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By Thompson Yamput All is now set for Kogi Government t to distribute Information Communication, Technology (ICT) enhancement business toolkits to Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the State. The distribution, which woukd be done by Gov Yahaya Bello on Monday, was said to be in fulfilment of the Kogi State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic…
By Thompson Yamput The Dangote Cement Plc has been commended for its sponsorship of the 5th Kogi Built Environment and Building Materials Exhibition (BEBME). The Exhibition, with the theme: Profitability and Quality Advantages of Made in Nigeria Housing Development Option and Materials, held between September 19 and 21, 2023. Speaking at the Dangote Special Day,…
By Thompson Yamput Chief Olayinka Braimoh, candidate of Action Alliance (AA) at the forthcoming Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi has pledged to end infrastructure decay in towns and villages in the state. Addressing a campaign rally at IIuke community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state on Friday, Braimoh expressed shock that the…
By Thompson Yamput The Campaign Office of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi has allegedly been vandalised by suspected thugs from opposition political parties. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Spokesman for the Kogi APC Governorship Campaign Council, made the allegation on Friday in a statement in Lokoja. He said: “This is to…
By Peter Akpah The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Jos at the high court complex on Friday dismissed the APC’s petition seeking the nullification of the election of Gov. Caleb Mutfwang as the governor of plateau. Delivering its judgement over the petition in Jos, the tribunal reaffirms The Return of Mutfwang As Governor of…
By Thompson Yamput IPC’s Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), Lagos-Nigeria on Thursday condemned the gruesome killing of a Veteran Journalist In Zamfara State, Hamisu Danjibga, by yet be known persons. Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran radio Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) in Zamfara state, was found dead in a soak away…
By Thompson Yamput A University Don, Prof. Benjamin Dauda, has warned against the devastating effects of oil spillage and plastics on the environment in Nigeria. Dauda, who is the Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Head of Department (HOD), Department of Industrial Chemistry, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), gave the warning at the institution’s 15th Inaugural Lecture…
By Thompson Yamput The Ofu Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has welcomed over 500 new members into its fold ahead of the 2023 Governorship elections in the state. A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Oduh Akowe, along with his supporters from PDP, SDP and NNPP,…
By Thompson Yamput Police in Kogi warned residents on Wednesday to desist from peddling fake and false information about the disappearance of male organs currently trending in Lokoja. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Onuoha Bertrand, issued the warning in Lokoja. He warned that anybody caught disturbing the public peace with such rumour mongering…
By Thompson Yamput An International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO), TAF Africa, on Wednesday sensitised Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) on full participation in the forthcoming Kogi Nov. 11 Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the INGO’s Voter Education Campaign was aimed at reducing voter apathy to the barest minimum. NAN also reports that…
