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By Thompson Yamput Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have called on the Kogi Government to intensify efforts in domesticating disability law in the state, to enable it to function in the interest of disable community. Mr Solomon Yahaya, Chairman, Kogi Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWDs), made the call during the celebration of…
By Thompson Yamput A civil society organisations had advised the Kogi Off-Cycle Governorship Election Petition Tribunal not to allow any aggrieved political party to file petition from the backdoor. Yetunde Shaibu, Convener, United Front for Democracy (UFD), made the call during a news conference in Lokoja on Monday. Shaibu alleged: “Credible intelligence reaching us…
BY CHRIS GYANG All over the country, some of the judgements of some of the elections tribunals and the subsequent ones at the appellate courts have generated considerable ill-feelings and controversies. But that of Plateau State has attracted more attention because of the contradictory verdicts the tribunals gave on the same matter of whether…
By Thompson Yamput The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). It also ordered INEC to allow SDP’s forensic experts to examine some electoral materials. The materials include Bimodal…
By Thompson Yamput The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented certificates of return to the Kogi Governor-Elect, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. Ododo and Salifu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) had won the Nov 11 Off-Cycle Governorship Election in Kogi with 446,237 votes, to beat their closest rivals, Murtala…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says it plans to plant 17,166 trees across the state to check climate change and promote smart agriculture. Mr Ladi Jatto, the state Project Coordinator, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), said this at the launch of the project in Kabba, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area(LGA) of the state….
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to always show more concern and assist accident victims toward rescuing them from the cold hands of death. FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji made the call at a news conference in Lokoja to commemorate the 2023 African…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Traditional Council of Chiefs, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the hitch-free conduct of the Nov. 11 governorship election, saying it was free, fair and credible. The Atta Igala and the President of the Council, His Royal Majesty, Mathew Alaji-Opaluwa, said this when he led a delegation…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo, has promised to facilitate the establishment of an Agricultural Free Trade Zone to enhance agro-based processing for export in the State if elected. Ododo, who made the promise at the APC Zonal campaign rally in Kabba on Saturday, said…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi’s Gov. Yahaya Bello on Saturday admonished supporters of his All Progressive Congress (APC) to eschew violence as the party has a good candidate in Usman Ododo for the Nov. 11 governorship election. Bello gave the charge in Kabba at the party’s campaign rally where he said the APC and Ododo would…
