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Schools Rehabilitation : Quality job delivery assured – Commissioner

By Admin on June 19, 2020 News, Politics, Society News

…says her ministry is open for criticism By Abdul Momoh The Kwara State Honorable Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimoh Bisola Ahmed has assured quality job delivery at the ongoing rehabilitation of schools across the state. She stated this while briefing newsmen in her office on Thursday. It will recalled that the […]

Ace broadcaster Kayode Aremu named Radio Kwara chief

By Wale Mustapha on June 19, 2020 News, Politics, Society News

Sought-after media personality Kayode Aremu has been named the new General Manager of Radio Kwara, clearly birthing a new dawn in the history of the state broadcast medium that was once a national name in Nigeria. Aremu was until a few days ago the General Manager of the private radio station Sobi FM. His appointment […]

POHAN felicitates with Governor Yahaya Bello at 45

By Wale Mustapha on June 18, 2020 News, Politics

The organised body for former and serving Public Office Holders Association in Nigeria, POHAN has joined rest of the world to celebrate with Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on the occasion of his 45th birthday. POHAN in a release signed by its president, Bashorun MD Eseyin described Governor Bello as a leader who is […]

Kogi Governor loses aide to cardiac arrest

By Wale Mustapha on June 17, 2020 News, Politics, Society News

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has lost his Personal Assistant, Honorable Suleiman Abdullateef. Honorable Abdullateef died on Wednesday in Abuja following a brief illness linked to be a cardiac arrest. In a statement from Onogwu Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary, CPS to Governor Bello, Hon. Abdullateef was reported to have died of cardiac arrest in […]

Edo 2020: ‘We are ready to accept Obaseki’ – PDP

By Wale Mustapha on June 12, 2020 News, Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is ready to welcome the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, if he decides to decamp following his disqualification from the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in Abuja on Friday. When asked if […]

Edo 2020: Jubilation in Benin over Governor Obaseki’s disqualification from APC Primaries

By Wale Mustapha on June 12, 2020 News, Politics

People of Edo State have trooped out in large numbers to celebrate the disqualification of the embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki by the All Progressives Congress, APC over unresolved discrepancies in his academic certificates. The Governor claimed to have obtained a Higher School Leaving Certificate from an Institution of Continuing Education in Benin City. However, independent […]

Edo 2020: APC disqualifies Governor Obaseki over school certificate

By Wale Mustapha on June 12, 2020 News, Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday announced the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and two other aspirants from contesting the primaries of the party in the June 22 primary for the governorship election in the state. Announcing the disqualification at the party headquarters in Abuja, the chairman of the screening committee, […]

It’s a new dawn in Kwara State – Musbau Amuda

By Admin on June 10, 2020 News, Politics

… lauds Gov. Abdulrasaq leadership style By Abdul Momoh The Director of Personnel Management (DPM), Moro Local Government, Mallam Amuda Musbau has described the face-lift and positive turn around experienced in Kwara State under the leadership of Governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRaman as a new dawn. He stated this during a briefing with newsmen in his office, […]

Kogi West Senate: Adeyemi outsmarts Dino at High Court, Melaye heads to Appeal

By Admin on June 10, 2020 News, Politics

The Kogi West Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared Sen. Smart Adeyemi winner of the November 16 Election. The Tribunal in delivering its judgement said the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt, pointed out that he relied majorly on hear say, consequently rejected all Witnesses the petitioner presented. The judge […]

What is the future of Kogi State?

By Wale Mustapha on June 8, 2020 News, Politics

Since the creation of Kogi State by the Ibrahim Babangida administration in 1991, the contest for power supremacy has been its major political characteristic. The three main tribes: Igala, Ebira and Kabba, have a rich and interesting history in both the colonial and pre-colonial context. Brought together by fate, the vision of the founding fathers […]