Gunmen have killed two abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State.

The Kogi State police Commissioner, Bertrand Onuoha, on Sunday, confirmed the killing of two students adopted Thursday 9th May 2024 from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, (CUSTECH) Osara in Kogi State. "Yes two of them were found to have been shot dead," Onuoha said. The police commissioner did not however provide further details…

Kogi indigenes and concerned Nigerians gathered in London on Monday under the banner of the Alliance For Emancipation and True Change to stage a peaceful protest. They called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) remains impartial and free from political interference. The protesters raised concerns about the EFCC's…

Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has vowed to deploy available resources to bring the perpetrators of Ogbe killing to book and guarantee security in the area.

A socio-political organisation, Yagba Action Group (YAG), has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene in the incessant attacks, killings and kidnappings that have become the order of the day in Yagba area of Okunland of Kogi State. The pressure group of professionals based in Kogi State, made the appeal on…

Political office holders in Kogi State under the past administration of Captain Idris Wada have commended the governor, Usman Ododo, for approving payment of their outstanding salaries. The former political appointees under the aegis of Capt Wada's Appointees (2012-2016) in a statement in Lokoja yesterday signed by group coordinators, Abubakar Sadiq Ainoko, former Commissioner for…

The Kogi State Government has announced the rescue of six more students, bringing the number of kidnapped students rescued so far to 20. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Commissioner for Information and Communications, in a statement said by the data available to the Government, showed there are about four students yet to be accounted for. He said…

Barely 24 hours after the visit of Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, to the scene of the crime, the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in Kogi State, have been rescued unhurt.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday granted the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to appear in court for his trial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the former governor ought to appeared before the court before making any application.…

Suspected bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State and kidnapped an unspecified number of students. The students who were preparing for their semester examination were said to have gone to their classes to read when the attackers invaded the school. A member of the Osara Community…

The activities of kidnappers are gradually suffocating socioeconomic activities in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Council, Kogi State following Tuesday's raid on the community by the miscreants. Residents of the community, while narrating their ordeals admitted to now living in total fear. According to eyewitnesses accounts, the latest incident occurred at about 9p.m. Some kidnappers, numbering…

Media trial which has become the order of the day in Nigeria is simply the act of using media coverage to vilify and portray a suspect or an accused person as a criminal, even without trial. In the context of Nigerian jurisprudence, a trial is an avenue to challenge the innocence of an accused person…