An appeal has been made to Civil Society Organizations in Kogi State to identify the various levels actors and their interest, influence and perceived priorities to focus upon in promoting Gender Responsive Budgeting. Fikih M. Obaro National Program Manager, FIDA Nigeria, made the disclosure at a presentation, Introduction to Power Analysis at a…
Supreme Court Must Savage judiciary’s Reputation By Affirming Yusuf As Rightful Winner Of Kano Governorship Election By Abdulmalik Suleiman All over the world, a lot texts and journals have been written by experts and academic institutions all theorising the essence and usefulness of the judicial arm of government as the veritable tool for safeguarding societal…
SDP thugs take over post office area in Lokoja, stopped from invading INEC office Thugs loyal to the Social Democratic Party, on Wednesday, stormed the Kogi State Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lokoja, chanting war songs and ready to cause mayhem in the state capital. The thugs numbering over…
Kogi Governorship Tribunal Adjourns Sitting indefinitely Pending Completion of Election Materials Inspection The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kogi State has adjourned pending the completion of inspection of election materials by the Social Democratic Party. At the resumed hearing, the SDP said the INEC was cooperating with the inspection of materials as…
… Expressed worry over widespread sexual, gender based violence/child early forced marriage. FIDA Nigeria has trained forty (40) Civil Society Organisations/State actors drawn from Kogi State on Gender Responsive Budgeting. The two day workshop for the Civil society and state actors is geared towards equiping them with basic knowledge and understanding on…
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS SPEAKS ON DEPLORABLE SITUATIONS OF SOME SECTIONS OF THE FEDERAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE FEDERATION. 1. The attention of the Federal Ministry of Works has been drawn to the concerns of the public on the deplorable situations of some sections of the Federal roads throughout the Federation as reported in…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district has called on the federal government to build more primary healthcare centres to control the rate of infant and child mortality rate in the country. She made the call during an interactive session by the Senate Committee on Health with the Coordinating Minister of…
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, Governor-elect, Ododo Visit First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, and Governor-elect Ahmed Usman Ododo paid a courtesy visit to the esteemed First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Governor…
The International President of the Standup For Women Society (SWS), Barr. Deborah Ijadeke-Adetona has extended her warmest congratulations to the newly elected national president of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Aisha Bura. In a congratulatory message shared with journalists by the National Public Relations Officer, Liberator Billie Nwogu on Tuesday, Barr. Ijadeke-Adetona…
FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN CITY Mr. Joe Ikpea, an aspirant in the 2024 Edo State governorship says, being a major financer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, he is the best aspirant to clinch the party ticket. Ikpea, who said this during a visit to the secretariat of the Correspondents…
