_By Fanisi Babatunde_ Lying within every man is a desire to make impact while also striving to build a legacy that will outlive him. Good governance as easy as it flashes in the minds of the populace is confronted with lots of challenges that could also make the dream of making impact a wild…
Two policemen were reportedly shot to death by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint in Kabba, headquarters of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi state. According to an eyewitness account, the policemen were said to have been gunned down at the origa checkpoint along Kabba- Iyara road at about 5 pm on Monday. The robbers…
The role of The Chief of Staff to the Governor is to act as the head of the Government administration in the Government house; An adviser to the Governor on sensitive administrative matters; to be the line manager for all staff in the Government House and to manage appointments and schedules for the Chief…
Yaba College of Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, and Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, have been rated as the best in Nigeria by Webometrics. This is as no Nigerian polytechnic ranked among the top 6,500 higher institutions in the world. Yabatech rated 6754 in the world ranking, Ilaro poly, 8321, and Laspotech 8689. Based on the…
By Stephen Adeleye Lokoja, Aug. 23, 2021 The Kogi Government has cautioned Exam Monitors and Supervisors against involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, gave the warning in Lokoja, at the stakeholders’ meeting with Exam Monitors…
Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello has been nominated for the 2020 ‘The Sun Governor of the year award’ as the organizers noted the Governor’s outstanding performance and achievements in the last six years in office In a letter which conveyed the governor’s nomination signed by the Managing Director/Editor-in-chief, The Sun Publishing Limited, Onuoha…
Opinion By Barr. Osaretin Idowu Benin City Hell was let loose on Oke-Oroma community in Ikpoba-okha local government on August 12, 2021, when heavily armed hoodlums including youths from Amagba and Obazagbon villages, armed with dangerous weapons attacked the community as part of their continued bid to annex the community. Signs of the attack…
By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday, said from second week of September everyone in the state would need to present proof of vaccination to access religious houses and other social gatherings. The governor, who made the disclosure at the flag off of the second phase of COVID-19…
The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) earlier scheduled to commence today has been shifted till later date. Kogi State Focal Person on the National Social Investment Program, Prince Abdulkareem Onyekehi who disclosed this through a telephone conversation said the date for the disbursement of the fund was shifted due to the launching of…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N760.717 billion for July, with statutory revenue shrinking by over N200billion. Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning said the committee met virtually. The Federal Government received N325.988 billion, the states N224.929 billion while the Local Government Councils got N168.424…
