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One Confirmed Killed As Over 30 Bandits Attack Kogi Police Command

Over 30 suspected bandits, in the late hours of Sunday, attacked Okene Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State. One Confirmed Killed As Over 30 Bandits Attack Kogi Police Command we learnt that one bandit was killed, while several others ran to their enclaves during the exchange of firearms between the criminals and the security personnel. In a statement on Sunday night by Kingsley…

GYB: A Prophet Honored At Home

By Kingsley Fanwo

It was a tortuous week of expectations as we await the judgement of the Supreme Court. It was the hearing first and judgement was fixed for August 31, 2020.

What a whip of time and suspense! I knew we won the election. I knew we won fairly, freely and credibly. But I also knew that technicalities could be so funny. It was my victory, our victory, Kogi’s victory.

And the…

Kogi Senator in an auto crash

Mr Ahmed Ogembe, the Senator representing Kogi Central on Friday survived an auto crash along the Abuja-Lokoja road on his way to Okene for elections.

Mr Duke Opeyemi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senator, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja.

He said that the accident occurred at about 9 a.m on Friday, at Gegu…

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2019: Kogi gov gets transferred temporary voter card

  Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has finally picked his transferred temporary voters card at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in Okene.

Bello, who was accompanied by some of his political appointees, was received by INEC staff and the Administrator of Okene Local Government Council, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammed.

The governor registered in Abuja, prior to the 2015 general elections and all efforts to transfer his voter card to Kogi state, according to him, before the election was unsuccessful.

The governor made another effort to register within the precinct of the Kogi State Government House, Lokoja, an action that generated a lot of controversies.

However, the commission after its investigation indicted the governor but could not prosecute him because of the immunity he enjoys.

The commission, however, sacked three of its staff for their role in the alleged registration saga.

Also, a Federal High Court, Abuja, had fixed March 16th , 2018, for ruling on whether the governor having not been registered in Kogi state is fit to be governor.

The Director- General, Media and Publicity to the Bello, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed that the governor had picked his transferred temporary card at INEC Office, Okene.

He argued that the governor had been on the issue of the transfer for long and that he is excited it has finally been done by INEC.