Kogi
2 Oct
The Kogi State Government has suspended all mining activities in the state, citing an influx of bandits and negative elements involved in mining-related activities. The suspension was announced on Wednesday after a State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Usman Ododo. Speaking to journalists following the meeting, the state Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural…
28 Sep
The Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Muhammed Faruk, has disclosed that Lokoja metropolis will begin receiving adequate water supply from this week. He assured that the supply would also extend to other areas like Phase Two and other parts of Kogi State in due course. The commissioner made this statement while receiving an award…
25 Sep
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has insisted that a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello must have his day in court to answer to the 18-count charges of money laundering preferred against him. According to the commission, within the year, it had arraigned three former ministers, two ex-governors, several top government…
23 Sep
The ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who handed over to the current governor of the state, Usman Ododo in January this year after his two terms of four-years-tenure, has consistently been in the news in the past eight months. It has been from one drama to the other bordering on his stewardship and how…
18 Sep
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were at the Kogi State Government House to arrest former governor Yahaya Bello, his spokesman Ohiare Michael said. Michael, a spokesman to Bello, said in a statement that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest…
13 Sep
The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects in connection with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo a 19-year-old 100-level student at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State. The four suspects paraded are Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Barnabas Olugbenga and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday, the…
13 Sep
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said that the state government would support the rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja, which was ravaged by fire on Thursday, to enable victims of the fire disaster to restore their sources of livelihood. Governor Ododo gave this assurance when he visited the scene of…
12 Sep
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has warned officers against indolence and extortion of motorists on the highways. FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi Samuel Oyedeji gave the warning while declaring open a workshop for heads of operations held at the command’s head office in Lokoja. He warned that any officer found wanting in…
12 Sep
Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at the popular GSM village situated around Kpata market in Lokoja the Kogi State capital. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the incident, gathered that the fire outbreak started in the early hours of Thursday due to a power upsurge. Most of…
11 Sep
The Kogi State Government has expressed deep shock and sadness over the passing of a distinguished Kogite, a legal luminary, and one of the brightest stars in the legal profession until his light was dimmed by death, Mr Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN. The government noted that until his death, Mr. Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN, displayed…
10 Sep
Students across various tertiary institutions in Kogi State have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his impactful initiative, policies, and projects across the State, particularly in the education sector. Addressing a world press conference in Lokoja, the Kogi State Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Gomina…
4 Sep
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, has promised the ministry’s readiness to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to reduce drug abuse in schools across the state. Jones gave the assurance when the NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr. Umar Yahuza, led his management team on an advocacy visit to the…
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