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By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello on Monday announced the dissolution of the Kogi 7th State House of Assembly. Dissolving the assembly during a valedictory session held on the floor of the House, the governor cited relevant sections of the constitution to affirm that the Assembly is dissolved with immediate effect. Bello said “Whereas…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Council of Chiefs, on Monday, condemned last Saturday’s attack on the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello. The council, led by the Atta Igala, Alhaji Mathew Ogwuche-Akpa, gave the condemnation during a visit to the governor at the Government House, Lokoja. The traditional rulers, in a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has urged the state’s 726 Intending Muslim Pilgrims to the Holy Land to pray for the peace, unity and progress of the State and Nigeria. A press statement issued by Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor in Lokoja on Monday, said Bello gave the…
By Admin The Social Democratic Party, Kogi State wishes to bring to the notice of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Security agencies and well meaning Nigerians that, Gov. Yahaya Bello, acting in proxy through his paid agents in security uniform, attacked the candidate of our…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate in Kogi Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has alleged that the recent attack on Gov. Yahaya Bello’s convoy is politically motivated. “It is a smear campaign against the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka”, she alleged in a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday. She urged…
By Thompson Yamput The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi, on Sunday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in Kogi to maintain law and order. Mr Moses Peter, Kogi SDP Chairman, made the appeal in a statement he personally signed in Lokoja, deriding what he described as “deliberate attempt” to overheat…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) Guber Candidate, Mr Usmam Ododo, on Sunday unveiled a Primary School Teacher, Salifu Joel, as his running mate for Nov. 11 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the running mate is the current Chairman of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and…
By Blessing Odega The president, Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev.Stephen Baba- Panya has appealed to Nigeria’s newly sworn in president Bola Tinubu, to tackle the menace of corruption, insecurity and revive the country’s economy. Baba-Panya, made the appeal on Saturday in Jos, during the installation of ECWA’s General Secretary, board of trustees and…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. it said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. The Kogi Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a…
By Thompson Yamput Salem University, Lokoja, has appointed two new professors as Deputy Vice Chancellors (DVCs) to help steer the institution to greater heights. A statement signed and issued by the university’s Registrar, Dr Emmanuel Adejoh, in Lokoja on Friday, said the appointments were with immediate effect. The two new DVCs are Prof. Sunday…
