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By Thompson Yamput The police command in Kogi says it plans to deploy over 40,000 policemen across the state to ensure peaceful conduct of the Nov. 11 governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Bethrand Onuoha, stated in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday….
By Alhaji Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka Fellow kogites, I want to start by appreciating your resolve, commitment, love and selfless sacrifices towards the realization of a working and better Kogi state by endorsing my candidacy and your overwhelming support for our party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP). I salute your dedication that is geared towards rescuing…
By Thompson Yampu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it is 90 per cent ready for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Dr Gabriel Longpet, the Kogi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on telephone in Lokoja on Monday. Longpet…
By Martha Agas Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has reiterated his administration’s commitment to revamp the agricultural sector toward boosting the economy of the state. Mutfwang said this on Sunday at the 37th Reunion Service of the Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA), on Sunday in Gindiri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Sunday received the Emir of Kano, HRM Alh Aminu Ado Bayero, who visited to offer his condolences over the death of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim. During the visit to the Government House, Lokoja, Bayero told the governor that he was in the state…
By Thompson Yamput A cluster of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Saturday advocated for the establishment of a website for the Kogi House of Assembly to foster relationship between lawmakers and their constituents. Mr Hamza Aliyu, the Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroots Advancement (INGRA), made the appeal in Lokoja shortly after a meeting in his…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Usman Ododo, would chart a new direction legacies for the state if elected as on Nov. 11. This is because Ododo remains steadfast in his commitment to advancing and solidifying my remarkable achievements with his New…
By Peter Amine The E-6 Events, a non-governmental organisation is oragnisng a film festival to showcase and popularize the abundant socio-economic potentials in Plateau. Prof. Edward Ossai, the Festival Director in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, said that the festival would specifically focus on…
By Thompson Yamput The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa, has called for synergy among the Security Agencies for a peaceful and violence free Governorship Election in Kogi. General Musa made the call on Thursday when held a stakeholders meeting with Heads of Security Agencies at the Headquarters of the 12 Brigade…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defece Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is ready to enforce the presidential directives to deal decisively with perpetrators of electoral violence in the country. Musa said this on Thursday in Lokoja while addressng troops of Operation Safe Conduct deployed in Kogi ahead…
