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The senator representing Kogi-Central  senatorial district, Nuru-deen Usman Abatemi has drawn the attention of the lawmakers at the senate house to Tao FM radio in Okene which was bombed by unknown gunmen recently. The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs who expressed himself on Wednesday while making contributions on the floor of the senate, presented the bombing of the station before the lawmakers. He urged the government to make necessary contributions to reviving the only working radio station in the district, despite that it is privately owned. Tao FM was bombed by unknown gunmen on the 27th April 2015 leaving four people dead.

The dust over the bombing of Tao fm radio station in Okene last week is yet to settle. How to rebuild the radio station as well as improve security for media houses in the country was the thrust of a meeting on Sunday between chairman emeritus of Daar Communications Plc, Aleogho Dokpesi, and a member of the board of directors of Tao fm, Tom Adaba. The meeting ended with a pledge by the Daar group to help rebuild Tao fm so it can resume transmission soon. A delegation from Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT and Raypower fm, visited a board member of Tao fm. The meeting was to review the level of damage on the Okene-based community radio station, and the Daar group was there to explore ways of helping Tao overcome it’s immediate challenge. Tao fm board-member, Tom Adaba was still battling to understand why anyone would think of ever bombing a station that was bringing so much enlightenment to it’s kinsmen in Ebiraland. The Daar Group was offering the helping hand be...

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Okene, Kogi State, on Tuesday to protest the killing of four staff of Tao FM radio in a terrorist bomb blast. The spontaneous protest march was followed by the closure of all markets, banks, offices and commercial ventures in Kogi Central Senatorial District in honour of those killed and injured in the deadly night attack on the popular community radio. Protesters called on the federal and state governments as well as the security agencies to fish out those behind the attack. "We will not allow this to be swept under the carpet again like other unsolved killings in the area in the past", said a female protester who did not give her name. "We must find and punish those behind this crime. Enough is enough. This land belongs to all of us. No one can terrorize us". The protesters later marched to the palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebira, Alhaji Ado Ibrahim, in Okene. They pleaded with him to do something to end the terr...

The Board of Directors of Ovidi Communications Ltd appreciates all An'Ebira, friends and well wishers within and outside Ebiraland who have expressed desire to help Tao 101.9 FM Radio. The following dedicated bank account has been opened for the purpose: Bank: GTB Account Name: Ovidi  Communications Ltd. Account No: 0169118744. Please NOTE that the above account details replace the earlier one posted. Thank you all. God bless and do help us pass the information to others who are interested in helping Tao Radio. JO OMUYA.

LIFT UP CARE FOUNDATION (LUCAF) CURRENT VACANCIES 2015 Lift Up Care Foundation is a non –governmental, non -profit making, non-religious and non-political, charitable organization. It was established   and registered in 2006 with aim of ensuring societal development in the area of Health, Education, Vocational training, Economic Empowerment with focus on children, women and other vulnerable groups. Job Description Position : Care & Support Officer (HIV/TB) in Lokoja and Ankpa Report to: Program Manager Background: The purpose of this position is to provide technical guidance and ensure the implementation of technical program activities for community based HIV Care and Support in the SMILE Program.  S/he will collaborate closely with the SMILE HIV Prevention, Care & Support Specialist to roll out and implement an integrated and holistic community based response to HIV/AIDS towards scaling up access to HIV prevention and care services for vuln...

By Ismail M. Kabir Following the recent outburst on Tao FM radio station on the pitiable condition of the Okene general hospital, the long abandoned renovation work has commenced again. Workers were on site when our team visited the hospital on Tuesday, 28th April, 2015. Most of the roofs have been replaced on the admission wards while the staff car park was undergoing repair as at the time of our visit. It could be recalled that the hospital renovation contract was recently awarded by Kogi State government to a yet to be identified company which later abandoned the job after the removal of the old roofs over most parts of the hospital building. This led to the destruction of some of the hospital equipments and facilities including items donated by the World Health Organization (WHO). The hospital workers have been on strike since December 2004 following the failure of the state government to meet up with the some demands made by the Health workers union in the state. The i...

A Media Arts lecturer at the University of Abuja, Dr Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba, has strongly condemned the bombing of Tao FM radio station in Okene, Kogi State, calling it "an attempt by some evil forces to silence the voice of the people". "Since it started operation about three years ago, Tao FM has been a powerful medium through which the people of Kogi Central Senatorial District share news and information about their own community and about the rest of Nigeria. It has created a vibrant, committed and united community of listeners", Onukaba said in a statement he personally signed and released in Abuja yesterday. "Tao FM, a privately owned radio station dedicated to serving and uplifting the community, has had within so short a time a profound impact on the people of Kogi Central. Its programmes have kept the community well informed, educated and entertained. It has been used to mobilize the community for the attainment of political, economic and social goals. ...