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  ​The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, attended an interactive session today with top Igala government officials and community stakeholders from the Ganaja, Gadumo, and Elaite axis. During the program, the Deputy Speaker enjoined the communities to stay united and give their full support to…

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness (PW9), Mr. David Ajomah, a compliance officer of Sterling Bank Plc, on Friday admitted limits of his evidence against former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello before a law court. Ajomah disclosed this in his evidence during a re-examination being carried out by the Defence Counsel,…

  Happy Birthday to our Dear Mummy Fatimah Momoh, the Honorable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism. Today, we celebrate what I proudly refer to as your Advanced Leadership and Achievement Birthday, a milestone that reflects not just the number of years, but the depth of impact, wisdom, and selfless service you continue to render to…

  Three witnesses of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have admitted massive withdrawals from Kogi State Government House Administration bank accounts but however revealed that a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello was never a beneficiary of the withdrawals. The witnesses, Mshelia Arhyel Bata of Zenith bank, Mohammed Hassan of Keystone bank…

  Bank officials on Thursday told the court that over ₦425.8 million was withdrawn from accounts linked to the Kogi State Government for the payment of contractors and the procurement of OPVEH, as the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, continued. Testifying as Prosecution Witness Seven (PW7), a Keystone Bank official, led…

  Don Recommends Death Penalty for Citizens Found Guilty of Corruption. A Professor of Political Science and Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Salisu Ogbo Usman, has recommended death penalty for Nigerians found guilty of corrupt practices in all ramifications. The Rector also advocated that corrupt practices should be rated as capital offense in the Nigeria’s…