Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has signed the 2025 appropriation bill of N582.4bn into law. Signed on Monday, December 30, 2024 at the Glass House, Government House, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, the budget is expected to address key sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and economic development. According to reports, the significant move paves the way for the implementation of the state’s budget, which aims to stimulate job creation, infrastructure development, food...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commiserated with Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah over the demise of his brother and Agwom Akulu of Ikulu kingdom, Yohanna Sidi Kukah. In a press statement issued by his media office and signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections also shared his condolences with the Ikulu Kingdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State,...

Chief Akai Egwuonwu, an aspirant for Anambra South senatorial by-election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has said that one of the major attractions to his aspiration is that he is homegrown. Responding to an interview question as to why many media influencers are favourbly disposed to his desire to replace Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Chief Akai said that one of the reasons is that he is indigenous. “Considering that I...