Tag Archives: Kogi

A hit-and-run driver has killed Mr. Femi Adegboye, a lecturer in the Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State,    Balogun Omeiza David, Head, Public Relations Unit, CUSTECH, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, September …

Jibrin Isah, the lawmaker representing Kogi East on the platform of the All Progressives Congress was on Tuesday, September 5, sacked by Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja.    The tribunal Chairman, Justice K.A. Orjiako, who delivered the judgment on the petition brought before it by the candidate …

Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, Security Adviser (SA) to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. An alarm in in form of a notice in circulation in the state claims, “Kogi State is hot for now. For those …

Gunmen have killed a gallant vigilante officer identified as Mustapha in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State.     It was gathered that the gunmen who were fully armed with dangerous weapons also shot and injured two persons.     According to reports, the gunmen stormed the community in …

The Joint Security Team has killed an alleged notorious political thug, Kabir Bala alias Okwo in Ejule, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.   Kabir, who recently decamped from one political party to another, was allegedly behind the brutal murder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) woman leader, Mrs. …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three family members at Greenland community behind 500 Housing Estate, Ganaja in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State.    It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 9pm on Monday, June 5, 2023.    According to eyewitness accounts, the gunmen came …

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship election in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states scheduled for November 11, 2023.   INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the approval of the list followed …

A Magistrate Court in Lokoja, Kogi State has released on bail, a 41-year-old man, Yahaya Shaibu, who raped his biological daughter,16, for three years, impregnated her and procured abortion for her.    The suspect was arrested, paraded and subsequently arraigned by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following …

Five persons have died after a car plunged into a canal in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.   Yagba West Local Government Chairman, Hon. Pius Kolawole, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, May 28, 2023, said it happened around 4:30PM on Friday.    It was gathered that …

Many people are feared dead while others were trapped after a fuel-laden tanker exploded along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway area of Kogi State.   Two commercial buses and other vehicles were burnt in the incident which occurred directly in front of the Kogi Local Government Secretariat at about 7:00 am on …