The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kogi State Command has revealed that 149 suspects have been arrested with a total of 2, 699kg of assorted hard drugs in the last six months in the State. The state Commander of the agency , Mr Abdulkadir Abdullahi Fakai, disclosed this during a press conference on…
By Idris Miliki Abdul BACKGROUND Nation-building is the process whereby people transfer their commitment and loyalty from smaller ethnic groups, villages or petty principalities to the larger central political system. The goal of Nation-building is the creation of a nation-state, problems of groups/national identity and loyalty have overcome by members of this or…
Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has charged pilgrims from the state for the 2022 Hajj exercise to assist themselves at the holy land in order to perform the exercise successfully . Governor Bello who gave the charge while addressing the pilgrims at the Hajj camp in Abuja, on Sunday, also charged them to…
Speaker , Kogi State House of Assembly Mathew Kolawole in company of the newly elected Principals of the House have visited Governor Yahaya Bello to congratulate him on his 47th birthday anniversary. Kolawole described Governor Yahaya Bello as a rare gem and praised his leadership style of inclusion. He prayed God to grant the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress winner of the 2022 Ekiti governorship election conducted on Saturday. Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers – Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bisi Kolawole of the People’s…
The Management and entire staff of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) join millions of Kogites and indeed, Nigerians, to celebrate icon of Economic and Security His Excellency, Alhaji Dr. Yahaya Adoza Bello, the fourth Executive Governor of Kogi State, on the occasion of his 47th birthday today, June 18, 2022. Sir, your dedication…
The Kogi State Hajj Commission has directed that all intending pilgrims from the state should report to the Hajj camp in Abuja on Saturday for their onward journey to Saudi Arabia for the 2022 Hajj exercise. In a statement issued on Friday by the Commission Chairman, Sheikh Imam Luqman Abdullahi said they will have…
Enemona Humanitarian Foundation has described Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as a dogged and resilient youth who has given account of his forty-seven years on earth as a young leader. In a message made available to journalists in Lokoja to mark the 47th birthday anniversary of the Governor, President of Enemona Humanitarian Foundation, Ambassador…
The member representing Idah Federal Constituency Hon. David Zacharias has called on his supporters across Idah federal constituency and beyond to remain calm as his mandate is intact and cannot be stolen by any political criminal. In a message signed by his Senior Legislative Aide, Momoh Rilwan on Thursday while confirming that son of…
Seven persons on Thursday died while five others sustained injured in a head-on collision between a long vehicle and a Toyota Hiace bus along Lokoja – Koton Karfe highway in Kogi State. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safely Corps (FRSC), Kogi State Mr Stephen Dawulung who confirmed the incident, said the accident occured on Thursday….