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Lokoja, July 10, 2025 The Kogi State Government has trained health managers and planning officers on developing operational plans, with a focus on people-centered planning and effective implementation of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) initiative. The initiative is in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and Partners. Declaring the four-day workshop closed on Thursday in Lokoja, the state Commissioner for Health Dr Abdulazeez Adeiza, said the SWAp) initiative would strengthening the state’s healthcare system. Abdulazeez, represented by the state’s Director Health Planning Research and Statistics, Mr…
The people of Kogi State have been urged to support the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo in order to enable him to deliver more dividends of democracy to the state. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Livelihood Mobilization, Hon. Maryam Usman Yahaya, made this call on Wednesday in Lokoja while addressing journalists. Hon. Yahaya described Governor Ododo as “God-sent,” committed to consolidating the achievements of the immediate past governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. She commended the Governor’s leadership style and his dedication to the welfare of workers at both state and local government levels, calling it exemplary…
A one day lecture for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs has been held in Lokoja with a charge to work towards achieving economic transformation in all businesses. The programme which held at Spring building of government house Lokoja was organized by the Mukudan Asiwaju Asiru Idris (MAAI) Network for Governor Ododo MSMS Support grant Initiative. The event with the theme “Access to Finance, Financial planning, Financial Management and Strategy for business growth” was put together by the Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Asiru . The Initiative is a deliberate effort to support the governor’s drive…
The Participation Initiative for Behavioral Change in Development (PIBCID), has in partnership with Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), trained about 30 persons in Adankolo Community of Lokoja LGA on the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law. In a presentation by Barr. Joy Akinola at a capacity building training on violence against persons prohibition law, explained that the VAPP law, enacted in Nigeria in 2015 and domesticated in the State, aims to eliminate violence in both private and public life, offers protection and remedies to victims, and punish offenders. Speaking on the Theme: Overview of VAPP Law, said the law seeks to address…
I wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to the duo of Mr Timothy Aloko and Mr Nelson Olagoke Fanwo on their appointments as Local Government Special Assistants to the Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency Alh Ahmed Usman Ododo. Mr Timothy Aloko has been my personal assistant for close to 10 years, and we have worked together as a family. Today, he is more of my brother than my personal assistant. Loyal, dedicated, and committed to whatever I believe in. His appointment as LSA to His Excellency is well deserved. Mr Nelson Olagoke Fanwo got his appointment…
Kogi State Pension Commission (PENCOM) says it is concluding plans to migrate from the Defined Benefits Scheme to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with full implementation expected to begin next year. The Director General of the Commission, Hajia Mariam Abedo disclosed this during an official engagement with the Special Adviser on Media to Kogi State Governor, Ismail Isah, in her office in Lokoja. She explained that the Commission had already commenced the preliminary phase, including data collection and registration with Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), in preparation for the transition. According to her, the Contributory Pension Scheme which mandates an…
Fear, famine, and death grip a once-thriving Isoko village after a chosen priest vanished without trace By: Our Reporter Otibio-Owhe, Isoko North – Delta State A deep spiritual crisis is consuming the ancient community of Otibio-Owhe in Isoko North Local Government Area, following the sudden disappearance of a young man chosen by tradition to serve as the next high priest of their revered deity. The deity, known as ỌGHWẸVWI-OTIBIO, is worshipped as the guardian of the land, water, and harvest. But since the death of its last chief priest Pa Avwoke four months ago, chaos has slowly overtaken the…
🔴 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: The Only Son Who Defied the Gods of Otibio-Owhe Fear, famine, and death grip a once-thriving Isoko village after a chosen priest vanished without trace By: Our Reporter Otibio-Owhe, Isoko North – Delta State A deep spiritual crisis is consuming the ancient community of Otibio-Owhe in Isoko North Local Government Area, following the sudden disappearance of a young man chosen by tradition to serve as the next high priest of their revered deity. The deity, known as ỌGHWẸVWI-OTIBIO, is worshipped as the guardian of the land, water, and harvest. But since the death of…
Lokoja, Kogi State – July 3, 2025 Widespread discontent is brewing among parents of students in private schools across Kogi State over what they describe as unjustified and exploitative levies being imposed by school proprietors. The parents are now pleading with Hon. Wemi Jones, Kogi State Commissioner for Education, to urgently intervene and rescue them from the growing extortion. Forced to Pay Graduation and Party Fees for Non-Graduating Students In exclusive interviews with our reporter, several parents—who requested anonymity—shared disturbing experiences of being compelled to pay graduation and party levies for their children, even when the students were…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is at a defining moment. With the country facing serious economic and security challenges under a reform-focused government, the party cannot afford trial and error in its leadership. What APC needs now is someone bold, experienced, and unifying; and that person is Alhaji Yahaya Bello, CON. As two-term Governor of Kogi State, Bello led one of Nigeria’s most diverse states with fairness and firmness. He built not just infrastructure but people, empowering young men and women and giving them a platform in leadership. This people-first approach is what APC needs to reconnect with its base,…