Yahaya Bello Escapes Alleged Assassination Attempt

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday escaped alleged assassination attempt along Lokoja-Abuja highway. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja. “The Kogi state government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt on the governor of the state,…

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Father Of 11-Year-Old Boy Buried Alive On The Run

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…

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ARDA-CIPP warns Kogi youths against fake news, hate speech

By Thompson Yamput A non-profit organisation, Africa Radio Drama Association (ARDA) in partnership with Community Initiative to Promote Peace (CIPP), has warned Kogi youths against the spread of fake news and hate speech via the social media. Ms Priscilla Fiberesima, ARDA and (CIPP) Programme Manager, made the call in Lokoja on Friday during a one-day…

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SDP Begs President Tinubu To End Attacks, Carnage In Kogi

By Thompson Yamput The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday begged President Bola Tinubu to stop the incessant attacks and carnages occasioned by the governorship electioneering in Kogi. Mr Isaiah Ijele, the Director General, New Media, SDP Campaign Council, made the plea ipat a news conference in Lokoja on Wednesday. Ijele said that innocent citizens…

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