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By Thompson Yamput Chief Lanre Ipinmisho, former Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday declared his support for the Kogi All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Usman Ododo. A statement issued in Lokoja by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said that the former NDLEA boss gave his…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has congratulated President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on their victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT). Bello in a congratulatory message in a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday, described the judgment as a “positive verdict” and “affirmation of People’s Will.” The News…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Abubakar Ohere (APC – Kogi Central) says he will appeal judgment of the election tribunal that voided his victory and declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the PDP as winner of the Feb. 25 National Assembly poll in the zone. Ohere, who made this declaration on Wednesday in a statement in Lokoja, expressed…
By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Wednesday honoured Prof. Alewo Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University, Lokoja, with National Outstanding Award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NANS award is one amongst numerous awards, including Thomas Sankara Award, that Akubo has been honoured with in recent…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday declared Natasha Akpoti- Uduagan of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Feb. 25 senatorial election in Kogi Central. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that her declaration as winner by the tribunal followed its nullification of the victory of Sen Abubakar Ohere of…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday approved 100 per cent increment of the allowance of Youth Corps Members serving in the state. The governor also announced a donation of N37.7 million to support the corps members’ logistics as they passed out after serving the one year mandatory service in the state….
By Thompson Yamput The nationwide 2-day strike observed by NLC from Tuesday has crippled some essential banking and medical services in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Lokoja, virtually all the commercial banks locked their gates to customers while the government-owned hospitals suffered total neglect as medical doctors, nurses and attendants…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi East Senatorial Election: Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Sen. Jibrin Isah, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tarriffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday ordered the state works ministry to commence immediate rehabilitation of Ogori-Ageva road in the State Central Senatorial District. The governor gave the order while welcoming some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) defectors led by former Ogori Magongo Local Government Chairman, Mr Gabriel Daudu, in Lugard House,…
By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi on Monday dismissed claims by Social Democratic Party (SDP’s) of planned attack on its Candidate and supporters in the state. The command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya in a statement in Lokoja, described the allegation against its Commissioner of Police, Onuoha Bethrand as “fake, incendiary, perfidious,…
