Tag: Kogi State
Kogi: Hunters nab notorious kidnappers
Three of the suspected kidnappers were arrested inside a forest in Ikede community of Bassa local government of Kogi State
2023: INEC prosecuting suspect for hate speech in Kogi
INEC said it embarked on an exercise tagged “expansion of vote access to polling units” aimed at ensuring that the…
2023: Obi, Labour Party woo voters in Kogi
Richard Elesho The Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has promised to end insecurity, hunger and revive the economy…
2023: Obi/Datti campaign holds in Kogi Tuesday
The candidates, the National Party Chairman Julius Abure and the General Secretary Alh. Umar Farouk Ibrahim, and other officials, party…
‘How kidnappers freed Ondo traditional ruler after receiving N10m ransom’
The kidnappers of the 66-year-old Ondo traditional ruler, Oba Olukotun, had contacted the family to demand a ransom of N100…
Gunmen hijack 18-seater bus in Kogi, abduct passengers
Confirming the incident on Thursday, Navy Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), the state security adviser to Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, said…
Kogi, Chinese firm sign MoU on provision of new security architecture
Bello, while declaring the workshop open, said he was confident that the project, which would be driven by 5G network…
‘How truck crushed 5 to death in Kogi’
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, confirmed that the accident occurred at Oro junction in Okene town at about 7:30pm…
Kogi wins World Bank’s awards
The World Bank, in July 2021, commended Governor Yahaya Bello for refunding $4.63 million surplus funds under the Nigeria Erosion…
Kogi again: 9 family members die ‘mysteriously’
Four family members had also died after eating ‘Amala’ in Mopa town, headquarter of MopaAmuro LGA of Kohi at the…
FRSC confirms 8 dead, 2 injured in Kogi accident
An eyewitness said the tanker brake failed and that more people may have died.
Top Kogi traditional ruler Maigari of Lokoja dies at 80
Maigari of Lokoja was one of the longest serving traditional rulers in Kogi State having ascended the throne in 1992.
Again, massive floods take over Kogi communities
Exactly ten years after a massive flood submerged several communities in Kogi State, the waters have returned to wreak more…
Flooding: Commuters resort to canoes in Lokoja
Flooding covered the portion of the road at Ganaja village such that only by canoes that the commuters could cross…
Hoodlums ‘humiliate’ Kwakwanso in Kogi
The former Kano State Governor and leader of 'Kwakwansiya' political movement who was in Kogi to commission his campaign office…