Yahaya Bello Condoles Atta Igala Over Demise Of Brother

By Thompson Yamput Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Monday commiserated with the Atta Igala, Alaji Matthew Ogwuche-akpa II, on the demise of his elder brother, Prince James Faruna-Opaluwa. Bello, in a statement  in Lokoja by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, expressed his deepest sympathy to the Atta Igala, family members and the…

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Kogi: Hoodlums Vandalise SDP Office In Lokoja

  By Thompson Yamput Hoodlums have vandalised the Kogi head office of Social Democratic Party (SDP) located on Paparanda Round about Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the party’s secretariat was vandalised and some materials burnt down around 10.15 a.m on Sunday with no report of death. Mr Sam Abenemi, SDP Deputy…

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No Extra-Judicial Killings In Kogi – Govt.

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says there are no extra judicial killings in the state as being pedalled by some perceived enemies of peace and progress. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi  Commissioner for Information, made  this  known in a statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. “The insinuation on extra judicial killings is what some naysayers and…

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Halt Candidates’ Manipulation Of Results – VC Urges JAMB

  By Thompson Yamput The Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has urged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently checkmate candidates’ manipulation of results. The vice chancellor, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday, said that suppressing such would…

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FUL Matriculates 4,347 Students, Warns Against Social Vices

By Thompson Yamput The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has matriculated 4, 347 newly admitted students for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the event on Tuesday in Lokoja, Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, warned the students to desist from cultism, drug abuse, examination malpractice and other social vices. “Today marks the beginning…

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NMDPRA Seals-Up 50 Filling Stations In Kogi

  By Thompson Yamput The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Monday sealed up 50 filling stations for operating without storage and sales licenses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the state Coordinator of the authority, Mr Ogbe Godwin, led a task-forcr, which went round the state on…

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Auto-Crash: Truck Crushes 2 Persons To Death In Kog

  By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton Karfe. He…

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