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Prof. Aaron Baba, Special
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Updated
December 1, 2008
VOL. 16 NO. 843 WEDNESDAY JULY
28 - TUESDAY AUGUST 3, 2010 -
ISSN 1116 - 7085 N100.00 |
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Post-UTME
KSU
Allays fears of Candidates:
WHEN the Kogi State University,
Anyigba, recently announced that
this year’s post Unified
Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) was going to
be online, parents, guardians
and students were jolted with
the innovation.
...read more
Abandoned Baby dies of Mosquito
attack
Odd World
The Rise and Fall of Noriega:
Once one of
Central America's most notorious
military strongmen, former
Panamanian dictator and
convicted drug trafficker Manuel
Noriega has been a prisoner
since being toppled from power
in 1990 in a U.S. invasion.
...read more
14-Year-Old Student
Electrocuted:
TRAGEDY struck
recently in Lokoja, the Kogi state
capital, when a 14-year-old girl,
one Hanatu Saraki, was electrocuted
to death as the officials of Power
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
were embarking on disconnection of
lines in the ancient city.
...read mores
...KSU ASUU gives Notice of Strike:
IN another
development, the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) Kogi
State University, Anyigba branch has
given a 21-day notice of industrial
action.
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News Highlight
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 How
Technology Rescue Lulu’s Mother
from Kidnappers:
THE
deployment of modern technology
for tracking locations of phone
calls has proved to be a
dependable device for rescuing
victims of kidnapping.
....read more
Abandoned
Baby dies of Mosquito attack:
KOGI
State Government has disbursed
over N100m to more than 25
Fadama Community Associations
for the commencement of the
Third National Fadama
Development Project in the
state.
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Son
Sues Father for N500m Over
Defamation:
THE cold war
between father and son,
snowballed into a full-blown
legal tussle last week when
a son appeared before High
Court in Koton-Karfe in Kogi
State, claiming N500 million
damages from his father for
defamation of character.
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Police
arrest man with 50 corpses:
A
62-year-old man, Shuaibu
Atanda, who earn a living
from carrying unclaimed dead
bodies from the Morbid
Anatomy Department, Lagos
University Teaching
Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba,
Lagos has been nabbed by the
Lagos State Police Command.
...read more
Gov
Idris Bags Anglican Bishop
Excellent Award:
IN
recognition of his quality
leadership in Kogi State,
the Bishop of Idah Anglican
Communion has conferred
Excellence Award on Governor
Ibrahim Idris.
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Ayetoro-Gbede Agog for
Jemibewon at 70:
...read more
Aba
Laments Decline in School
Enrolment in Odolue:
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*Head of Service Lauds Civil
Servants:
...read more
*The
Graphic GM Worried Over
Societal ills:
...read more
*INEC
Commissioner Preaches
against Violence:
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*Gov Aliyu
Assures of Religious Harmony:
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Breaking News |
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Cover Stories |
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David Mark tells
Muslims to Embrace Peace:
Senate President,
David Mark, has urged Muslims in
particular and Nigerians as a whole
to embrace acts capable of promoting
peace and unity in the country.
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more
ANPP Not Divided –Scribe:
The All Nigeria
Peoples Party (ANPP) in Kogi State
is still very vibrant and intact as
it is vehemently poised to soar in
all 2011 general elections, boasted
the state secretary of the party,
Kenneth Bosede Elesho.
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more
Zoning
is a Gentleman’s Agreement —Hon
Buba Jibrin:
Zoning of elective
positions is a gentleman’s agreement
which is not constitutional because
every eligible person has the
constitutional right to contest in
an election, submitted the member
representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal
constituency, Hon. Umar Buba Jibrin.
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more
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Gov Idris
Advocates Proper Funding
of Rural Projects:
Donor agencies and
the World Bank have been called up
on to increase the funding of rural
development
projects to enhance the welfare of
people living at the
grassroots.).
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more
Chief of
Staff to Gov Idris, Dr. Bala
Haruna, (left)
receiving the Award from Rt.
