Cameroon soccer giant Samuel Eto’o has been elected president of the national football federation (FECAFOOT) ahead of the country hosting the African Cup of Nations. Eto’o, who played for Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, will take over an organisation already characterized with infighting, mismanagement and allegations of corruption. Soccer’s global governing body FIFA has…
The Etsu Bassa-Nge kingdom in Kogi State, His Royal Majesty Dr Abu Ali Mopa III has described the purported name reversal from Bassa-Nge to Nupe by Bassa-Nge Development Union (BNDU) as null and void , saying it can never stand the test of time. He urged the Federal and Kogi state government to caution…
The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to urgently address the increasing insecurity, social/economic and other governance issues in Nigeria The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks is a forum of states based civil society networks operating in the Nineteen Northern states of Nigeria. The…
By Friday IdachabaA Non-Governmental Organisation, Lugard Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative (LYDEI) along with medical experts, has assured of the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines being administered to control the pandemic. The Organisation disclosed this at a one-day Capacity Building for Social Media Influencers to promote Covid-19 vaccination to promote Covid-19…
Three suspected kidnappers have met their waterloo in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State following an operation by the Council chairman, Joseph Omuya alongside gallant hunters. In a bid to support the state government’s efforts in curbing insecurity, and safeguarding the lives and property of the people of Adavi LG and the…
Faith Sunday a 30 years young lady from Okene , Kogi state who has been bedridden in the last six months has appealed to spirited individual, government and corporate organisations to come to her aid to upset her hospital bills that had accumulated to the sum of N2.3 million at Shifaah Hospital in Lokoja. Faith…
Kogi State Government has charged operators of boarding school in the state to be proactive in protecting the rights of students, warning that any violation of child rights such schools will face stiff sanctions. The Government gave the warning against the backdrop of the incident that occurred on the 30th November, 2021 that led…
No fewer than 137 students from Ibeju -Lekki Local Government area of Lagos State have benefitted from scholarship offered by Dangote Oil Refining Company to host communities. The beneficiaries were 19 students of tertiary institutions and 118 secondary school students selected from 15 communities in the council area. Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and…
Kogi State Government has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Works to provide palliative for Murtala Mohammed Bridge Jamata and dangerously potholes along Lokoja -Koton-Karfe -Abuja road to avoid gridlock during the yuletide period. The Special Adviser to the Governor of the state on security matters Jerry Omadara who made the appeal while on…
Barely four days for Dauda Sheidu, a 40-year-old amputee vulcanizer in Agassa, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State to smile home with a gift of modern Tyre Changer, Wheel Balancing auto machine promised by Natasha Akpoti, the amputee early morning Sunday involved in an accident where he suffered dislocation on his left leg….