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-- as RECEF calls for more women participation in 2023 elections By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja The Kogi state commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, Oyinoye John, has assured that the command will work with all stakeholders to guarantee peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections. The Commandant gave the assurance at the Kogi State Command Headquarters of (NSCDC), when he received the team from Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF), who were on an Advocacy visit on how to enhance Women Participation in Election as Voice for Development Campaign. Earlier, the Executive Director of RECEF, Ambassador Idris Ozovehe Muraina, said the visit was aimed at advocating for peaceful elections come 2023 in Kogi State. The Executive Director presented a copy of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, 2022 to the commandant to guide the activities of the command towards 2023 elections in the state. The programme manager of the Women's Voice for Development...

Fire Razes Kogi Assembly Amidst Allegation of Threat To Life   By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja.   The entire Kogi State House of Assembly’s Legislative Chamber and its Gallery were razed by fire in the early hours of Monday. It was gathered that the fire started at midnight but the security agents that were said to be on duty got to know at about 7 am on Monday morning. The inferno consumed the Legislative Chamber leaving nothing including the roof of the building, Furniture and other electronics that are inside the chamber. Other affected places include the Control Offices where the chairs, tables and other office equipment were completely consumed. This is coming barely 24 hours after the State Assembly raised alarm over threat to the life of the speaker and the principal officers of the Assembly. The State Fire Director, Mr. Salau Ozigi said the reason for the fire cannot be immediately ascertained as investigations have commenced. According to him, he got a call at ...

....attempts to set Info Commissioner's house on fire foiled The controversy over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Company took a sad twist in the early hours of Monday, as arsonists believed to be agents of the Dangote Group stormed the State House of Assembly Complex and set it on fire.  The arsonists were suspected to have been sent to burn the Complex in an attempt to possibly destroy evidence relating to the ownership tussle between the Kogi State Government and the Dangote Group over the Obajana Cement Company.  The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, who had released a statement on Sunday, asking Dangote to come clean on the issue, expressed sadness over the recent turn of event, wondering how a business concern would go this low in an effort to twist history.  He called on security agencies to investigate the matter, pointing out that there was enough credible intelligence to show that the target of the arsonists was to destroy evidence relating to ongoing ...

-- as KONGONET calls for more support from well to do individuals, organizations   By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja   A private organization, James Omeiza and Co. an Estate Management and Asset Valuation Company with headquarters in Abuja, has donated relief materials worth over 600,000 to to kogi flood victims.  This rapid food support intervention is brought about by the call from Kogi NGOs Network, (KONGONET), during it's flood rapid impact assessment across the Nine flood affected LGAs in Kogi State.   While addressing the press, a representative of James Omeiza and Co. an Estate Management and Asset Valuation Company with headquarters in Abuja, Samuel Idris, said that the devastating condition of the flood victims is something that calls for worry and concern of all well meaning Nigerians. He said "Many families have lost their loved ones, children and women alike, the Government alone cannot do it. The disaster is bigger than what we see on social media. ...

By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja   The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria,PCN has sealed a total of three hundred and eleven drug distribution premises in Kogi for offences bothering on operating without registration or renewal of premises certificates and unauthorised sale of performance enhancement drugs.   The Director and head of enforcement department,PCN , Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi disclosed this in a news conference in Lokoja.  He also said three vendors were arrested for breaking the seal in an operation that lasted one week which took the enforcement department to every parts of the state to enforce the rules of operation set up by the PCN.  According to him, the PCN enforcement team have been in Kogi state since the beginning of the week as part of efforts to streamline the drug distribution system. He said that it was observed that so many premises in Kogi state still operate in breach of regulations.   “This premises operate without registrati...

MOPA STUDENTS UNION FELICITATE WITH HER NATIONAL PRESIDENT Comrade Sunday Adeola Simon, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. Celebrating a leader and a mentor On behalf of the National Executive council and over five thousand members of Mopa Students Union, I felicitate with a leader per excellence on the occasion of his birthday. Without been biased, you have played a lot of roles in MSU and history will never forget you as the exemplary leader that you are. Your immense contributions to Mopa Students Union since inception till date can never be underestimated, you are a successful achiever who without equivocation has imparted many lives positively. We are happy to be identified with you and we hope to continually benefit from your wealth of experience leader. On this auspicious day, we join thousands of admirers and well wishers to ask God to continue to bless you in all ramifications, to increase your knowledge and to continue to shower his mercy upon you and your hous...