A High Court of Justice sitting in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Yusuf Salawu, to five years imprisonment for an offense bordering on internet fraud. The offense is contrary to section 354(2) of the…
Two persons have been killed, while three others were injured as unknown gunmen attacked a Celestial Church located in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State. Our source gathered that the incident happened late Sunday evening behind NNPC Mega station in Felele. An…
…Dangote is distorting facts – Govt The Kogi State Government has again debunked claims by the Dangote Group that Obajana Cement Factory is owned, 100 per cent, by the Conglomerate, insisting that there was no valid acquisition. The state government…
…State Assembly orders closure — Kogi Commissioner …7 staff shot — Dangote Source There was controversy yesterday over the shutdown drama of Dangote Cement factory, Obajana in Kogi State by the administration Governor Yahaya Bello. This follows claims and counter…
Commuters and travelers in their thousands have been held at a standstill along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Kogi State. Newsmen reports that travelers in their numbers were held in the gridlock, which started immediately after Lokoja, stretching to a nearby…
NDLEA impounded a Peugeot J5 vehicle loaded with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges in Kogi on Saturday. The vehicle took off from Onitsha in Anambra and was heading to Zaria in Kaduna State when it was…
Kogi Government on Tuesday held aptitude test for 6,000 candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise for teachers in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, told the candidates at the CBT Centre, Kogi State…
The National Shea Products Association of Nigeria on Monday rated Kogi the second best in quality Shea products in the country. A statement issued in Lokoja by Communication Strategist of Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA), Miss Opeyemi Ologun, said the…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of 10 new Permanent Secretaries. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries will replace those who recently retired from the Civil Service of Kogi State. The State Head of Civil Service, Mrs…
The Senate has passed a bill to enable the Federal Government takeover the staff, assets and liabilities of the Holley Memorial Hospital Ocahadamu, Kogi State. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the…
