…Hunters, Vigilante collaborate to foil attack, kill one attacker — Info commissioner By Uthman Salami Kogi state government has confirmed attack of the Okene Area Command of Nigeria Police Force by gunmen, over 30, during the late hours of yesterday.…
Mr Edward Egbuka, the new Kogi Commissioner of Police (CP), has cautioned officers of the command against extortion and sharp practices. Egbuka gave the warning when he addressed Area Commanders, Tactical/Operational Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the headquarters of…
The Kogi government has warned teachers in the state against involvement in any form of examination malpractices. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and technology Mr Wemi Jones, gave the warning at a two-day capacity building training for teachers on…
The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil & Gas (HOSTCON), Kogi chapter, revealed that it has concluded plans to recruit 10,000 oil pipeline security surveillance operatives to protect oil and gas installations in the state against vandalisation. The HOSTCON Chairman…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says his Administration is increasing budgetary allocation to education sector from 20 per cent to 30 per cent in the 2022 fiscal year. Bello stated this in Lokoja at the grand finale of the four-week…
By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin. The Kwara Zonal Office of the economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has declared Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti states unsafe for cybercriminals. Speaking at a media interactive session with journalists in Ilorin, the Zonal Commander, Usman…
The Police Command in Kogi has arrested a suspect, Mohammed Bako, for allegedly being in possession of arms and ammunition. The command’s Spokesman, DSP William Aya, in a statement in Lokoja on Friday, said that the suspect was arrested on…
The Kogi Government on Thursday said it had upgraded the Zonal Hospital, Idah, to a specialist facility to serve as a renal dialysis centre. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, said in Lokoja that the upgraded hospital would…
Amedical practitioner, who was kidnapped on Monday in Kogi, Dr Solomon Nidiamaka, has regained freedom. Nidiamaka, of General Hospital, Ugwolawo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around 8:30 a.m. from the premises of…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both Universities followed…
