Kogi State Government has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to declare Kogi and other states of the federation affected by flood as a state of national disaster. The flooding has rendered many households and communities homeless across nine local government areas of Kogi state. The State Governor Yahaya Bello made the appeal in Lokoja…
The Chairperson, Kogi NGO Network (KONGONET), Ambassador Idris Ozovehe Muraina has callled on Kogi State government to quickly put mechanism in place in order to render support to the victims of the 2022 flood disaster. Muraina who is also the Executive Director, Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF) based in Kogi State made…
Africa’s largest business conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited has been adjudged the Outstanding Indigenous Conglomerate of the Decade, carting home eight different Economic Community of West African States Manufacturing Excellence Awards (EMEA) in the process. In the same vein, two subsidiaries of the Conglomerate, Dangote Cement Plc and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc also received…
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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday visited Ankpa Local Government Area, for an on the spot assessment of the unfortunate accident caused by a petrol tanker on Wednesday. The state governor who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Pharm. Abdulkareem Mohammad Jamiu alongside a high powered delegation expressed sadness over the loss…
By Joy Omagha Idam Ahead of the 2023 general elections I make bold to say that Nigeria is indeed ready for a female President, a Phenomenal Woman, a quintessential diva. A Woman of Substance, with a heart of gold, who is no other than Evangelist Dr Ebiti Ndok-Jegede, originally from Cross River State, but…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed shock over the fatal tanker explosion that resulted in the death of some persons at Ochinobi in Ankpa Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday. Governor Bello in a statement signed by his Chief Press secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, also expressed his deepest condolences to the family…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed sadness over the demise of the Maigari of Lokoja, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III, OON who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 80 years after a brief illness. Governor Bello in a press statement signed on Thursday by his Chief Press…
The Paramount ruler of Lokoja, the Maigari of Lokoja , Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi lll died on Wednesday evening at the age of 80 years. The first class monarch died after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja the federal capital of Nigeria. Until his death on Wednesday, the traditional…
Over twenty persons were said to have been burnt to death when a tanker with full load of petrol lost control due to break failure and fell on the bridge of maboro river in Ankpa, Ankpa local government of kogi state. An eyewitness said the incident happened around 3.30pm on wednesday . According…