The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Wednesday, publicly destroyed 25 tonnes of seized hard drugs in Kogi Stste. The NDLEA Chairman, Retired Brig.- Gen. Mohammed Marwa, who made the disclosure during the exercise held near Confluence Beach Hotel, Ganaja Village in Lokoja, described it as “very satisfactory.”...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has empowered 500 women from the 21 local government areas in the Kogi State. Speaking at the distribution of empowerment items to the women at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted the importance of supporting...
Protesting students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Wednesday threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if the Federal Government failed to stop the incessant killing of their colleagues by trucks. Benjamin Timothy, FUL President, Student Union Government (SUG), who made the threat during the procession at the Falele Campus,...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – The management of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has declared two days as lecture-free to mourn five of its students that were killed in an auto crash at Felele road, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. FUL Deputy Registrar, Human Resource, Mr Vincent Ifedayo-Ojo, made the...
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi has claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. The FRSC Kogi Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, revealed the details to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adavi Local Government Area has restated its unwavering support for the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and the party’s leadership in Kogi State. This assurance was given by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Honourable...
Kogi State Government has filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the removal of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje, by a state High Court. The Kogi Attorney General, Mr Muzi Abdullahi, who is the 2nd claimant in the appeal made this known to...
The Head of Civil Service of Kogi State, Dr. Elijah Adeiza Evinemi, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to rejuvenate the civil service to align with international best practices. Speaking during a one-day leadership development session held at the Conference Hall of the State Secretariat in Lokoja, he described...
JBy JOHN ONAH, Abuja – J Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said the establishment of five Mini Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants in Ajaokuta by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its private sector partners will strategically position Kogi as an...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the welfare and education of orphaned students in the state. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the Governor Ododo Orphan Students Care (GOOS-Care) initiative, organized by the Kogi State Forum of Local Government...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, proudly celebrated the deployment of 117 pioneer graduates to various National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. This historic milestone marks a significant achievement for the young institution, as its first-ever graduates commence...
Security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu...
A socio-cultural group, the Legends Club of Okun Land in Kogi, is set to purchase Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for 300 indigent students to support less privileged students in the area. The Director, Media and Publicity of the club, Mr Olusegun Abereoran, disclosed this in a...
Sen. Shehu Sani on Monday, pledged to renovate the historic Palace of the deposed Etsu Nupe Bida, late Mall. Abubakar Ibrahim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ibrahim died in 1911 and was among the six northern Emirs that were deposed to Lokoja, Kogi by the then...
Kogi State Government has sacked all illegal occupants of the National Housing buildings in Phases I, II, and III, located at Crusher, Lokoja. Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Taiye Abanika, who announced the sack order in a statement issued on Friday in Lokoja, warned against disobeying the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to improve the lives of him elderly citizens in society, the First Lady of Kogi State, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, through her Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs, Mrs. Aliu Nana Ohunene, visited Ateba in Agassa community to distribute monetary gifts...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Leprosy Mission in Nigeria has empowered over fifteen persons with disabilities and those affected with Leprosy in Kogi state with start-up kits worth over N8 million to better there living standard. In his welcome address the National Director of Leprosy Mission in Nigeria,...
A State High Court in Kogi, on Thursday sentenced one Muhammad Ali-Shaibu to death over the March 28, 2022 cult clash in Kabawa Old Market. Delivering judgment, Justice M. Esu, also discharged and acquitted 12 other persons tried alongside with Ali-Shaibu over the case. The 12 defendants are Mustapha...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – 250 elderly citizens in Kogi State have benefitted from the second batch of the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The 250 beneficiaries aged 65 years and above cut across the 21 Local Government Areas...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Convener of Kogi Built Environment and Building materials, (BEBM), Exhibitions, Engr. Bayode Oladipo has called on the Kogi state Government and other private organisations to partner and collaborate with the Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria, (FMBN) to address the issue of housing affecting...