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By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday expressed his condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Kogi, over the unfortunate bomb mishap that killed citizens at a Kaduna State village. The governor, in a statement in Lokoja by his media aide, Onogwu Muhammed, described the incident as tragic…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday say it has received report of an attack on the Secretary of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Mr. David Mike, on Monday by gunmen. A statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said the secretary was reportedly attacked…
By Thompson Yamput Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have called on the Kogi Government to intensify efforts in domesticating disability law in the state, to enable it to function in the interest of disable community. Mr Solomon Yahaya, Chairman, Kogi Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWDs), made the call during the celebration of…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has called for more decisive measures by NGOs, institutions, corporate organisations and individuals toward mitigating the menace of Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Kabir-Buba, made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement to mark “Orange the World 16 Days Activism…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday announced the establishment of a Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Bello, in a statement issued in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Oogwu Muhammed, made the declaration during the official kick-off of the Federal Government’s Grant for Vulnerable programme under the Federal Ministry of…
