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Bello’s re-election is sure — Okun Traditional Council

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2019 0

The Okun Area Traditional Council in Kogi State has assured Governor Yahaya Bello of his re-election for the November 16 gubernatorial election. The Traditional councils stated this on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the Governor along with the National Executive Members of the Okun

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Flood: Over 150 communities submerged in Kogi – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2019 0

Mr Sanusi Yahaya, Kogi  Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, said over 150 communities have been submerged following flood in nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. Yahaya made the disclosure while addressing newsmen after a stakeholders meeting at the state emergency operation centre on Saturday in Lokoja. The commissioner noted that the

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Kogi PDP chieftain slams ex- governor, Clarence Olafemi for planning to dump party

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Otunba Gbolahan Adeyemi, has taken the former governor of the state, Clarence Olafemi to the cleaners for planning to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the former governor’s indication on Sunday in Lokoja to defect to APC was […]

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Buhari in a closed door meeting with Oshiomhole, Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reports gathered that Adam Oshiomhole and Yahaya Bello arrived at about 3.30 pm and went straight to the president’s office. […]

Education Politics

Don rates Buhari’s performance in education low, high on security, infrastructural

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2019 0

President of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Mr. Nuhu Ogirima, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has not done anything meaningful to tackle the myriad of problems bedeviling the education sector in the country. Ogirima, a senior lecturer in the Federal College of Education (FCE) Okene, Kogi State, made the […]

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Bayelsa guber: APC postpones primary, adopts direct mode, as Court fails to stop APC primary in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2019 0

Patrick Okohue The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the date of the governorship primary for Bayelsa to Saturday, August 31. The APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) has also adopted the direct primary mode for the state. The party’s NWC has also chosen indirect primary mode for choosing its governorship candidate in Kogi state. The […]

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Tribunal Judgement: No Shaking, I will go to court- Dino Melaye

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2019 0

Dino Melaye, whose post as the senatorial representative for the Kogi’s west district was annulled on Friday by the Kogi state national assembly tribunal,  has reacted to his annulment. Read more at: https://dailytimeslive.com/dino-melaye-sacked-as-kogi- west-senator/ The senator, who is presently one of the gubernatorial aspirants of Kogi state, took to his twitter page

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Dino Melaye sacked as Kogi West Senator.

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

The Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has quashed the victory of Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district. Melaye (PDP) was declared winner in the February election by INEC, but Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC) approached the tribunal, challenging INEC’s declaration citing, irregularities, over voting and non compliance

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19-year-old Kogi state University student killed in election violence

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2019 0

Daniel Usman, the 19-yar-old student of Kogi State University, who was killed by political thugs while trying to vote in Anyigba, Kogi state on Saturday February 23rd, has been laid to rest. Daniel was killed by a stray bullet in a cross fire between political thugs in the state during the elections. Fifteen hours before […]

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Physically challenged vulcanizer in Kogi State

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2019 0

A Facebook user has praised a physically challeged man who is making sure he earns a living despite his condition. The Facebook user shared photos of the physically challenged vulcanizer, who owns a shop in Okene, and wrote; “He is handicapped physically but his mind is by no means incapacitated. I had just brought my […]

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Kogi Assembly members plot Speaker’s impeachment

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2018 0

Tension is brewing in the Kogi state House of Assembly, following plots by some legislators to impeach the speaker, Rt.Hon. Mathiew Kolawole, over allegations of unholy fraternity and sell out of the arm of government to the executive. The lawmakers last week embarked on strike to protest the non payment of their several months of […]

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NDLEA arrests 6, seizes 104 kg of Indian hemp in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi State says it has arrested six persons and seized 104.150 kg of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp between October 25 and Saturday. The Commander of NDLEA in Kogi State, Alhaji Idris Bello, said this while parading the suspects and the illicit substances on Tuesday in […]

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Kogi Gov urges youths to accept skills acquisition

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

Youth across the country have been advised to accept skills acquisition as a reliable means of getting self employed. Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, gave the advise on Saturday at Koton Karfe headquarters of Kogi local government area of Kogi state while commissioning three skills acquisition centres established by Hon. Zakari Mohammed Osewu as […]

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10 states, FCT may face telecoms network blackout soon – ALTON

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

…Cites tax disputes between Kogi Govt and mobile operators as reason Ten states and parts of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon face telecommunications services blackout following tax disputes between Kogi State Government and mobile network operators. Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, made this known on

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National minimum wage: Kogi workers commend Buhari, Labour

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

A group, Kogi state concerned workers’ forum, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the organised labour for the peaceful resolution of the national minimal wage debacle. Reacting to the outcome of the tripartite committee set up by the federal government on the review of the national minimal wage , the forum applauded the government’s will […]

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Ochanya: Kogi CSOs, FIDA call for justice

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Federation of International Women Lawyers in Kogi, on Thursday demanded that nothing but justice be served in the case of Elizabeth Ochanya, a violated minor. Thirteen-year-old Ochanya who died on Oct.18 was allegedly violated, molested, defiled, drugged and abused from age five to death by her 52-year-old uncle, Andrew […]

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2019: I’m the authentic SDP candidate for Kogi Yagba Federal Constituency – Awoniyi

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2018 0

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2019 Yagba Federal Constituency election in Kogi State, Adebisi Awoniyi, has said that her name has not been substituted with that of another person as being claimed in some quarters. Awoniyi in a statement on Monday in Lokoja said the claim by supporters of Mr […]

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2019 a walkover for Buhari – Gov Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2018 0

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said that the 2019 Presidential election “is going to be a walkover” for President Muhammadu Buhari. Bello said this on Thursday while fielding questions from State House Correspond dent at the Aso Villa, Abuja. He said, “I can assure you that the 2019 elections for Mr President, it’s going […]

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Enugu indigenes in Kogi transfer voter’s cards for Ugwunayi’s re-election

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2018 0

Thousands of Enugu State indigenes, who reside and registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State, have transferred their voter’s cards to Enugu to enable them vote for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in the forthcoming governorship election. The elated indigenes of Enugu State, who paid a solidarity visit to Gov. Ugwuanyi at the […]

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APC clears Uzor Kalu, Yusuf Haruna for Senate Primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the former Governor of Abia State, Uzor Oji Kalu and Yusuf Haruna to contest the Governorship primaries in Abia and Kogi and Kogi State. The APC in a press statement by its acting Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena and made available to newsmen on Tuesday night stated, “The National […]