In the early hour today news went viral that Ahmed Atta APC leader was arrested with AK47 turn out to be false as he was caught on camera casting his vote.
In the name of Allah, the most magnificent and most merciful. We appreciate Almighty Allah who has graciously counted us amongst His worthy servants to successfully partake in this year's Ramadan fast. I rejoice with you all and appreciate Allah for keeping us strong till the end of the Holy month. Dear Constituents, the period of fasting must have come and gone, I urge you all to sustain the lesson of piety, holiness, love, sacrifice and service to God and humanity which we have practised in the last 30 days. The glorious Qur'an enjoined us to make and sustain peace in our locality. I therefore use this opportunity to enjoin every Muslim in Ebiraland who may have cause to be agitating for one reason or the other to allow peace to reign. A perusal through the Holy Quran shows that most verses of the Quran are based on peace and kindness, either directly or indirectly. The ideal society, according to the Quran is Dar As-Salaam, that is, the House of peace (Quran: 10...
Some Kogi State Government officials on Friday afternoon had hectic time controlling angry Participants protesting alleged poor handling at a two weeks STEP UP training and empowerment programme inside the Glass House, Lokoja. The about 400 beneficiaries drawn from the 21 Local Governments in the State were unhappy over their inability to access funds and tools which organisers had allegedly promised to give them at the end of the programme. The STEP UP skill acquisition training programme is an intiative of Her Excellency Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of the Vice President, with support from Kogi State Governor’s wife, Rashida Bello. It was conceived to compliment the All Progressives Congress, APC, Social Investment Programme, SIP and has been carried out in 21 states with Kogi being the 22nd. Participants were given basic training in sewing and soft furniture. After a difficult selection process, the training took place inside the Amusement Park and participants enjoyed free...
AS voters in the Kogi West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency cast their votes on Saturday, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called for a credible process. The CDD, in a statement signed by its Director, Idayat Hassan, warned that given the violence, voter intimidation and brazen electoral fraud that characterised the November 16 polls in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the onus is now on all electoral stakeholders, particularly the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to redeem themselves. The statement reads: “This supplementary election is an opportunity for the electoral stakeholders, especially INEC, and the security agencies to address the many flaws we saw on November 16. “CDD observation showed that the polls of November 16 were seriously tainted by a myriad of electoral malpractices, which fundamentally undermined the integrity of the process and outcomes in Kogi and Bayelsa states. CDD hopes t...
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