Tag: Kogi
Ignore video on kidnapping by herdsmen: Kogi CP tells public
The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Edward Egbuka, has urged the public to ignore a trending video alleging the blockade…
Police hunt for kidnappers of Kogi widow Sefi Jimoh
Jimoh, a mother of four children, works with the state government as an Environmental Officer and is the breadwinner of…
Charcoal in hot demand in Kogi, govt bans its mining
The sale of charcoal has become a lucrative business in Kogi due to its high demand as a result of…
Kogi to arrest children roaming the streets during school hours
”When such a child is spotted he/she will be arrested until the parents of that child come forth to explain…
Yahaya Bello swears in new chief judge Olorunfemi
Bello also swore in Justice Siyaka Momoh Jimoh Usman as the President of, Customary Court of Appeal.
Gunmen kidnap 6 workers in Kogi
Gunmen have kidnapped six workers of a ceramic company located at Itobe, Kogi.
June 12: There is no reason for protest – Kogi govt
The Kogi State Government has told those planning to protest in the State on Saturday, June 12, to desist or…
Yahaya Bello flaunts First Lady Rashida amidst rumours of ‘marital troubles’
Amidst rumours of marital troubles, Gov. Yahaya Bello and his wife, Rashida were present at presentation of a book on…
Kogi takes delivery of 16,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Kogi state government has taken delivery of about 16,900 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday night.
CAN tells Kogi residents to take COVID-19 vaccine
CAN chairman in Kogi, Bishop John Ibenu, on Friday urged people in the state to accept and take the COVID-19…
FG to establish gold processing facilities in Kogi community
As a demonstration of its commitment to job creation and a robust economy, the Federal Government has started arrangements for…
Fishpond dispute claims 11 lives in Kogi
The search for daily bread and ownership of a fish pond has driven some youths in two communities in Kogi…
Kogi LG elections: APC wins Okene, Ogori-Magongo
The Chairman of the Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mr Mamman Eri, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct…
Kogi REC assures of credible by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured people of Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State that next Saturday,…
Kogi: Egbe farmers protest against herdsmen
Egbe, a quite agrarian community of about 50,000 inhabitants in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State witnessed a…
Percentage salary: JAU, Kogi meeting a deadlock
Barely two weeks to the December 12th council polls in Kogi State, efforts to avert an industrial crisis at the…
Strange disease kills 50 in Kogi; local herbs, treatment fail
The Kogi House of Assembly has called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the…
Kogi faults Nigerian Govt’s claim on leprosy; records 20 new cases
As the world is battling with the menace of the Covid-19 disease pandemic, Kogi State is contending with the outbreak…
Kogi govt inaugurates committee on Secondary Schools
The Kogi State Government has inaugurated a Committee on Education For All Project (EDUFAP), aimed at developing and improving public…
As Kogi prepares for LG Poll
Aside the grave economic situation that has sparked protests across the country, the issue of Local Government elections is perhaps…
Gunmen storm Kogi community, kill 3 worshippers
Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday invaded Okofi community in Kogi, killing three persons and injuring two others.
Fire razes multi-million naira electronic plaza in Kogi (Video)
Barely two days after a tanker fire burnt 23 people to death in Kogi State, another fire tragedy struck the…
Kogi Govt declares two-day mourning for explosion victims
Kogi State Government has declared two-day mourning as a mark of respect for the 23 victims of Wednesday’s tanker explosion…
Kogi begins fumigation of schools in all Local Govts
With the gradual return of nomalcy into the education sector, the Kogi state government has embarked on general fumigation of…
Kogi NULGE debunks sack rumour
Richard Elesho/ Lokoja The Kogi State chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees NULGE, has said that some of…
Kogi to begin publication in local languages
Richard Elesho/ Lokoja The Kogi State Government has concluded plans for the publication of a pull out magazine in indigenous…
NDLEA destroys 10-hectare cannabis farm in Kogi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, has destroyed a 10-hectare Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) plantation in Okula…
Gov. tussle: Suspense as Kogi awaits Supreme Court ruling
Richard Elesho/ Lokoja Palpable apprehension has gripped residents and indigenes of Kogi State over the outcome of legal tussles over…
Supreme Court sets final judgment day for Yahaya Bello
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed Aug. 31 to deliver judgment in the appeal brought before it by the candidate…
Gunmen massacre 13 members of same family, one other
Unidentified gunmen have killed 13 members of the same family in a village in Kogi-Koton-Karfe LGA in Kogi state. There…