Tag: Kogi State
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,…