Security operatives in Kogi have rescued 21 kidnap victims, 48 hours after their abduction on Thursday along Ajaokuta – Itobe road in the state. Gov Yahaya Bello, who lauded the efforts of the security operatives, reiterated zero tolerance for criminal…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 273 suspects in Kogi State between January and December, 2023. The agency also seized 6,911.2kg of illicit substances in the state during the period. The Kogi NDLEA Commander, Mr Adeyeye Olusegun, made…
About 230,411 households are expected to receive the Federal Government’s N25,000 monthly as palliatives for fuel subsidy removal in Kogi. The National Enrolment Manager, National Cash Transfer Office, NCTO, Hajiya Sadiya Abdullahi, said this when she spoke with the News…
The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday assured residents of adequate security during Christmas and New Near celebrations. The state Police Commissioner, Bethrand Onuoha, gave the assurance in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya. The…
The immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ in Kogi State, Momohjimoh Adeiza has tasked practising journalists to hold those in authority accountable through their reportage. Adeiza also called on political players to work out…
Gov. Yahaya Bello on Monday presented N258.2bn as Kogi state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill for approval by the state House of Assembly. The presentation was made at the renovated Assembly Complex. The budget is higher by N60.67bn, compared to N197.59bn Revised…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday arrested 14 people during the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. These individuals were accused of participating in illegal vote buying, which can undermine the fairness of elections. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its personnel to monitor the Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said in a statement on Friday in Abuja that the aim of the…
Reports reaching Nigerian Newsdirect have stated that the Executive Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed is dead According to newsmen, Hon. Danasabe in the early hours of Friday at Shifa Hospital Lokoja died after a brief…
In its drive to checkmate electoral fraud and associated financial crimes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has deployed its officers to Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States where governorship elections are holding on Saturday, November 11, 2023. In a…
