The Kogi State Government has called for the intervention of the Federal Government, national, and international agencies supporting disaster victims. The state noted that it has become necessary in view of the fact that the area is highly prone to flooding, being the confluence of Nigeria’s two major rivers, the River Niger and the River Benue. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja while...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, on Tuesday formally resumed duties at the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office after six months of suspension. The Senator, who arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on September 23, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters. Her office, located at Suite 2.05 in the Senate wing, had earlier been unlocked by an official of the Sergeant-at-Arms. “While we were in court, I read in...

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that ₦20,456,188,924.93 has been raised for the completion of the long-delayed National Library in Abuja under her “Oluremi @65 Education Fund.” Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday during her 65th birthday luncheon, Mrs Tinubu said she chose the library project as her gift to the nation instead of “cakes, gifts, or media adverts.” She explained that the funds have been mobilised through the Oluremi @65 Education Fund. Rejecting...