* Fingers complicit in out of time filing of petitions. A group known as Project Kogi Development (PKD), has demanded for the sacking and prosecution of the Secretary, Kogi Election Petition Tribunal , KEPT, Mr Mike David for his alleged complicit in the out of time filing of petitions. In a press conference addressed by…
Kogi governorship election tribunal relocated to Abuja Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has relocated the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja. A statement by David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, said that its sitting would now be at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way….
IPC unveils iVerify Project, Platform The International Press Centre, IPC , Lagos has launches the groundbreaking iVerify project in Abuja, FCT. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Stella Nwofia, program manager, IPC and made available to Treasure times in Lokoja The iVerify fact-checking platform has also been unveiled on the occasion. Supported by…
Anti party activities: Kogi Speaker Yusuf, Dr.Ogbo, head APC 11Man Election Review committee. The speaker of the kogi state House of Assembly, RT. Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf and the Rector, Kogi state Polytechnic Lokoja, Dr. Salisu Usman Ogbo have been appointed as chairman and Secretary respectively of the APC”s 11Man post election review committee. Other…
* FG flags off Grants transfer for vulnerable. Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, on Tuesday in Lokoja, announced the establishment of the State’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. He said this significant step aligned with the overarching vision of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, encapsulated in the #RenewedHope…
The kogi state government has announced the appointment of Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu as Vice Chancellor of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara. Professor Salawu replaces the former Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Salawu Sadiku, who has left the services of the University. The appointment of the new Vice Chancellor is with immediate…
* Allegations unfounded– Adejoh, Director of Media , Muri/ Sam campaign Council. A group of lawyers in kogi state , under the aegis of United Front For Democracy UFFD has warned some members of tribunal hearing kogi election petition to desist from their clandestine plan to assist Social Democratic Party and it’s candidate, Muritala Yakubu…
innovative United Kingdom programme, Energy Catalyst has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition. A statement on Saturday, by Energy Catalyst said the funding award was announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has pushed for the training and retraining programmes to boost the technical and forensic capacity of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) Staff on efficient conduct of digital elections. While advocating Gender-inclusive reforms in the electoral process.,the Civil Society group also called for the full implementation of…
We, the members of Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET), express our utmost condemnation and outrage over the heinous and senseless attack on the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kogi State, perpetrated by unidentified gunmen in Lokoja. This reprehensible act of violence against a public servant is not only an attack on the…