Tag Archives: Kogi

Security operatives rescue 21 kidnapped travellers in Kogi

Security operatives rescue 21 kidnapped travellers in Kogi

Security operatives have rescued 21 victims kidnapped along the Ajaokuta-Itobe Road in Kogi State.    The victims were rescued by a team of security operatives, comprising personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and local vigilantes.   The victims, including travellers, students and staff of …

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Court of Appeal relocates Kogi governorship election petitions tribunal to Abuja

Court of Appeal relocates Kogi governorship election petitions tribunal to Abuja

The Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has been relocated from Lokoja to Abuja by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem.    The tribunal will now hold its sittings at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way. Mr David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, urged litigants …

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Yahaya Bello freezes Kogi State and Local Government Accounts

Yahaya Bello freezes Kogi State and Local Government Accounts

  Kogi State Government under the leadership of Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate freezing of all state and local government accounts.   The directive, issued on Thursday, November 22, by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, prohibits any further disbursements from these accounts until further notice. The statement …

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