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Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello Sacks Commissioner, Two Others
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday sacked the state Commissioner for Agriculture, David Apeh.He also sacked the Special Adviser to the Governor on Emergency Management, Danladi Isah-Yunusa, and Maryam Salifu, part-time chairperson of Kogi State Hotels and Tourism Board.The sacking of the trio is contained in a statement by the Secretary to t -
Man,Siyaka Mohammed Allegedly Stabs Physically Challenged Girlfriend To Death In Kogi
A man simply identified as Siyaka Mohammed has reportedly stabbed his girlfriend, Aisha Aminu, to death over a misunderstanding.The 30-year-old deceased, who is a physically challenged woman, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend on Wednesday in Obehira Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State.The suspect, a 44-year-old, was reported to have a -
INEC Releases Final List of Candidates For Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship election in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states scheduled for November 11, 2023.INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the approval of the list followed a meeting held -
Kogi SDP Guber Candidate, Muri Ajaka, Escapes Assassination As Campaign Turns Violent
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka this afternoon luckily escaped assassination when his motorcade was attacked by gunmen personally led by the Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Bello.Alhaji Ajaka and some vehicles accompanying him were approaching Lokoja at the vicinity of the ram market at about 3 -
Gunmen Attack Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello’s Convoy, Injure Security Aides
The convoy of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has been attacked.The Kogi Government on Saturday said the governor's convoy was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.it said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital.The Kogi Commi -
Five Persons Reportedly Die As Car Plunges Into Kogi Canal
Five persons on Saturday drowned when a car plunged into a canal along River Niger in Kogi State.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi at about 4.30 p.m. on Friday.Pius Kolawale, chairman of Yagba West LGA, Kogi, who confirmed the incident to NAN, said the incident was very -
Kogi Police, Akeem Yusuf Denies Making Controversial Remark Over Embattled Singer, Seun Kuti
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Akeem Yusuf has refuted a controversial remark credited to him about embattled Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti.Yusuf allegedly shared a Facebook post which reads: “Thank God Seun Kuti’s body didn’t end up in the Lagoon”.One Abimbola Adebayo had taken a screenshot of the comment and criticised the senior -
BLACK SUNDAY! Fuel Tanker Explodes on Highway Leaving Many People Dead in Kogi (Video)
Many people are feared dead while others were trapped after a fuel-laden tanker exploded along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway area of Kogi State.Two commercial buses and other vehicles were burnt in the incident which occurred directly in front of the Kogi Local Government Secretariat at about 7:00 am on Sunday morning, May 21, 2023. It was gathered -
Appeal Court Dismisses Kogi Court’s Ruling, Orders Transfer Of Yahaya Bello’s Nephew’s Suit
The EFCC had, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, filed a motion before the Appellate Court, asking for a stay of execution of the judgment of the Kogi State High Court in Suit No: HCL/696/2022 between Ali Bello, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s nephew of and the Commission and Others delivered on December 12, 2022, as well as the consequential orde -
Man Kills His Stepmother With Pestle While Asleep After Poison Failed to Kill Her in Kogi
A man simply identified as Idris has been accused of killing his stepmother with a pestle in Ihima Obeiba Ebozohu community in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the suspect had attempted to kill the old woman with poison three days ago but she survived. According to a witness, Santon Man, the suspect on Saturday, May -
Kogi Maintains Clear Lead In Nigeria’s Cashew Production, To Become Hub Of Africa – Govt
The Kogi State Government on Friday said that the state had maintained a clear lead in the production of Cashew in Nigeria, linking the feat to sound agricultural policies. The Commissioner for Information and Communications in the state, Kingsley Fanwo, who disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja, added that efforts were ongoing to make Kogi the -
VID: Bride Dies Shortly After Her Wedding Ceremony In Kogi
A beautiful Nigerian bride has passed on shortly after her wedding ceremony in Lokoja, Koji state capital.The bride, whose name was not disclosed, reportedly complained of stomachache during the wedding which was held on Saturday, April 29, and was given coke to quench her hunger as she had not eaten all day.The pain, however, worsened after the c -
KOGI GUBER: Ex-lawmaker, Makama Cries Out Over Threat To Life For Supporting APC Candidate
A former lawmaker representing Igalamela Odolu State Constituency, Hon. Friday Sani Makama has cried out over an alleged threat to his life for supporting Mr Usman Ododo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the November 11 Kogi State governorship election.We recalls that Makama had during an interview declared that his pe -
