Security operatives in Kogi State have arrested two additional suspected informants to kidnappers, bringing the total number of suspects in custody to three. The arrests were made in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, following confessional statements from an earlier arrested suspect, which revealed the identities of other collaborators...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairmanship campaign posters recently seen across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In a statement by its Director, Michael Ohiare, the Yahaya Bello Media Office in Lokoja dismissed the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State, Mr. Kingsley Ogga, has stated that two of the three individuals challenging the David Mark-led interim national executive of the party in court are not members of the party in the state. Ogga described Adeyemi...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Pension Commission has said it is concluding plans to migrate from the Defined Benefits Scheme to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with full implementation expected to begin next year. The Director General of the Commission, Hajia Mariam Abedo disclosed this during an...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ohi of Okene, HRH. Dr. Isah Mamman Okatahi has stated unequivocally that the recent visit by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the good people of Kogi Central Senatorial District, has no political undertone. The traditional ruler also affirmed that the advice he gave during the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, narrated before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, how a staggering ₦1,096,830,000 (One Billion, Ninety-Six Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja- Kogi State Police Command has foiled an attempt to abduct passengers along the Obajana-Oshokoshoko road. According to the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, the police patrol team responded promptly to sporadic gunfire and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, forcing them to flee. “All...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has withdrawn 273 students due to poor academic performance across 20 departments and 42 academic programs. Additionally, six students were expelled for examination misconduct, including impersonation and possession of prohibited materials. “We withdrew 273 students for...
Kogi State Government has arrested 16 alleged kidnappers and eight informants in a two-week clean-up operation in Bunu Forest, Kogi West Local Government of Area of the state.. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), disclosed this while parading the suspects to newsmen. Omodara said, “It is not...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s application for a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an alleged defamation case. The federal government, prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, had sought the...
Obalohun of Okoloke, Oba Dada Ogunyanda, has regained his freedom after spending 28 days in the custody of his abductors. The Kogi traditional ruler was kidnapped by gunmen on May 15, 2025, but was released on Tuesday, June 11, following a coordinated effort by security forces and local vigilance...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – A heartbreaking incident has occurred in Kogi State, where a retired Army Major, Joe Ajayi, was killed by his abductors after his family paid a N10 million ransom. The 76-year-old was kidnapped from his residence in Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, on May 21....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on Muslim faithfuls to use the spiritual significance of the Sallah celebration to reflect on the virtues of obedience, sacrifice, unity, submission and unwavering faith, as demonstrated by Prophet Ibrahim. In his message at the Okene...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As children across Nigeria celebrated children’s day, the Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has urged the children in the state to dream big and believe in their potential for greatness. Speaking at a fun-filled event held at the Government...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that no fewer that 19 persons died and eight others injured in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday along Lokoja-Obajana road. The state Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of 19 persons, including five children, and left eight others injured along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state in the early...
Former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming...
The Federal Government has instituted a suit against the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – A third kidnapping incident in just one week has rocked Okoloke community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents in fear and anxiety. Four persons, including a respected community leader, Ezekiel Durojaiye, were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday morning. According...
Police Command in Kogi has confirmed the abduction of a first class traditional ruler, Oba James Ogunyanda in Yagba West Local Government of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya confirmed the incident to the News Agency Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja. He said the...