Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has given N29.8 million financial support to 1,490 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state for the 2026 Batch ‘B’, Stream II service year. Each corps member received N20,000 to cushion transportation costs and other immediate expenses as they proceed to their various places of primary assignment across the state. Governor Ododo announced the gesture on Wednesday during the closing ceremony of the three-week 2026 Batch ‘B’, Stream II NYSC Orientation Course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Asaya, Kabba. Represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Monday Anyebe, the governor said the intervention was part of...

President Donald Trump ordered American flags lowered to half-staff nationwide for one week to honor country music legend Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 80. Trump announced the tribute on Truth Social, writing that Parton was "one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, tagging her death a "true loss for millions of people." "In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one-week period beginning tonight at 6:00 p.m. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you," the president wrote. Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in a video shared on the singer's Facebook and Instagram...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has given N29.8 million financial support to 1,490 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state...

President Donald Trump ordered American flags lowered to half-staff nationwide for one week to honor country music legend Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in...