Four out of the nine persons kidnapped on Tuesday in Odo-Ape Community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State have escaped from the kidnappers' den, leaving five persons with them. This was disclosed to our correspondent by a community leader in the area, who did not want his name in print. The recent…

Popular singer Taylor Swift has claimed the top spot on Spotify Wrapped 2024, emerging as the most-streamed artist globally for the second consecutive year. Swift's chart-topping success this year comes on the back of her record-breaking album, The Tortured Poets Department, which racked up over 26.6 billion streams on the platform. The album didn’t just…

The Kogi State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over the influx of mentally deranged persons from other states into Kogi State. In a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Ajaokuta State Constituency, Hon. Abu Onoru-Oiza Jibrin, he noted that this disturbing trend requires urgent attention. "Without doubt, there has…

The Senate has suspended further action on the contentious Tax Reform Bills following widespread public outcry and opposition from Northern Governors, who described the bills as "anti-democratic." The decision was announced by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau during Wednesday’s plenary. Barau explained that the Senate Committee on Finance had been directed to halt public hearings…

An eyewitness in the ongoing trial of the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulfatah Ahmed, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has detailed how the former governor allegedly misappropriated the state's Universal Basic Education Commission's (UBEC) N5 billion. This was disclosed on Wednesday at the trial of Ahmed and his Finance…