Tag: Kogi
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NYSC DG Issues Fresh Directives To Corp Members In Bayelsa,Kogi, Imo States
In an effort to promote a transparent and successful electoral process, the NYSC Director General, Brig. General Y.D Ahmed, has urged corps members to uphold electoral rules and safety during the November 11th Kogi Governorship Election, adding that this is the time for every Nigerian to do the right thing and stand for…
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IGP Orders Restriction Of Movement In Imo, Kogi , Bayelsa States
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday announced that there will be no vehicular movement as well as movement of canoe, ships and other means of transportation via waterways in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa starting from Friday. Egbetokun, who said the decision was in line with measures put in place to ensure…
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UK Govt Warns Citizens Against Traveling to Imo, Kogi, Others
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Government department has warned its citizens residing in Nigeria against visiting Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States. In a statement on its website on Friday, the UK government said the states are endangered due to the incoming off-cycle gubernatorial elections in the respective states. Emphasising the possibility of…
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INEC Raises Alarm Over Violence In Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi
Ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the cycle of violence witnessed in the states. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, raised the alarm on Friday in Abuja at the meeting of the Inter-Agency…
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I inherited N50bn salary burden — Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said that he was confronted with over N50 billion salary obligations left by the previous administrations. Bello said the huge debt obligations inherited had impeded his government’s development plans for the state. The governor, in a state-wide broadcast to mark the country 60th Independence Anniversary, on Thursday, added that…
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Gunmen kill one, kidnap three in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one person while three others were kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. The Commissioner of police Ayuba Ede who confirmed the incident said the gunmen struck on Thursday at the Royal Garden Relaxation spot, along Ayingba – Ankpa Highway, Egume community, in the Eastern…
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Suspected Cult Members ‘Kill’ 13 Kogi Varsity Students
No fewer than 13 students of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, have been killed by unidentified persons suspected to be members of a secret cult. The killings according to eyewitnesses started last week Friday, when nine students, including a 200 level female student and her boyfriend, were hacked down on the campus and at different…
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Three million man – march for Yahaya Bello
A political group under the aegis of Okara Political Group, yesterday held a two million man march in support of the re-election of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy, Edward Onoja, in Lokoja. The exercise, which covered about three kilometres, beginning from Lokongoma Phase 1 to the Government House, was attended by members…
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Kogi impeachment: Achuba not under house arrest – Police
The Police authorities in Kogi State have debunked claims that impeached Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, has been placed under house arrest. Kogi Police Commissioner, Mr. Hakeem Busari, on Saturday, said that the presence of security personnel at the official residence of the Deputy Governor in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Lokoja, was to prevent…
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Impeachment: I Remain Deputy Governor Of Kogi State – Simon Achuba
Mr Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. He stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Television on Friday, shortly after he was impeached by members of the State House of Assembly. “What they have done is nothing. I am the deputy governor of Kogi State and I…