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By Thompson Yamput Security operatives in Kogi have rescued 21 kidnap victims, 48 hours after their abduction on Thursday along Ajaokuta – Itobe road in the state. Gov Yahaya Bello, who lauded the efforts of the security operatives, reiterated zero tolerance for criminal activities in the state. A statement by the governor’s Media Aide, Onogwu…
By Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH 1: Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the…
By Blessing Odega A group, called “The Real Jos Kids”, has made an undisclosed cash donation to the League of Friends, a partner to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Social Welfare Department for free treatment of Indigent patients. The Leader of the group, Ms Sarah Sanda, who made the donation on behalf of the…
By Thompson Yamput The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) on Thursday commenced disbursement of N45.7 million to 1,500 flood victims of 2022 in Kogi. Alhaji Danjuma Usman, Kogi NRCS Secretary, while flagging off the disbursement of the funds in Ibaji Local Government, said each of the victims would receive N30,500 to cushion the effects of…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha (PDP-Kogi), on Wednesday night commissioned 800 street lights on some roads across his Kogi Central constituency. In Adavi, Okene, and Okehi local government areas, the lawmaker assured the constituents of good representation. Natasha said that they won’t be left out in the dividends of democracy, explaining, “it took us…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has mourned the tragic passing of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, who died in the early hours of Wednesday. Bello, in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Onogwu Muhammed, described Akeredolu as a preeminent and forward-thinking progressive leader that would greatly be…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha (PDP-Kogi), the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, has expressed sadness over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau. The senator, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by her Media Aide, Orogbonlo Israel, described the killings as “as one tragedy too many”. The Plateau Police…
By Polycarp Auta Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, on Monday, said that at least 50 people were killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen in several communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas of the state. The governor disclosed this at a luncheon organised by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, for troops of…
By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, Nov. 11 Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Kogi, has urged residents of the state, especially Christians to be focused to triumph over all odds. Ajaka, who made the urge in his Christmas message in Lokoja on Monday, said Jesus did not give up in fulfilling destiny and…
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) has urged Christians across the country to imbibe the love and humility demonstrated by Jesus Christ to create impact in people’s lives during the yuletide and beyond. The lawmaker, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, made the urge on Sunday in her Christmas message to Nigerians issued in Lokoja…
