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New Minimum Wage: A Blessing or a Curse?
adminJan 24, 2020
By Joy Igoche. It was a thing of massive celebration when the over flogged bill proposing an increment in the Nigerian minimum wage finally got assented by the Senate....
Fraud: Ex-Kogi Commissioner Bags 19-year Jail Term
adminJan 24, 2020
By Ojimaojo Abubakar, Abuja. A former Commissioner for Agriculture in Kogi State, Mr Zachaeus Atte, has been sent to correctional centre for 19 years over fraud. A...
End of 1st Term: Gov. Bello Marks Last Day in Office With Juma’at Prayers
adminJan 24, 2020
**expresses gratitude to God, Kogi people. Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday expressed gratitude to God for his mercy, and to the people of the state...
Opinion: The Place of Okun Nation in Yoruba Land
adminJan 24, 2020
Recently, I saw umbrella bodies that represented many Yoruba groups in the south. These includes groups from Edo and the Itsekiri from Delta state. I looked at these...
Kogi: APC Splits Into Factions in Kabba as Powerful Force Move to Sacrifice Assembly Speaker
adminJan 23, 2020
By Ariyo Michael. All is not well in the Kabba District chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state as different interest groups jostle for control of the...
Itakpe-Warri Rail Line Ready for Inauguration – Amaechi
adminJan 23, 2020
Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the Itakpe-Warri rail line has been completed. The Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line has a length of 276...
Kogi PDP Elders Demand Expulsion of Former Gov Idris, Son From Party
adminJan 23, 2020
Elders of the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate expulsion of a former governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris...
Blessing Ekele Our Pride, Great Icon in Human Development to Watch – OLC
adminJan 23, 2020
By Labaran Tijani, Lokoja. Her Majesty, Blessing Aisha Ekele, the Magajia 1of Yakanajie Uke kingdom in Nassarawa state, has been described as one benevolent creature of...
NGOs, Stakeholders Re-strategise to Tackle Open Defecation in Kogi
adminJan 23, 2020
A network of NGOs working on Environmental, Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) and other stakeholders in Kogi have re-strategised to focus more on attending to end open...
LG Administrators’ Clamour to Remain in Office Sign of Ingratitude to Gov Bello
adminJan 23, 2020
Monday, January 27 is around the corner. His Excellency Governor Yahaya Bello will be inaugurated for a second term in office. Feelers have it that the Governor will...