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By Thompson Yamput Sen. Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Nov.11 poll, says his party is out to win the election, without fear of intimidation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye said this at the inauguration the state PDP executive members in Lokoja on Thursday. “Go…
By Thompson Yamput The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday begged President Bola Tinubu to stop the incessant attacks and carnages occasioned by the governorship electioneering in Kogi. Mr Isaiah Ijele, the Director General, New Media, SDP Campaign Council, made the plea ipat a news conference in Lokoja on Wednesday. Ijele said that innocent citizens…
By Thompson Yamput Postoral Resolve (PARE), a Non-Governmental Organisation, working on Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) project, says it has trained 25 farmers and pastoralists on peace building in Kogi. The PARE’s Team Lead and Facilitator, Mr Israel Okpe, said this on Wednesday during the training of some community leaders in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has felicitated with Muslims across the world as they commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Bello, in a statement, issued in Lokoja on Wednesday by his Media Aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, said Eid-el-Maulud was a momentous occasion for Muslims worldwide and…
By Thompson Yamput Prof Alewo Johnson-Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, has urged the Federal Government to strengthen the nation’s democratic process by improving the credibility and transparency of elections in the country. Johnson-Akubo, made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja during the 2023 Law Week of Lokoja Chapter of the Nigerian Bar…
By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) and some groups of youth on Tuesday endorsed the Governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Chief Olayinka Braimoh, for the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in Kogi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that group declared their endorsement of AA governorship candidate at a joint…
By Thompson Yamput The Action Alliance (AA) in Okehi council area has collapsed their structures for the candidate of the African Democractic Congress, ADC, Leke Abejide for the November 11 governorship election. Hamza Yahaya who led all the coordinator of the AA into ADC made this known on Tuesday in Obangede, headquarters of Okehi LGA….
By Thompson Yamput The Wife of Kogi Governor, Hajiya Amina Bello on Tuesday inaugurated a school and clinic; she reconstructed and equipped for the Eika-Ohizenyi community in Okehi Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects, solely financed by the governor’s wife Hayat Foundation, was part of…
By Thompson Yamput Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday approved the grading and upgrading of 300 traditional stools in Kogi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was part of the outcome of the Executive Council meeting held at the Lugard House in Lokoja on Tuesday. Bello, who presided over the…
By Thompson Yamput The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday tasked media practitioners to ensure ethics in their reportage, ahead of the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship election. Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this at a meeting with Kogi media executives in Lokoja as part of preparation for the election. Yakubu, by his…
