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By Thompson Yamput Kogi Government on Saturday reiterated its unwavering commitment to peace, security of lives and property and the rule of law for the growth and development of the state. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the State Information Commissioner, made the remarks during a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday. Mr Isaiah Ijele, Director, SDP New…

By Admin President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 72nd birthday hailing him as a transformational leader. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh also described President Tinubu as a developmental democrat…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district (PDP) on Friday felicitated with Christian faithful and all Nigerians as they celebrate Easter. The Senator, in a statement issued in Lokoja by her Media Aide Arogbonlo Israel, lauded the selfless love of Christ for humanity. Akpoti-Uduoghan urged Nigerians to emulate Christ’s…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly has constituted a 7-member committee to ascertain the revenue accruing to the North-Central state. Speaker Aliyu Yusuf, while inaugurating the team in Lokoja on Thursday, explained that getting the correct data of monies accruing to the state had become imperative. “We don’t know what exactly comes from…

By Thompson Yamput Women farmers, under the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), have called on the Kogi Government to assist them with farm inputs for the wet farming season. The Kogi SWOFON Coordinator, Mrs Rukayat Ahmed, made the call at a news conference on Kogi State Approved Agriculture Budget, held in conjunction…

By Taiye Agbaje There was a mild drama, on Thursday, at the Kogi  Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s witness, Danmusa Williams, contradicted himself on documents before the panel. The SDP and its governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 election, Murtala Ajaka, had alleged that the All Progressives Congress…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly on Thursday summoned a contractor over abandoned 6km Ihima-Oboroke-Obangede road reconstruction in the state. The Contractor, Spectrum Engineering LTD, is being accused of abandoning the project without any cogent reason. The Speaker, Mr Aliyu Yusuf, who gave the order after the house deliberations on a motion of…

By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, says it has deployed more than 600 personnel, including Special Marshalls for the 2024 Easter Special Patrol Operation across the state. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja. Oyedeji said in addition to the…

By Taiye Agbaje Mr Abdulmalik Njidda, the star witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, on Monday, told the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that he was not in the state on the day of the poll. The star witness, who is a data analyst with the…

By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 42 skill acquisition trainees of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Friday graduated and got starter packs in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 42 trainees had participated in the Community Based Training Scheme (CBTS), and upon graduation, got the starter packs and vocational tools…