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By Thompson Yamput Fifteen houses and several farmlands were reportedly destroyed by rainstorm that wrecked havoc in Iyah Gbedde community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which occurred between Tuesday and Thursday, also left the community Town Hall in ruins. Dr Emmanuel Jeminiwa, National…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Jibrin Echocho (APC-Kogi) on Friday declared that he has neither political thugs nor killer squad as being insinuated in some quarters against his good image and character. The senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, made the declaration in a statement he made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
By Thompson Yamput A non-profit organisation, Africa Radio Drama Association (ARDA) in partnership with Community Initiative to Promote Peace (CIPP), has warned Kogi youths against the spread of fake news and hate speech via the social media. Ms Priscilla Fiberesima, ARDA and (CIPP) Programme Manager, made the call in Lokoja on Friday during a one-day…
By Thompson Yamput The Stallion Times Media Service has trained 40 practicing journalists in Kogi on rudiments of Multimedia Journalism toward enhancing the journalism profession in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja on Thursday that the one-day Multimedia Newsroom Training generated a lot of questions to which answers were provided with…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Nov.11 poll, says his party is out to win the election, without fear of intimidation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye said this at the inauguration the state PDP executive members in Lokoja on Thursday. “Go…
By Thompson Yamput The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday begged President Bola Tinubu to stop the incessant attacks and carnages occasioned by the governorship electioneering in Kogi. Mr Isaiah Ijele, the Director General, New Media, SDP Campaign Council, made the plea ipat a news conference in Lokoja on Wednesday. Ijele said that innocent citizens…
By Thompson Yamput Postoral Resolve (PARE), a Non-Governmental Organisation, working on Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) project, says it has trained 25 farmers and pastoralists on peace building in Kogi. The PARE’s Team Lead and Facilitator, Mr Israel Okpe, said this on Wednesday during the training of some community leaders in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has felicitated with Muslims across the world as they commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Bello, in a statement, issued in Lokoja on Wednesday by his Media Aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, said Eid-el-Maulud was a momentous occasion for Muslims worldwide and…
By Thompson Yamput Prof Alewo Johnson-Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, has urged the Federal Government to strengthen the nation’s democratic process by improving the credibility and transparency of elections in the country. Johnson-Akubo, made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja during the 2023 Law Week of Lokoja Chapter of the Nigerian Bar…
By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) and some groups of youth on Tuesday endorsed the Governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Chief Olayinka Braimoh, for the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in Kogi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that group declared their endorsement of AA governorship candidate at a joint…
