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 truth for better Governance. Brig. Ahmed represented by Mrs Binta Hassan, Assistant Director Merits,NYSC/NDHQ stated this while addressing Corps Members with a series of valuable instructions during the INEC briefing/ sensitization held at the NYSC Kogi Secretariat on Thursday, November 9th, 2022. The DG emphasized
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 free, fair and credible elections in the three states, also barred some state security outfits like Ebubeagu and other quasi outfit from carrying out operations during the exercise. The top cop, who disclosed this at the ongoing press briefing at Force Headquarters, explained that both
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 violent crimes in the states, the UK government warned that political rallies, protests, and violence can occur with little notice. “Political rallies, protests and violent demonstrations can occur with little notice throughout the country. International news events can sometimes trigger anti-Western demonstrations,” it said. It
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 Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) on the review of the 2023 general elections. The National Security Adviser (NSA) and Co-Chair of ICCES, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, attended the meeting. “We should draw lessons from the challenges
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 he had cleared most of the debt left behind by the past administration. He maintained that those whose actions hurt the state and people would be made to face a reckoning. “To give you an idea of the huge scale of this problem, let me
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 flank of the state. Ekpeji, said, “I received a report from Egume Division, that three unknown armed men attacked Royal Garden Relaxation Spot shooting sporadically. “Immediately, the DPO mobilized operatives to the scene where he met one yet to be identified body lying in a
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 points. It was gathered that some of the victims were attacked on Stadium Road and Our Lady of Fatima’s Lodge where they were brutally murdered and their body dismembered by their assailants. They said it was a reprisal carried out by one of the cult
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 of the group and All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters from the 21 local governments. Addressing the crowd at the Government House, Governor Bello assured them that their efforts and struggles to return the APC to Lugard House would not be in vain. He appealed to
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 looting of government property. This, he said, followed advice to Achuba to relocate from the official residence since he is no longer the Deputy Governor and has not lost the entitlement to residing there. Our correspondent, who visited the official residence on Saturday morning, noticed
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 remain the deputy governor of Kogi State,” Achuba said while condemning the action of the lawmakers. Earlier, the House in a unanimous decision impeached the embattled former deputy governor following the submission of a report of the committee set up by the State Chief Judge,
