Author: Herald Newspaper

From Gold Rahman, Lokoja The Kogi State Police Command has pledged operational support to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in its responsibilities and safeguarding power installations across the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Miller Dantawaye made the commitment while receiving the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KERC, Engr. Ibrahim S. Abdwaaris, at his office in Lokoja Tuesday Mr. Dantawaye highlighted the importance of the interface stating that it will assist in the smooth discharge of KERC’s functions. He assured that the Command will provide necessary logistics support to drive the Commission’s efforts towards achieving a…

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Society for Family Health (SFH) has said that Kwara State recorded 85 per cent uptake of self-injection as a family planning method. The self-injection specifically with Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Subcutaneous (DMPA-SC), is administered by the individual female user who wishes to space their children, by injecting contraceptives at home after undergoing training by healthcare workers. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of SFH, Mallam Umar Adamu, made the observation in Ilorin while speaking at the Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Family Planning. He explained that the uptake in the use of DMPA-SC is due to its convenience…

Saint Lucia has conferred its highest national honour, the Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL), on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The honour was awarded in recognition of President Tinubu’s efforts to strengthen historical and cultural ties between Africa and the Caribbean region. Mr Errol Charles, Governor-General of Saint Lucia, performed the formal investiture during an official reception held Monday night at Government House, Morne Fortune. The Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the honour in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja. President Tinubu, who will now carry the honorific title “Sir,” expressed deep appreciation to the…

Barring any act of God, the Oyo-Ogbomoso dual carriageway project, will be delivered before the September 2026 deadline set for its completion by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The heartwarming news came from Mr Joseph Onche, Technical Project Manager for the new contractor handling the project, JRB Construction Company Ltd. Onche gave this assurance on Tuesday when the Federal Controller of Works, Oyo State, Mr. Victor Aina, paid a visit to the project site in Ogbomoso. He recalled that the company got the contract in March after it was withdrawn from the initial contractor handling the 52-kilometre road and that…

By Olatidoye Akeem In the wake of escalating civil unrest and a disturbing mob attack on a federal facility in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Adekimi Ojo, on Monday paid a critical engagement visit to His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Muhammadu Kudu Kawu, the Emir of Lafiagi. ‎The visit followed a violent protest on Monday 30th June by aggrieved youths, who at about 0745hrs, staged an unlawful demonstration at the Emir’s Palace, carrying out an extensive damage on the palace building, disrupting public peace and setting up bonfires. ‎Same day, at about 1120hrs,…

Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan took to the streets on Tuesday, marching to the Governor’s Office to protest the renaming of the institution after the late Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo. The protest, which began at about 6.00 a.m., led to the closing of the institution’s gates, thus paralysing academic and other activities. Governor Seyi Makinde announced the institution’s renaming on Thursday during the burial rites of the late Olunloyo, a former Governor of Oyo State and the institution’s first Rector. The development has since generated outcry from alumni and some indigenes of Ibadan. The institution’s Students Union President, Olamide Oladipupo,…

From Gold Rahman (Lokoja) The Kogi State Government says it will partner with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to improve energy access through clean and renewable sources, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The State Governor Ahmed Unman Ododo reaffirmed this during his working visit to the commission head office on Monday in Abuja. Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo was received by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the commission Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi. According to the Governor, the visit was an opportunity for strategic engagement between the Kogi State Government and the Commission, focusing on…

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has assured his supporters that he will contest the 2027 presidential election and that he will not do more than one term in office. Obi gave the assurance in a statement issued by Peter Obi Media Reports Spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, on Monday in Abuja. The former presidential candidate also acknowledged his involvement in coalition talks, attributing it to his desire to rescue Nigeria from the drift. “I have not joined in any form of discussion on joint tickets, including with Atiku. “If there is any form of…

After much controversies, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held its 100th National Executive Committee meeting (NEC) and reinstated Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum said that NEC also fixed its next meeting for July 23. “As you can see, we just rose from our 100th NEC meeting. This meeting was one-agenda meeting, which was to discuss the outcome of our interaction with INEC as regards the national secretary. “We all combined efforts. We were all together and we all agreed that Sen. Anyanwu will continue…

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted accreditation for all the programmes presented to it by the Kwara State Polytechnic, llorin. A statement from the institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Halimat Garba said that the nod was granted during the just concluded accreditation and resource inspection visit of the Board to the institution. ”Similarly, the Board has given the green light for the commencement of several new National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, set to launch in the 2025/2026 academic session. ”The Board in its letter of approval signed by the Director of Polytechnic and…