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By Taiye Agbaje The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), challenging the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo in the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi governorship poll. The three-member panel, chaired by Justice Ado Birnin–Kudu, dismissed the petition on the grounds that the petitioners;…
By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the petition was bereft of substance and…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Sunday described as “crude and shocking”, the gruesome killing of two students kidnapped at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, near Okene. The students were among those kidnapped on May 9, when the abductors stormed the school around 9 p.m. and shot sporadically before grabbing…
By Thompson Yamput The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Kogi, has declared three-day mourning over killing of two students of the institution by kidnappers. The CUSTECH Registrar, Ms Olufunke Hudson, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday. The students – James Michael-Anajuwe and Musa Hussein, first year students of Information…
By Blessing Odega The Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA), has called for private sector collaboration to combat the menace of open defecation across the state. The Director General (D-G) of PEPSA, Mr Samuel Dapiya, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos. Dapiya, said…
By Blessing Odega Mr Samuel Dapiya, the Director General (D-G) of the Plateau State Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA), says the agency has generated N1 million revenue in the last three months. Dapiya, who assumed duty in February, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in…
By Thompson Yamput The Police command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH),Osara. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, confirmed the killing in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lokoja. Onuoha described the killing by the…
By Peter Amine The people of Barkin Ladi State Constituency have advised their representative, Mr Dickson Chollom (APC/Barkin Ladi), to forget party differences and work with Gov. Caleb Mutfwang. The constituents, who bared their minds on Saturday in Barkin Ladi when they organised a reception in honour of Chollom said he would attract more democracy…
By Zainab Oyekan The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and Royal Heritage Health Foundation (RHHF), have trained 30 social workers on Gender Based Violence (GBV) management in Plateau. Adama Yusuf, National Programme Officer, UNFPA on Friday in Jos, explained that the 5-Day training, was in collaboration with the Plateau State Ministry for Women Affairs. Yusuf…
By Thompson Yamput The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) targets more than 288,000 girls for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against Cervical Cancer in Kogi beginning May 27. Mr Mohammed Bala, the Technical Assistant on HPV Introduction, John Snow Incorporated (JSI), made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
