Commuters plying Lokoja – Ajaokuta -Enegu road have appealed to Kogi State Government to divert the road in order to avert unnecessary blockage of the road that often causes hardship to travellers. The road according to Ibrahim Sani a resident of Gadumo , explained that the road remained blocked since Tuesday 2 a.m on…
The Kogi State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has expressed it’s deepest appreciation to Governor Yahaya Bello for his timely release of N2.5m to offset the medical bills of the wife of the Vanguard reporter, Mrs Bolu Obahopo who was involved in a ghastly motor accident. This was contained in a…
The people of Mopa community in Kogi state have appealed to the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, through a letter, written by the Mopa Welfare Society, to review and correct the unintentional exclusion of Mopa community from the recently announced grading of Traditional Rulers in the state. In their appeal letter dated…
A Philanthropist and the Executive Director , Lift Up Care Foundation (LUCAF) Mrs Lami Onayi Ahmed has provided Health Insurance Scheme for 100 vulnerable persons in central senatorial district of Kogi State. The health insurance was part of effort of the Non Governmental Organization in providing quality healthcare to the less privilege at the…
Kogi State House of Assembly has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on the Managing Director of Sterling bank if he refused to honour the second invitation of the House. The invitation was to enable the Managing Director appear before the House to clear some issues surrounding the N20 billion saga between the bank…
Political parties in Nigeria have been charged to incorporate Anti-Corruption and Accountability in their manifestos to pave rooms good governance in the country. The charge was part of the recommendations in a communique signed by Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR), Comrade Idris Miliki Abdul in Lokoja on Monday after…
At last the embattled former Chairman of Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina on Monday sentenced to 61 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court for fraud and money laundering. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang who jailed Maina for 61 years also said the jail term would run concurrently for eight years. The…
The Vice-Chancellor , Federal University Lokoja (FUL) Professor Olayemi Akinwumi has assured parents and guardians that the institution will not move the students to the permanent site until adequate security is guaranteed in the main campus of the university. Akinwumi gave the assurance on Monday during a press briefing to mark the commencement of…
The Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has commiserated with families of the victims of recent building collapse in Ikoyi, Lagos State in which over 40 lives were lost. The governor also commiserated with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Government and people of Lagos State over the unfortunate incident in which lives…
Government at all levels have been charged to support the private sectors to enable them create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in order to tackle the raising violence and insecurity in the country The Executive Director , Strategic Empowernment and Mediation Agency (SEMA) Mr Samie Ihijirika gave the charge in Lokoja on Thursday…