Ahead of the 2023 political dispensation in Nigeria, there might be a paradigm shift in line with the ongoing agitation of the youths in the country to have more young people in positions of leadership to reposition the nation and to compete favourably among other comity of nations globally in the 21st century of the […]
By Margaret Adeyi For the very first time, concerted efforts were made by a government institution to increase the level of participation of women in politics in line with the declaration made at the fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, which advocated 30 per cent affirmative action. Women in Nigeria and most African countries […]
In continuation of the nationwide consultations with the stakeholders of the All Progress Congress (APC) embarked upon in line with the Kogi State House of Assembly resolution calling on Governor Yahaya Bello to run for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. […]
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has praised the republican nature of Ndigbo which he said was again on display in the election of a renowned diplomat, Professor George Obiozor, to lead the prestigious apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The Governor noted that with the election of the professor of international relations to pilot […]
OPINION: By Louis Yunusa His coming was no doubt, divine. Yes! He was pre-destined to govern his people, and this manifested, though incredibly unprecedented; in a circumstance shrouded in mysteries. He became Governor on the 27th January, 2016. He made history, even though it was not in the circumstance of his own making. Kogi had […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (tetfund) on Tuesday, promised its support for the newly established Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, as soon as the university is enlisted by the board. Dr Suleiman Zangina, gave the assurance when he led a team from tetfund Abuja, on an inspection tour to the […]
Justice Sunday Omeiza Otu on Tuesday was sworn in as the Acting Chief Judge of Kogi State. Otu appointment follows the retirement of Justice Henry Olusiyi as Chief Judge of the state. The Governor of the State, Yahaya Bello enjoined the new Acting CJ to stand by the words of the National Anthem by serving […]
A political Movement, for the actualization of Governor Yahaya Bello’s ( GYB to PYB ) presidential ambition, PYB FRONTIERS has called on the people of Nigeria to rally round the Governor to ensure that he succeed the incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing a press conference in Abuja to formally kickstart the activities of the group […]
Members of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the Federal University, Lokoja, on Tuesday commenced a three-day protests. The protest was due to the Federal Government failure to implement the agreements reached with the National body of the unions in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on […]
The Federal Government has announced its decision to review the COVID-19 safety protocols as well as the January 18 resumption date for schools in the light of Nigeria’s grim epidemiological situation with regards to the pandemic. This was as it again lamented that the nation’s health care infrastructure was greatly strained as the country is […]