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By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command has warned hoodlums to steer clear of polling booths and collation centres during the bye-election in Okura II State constituency on Saturday. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Lokoja by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, SP Williams Ovye-Aya. …
By Thompson Yamput Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) has commented the Federal government for suspending establishment of more universities for seven years. Akinwumi gave the commendation while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja on Thursday. The VC described the government’s decision as apt and commendable, especially in the education secror. Accordi to him, …
By Isaiah Eka An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has trained members of Host Community Development Trust (HCDT), in Akwa Ibom in effective projects and funds management techniques. The one-day workshop which aimed to equip members of HCDT in Akwa Ibom with project management and development skills, was organised in collaboration with Oxfam Foundation. Speaking at…
By Isaiah Eka The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is seeking collaboration with publishers to combat piracy in the educational sector of Akwa Ibom and Cross River. The State Coordinator of NCC, Mrs Cornelia Ibanga, said this during an annual meeting with publishers on Thursday in Uyo. Ibanga said the partnership aimed to strengthen…
By Thompson Yamput The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye has tasked youths on peacebuilding and conflict prevention in the quest for national development. Dantawaye gave the charge on Thursday when the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), led by its Chairman, Comrade Abdulrahman Abdulmumin, paid him a visit in…
By Admin Mr Ossai Ovie Success, senior special assistant on Media to Delta state governor, offers Miss Comfort Emmanson, an all-expenses-paid trip to Delta State to attend a Delta media summit. He also offers her a job with a monthly salary of 500,000 naira after her release from Kirikiri. According to his (success’s) post; I’m…
By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi Police Command, on Wednesday, announced it’s preparedness to provide adequate security for the Dekina-Okura State Constituency by-election, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced this during an interactive session with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Lokoja….
By Thompson Yamput The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all is now set for Saturday’s by-election in Dekina-Okura constituency of Kogi. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kogi, Mr Oliver Agundu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday. NAN reports that the by-election is…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has called on Nigerian youths to harness technology and strategic partnerships as tools for national growth and development. The governor gave the charge in Lokoja on Tuesday during the 2025 International Youth Day celebration, themed “Youth Advancing Multilateral Cooperation through Technology and Partnership.” He was represented…
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa Judiciary has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Affiong Usimka, as the Chief Registrar of the State. The Press Secretary to the Chief Judge, Mr Gilbert Ukoh, made the remark in a statement he issued on Monday in Uyo. According to the statement, the Chief Judge, Justice Ekaete Obot, has sworn…
