Tag: Kogi State
Federal Government disburses cash grants to 3,000 Kogi women
The Federal Government has disbursed cash grants to 3,000 vulnerable and poor women in Kogi, Minister of Humanitarian affairs, Hajiya…
Black Friday: 14 die in Kogi motor accident
Fourteen people, including five children have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road…
No strange death in Kogi – Health Commissioner says
Saka Audu, the Commissioner for Health in Kogi State has denied reports that 50 persons died of a strange illness…
#EndSARS: Three die in Kogi COVID-19 warehouse loot stampede
Richard Elesho/Lokoja Kogi got its own bite of looting going on across the country on Sunday as some residents were…
#EndSARS: Kogi inaugurates committee on police brutality
The Kogi government has inaugurated a 10-man Human Rights Special Intervention Group (HRSIG) committee to help the victims of human…
Covid-19: As Kogi sets to reopen schools on Mon. 14th Sept.
After a six months break occasioned by the Coronavirus disease pandemic which imposed a new lifestyle on humanity, the Kogi…
COVID-19: Kogi orders schools to resume
All schools in Kogi State inclusive of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary institutions have been ordered to reopen on September 14,…
Gunmen shoot family of 13 dead in Kogi
Gunmen have shot 13 members of the same family dead in Agbudu, Kogi-Koton-Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Governor Yahaya Bello lifts ban on religious gatherings
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lifted the ban on religious gatherings.
Kidnapping: Police create 2 MOPOL bases on Obajana-Kabba road, Okene
The Kogi Government in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force said it has established two Mobile Police Squadron Bases along…
2-year-old dies as fire guts Fulani settlement
One person died and three others sustained injuries when a Fulani settlement at Jingbe, Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi,…
Lassa fever kills four in Kogi
The Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths recorded since the outbreak…
Kogi goes for $100m loan
Kogi State Executive Council has approved the creation of a new Department of International Cooperation to coordinate funds from World…
Three dead in chieftaincy battle in Kogi
At least three persons have been killed and several houses burnt in the ancient town of Ankpa in Kogi State…
One dead as Lassa fever hits Kogi
In the last one week, the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, has recorded five suspected cases of Lassa fever. Out of…
100 gunmen sack Kogi community, massacre 19
Gunmen, numbering about 100 have sacked a community in Kogi State, massacred 19 people and burnt several houses.
Kogi govt. uncovers 300 ghost workers
The Kogi State Government says over 300 ghost workers have again found their way into its payroll.
Kogi Govt blames infiltrators for rising crime wave
Kogi State Government has attributed the rising wave of armed robbery and kidnapping in the state to criminal elements that…
Gov. Yahaya Bello inaugurates N500m project
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday inaugurated micro facilities valued at N500 million under the World Bank Community and…
Look beyond your certificates, Yahaya Bello tells graduands
Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello, has asked graduands of the Federal University Lokoja, FUL not to Put all their…
Bello’s deputy Onoja praises him as Kogi unifier, curses enemies
Deputy Governor of Kogi state, Edward Onoja has commended his boss Governor Yahaya Bello for fostering unity in the State…
Bello vows to do more for Kogi people in “thank you message”
Richard Elesho/Lokoja Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has thanked the people of Kogi State for voting him at the…
Kogi Decides: Prominent PDP leaders in MopAmuro LG missing
Some prominent members of the People's Democratic Party, PDP in Mopa town, headquarter of MopAmuro Local Government Area of Kogi…
Three days to poll: Senate approves N10.069bn for Kogi
The Senate on Wednesday approved a promissory note issuance in the sum of N10.069 billion for Kogi State Government for…
Onoja sworn in as Kogi deputy governor
Edward Onoja, running mate of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, in the November 16 gubernatorial election, has been sworn in…
Onoja replaces Achuba as Kogi Deputy Governor
The running mate to Governor Yahaya Bello in the November 16 governorship election for Kogi State, Edward Onoja, will be…
Kogi flood: Residents relocate to hills, call for help
The Administrator of Ibaji Local Government Area, of Kogi, Mr William Iko-Ojo, said thousands of households have been displaced and…
Kogi poll: I won’t step down for moneybags – Bamaiyi
Ahead of the November Governorship election in Kogi, Mr Umar Bamaiyi of the All Blending Party (ABP) says he has…
Kogi PDP hit by defections to APC
Ahead of the governorship election in Kogi state on 16 November, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has been hit by…
Kogi Govt. to inaugurate N4 billion Rice Mill
The Kogi Government is set to inaugurate a newly-constructed rice mill worth over N4 billion and with the capacity to…