Twenty-five victims of Thursday’s banditry at Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi were buried on Saturday. Chief David Akpa, District Head and Ochala Onu-Ife Bagaji Odo, Omala, Kogi, told newsmen in his palace that those buried included two women and four children. Akpa described the attack as barbaric and wicked given the...
November 13, 2024
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November 12, 2023November 12, 2023Uncategorized
EFCC intercepts N11.04m, arrests 14 suspected vote buyers in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects were arrested on Saturday in intelligence-driven operations...
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November 12, 2023November 12, 2023Uncategorized
Kogi guber: INEC suspends election in 9 RAs over malpractices
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine Registration Area (RAs) in Kogi over of incidences of electoral malpractices. The commission confirmed this in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Malam Mohammed Haruna, on Saturday. Haruna said that INEC received reports from its officials...
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November 12, 2023November 12, 2023Uncategorized
Uploading of elections results to IReV for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi in progress
The uploading of results from polling units for Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo is in progress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 5:55pm, 1,417 polling units results for Bayelsa, representing 63.15 per cent of the 2,244 expected polling units results, had been uploaded by INEC. NAN reports that...
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October 9, 2023October 9, 2023Uncategorized
Tinubu administration’ll harness Kogi natural resources- Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that President Bola Tinubu administration would harness the natural resources of Kogi for the benefits of its citizens. Shettima gave the assurance during a meeting with first Class Traditional rulers at the State Government House in Lokoja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice...
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September 11, 2023September 11, 2023Uncategorized
Kogi as a shining example in educational growth
Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has recorded giant strides across all sectors since he took charge on 27 Jan. 2016, but many analysts believe that his accomplishments in the educational sector remain outstanding. The analysts, however, say that the feat is not surprising as he had declared, from the onset, that he would pay special attention...