Rev. Joseph N.Musa on
behalf of the Governor at All
Saint Anglican Church,
Anyigba.
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Govt
Commends Donor Agencies Over
Fight against Killer Diseases:
The Peoples Democratic Party-led
government in Kogi State has
reiterated its obligation to the
international donor agencies
through prompt payment of
counterpart contributions in all
areas of partnership.
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more
Hajia
Zainab Becomes WCI Patroness:
Wife
of Kogi State Governor, Hajia
Zainab Ibrahim Idris, has been
appointed as the patroness of
Women for Change Initiative in
the state.
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more
INEC
Seeks Co-operation over Voters’
Registration
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more
……Restates
Commitment to Healthcare
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Uchola
Restates Open Door
Administration:
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Gov. Saraki Sympathizes with The
Sun
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Piers
Morgan May Replace Larry
King
... As
Christiane Amanpour Dumps
CNN for ABC
There's been
a lot of speculations over
what CNN might
do to breathe some life into its faltering primetime
lineup, especially given
Campbell Brown's recent
departure from her 8 p.m.
slot and Larry King's
abysmal ratings.
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more
 Hajia
Zainab Idris receiving
former Miss Nigeria
Beauty Pageant ,Mrs. Adenike
Osinowo in her
office in Lokoja, recently. Photo: Joseph Akpah.
FCMB
Declares 5 Kobo Cash Dividend:
Group Managing Director/CEO of
First City Monument
Bank PLc, (FCMB), Lay Balogun and his management
team have declared five kobo per
share as cash
dividend for ahead shareholder
for the financial year ended
2009.
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more
From L-R
Secretary to Kogi State
Government,
Alhaji Musa Ahmadu, Chief of
Staff to Gov. Idris,
Dr. Bala Haruna and State Chairman of PDP,
Hon. Hassan Salau during the
second convocation
of Kogi Poly. Photo: Peter Abua
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WAEC, NECO not
Responsible for Exams Failure:
WE have watched
with keen interest Nigerians’
response to the mass failure of
Nigerian students in both
National Examination Council (NECO)
and West African Examination
Council (WAEC), especially in
the last two or three years.
Government officials should know
that it is not the major
responsibility of the two
examination bodies to prepare
their candidates for their
examinations.
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more
Provost
Calls for Moral-rebirth Among
Youths:
Stakeholders in
the country’s education sector
have been urged to place more
emphasis on the character
training of youths so as to lay
a strong foundation for an
accountable, corrupt-free and
prosperous nation
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Govt
Pledges Support for Igbo
Community School:
In a quest to enhance
educational development in the
state, Kogi State government has
promised to support members of
Igbo community in the state
capital to establish a school.
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more
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Proprietor Charges Parents on
Children Education:
Parents and guardians of Prisons
primary and secondary school,
Idah, in Idah Local Government
Area of Kogi State, have again
been advised to take the
education of their children and
wards very seriously.
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Calling for a
Governing Board for
Kogi Sports Council:
The urgent need
for His Excellency, Alhaji
Ibrahim
Idris, to appoint a governing
board for the Kogi
State Sports Council cannot be
overemphasized.
Before the creation of the
Ministry of Youth and
Sports in the state, the sports
council witnessed some
merry-go round.
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more
.Neuer of Germany at his
best during the recent
World Cup in South Africa
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Feminine Affairs |
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Soucy Goc Storms Music Scene With
Kogi Lady:
“MUSIC is a passion to me and has
been in my blood right from my
tender age”. I had long dream of
becoming one of the superstars. My
inspiration does not only come from
my root, Kogi State but Nigeria and
the world in general. These were the
dreams of young Umameh Ocholi (a.k.a
Soucy Goc).
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more
Umameh
Ocholi
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Ladies’
Bag!:
A bag is a flexible container with
an opening at the top. We have
different types of handbags
designer, skin, leather and so many
others. A lady does not see her
attire as complete without a handbag
to match.
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