Yekini Jimoh

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Yekini Jimoh

In its continuous effort to tackle unemployment through the development of vocational skills among the teeming unemployed in the country, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has empowered 107 beneficiaries with starter packs in Kogi State. Items distributed include gas cookers, deep freezers, pressure pots, cylinders, desktop computers, printers, UPS devices, electrical equipment/tools for electrification, and GSM repair tools.

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Yekini Jimoh

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on Monday vacated the order stopping Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) from receiving Natasha’s recall petition. Justice Isa Dashen had earlier granted an interim injunction restraining INEC, its staff, agents, privies, or assigns from receiving, accepting, or acting on any petition containing signatures from members of the Kogi Central Senatorial District.

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Yekini Jimoh

The embattled senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has stated that she stands firm in her resolve to never apologise for speaking the truth. In a statement issued on Monday, signed by the senator and made available to newsmen in Lokoja, she noted that the desperation to silence her is palpable, but she will not be intimidated.

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Yekini Jimoh

The Independent National Electoral Commission has received the petition of constituents of the Kogi Central Senatorial District for the recall of the suspended Senator representing the District in the National Assembly. The petition was submitted with over 250,000 constituents’ signatures, out of about 480,000 registered voters in Kogi Central, which meets INEC’s requirement of 50 per cent plus one.

1 month ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Yekini Jimoh

…Kogi govt vows to unravel mystery, apprehend masterminds12 inmates have escaped from the Federal Correctional Center in Konton-Karfe in the early hours of Monday. Tribune Online gathered that the 12 inmates escaped through the tower at about 3 am without causing any structural damage.