Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in Kogi State, abducting a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after invading Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on July 14, threw the school…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised concerns after an estimated 13.5 million children missed all routine vaccinations during their first year of life in 2025, despite a modest recovery in global immunisation coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic. The agencies said the latest figures show progress has slowed,…

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja and Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja The Kogi State Government has launched a massive multi-agency security operation to rescue four persons abducted from Government Secondary School (GSS), Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area during the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said…

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a staunch member of the largest opposition party, the NPP party has taken a swipe at the incumbent NDC government following his release. Speaking after his release, Dennis Miracles Aboagye labeled the NDC government as a useless government and asked that they should address the flood victims. According to Miracles Aboagye, it’s…