Tag: Kogi State
Politician charged with rape of minor
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, capital of Nigeria’s central state of Kwara, has ordered the remand in prison of…
Aspirants want Kogi council polls stopped
Six councillorship aspirants on Wednesday dragged the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to court, seeking an order to stop…
Court begins trial of son of ex- Kogi Governor
The trial of Mustapha Audu, son of former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu and his wife Zara Audu commenced…
Nigeria’s flood victims reject $20 compensation
Victims of the 2012 flood disaster in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi have rejected the offer of N3, 000, about…
Court orders arrest of attorney-general, 2 others
An Okene High Court in the Nigerian central state of Kogi, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest…
Nigeria: Coronation rites begin for Attah-Igala
The new Attah-Igala, Idakwo Ameh-Oboni, has left Lokoja for Ugwolawo at the beginning of a week-long traditional rites for his…
Nigeria: 2 Mali bound soldiers killed, 5 wounded
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an explosion in Okene city in Nigeria’s central Kogi…
Assembly Probes Sack Of 450 LG Workers
Kogi State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Local Governments to investigate alleged sack of 450 workers of…
Gov. Wada opts for home physiotherapy
Governor Idris Wada, the Nigerian governor injured in a fatal accident last week Friday has been discharged to go home.…
Injured Gov Wada improves, ADC buried
Governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, Idris Wada, who survived an auto crash on Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road on 28 December…
Nigerian governor critically injured in crash, aide dies
TOKUNBO OLAJIDE Governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, Idris Wada, has been reportedly injured in a fatal auto crash…
Audu, ex-Nigerian governor declared wanted
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has declared former governor of Kogi State , Abubakar Audu wanted for offences…
MAN Gets N35m, Range Rover From Label
Hussein Ayuba, better known as MAN in the music industry, has received a sign-on fee of N35 million and a…
‘Nigeria Prone To Severe Hurricane’
A Consultant Meteorologist, Mr. Idowu Adebayo, says Nigeria is prone to severe hurricane, typical of that being experienced in America,…
Supreme Court clears way for Governor Audu’s Trial
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November 23, 2012, recorded a major victory in the trial of former…
Kogi Elders Petition Jonathan on state of affairs
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Bureau Chief A group of respected elders and political leaders from Kogi State have cried out to President…
Kogi Assembly Speaker impeached
The Kogi state House of Assembly elected a new speaker today, impeaching Abdullahi Bello and ten other principal officers. The…
In Pictures: Jonathan visits flooded Lokoja town
President Goodluck Jonathan has begun a tour of flood ravaged states of Nigeria. He started off in Kogi, where the…
Dangote donates N200million to flood victims
Nigeria’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has donated N200 million to victims of flood in Nigeria’s Kogi state. The donation is…
More woes for Nigerians displaced by flood
Unabating flood is threatening to sack flood-displaced people at their camp in the LGEA Primary School camp in Lokoja, capital…
Flood warning for 3 Nigerian states
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday predicted that the ongoing flood, affecting some parts of Kogi State is…
17 trucks laden with stolen fuel arrested
The Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline vandalism constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has intercepted 17…
Supreme Court Affirms Wada’s Victory
The final affirmation to Governor Idris Wada’s victory at the last Kogi state gubernatorial election was on Monday handed down…
Court affirms Governor Wada’s election
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja on Wednesday affirmed the victory of Capt.…
Bomb factories uncovered in troubled Nigerian state
The Police in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi said they have uncovered two bomb-manufacturing factories in Abu Limit Estate and…
Kogi Scrabble Open Debuts
In a bid to ensure that the game of scrabble gains more popularity in the country, the Nigeria Scrabble Federation,…
OKENE MASSACRE: Kumuyi Breaks Silence
General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has broken his silence following the massacre of 19 members of…
Nigerian police searches for weapons in Okene
Human and vehicular movements were light in Okene, Kogi, on Thursday as an uneasy calm pervaded the town where 19…
Gunmen Stall Heartland’s Trip
Heavy sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen around Okene and Lokoja in Kogi State have halted Heartland’s journey to Kaduna for…
Shooting Causes Panic In Okene
Economic activities in Kogi state, particularly in Lokoja and Okene, were paralysed Tuesday following reports that there were sporadic shootings…