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Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal challenging the election of Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State for lacking in merit. In a unanimous judgment, the appellate court held that the appellants Michael Elokun, Ibrahim Sule and Hauwa Audi, who are neither members of the All […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Imo, Kogi, Lagos, Party Politics, Plateau, State News
Monday, December 7th, 2020
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja, Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa, Gyang Beere, Jos, Lukman Olabiyi The Independent Natioanl Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in Lagos, Bauchi, Imo, Kogi, Plateau, Kogi while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged victorious in Bayelsa and Cross River states in last Saturday bye-election. The poll in Zamfara State was, however, declared […]
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Kogi, Latest Politics, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
NDLEA officials By Friday Idachaba The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command has destroyed a 10-hectare Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) plantation in Okula community, Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Mr Alfred Adewumi, NDLEA Commander in the state, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen shortly after the destruction of the farm on […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
Kogi: Bello pledges to govern with fear of God Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State By Friday Idachaba Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday, restated his commitment to govern with the fear of God in the best interest of the people of the state. Bello stated this at a reception organised for him in […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Thursday, August 20th, 2020
Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja No fewer than 27 cows were killed while at least seven others were declared missing when hoodlums attacked a Fulani herdsman in his house in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State The victim of the attack, Mallam Lawal Ahamadu, told journalists in Lokoja, the state capital yesterday, that the attackers, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, General Politics, Governors, Kano, Kogi, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Monday, July 27th, 2020
(NNP) The political drama of Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s defection to PDP and the pervasive animus between the PDP and the APC, continued on Saturday with former PDP Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, entering the fray. In a rally attended by PDP big wigs to gather support for Gov. Obaseki’s reelection, Dino Melaye, surprised supporters at […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines, Kogi, State News, Women Politics
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(NNP) Amidst tears, sobbing and sadness, Nigeria’s first female combat pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died from head injuries suffered in a car accident last week, was buried Thursday in Abuja military cemetery. Among the dignitaries who attended the solemn event were Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique; Chief of Defence Staff, […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Monday, February 3rd, 2020
By Friday Idachaba A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a 23-year old man, Okwudili Ayogu, to 10 years imprisonment for raping the daughter of his master. In his judgment delivered on Monday in Lokoja, Justice Nasir Ajanah, Chief Judge of Kogi, who presided over the matter, found the defendant guilty of the […]
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Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Kogi West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ojo is dead. Ojo slumped and died on Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis. The Kogi State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Bode Ogunmola who confirmed the death in a statement on Wednesday described Kola-Ojo’s death as sudden and shocking. The statement said the PDP West […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Kogi elders raise alarm over fake soldiers With defeat starring the face of Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate on Thursday vowed to return the state to APC. ‘’This morning, the Yahaya Bello game plan began to unfold. The APC governorship candidate in concert with a top military […]