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  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja  The Federal Radio Corporation Of Nigeria, FRCN, has pledged continued partnership with Dangote Group and other Corporate Organizations in the Country towards achieving set goals. The Zonal Director, North Central Zone of FRCN, Alhaji Haruna Idris stated this at the presentation of cheque as part of Dangote Cement's contribution towards the relocation of the transmitter hall of Radio Nigeria Prime FM station in Lokoja to Mount Patti. Represented by the General Manager of the Station, Alhaji Adeiza Momoh jimoh, the Zonal Director, expressed appreciation to Dangote Cement PLC, Obajana, Kogi State for the fulfilment of it's pledge to the Station. According to him, Radio Nigeria is poised in its obligations to partner with individuals, organizations, as well as Government entities to fulfil it's mandate of educating, entertaining and enlightenment.. In a remark the Plant Director of the company, Mr Jaiprakas Gungune said Dangote was into all sec...

  Hon. Moses Sunday David The National President of Mopa Students Union President, Comrade Sunday Adeola Simon has bathed encomium on Hon. Sunday Moses (Alumo), the govt Chairman of Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, describing him as a uncommon gem, an achiever and education philanthropist. Comrade Adeola during an interactive session with KogiFocus correspondent stated that Hon Sunday Moses is a rare gem administrator and a father to the students, acknowledging his vast contributions to the development of education in Mopamuro local government area. During the interactive session with the news correspondent, Comrade Adeola stated "my appreciation to Hon Alumo will be in two folds — first as a benevolent father to students and youths and second, as an astute administrator of amazing reputation who has taken Mopamuro to a higher degree of development. "I, on behalf of each and every pupil student who have benefitted from your benevolence, appreciate you for being ...

  -------Kogi Project Coordinator Attributes Achievements to Gov. Bello’s Unprecedented Support The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Victor Adewale Omofaiye has attributed the numerous achievements recorded by Kogi state office of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to the dogged determination of Governor Yahaya Bello in taking the state to enviable level of infrastructure development. Hon. Omofaiye stated this on Tuesday while receiving a delegation of ACReSAL officers from Yobe State who arrived Kogi state, Tuesday on the instruction of the World Bank to under-study the performance and achievements of Kogi State ACReSAL formerly known as NEWMAP under the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. The Commissioner said that the Yobe Team would under-study how the Kogi State ACReSAL was able to record the unprecedented outstanding achievements in the area of projects execution and prudent management of resources that caught the att...

  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja The Muslim Staff Welfare Scheme of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has held its inaugural Pre-Ramadan Lectures to commemorate this year's Ramadan fasting with a charge to all Muslim Ummah to imbibe the teachings of the holy month in their daily activities. The lecture that held at the Hall 'A' of the Polytechnic's main campus on Tuesday 21st March, 2023 had in attendance members of the Muslim Community of the Polytechnic and invited guests, including the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman. The President of the Muslim Staff Welfare Scheme, Brother Isa Obenege Suleiman stated that the lecture became necessary for the Muslim Community of the institution as it aims at strengthening unity and brotherliness and serves as retreat among Ummah to understand spiritual and physical benefits of Ramadan. Brother Suleiman told the gathering that the Scheme which was established in 2014 has been providing succour for Muslims in the areas o...

  The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo has hailed the victory of the Hon. Olawumi Jacob in the recently conducted State Assembly election in Mopamuro as "the force of a united people", insisting that the Member-Elect was deserving of his "resounding victory".  Fanwo who stated this in a Special Appreciation Message to the people of Mopamuro LGA for electing the APC Candidate, urged the people of the Local Government Area to remain united.  He said: "It wasn't our victory but the victory of all Mopamuro people, irrespective of political affiliations or religious division. Our people spoke with one voice and emphatically too that Olawumi Jacob is the man they want to represent them at the State House of Assembly. Hon. Olawumi Jacob is a great communicator, a wonderful lobbyist, a humble representative and a great example of what the youth can offer in leadership positions. Mopamuro will be proud of him. "On ...

      Ahead of the rescheduled Governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria, A PDP Chieftain Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Hon. Ojuola Babatunde popularly known as Admiral has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. In a decamping ceremony that took place in his ward, Ward 06 Mopamuro, Hon. Ojuola decried the level of neglect and marginalization that he suffered with his supporters when they were members of the PDP. He further   explained that the way and manner through which the Governor carries the youths along in the decision-making process as well as the reward system in Kogi APC are parts of the reasons that prompted him to join the ruling party.   While receiving Ojuola and His Supporters, the ward leader and the Executive Vice Chairman of Mopamuro LGA, Hon. K.K Dennis and Hon. Bukola Obajemu assures the decampees of a better place in their new party and their decision of ...

    By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja Kogi state government has warned that persons and businesses that rejects old naira notes shall be arrested and prosecuted accordingly. The Government said this on Friday in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Lokoja by the state commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo in the statement congratulate Nigerians on the historic ruling of the Supreme Court, the highest court in Nigeria, to the effect that both the old and new naira notes remain legal tenders until December 31, 2023 when the old notes will cease to be legal tender which means that both the old and new naira notes can be accepted for the purpose of transacting business till the end of this year. The statement reads “The reason the Kogi State Government joined other State Governments in the country to pursue the case was to ease the hardship occasioned by the unavailability of the new naira notes, which the court fully granted. It is therefore unac...

  The Deputy Zonal Director,  Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Humanitarian-Social (North-Central), Hon (Prince) Abdulkareem Suleiman Onyekehi,  has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his victory at the February 25 Presidential election. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud  Yakubu, on Wednesday declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of February 25 presidential election. Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his major rivals; Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 votes , and Peter Obi of Labour Party who secured 6,101,533 votes of the 24,965,218 total vote cast. In a statement on Thursday in Lokoja, Prince Onyekehi, congratulated Tinubu saying his victory was a well deserved one, while urging him to give opportunity to experienced and intelligent youths in his cabinets. Onyekehi, who is ...