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By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Tuesday began the distribution of palliatives to residents aimed at cushioning the effect of the recent petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that Gov. Yahaya Bello personally inaugurated the distribution of rice and cash at the Lugard House,…
By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Okun Students (NAOS), on behalf of thousands of Okun Students, on Tuesday endorsed the candidature of Dino Melaye of the People’s Democratic Party PDP for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Addressing newsmen at the Lokoja Press Centre, Ajibade David, National President of the association, described Melaye…
By Folasade Adeniran The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has organised a capacity development training for procurement officers from various ministries and agencies of the Federal Government. Its Director-General, Mamman Ahmadu, while flagging off a three – week Continuous Procurement Capacity Development Training Programme (CPCDTP) in Lagos, said the training was to deepen the capacity…
By Thompson Yamput Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex- President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the Federal Government for more investment in the nation’s universities, to attain technical innovations and development. The former chief of staff gave the charge during a public lecture at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL). The lecture was titled:…
By Thompson Yamput A Kogi High Court on Monday fixed Oct. 23 to rule in a suit of alleged certificate forgery filed against Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Sam Ranti-Abenemi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government through the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Badama…
By Thompson Yamput A total of 2,511 graduands of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) will on Saturday be conferred with various degrees at its 6th and 7th combined convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, announced this during a pre-convocation news conference in Lokoja on Monday. Akinwumi said: “In this year’s combined…
By Thompson Yamput Mr Leke Abejide, the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADC), has pledged to rescue Kogi from socio-economic ”dungeon” if elected on Nov. 11. Abejide made the pledge while on campaign visit to traditional rulers, religious and Community leaders as well as other stakeholders in Ogorimagongo Local Government Area of Kogi….
By Thompson Yamput The African Democratic Party (ADC) says the victory of its gubernatorial candidate, Leke Abejide, is a “tsunami waiting to happen” in Kogi in the Nov. 11 governorship election. Adagu Suberu, Director General of Leke Abejide/Idris Omede Governorship Campaign Council of the ADC, made the remark during the party’s campaign rally in Okehi…
By Thompson Yamput Mr Oshodi, the father of the 11-year-old boy allegedly buried alive by his stepbrother at Apamsede, in Kogi, is said to be on the run, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that the shovel and the cutlass allegedly used to perpetrate the dastardly act by the stepbrother were also…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo, has promised to facilitate the establishment of an Agricultural Free Trade Zone to enhance agro-based processing for export in the State if elected. Ododo, who made the promise at the APC Zonal campaign rally in Kabba on Saturday, said…
