Tag: Kogi State
Kassim was cultist, not victim – Kogi Police
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye-Aya, stated this in a release on Wednesday while responding to allegations by…
Family of murdered Kogi undergraduate seeks justice
Ope, as he was fondly called, had travelled from his Takete Ide hometown to Aiyedayo or the annual masquerade cultural…
90-year-old traditional ruler regains freedom after 27 days in captivity
abducted Traditional Ruler of Okoloke Kofi Community, Pa Dada Ogunyanda in Yagba West Local Government of Kogi has r
World Environment Day: N-HYPPADEC calls for tree planting
N-HYPPADE distributed 1000 seedlings to GYB Model Science School and royal fathers in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Leadership, Legacy, and Liquidity: How Kogi’s Debt-Free Status Reflects Discipline and Vision
When the people of Kogi State cast their votes in the 2023 gubernatorial election, choosing to align their future with…
Oba Adebola ascends throne as 5th Olugbagun of Igbagun
Ododo had last week Friday approved the appointment of Oba Samuel Shola Adebola to fill the vacuum created by the…
Gunmen abduct 76-year-old retired Army Major in Kogi
According to an impeccable source, the kidnapping occurred around 11:30pm. on Wednesday, 21 May, when the gunmen fired shots for…
Kogi: Tension as gunmen hold traditional ruler, abduct 4 others in Okoloke
A source familiar with the attack claimed that the criminals forced their way into the house of one Ezekiel Durojaiye,…
Kogi: Ilajo Royal Family hails Supreme Court’s verdict on Obaro Stool
The ilajo Royal Family said Owoniyi is an interloper and a usurper and not the rightful person to occupy the…
Kogi: Gunmen storm palace, abduct traditional ruler, others
The traditional ruler was whisked away in the early hours of Thursday, 15 May by an unspecified number of heavily…
Gunmen rattle Kogi community, kill SSS 3 student
Kola Sunday, a senior secondary school 3 student of United Comprehensive College, Gbaraga, and two of his friends had gone…
Kogi: Yagba women beg Rep Abejide to dump ADC for APC
Speaking at the gathering in Isanlu, headquarters of the federal constituency, Hajia Olusegun Silifat Abidemi, Majority Leader of Yagba East…
Kogi: Fear, anxiety in Bunuland as insecurity takes toll on community life
Many residents live in constant fear, forced to flee their ancestral lands. Insecurity has disrupted trade, farming, and commerce, exacerbating…
Many rendered homeless as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Kogi
Speaking on the incident on Thursday, the Ejeh of Ofu, Alh. Akwu Obaje, described the damage as “disheartening” and called…
NNPC Ltd, Partners launch 5 mini LNG plants in Kogi
NNPCL is constructing the gas plants in partnership with PRIME LNG, NGML/Gasnexus LNG, BUA LNG, Highland LNG and LNG Arete.…
Kogi govt launches free malaria testing, treatment initiative
At the launch of the initiative in Government House, Lokoja, on Tuesday, Ododo highlighted the importance of the Ministry’s efforts…
Banditry: Group calls for security summit in Kogi
The group, through its Head of Media and Strategic Communication, Dr Yusuf Adama made this known in a statement available…
Kogi, Edo get new Commissioner of Police
Ani said the new CPs would replace the current CPs of the two states due for retirement in January. He…
FRSC confirms 6 dead, 60 injured in Kogi accident
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the state, Mr. Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this in a…
Gunmen abduct Kogi varsity lecturer, demand N10m ransom
An eyewitness said the hoodlums in their numbers invaded the Prof Ebeh’s house in Agbeji, a suburb of Anyigba in…
Kogi: Youths protest, as gunmen kill 2 farmers in Odo-Ape
The protest followed last Friday's killing of two farmers by suspected bandits in the area. An eyewitness who preferred anonymity…
Kogi Govt evicts illegal occupants from Lokoja Housing Estates
This directive was announced on Friday, January 3, 2025, by Mr. Taiye Abanika, the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development,…
“I scaled the fence to escape,” Etsu Lokoja recounts how his palace was attacked
He stated that the Lokoja Local Government Area chairman and his security team came for an on-the-spot assessment that Saturday…
Gunmen kidnap councillor, 8 others in Kogi
A social media message claimed the victims were kidnapped overnight from different areas of the community. An eyewitness who didn't…
Kogi: Gunmen abduct 3 mourners, demand N50m
Although the journalist could not immediately be reached for details on the incident, a family friend said their abductors have…
Kogi: Ijumu LG reads riot act to herders
The security meeting, at the instance of the Council Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Haruna, directed that herders below the age of…
Kogi community pleads for infrastructure development
By Richard Elesho The people of Takete Ide, an agrarian community in MopAmuro Local Government, Kogi State, have embarked on…
FG okays Kogi’s bid for international airport
The Ododo Administration has considered it a top priority for Kogi State to have an International Airport and join the…
Kogi: Elulu of Mopa affirms commitment to peace, culture, infrastructure devt
By Richard Elesho/Kogi The Chairman MopAmuro Traditional Council and Elulu of Mopa, His Royal Majesty, Oba Muyiwa Ibeun, has confirmed…
Group cautions Kogi communities against selling land to Fulani herders
They noted that, though Bunu people are peace-loving, hardworking, tolerant, and highly hospitable, with no records of hostility toward any…