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The index case of COVID-19 in Kogi did not contract the disease from another state as he has not travelled recently, according to his family members. In a statement on Friday, Tai Ejibunu, obatebise of Oweland, said the patient identified as Ahmad Ejibunu, chief imam of Kabba, may have been infected in Kogi. TheCable had reported how…
The death has been announced of the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Engineer Maikanti Baru This was disclosed by the GMD of NNPC Engineer Male Kyari in a statement made available to no journalists. According to the statement the deceased who have only two months away from his 61st…
A non governmental organization, Nigeria Integrity Movement, has called for transparency in the constitution of membership of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Appeal Panel. The group made the appealed in a letter to the Acting President of Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica B. Dongban-Mensem, asked for transparency and sense of justice in constituting…
The Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State Pharm. Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamiu Asuku has condoled the family of Alhaji Sani Umar, an APC starwalt from Dekina who died this week,describing his demised as a great lost not to only to the people of Dekina local government,but the entire state. Asuku made this…
Former Governor of Osun state and Minister of interior,Rauf Ogbeni Aregbesolahas appealed to governors in the country to embrace the innovative Tablet of Knowledge called Opon Imo, to develop the education sector of their various states. He described the gadget as a tool that universalises education in the contemporary world. The minister made the appeal during a virtual…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 182 new cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections to 8,915 in the country. Releasing the update via its Twitter handle, the NCDC listed the states and the figures as follows; Lagos -111; FCT – 16; Akwa Ibom – 10; Oyo…
With the deadly covid-19 Still rampaging across the nation, Nigerians must be extremely careful where they travel to or else, they will be brought down by the pandemic. According to NCDC,, Nigeria has about 8,915 confirmed cases of covid-19 since February. Out of this figured, 2,592 patients were discharge while 259 people died from thePandemic…
The World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over 128,500 in the past 24 hours.  The UN health agency also disclosed that COVID-19 had killed 3,700 people in the continent, while 53,000 people have recovered from the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office, has arrested the Commandant, Benue State Vigilante Group, BSVG, George Mbessey, over allegation of conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of N449.5million. In a statement on Friday, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said Mr Mbessey was…
Following the outbreak of covid-19 in Nigeria and the resultant measures taken by the government to contain the pandemic , the reactions of the citizens have been two- fold: Enforce the measure through lockdown to minimise spread and two, open up the lockdown while applying precautionary measures. While the first measure appeal more to health…
