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By Thompson Yamput Eighteen political parties featuring in the Saturday’s Kogi governorship election have signed a peace accord, ahead of the poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties were the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Labour Party (LP) and Action…
By Thompson Yamput The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday called on the massive security operatives drafted to Kogi for the Nov. 11 governorship election to be fair to all political actors in the state. The party’s Spokesperson/Director, Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, made the call in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday….
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command has confirmed that Sheikh Ibrahim, the Director-General, Social Democratic Party (SDP) Campaign Council, is alive. The state Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday. Sheikh Ibrahim’s Anyigba residence was raided by a…
By Thompson Yamput Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begged politicians in Kogi to give peace a chance for a peaceful, successful and credible governorship election on Nov. 11. The INEC made the appeal during a one-day stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Lokoja. Yakubu, who was represented by the…
By Thompson Yamput The Civil Society for Cancer Eradication in Nigeria (CiSCANEN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) remembers her founder, Comrade Elijah H.O Elijah, who died in active service to humanity on NoV. 6, 2022. Peaceglo.com.ng reports that until his demise, Elijah was the National Coordinator of CiSCANEN, the National Coordinator of the Coalition for Civic…
By Thompson Yamput The Igbo Community Association (ICA), an umbrella of the Igbo Community in Kogi, has pledged massive votes for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo in the Nov. 11 governorship poll. Chief Sunday Nwachukwu, the President, ICA, said this when he met with Gov Yahaya Bello and…
By Thompson Yamput The police command in Kogi says it plans to deploy over 40,000 policemen across the state to ensure peaceful conduct of the Nov. 11 governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Bethrand Onuoha, stated in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday….
By Alhaji Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka Fellow kogites, I want to start by appreciating your resolve, commitment, love and selfless sacrifices towards the realization of a working and better Kogi state by endorsing my candidacy and your overwhelming support for our party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP). I salute your dedication that is geared towards rescuing…
By Thompson Yampu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it is 90 per cent ready for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Dr Gabriel Longpet, the Kogi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on telephone in Lokoja on Monday. Longpet…
By Martha Agas Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has reiterated his administration’s commitment to revamp the agricultural sector toward boosting the economy of the state. Mutfwang said this on Sunday at the 37th Reunion Service of the Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA), on Sunday in Gindiri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
