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Kidnapped Anglican bishop’s wife regains freedom

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh on Friday in Lokoja, Kogi state confirmed the release of the wife of the Anglican Bishop of Bari Diocese in Kano state, who was kidnapped last week. Archbishop Okoh announced this during the consecration service

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Directors take over Kogi councils

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

Directors  in  the 21 local government areas of Kogi State on Friday took over the running  of their councils. This followed  the dissolution of the administrative teams of the councils by the  state government on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Kogi State Local Government Service Commission, Prof Shuaibu Ibrahim, while addressing the directors,

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I’ve not discussed 2023 ambition with anyone – Kogi speaker

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Speaker of the Kogi state House of Assembly, Matthew Kolawole, has refuted insinuations that he is nursing ambition to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state. Kolawole, who made the rebuttal while addressing his statutory aides on Thursday in Lokoja, said it is against insinuations that he was supporting some local government council chairmanship […]

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MTI : Celebrating a trailblazer and his footprints

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

When the reelection campaign train of President Muhammadu Buhari berthed in Lokoja, capital of Kogi, the confluence state, the President made a silent, but striking promise. He told the very jubilant Kogites that if the ambition of a second mandate to lead Nigeria scales through the electoral hurdle, the abandoned and lifeless Ajaokuta Steel Rolling […]

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Oworo community in Kogi rejects calls to dethrone monarch

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

The Oworo Traditional Council in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi state has reacted to the petition written by the Iwo Masi ruling house to the Kogi state House of Assembly through the member representing Lokoja 11 Constituency, Idris Ndakwo, seeking for the dethronement and banishing of Olu of Oworo from his stool. Addressing a […]

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Absence of ex-Kogi deputy governor’s witness stalls suit against Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The absence of a witness in the suit filed by the former Deputy Governor of Kogi state, Simon Achuba against Governor Yahaya Bello before the National Industrial Court over his alleged unpaid allowances was on Monday stalled. The matter which was slated for defence had to be adjourned when the defence counsel, M.B. Kadiri informed the […]

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Kogi election: PDP, Wada to call 259 witnesses

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

…Tribunal extends pre-hearing period till Thursday The runner up in the November 16, 2019 Kogi State governorship election, Engineer Musa Wada, on Monday, listed a total of 259 witnesses he intends to call to give evidence at the tribunal in support of his case. Wada and his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had in December […]

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Senate wades into Bassa clashes, demands rehabilitation of affected communities

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2020 0

The Senate on Wednesday waded into the communal clashes in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi state by demanding for the rehabilitation of affected communities. Senate’s position was contained in resolutions reached sequel to the consideration of a motion sponsored by Senator Isah Jibrin (APC/ Kogi East). Senator Jibrin stated that “communal hostilities ravaged most […]

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Gov. Bello urges calm over Ankpa chieftaincy tussle

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state on Friday called on the people of Akwu community in Ankpa Local Government Area of the state who are at loggerheads over ascendancy to the traditional stool to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Violence erupted Wednesday night over who among two clans in Akwu community should […]

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Tawari attack: Bello assures community of immediate support, adequate security

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has assured the people of Tawari community of adequate security and immediate assistance for the victims of the recent attack in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some gunmen had on Jan. 2 attacked Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area, killed over 19 people, […]

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Buhari condemns killing of 19 people in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of 19 people by unknown gunmen in Tawari community of Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State. The president expressed his feelings in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday. Nigerians must stop going abroad for treatment — […]

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New Commissioner of Police assumes duty in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

The new Commissioner of Police for Kogi State, Mr. Ede Ekpeji, has assumed duty assuring the people of the state that the command under his control will fight all forms of criminality to make it a safe and peaceful society. The Commissioner of Police was deployed to the state following the retirement of Mr. Hakeem […]

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Publish names of ghost workers now, Labour tasks Kogi Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2019 0

…Demands minimum wage implementation The organised labour in Kogi has urged the State Government to publish names of uncovered 300 ghost workers allegedly planted by senior civil servants in the state’s payroll. Labour gave the task in a statement by the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Onuh Edoka, and his Trade Union […]

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Kogi Govt has done a lot to foster unity among ethnic, religious groups – Onoja

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

The present administration in Kogi State led by Alhaji Yahaya Bello has done a lot to foster unity among the various ethnic and religious groups across the state as demonstrated in the construction of the Christian Chapel of Peace and Unity inside Government House, Lokoja. Kogi State Deputy Governor, Chief Edward David Onoja, stated this […]

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Institutionalising Good Corporate Governance

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2019 0

Never before has the issue of good governance within the polity and indeed, corporate governance in the private sector become imperative and compelling. Over the weekend, the media published a damning report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the Second Corruption Survey Report in Nigeria. The report indicted many agencies of the Federal […]

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Kogi: The killing of Mrs. Abuh must not be swept under carpet

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

On November 16, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa State. There was also a re-run for Kogi West Senatorial District the same day. Both the election in Bayelsa and that of Kogi witnessed severe violence that was condemned by Nigerians as well as local and international observers. […]

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Gov Bello inaugurates Naval Base in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2019 0

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday inaugurated the Nigeria Navy Ship Lugard and Navy Barracks in Banda. The base was established to ensure adequate security of the water ways in the Confluence state and its neighbours. Bello inaugurated the newly constructed brick model 96 Housing Units, 1.83km road and other facilities in the new […]

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70 Political Party Chairmen Indict Police, Politicians Over Violence in Kogi/Bayelsa Guber Polls

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

…Absolves INEC …Calls for conclusion of Electoral Act amendment The Forum of Chairmen of Nigeria Political Parties has indicted security agents and politicians over the violence and other electoral fraud witnessed during the just concluded Bayelsa/Kogi states governorship elections. The forum also called for an urgent conclusion of the process of the amendment

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Centre decries widespread violence in Kogi elections

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

The Socio Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDEC) has decried what it called the widespread violence and intimidation that characterised the November 16 governorship and senatorial re-run elections in Kogi state. A statement by the Executive Director of SERDEC, Mr. Tijani Abdulkareem on Tuesday in Lokoja, said in spite of the process being truncated and […]

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NLC, TUC felicitate with Bello on election victory

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

The organised labour in Kogi state has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate, Chief Edward Onoja on their victory in the November 16 governorship election in the state. The Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) issued the statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. Kogi state NLC Chairman, […]