Tag: Kogi State
Security operatives rescue 10 travellers from kidnappers in Kogi
Security operatives in Kogi State on Friday rescue 10 travellers abducted along Lokoja-Abuja highway on Thursday.
Gunmen attack buses conveying INEC officials in Kogi, 6 missing
Officials of INEC, police officers and drivers sustained gunshot injuries in the attack on the six buses which reportedly occurred…
Elections: Troops nab 8 deadly thugs, recover 11 assorted guns in Kogi
According to the spokesperson of Defence Headquarters, the thugs were arrested while attempting to disrupt the electoral process in the…
INEC orders re-election in nine polling units in Kogi
According to Alhaji Haliru Sule, Kogi INEC Head of Voters Education and Publicity, the order became imperative as scheduled elections…
Kogi: Notorious thug shot dead as electoral violence rocks Dekina LG
Sporadic violence broke out in several places in the Dekina local government area in Kogi state, during elections on Saturday.
Tinubu campaigns in Kogi, promises to end ‘hardship’ if elected
The APC candidate promised to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company, complete the dredging of the River Niger and develop the…
Massive crowd as Gov. Bello campaigns for Tinubu, others in country home
Bello assured the huge crowd at the campaign rally that he will continue with efforts to galvanize votes for all…
‘We aren’t happy’ – FRSC reacts as 324 die in Kogi road crashes
FRSC said the casualty and the rate of crashes in Kogi was very high and unacceptable considering the number of…
‘Corpse of my brother found in drum behind house of his alleged killer’
Ajayi made this known while being led in testimony by a prosecuting Counsel, Mr Badama Kadiri, in a culpable Homicide…
Historical roots of Yahaya Bello’s conflict with Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
The knives are out between the Governor of Kogi State and 94-year-old Dr. Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi, paramount ruler of…
Tragic: 15 passengers choke to death in Kogi crash
Five people were also injured in the accident and were rushed to Ideal Hospital at Koton-Karfe for immediate medical attention.
Ajaokuta Steel coy to generate $1.6bn annually – Buhari
The president explained how the Federal Government achieved the resolution of all legal entanglements that had bogged down the progress…
Buhari inaugurates projects in Kogi, vows to revive Ajaokuta Steel company
In his welcome address, Gov Bello appreciated the President for the visit and his several efforts in developing Kogi State.…
Kogi: Explosions rock Okene as Buhari arrives for project commissioning
Initial reports indicated that the explosion occurred around 9am along Kuroko road of Okene town, not far from the new…
Buhari to inaugurate projects in Kogi on Thursday
By Richard Elesho The Kogi Government has declared Thursday, December 29, 2022 a public holiday as the state prepares to…