Politics

By Thompson Yamput The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday pledged peaceful and credible Governorship election in Kogi come Nov. 11. Kogi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Gabriel Longpet, and Kogi Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, gave the assurance during a workshop organised by the International Press…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has tasked residents of the state to vote for Alhaji Usman Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election, for posterity. Bello said this on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast to celebration the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the…

By Thompson Yamput Alh. Abdullahi Bello, Chairman, Kogi All Progressive Congress (APC) has denied reports that Gov. Yahaya Bello has conceded the positions of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on appointments of some national officers. Bello, who made the rebuttal in a statement in Lokoja on Friday said: “It’s falsehood being circulated by enemies…

  By Thompson Yamput The Fulani community in Kogi have reportedly endorsed the candidature of Alhaji Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 11 governorship election. The endorsement, according to a statement issued in Lokoja by the state Information Commissioner, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, took place at Gegu Beki in Kogi Local…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Chapter of the APC has rejected the choice of persons by the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as replacements for the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party and the former Zonal Organising Secretary, who resigned recently. The State APC Chairman, Abdullahi Bello in a statement  in Lokoja on…

By Thompson Yamput The Speaker, Kogi House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, has pledged the commitment of the house to make laws that will serve the interest of the people. Yusuf made the pledge on Thursday at a town Hall meeting organised by the Kogi State NGO Network (KONGONET) in Lokoja. The speaker, represented by his…

Osaseyi Richard, General Manager, Kogi Signage And Advertisement Agency   By Thompson Yamput The  Kogi Signage and Advertisement Agency on Wednesday, announced outright banning of pasting of posters in Lokoja Metropolis and some Local Government Areas by politicians and other corporate organisations. The Agency’s General Manager, Mr Osaseyi Richard,  announced the ban in a statement…

  By Thompson Yamput The Bassa community of Kogi has expressed support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alh. Usman Ododo. The community’s traditional ruler, Alh. Idris Yusuf, made this known in Lokoja on Wednesday while thanking Gov. Yahaya Bello, for appointing one of their sons, Danlami Musa, as a Senior…

By Thompson Yamput The Bassa community of Kogi has expressed  support for  the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alh. Usman Ododo. The community’s traditional ruler, Alh. Idris Yusuf, made this known in Lokoja on Wednesday while thanking Gov. Yahaya Bello, for appointing one of their sons, Danlami Musa, as a Senior Special…

By Thompson Yamput The three Zonal and 21 Local Government Areas  Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)  have defected to the APC in Kogi, an official has disclosed. M Onogwu Mohammed, Media Aide to Gov.  Yahaya Bello, made the disclosure in a statement  in Lokoja on Thursday. He said  the SDP top executives, who…