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By Thompson Yamput The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi, on Sunday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in Kogi to maintain law and order. Mr Moses Peter, Kogi SDP Chairman, made the appeal in a statement he personally signed in Lokoja, deriding what he described as “deliberate attempt” to overheat…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) Guber Candidate, Mr Usmam Ododo, on Sunday unveiled a Primary School Teacher, Salifu Joel, as his running mate for Nov. 11 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the running mate is the current Chairman of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and…
By Blessing Odega The president, Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev.Stephen Baba- Panya has appealed to Nigeria’s newly sworn in president Bola Tinubu, to tackle the menace of corruption, insecurity and revive the country’s economy. Baba-Panya, made the appeal on Saturday in Jos, during the installation of ECWA’s General Secretary, board of trustees and…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. it said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. The Kogi Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a…
By Thompson Yamput Salem University, Lokoja, has appointed two new professors as Deputy Vice Chancellors (DVCs) to help steer the institution to greater heights. A statement signed and issued by the university’s Registrar, Dr Emmanuel Adejoh, in Lokoja on Friday, said the appointments were with immediate effect. The two new DVCs are Prof. Sunday…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday conducted an induction course for the 25 newly elected members of the house. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the one-day induction course, held at the Chambers of the House, was attended by all the members-elect with three from the opposition parties, PDP and…
By Blessing Odega The President of Rotary Club of Naraguta in Jos, Mrs Virginia Jang, says the club has renovated and donated hospital equipment to Dadin Kowa Comprehensive Health Centre, Jos. Jang said at the official commissioning of the project on Wednesday in Jos that the renovation was done through the club’s maternal and…
By Thompson Yamput Solidaridad, a Solution-Oriented Civil Society Organisation, has called on the Kogi Government to promote massive palm oil production to curb poverty and land degradation in the state. Mr James Odiba, Solidaridad Kogi Multi Platform Coordinator, made the call during a one-day briefing/meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday. Odiba said that Palm oil…
By Thompson Yamput Security operatives and local vigilance group on Monday rescued three more victims of Thursday’s kidnap on the Lokoja-Abuja highway. Among the three rescued victims, who are all indigenes of Imo, was a pregnant woman. Mr Dauda Aliyu, Chairman of Kogi/Koto Local Government Area, confirmed this in a statement in Lokoja,…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has launched an investigation into the root causes of the death of five of its citizens whose car plunged into a Canal in the state on Friday. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, made this known in a statement issued in Lokoja on…
