Your uniqueness, kind-heartedness and result oriented disposition is evident in your ethic and exemplary leadership direction which we are…
By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja A Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo, has approved the payment of 2024/2025 WAEC fees for 18,734 students enrolled in public secondary schools. Hon. Wemi Jones, Kogi State’s Education Commissioner, disclosed during a press briefing in his office, Ministry of education that the state government will cover West Africa Examination…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has ratified a three-year tenure for elected Local Government Chairmen and Councilors within the State. The House has effectively separated the Ministry for Local Government, Local Government Service Commission, and Local Government Pension Board from the affairs of Local Government Areas within the State, concurrently replacing the 18 Development…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Osun State chapter has suspended former Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for alleged anti-party activities. According to reports in the Vanguard, a resolution submitted to the APC National Secretariat and addressed to National Chairman Dr. Umar Ganduje, the Osun APC asserts that Aregbesola’s actions, specifically the formation of a…
…As State awareness committee for enlistment intensify efforts Commissioner for Youth Development and Chairman, Awareness Creation Committee for Enlistment into Military and Paramilitary Services in Delta State, Barr Trakiriowei Harry ThankGod, has said that more youths are being enlisted into the armed forces and paramilitary services through the Nigerian Defence Academy, Direct Short Service and…
On this remarkable occasion, we celebrate a life defined by profound integrity, enduring impact, and boundless grace. A beacon of resilience and compassion, Chief (Mrs) Onikepo Akande has touched countless lives through her unwavering dedication, vision, and service to humanity. Her life exemplifies a commitment to excellence and purpose that inspires all those privileged to…
The Minister of Works David Umahi lambasted House of Representatives member, Remi Oseni, the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), over misappropriation allegations leveled against him. The Minister noted that Oseni has not attained even half of his lifetime achievements. The former Governor has opted to refrain from engaging in…
The Ijaw Consultative Assembly has denounced Mujahedeen Asari Dokubo’s latest utterances as rambling and an ill-conceived attempt to cultivate ties with the Hausa/Fulani community of northern extraction. The President and Secretary of the body, Julius Ekpokememi and Chief Tariebi Ari, acknowledged the legendary North-South alliance in a statement issued on Monday in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State…
A report I’ve reviewed attributes a statement to Bayo Onanuga, my respected brother and presidential spokesman, from his conversation with Laolu Akande, suggesting that ex-Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is hiding “under the agbada” of his replacement, Governor Usman Ododo. According to the report, Akande inquired as to why the police could not provide assistance…