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By Thompson Yamput Kogi has begun talks with Chinese construction giant, China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) for the construction of an inland transit port in Lokoja. The port will serve as a link between Burutu in Delta and Port Harcourt via Onitsha. Mr Onogwu Mohammed, media aide to Gov. Yahaya Bello, stated in…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Kogi has deployed 925 officers, 23 patrol vehicles and three ambulances to safeguard highways as Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. Corps Commander, Stephen Dawulung, in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja, warned motorists against reckless and drunk driving during the period. The FRSC commander said…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called on Nigerians to be committed to national integration and peaceful coexistence irrespective of political and religious differences. The governor made the appeal in a message issued on Thursday in Lokoja by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed. Bello said that the call became imperative for…
By Thompson Yamput Two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have pleaded with an Abuja High Court to void the party’s Governorship Primary election which held on April 11. Mr Realwan Akpanachi and Yahaya Seidu-Nuhu, in an originating Summons filed by their Counsel, Mr Promise Ogbodu, sued six of the contestants as 1st…
BY CHRIS GYANG Plateau State Governor-Elect, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, certainly understands that the herculean task of restoring Plateau’s shattered glory is not going to be a leisurely walk in the park. After overwhelmingly securing the mandate of Plateau people to be their next governor, he promised them that he would hit the ground running…
By Thompson Yamput Dr Abdullahi Bayawo has emerged winner of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) primary election for the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship poll. Bayawo emerged winner of the the Party’s governorship primary election held in Lokoja understand supervision of Mallam Umar Onuja led 7 member of Indirect Mode Primary Election Committee. Onuja, who…
By Thompson Yamput A sociopolitical group known as Ijumu APC Progressive Minds, has called for immediate expulsion of Sen. Smart Adeyemi from the party over alleged false and frivolous claims against it The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group are APC members from the political ward, communities in Ijumu Local Government…
By Thompson Yamput Three political organizations on Tuesday lashed on Tanko Osuku, Kogi Chairman Civil Service Commission over his alleged derogatory remarks against Engr Bashir Gegu, State Commissioner for Solid Minerals. The organisations, Bello Vanguard, Team Bash and E-BAG, who made the condemnation in a statement issued in Lokoja, demanded for the withdrawal of…
By Thompson Yamput An entrepreneur, Olayinka Braimoh, on Monday emerged the governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA) for the Nov. 11 Governorship election in Kogi. Braimoh, also know as Young Businessman, scored 101 votes to beat his rival, Mr Simon Aku, who scored 4 votes after one of the contestants, Ada Haruna withdrew for Braimoh…
By Thompson Yamput Mr. Adejo Okeme, a Legal Practioner, on Sunday emerged the candidate of Labour Party (LP) for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi State. Okeme polled 127 votes to beat his closest rival AVM Isaac Alfa, who scored 69 votes at the primary held on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital,…
