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The former senator representing Kogi west senatorial district,Senator Dino Melaye says the report of COVID-19 in Kogi state is “real and authentic”. Recall that On Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 389 new COVID-19 cases in the country and two were in Kogi state for the first time. But the state government i…
Nigeria’s fight against the deadly covid-19 pandemic took a twist following record of over 500 new cases, the highest so far since infection pierced into the country. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Africa’s most populous nation harvested 553 new cases on Saturday. Lagos is still the worst hit with a total of 9855 cases in Nigeria at the…
The Special Public Works programme of the federal government is targeting 1, 000 youths across the 774 local government areas of the country who would be paid N20,000 monthly for three months to be engaged in drainage digging and clearance, irrigation, canal clearance, and rural feeder maintenance. This was disclosed by the Minister of State,…
By Malam Abdulmalik Suleiman As the exploitative government of APC in Kogi State continue unabated, many are asking why the likes of Chief Saidu Akawu Salihu SAS is yet to be considered for Federal appointment by Gov. Yahaya Bello. SAS, a pillar who has hugely contributed and more significantly to the progress of the party…
Prof Ango Abdullahi Professor Ango Abdullahi is a former minister and former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He is now the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF). In this interview with Daily Trust Saturday, he has, among others, blamed what he called incompetent and selfish appointees/associates for the “failure” of…
Following the dwadling economic world wide occasioned by the rampaging Covid -19 pandemic,the Olosegun Obasajo Presidential Library,Abeokuta,Ogun state has disengaged many of it’s staff. The disengagement letter sighted by journalists was signed by Mr Olanika Ogunleye,Head of Human Resources, Administration and Procurement,stated that sacked was due to the overwhelming adverse impacts of coronavirus on the…
!DAS FINE His name was Umar Ibrahim Dasuki-Das-Dodi. He was my friend and tragically, we lost him today, Tuesday , 26 May, 2020. Dasuki, also popularly known as Das, was a jolly good fellow, a practicing muslim, a devoted family man, an astute politician, a hardworking businessman and a fellow Kogite who loved the state…
By: Farouq N Musa. Greetings. It is with great enthusiasm and unbridled love for Lokoja as a Bonafied Lokoja Indigene that I decide to write on the above subject matter that is of uttermost importance and too substantial to be ignored, and as a figure willing to use every resources at his disposal to drive…
… Challenges Bello to show evidence that Kogi is free of coronavirus *We stand by our results, announcement thereof — NCDC boss The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to call Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to order over his claims that there were no cases of COVID-19 in the…
There has been serious synergy between the SSA on Security to the Executive Governor of Kogi State in Kabba/Bunu and his counterpart in ijumu local governments which has yielded some positive results as the joint forces of the vigilante groups ( VG) from the two local government arrested some notorious armed robbers and kidnappers terrorising…
