THE Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Kogi State, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has strongly regretted the recent herdsmen attack on the Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area. Newsextra24 reports that Ajaka expressed his concerns in a press release issued in Lokoja over the weekend, urging …
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TWO individuals have lost their lives, and more than 70 houses have been destroyed in a violent conflict between two communities in Kogi State. The involved parties are Oturpo-Ojile and Ochi-Ibadan, both located within the Ankpa Local Government Area. The dispute reportedly ignited following the alleged murder of a man …
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GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has appointed caretaker chairmen for all 21 local government councils in the state. The appointment of the caretaker chairmen follows the expiration of the tenure of the elected council chairmen in December 2023. The Kogi State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment …
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THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has won the election in his polling unit. Melaye garnered 210 votes to defeat his main challenger, Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress candidate (APC), who polled 22 votes. Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) …
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The operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have rescued one abducted victim and neutralised two suspected kidnappers in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who made the disclosure in a statement on Monday, said the successful operation was in compliance with the directive of the Kogi State …
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Suspected hoodlums have gunned down a vigilante officer identified as Mustapha in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. Reports gathered that, the suspected gunmen who were fully armed with dangerous weapons also shot at two individuals who sustained degrees of injuries. The incident which happened at the weekend …
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, as the 62nd state universities and the 265th universities in the country. The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in Abuja on Monday, when the State Governor, Yahaya Bello paid him a visit. …
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The National Executive Council (NEC) and National Coordinating Council (NCC) of the Oodua People’s Congress have appointed Comrade Olusola Ojo as the new coordinator of the state. Ojo, who previously served as the coordinator of Ekiti State and has extensive experience, has been chosen to strengthen the organization following the …
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Nemesis has caught up with a vandal, who tried to steal power cables belonging to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Lokoja, Kogi State, as he got electrocuted and died instantly when power was restored to the installation in the wee hours of Thursday. According to reports, the incident …
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Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, has inaugurated a 17-man committee to kick off a proposed state University in Okun, Kogi West Senatorial District of the state. The proposed state university, which will be the third state-owned university, according to Bello, is a move informed by fairness, equity and egalitarianism to …
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