By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Babangida Rimi, an aspirant for the chairmanship of Lokoja Local Government, Kogi State on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has pledged to give priority to youth and women empowerment, if elected chairman of the council. Nationalwatch Tv reports that the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi Progressive Stakeholders Forum has officially flagged off the distribution of food items worth N300 million, donated by Senator Sunday Karimi, the representative of Kogi West, to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kogi East. The flag-off ceremony, held on Tuesday at Odu-Ogboyaga in Dekina, drew party leaders, community…
By Inuwa Danladi The ongoing ₦10.27 billion alleged fraud trial involving Kogi State Chief of Staff, Ali Bello, witnessed dramatic developments on Wednesday as his co-defendant, Dauda Sulaiman, admitted in court that the statements he made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were voluntary. The admission was made before Justice James Omotosho of…
By Lami Ibrahim The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo has been asked not to allow some few persons, who think they are in power, brazenly using their offices arbitrarily, to discredit his administration. In a statement issued by Dr. MacPherson Ojodale Samson, PhD, on behalf of Concerned Ibaji Elites, expressed dissatisfaction with the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, inaugurated the Wuye bridge interchange, linking Wuse and Wuye Districts in the Federal Capital City (FCC). Speaking at the inauguration, President Tinubu reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to prioritize their welfare and make it the centerpiece of his national development agenda. He also reaffirmed…
As The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello regains freedom from the Kuje Minimum Correctional Center, the Custodial Centre, Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group has urged Kogite to Jubilate the freedom of the former governor who is now in his residence. FGYB who is facing trial for alleged money laundering and abuse…
Chief Richard Asaje, an elder statesman from Kogi West Senatorial District has again extol’s Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s legacy, noting that he is a man of vision and action. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Chief Asaje, he praised Alhaji Yahaya Bello as a remarkable leader and who uplifted countless individuals and guided…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to participate fully in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The resolution was reached at an enlarged meeting of the party’s State Executive Committee (SEC) and key stakeholders held at the party secretariat on Monday, where…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The two major workers’ unions in Nigeria have declared a total indefinite strike from Monday across the country. The unions, NLC and TUC, made the declaration at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Many other workers’ unions such as those of doctors, university lecturers, airport workers and electricity workers…
By Lami Ibrahim A Niger Delta organisation known as South South Initiative has urged President Bola Tinubu to resist pressure to revoke oil pipeline security contract handled by Tantita Security Services, Maton Engineering Services and other indigenous surveillance organisations across the Niger Delta. Its President, Emmanuel Iriogbe, who addressed journalists, Thursday in Abuja, recalled that…
