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By Thompson Yamput A High Court in Lokoja on Wednesday discharged and acquitted two suspected kidnappers over contradictory evidence provided by the prosecution counsels. The trial Judge, Justice I.A. Jamil, while delivering judgment on the the suit of alleged kidnapping label against Harrison Orubabe and Justice Yakubu, blamed the prosecution counsels for creating doubt in…
By Thompson Yamput The Commandant, National Defence College, Rear Admiral O.M. Olotu, on Tuesday commended the efforts of Gov. Yahaya Bello in enhancing security and safety of lives and property in Kogi. A statement issued in Lokoja by Bello’s Media Aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, said that the commandant made the commendation during a visit to…
By Thompson Yamput The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is certain of winning the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship election through free, fair and credible election. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the spokesperson for the state APC governorship campaign council, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja. Fanwo was reacting to insinuations that the party…
By Thompson Yamput The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday lost confidence in a High Court Judge, Justice A.S. Ibrahim, whom it asked to recuse himself from a case of alleged certificate forgery labeled against its governorship running mate in the Kogi Nov. 11 election. The Kogi Government had filed a suit against Mr Sam…
By Blessing Odega The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Plateau branch, says the association would be conducting free eye checks for the men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force in the state. The Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr Willam Audu , said this on Monday, when he briefed the press on the association’s…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has felicitated with its Permanent Secretary, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, on Doctoral Degree in Science (Honoris Causa) bestowed on him by the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi. A statement in Lokoja on Monday by the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Ikemefuna Ezeaja, said that Umakhihe,…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has denied alleged assassination attempt on his life on Sunday. Addressing newsmen in the evening of Sunday, Bello explained the incident on Lokoja-Abuja Highway as a mere altercation between his security details and some military personnel at a check point. But his Information Commissioner, Mr Kingsley Fanwo,…
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,…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has honoured Founder of Human Rights Radio, Ahmad Isah and five other distinguished personalities with Honorary Doctorate Degrees in its 6th/7th combined convocation. The FUL Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, who revealed the six distinguished personalities honoured by the university at the convocation described the awards…
By Thompson Yamput The Minister of Steel Development, Alhaji Shuaibu Audu, says on Saturday that issues of ethnicity are totally dead and buried in the state as far as the Nov. 11 governorship election is concerned. The minister made the assertion in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of the state, during the All Progressivee Congress…