Kogi Guber: Dino Unveils Female Running Mate, Habeebat Deen
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kogi state, Sen Dino Melaye has picked Habeebat Deen as his running mate for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State.The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday unveiled Deen at a brief unveiling ceremony held at the Abuja residen -
Kwara Policeman, Taiye Atobiloye Who Was Detained For Abandoning Work, Dies in Kogi Cell
Taiye Atobiloye, a policeman serving under the Kwara State Police Command, has died in a cell at the D Division of the Kogi State Police Command after being detained for being absent from duty for two days at the Zone 8 Command, Lokoja, Kogi State. Punch reported that Atobiloye, with service number 232980, who was attached to the Oke Onigbin Divis -
39-Yr-Old Man Stabbed To Death While Trying To Settle Quarrel In Kogi
A 39-year-old man, identified as Sunday Orishagbemi, lost his life after he was stabbed while trying to settle a quarrel between two men over urination in Zango Daji Quarters in the Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Friday.The tragedy, which has been confirmed by the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Ayah, star -
Ex-Kogi Dep Gov Awoniyi Laments, Reveals Dino Melaye’s Victory Is A Great Danger To PDP’s Unity
A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Abayomi Awoniyi, has described the victory of Senator Dino Melaye as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for November 11 governorship election in Kogi State as a great threat to the party.Awoniyi, who is an aspirant in the PDP governorship primary election held on Sunday, 16th April 2023, disclosed -
Kogi APC Governorship Primary, Biggest Fraud In Nigeria’s History – Shuaibu Audu
Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, son of late Kogi State Governor Prince Abubakar Audu has kicked against the governorship primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress in the state. Recall that the primary produced Usman Ododo as the party flagbearer for November 11 governorship election. The young Audu, who was an aspirant in last Friday’s AP -
How APC Guber Primary Was Rigged To Favour Bello’s Cousin In Kogi – Smart Adeyemi
Smart Adeyemi, an All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Kogi State, on Monday insisted that there was no primary election in the state, Daily Post reports. Adeyemi claimed that the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello influenced the primary election in favour of Ahmed Usman Ododo, a former Auditor General for Local Governments in t -
Senator Dino Melaye Emerges Kogi PDP Governorship Candidate
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, emerges as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the Kogi State Governorship Election.Dino Melaye wins Kogi PDP governorship primaryIn an indirect primary held in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, Dino Melaye won 313 votes, defeating Jabiru Usman, his closest rival, who polled 127 votes. Yomi Awo -
Senator Smart Adeyemi, Four Others Reject Outcome of Kogi APC Guber Primary
The outcome of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State, has been rejected by some aspirants.APC in Kogi State held its primary election, which produced Ahmed Usman Ododo as its governorship candidate.Aspirants who rejected the result of the primary election include Senator Smart Adeyemi, ex-Minister of State f -
Dino Melaye Is Not Fit, Competent To Be Kogi Governor – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that his party member, Dino Melaye is not fit to be the governor of Kogi state. According to him, Melaye doesn't have the competence to governor the state. Wike stated this during a media chat on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Recall the screening committee of the Peoples Demo -
Atiku Plotting To Impose Dino Melaye As Governorship Candidate in Kogi - PDP Chieftain
Some elders of the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the party, to immediate retract his alleged steps and allow the original delegates list from the 21 local government areas to scale through.The elders disclosed this in the statement signed by its leader, Alhaji -
Many Feared Dead, Houses Razed As Gunmen Attack Kogi Community
An unspecified number of people are feared dead and hundreds of houses were burnt after gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, April 2, attacked Aloko, a community in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State.Gistmania reports that the assailants who came in hundreds started shooting anyone in sight and set houses abla -
Man, Arome Danjuma Who Stripped Lady Nak3d In A Viral Video Arrested In Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a prime suspect, Arome Danjuma, who allegedly ambushed and stripped a girl naked in a viral video.Danjuma, alongside his friend, who is currently at large, were reported to have carried out the dastardly act in Achigili village around Abocho in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.The incident, whic -
Dino Melaye Joins Kogi Guber Race After Atiku’s Presidential Election Loss
Senator Dino Melaye, a former lawmaker, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District, during the 8th National Assembly, is set to contest the Kogi guber elections. He has indicated an interest in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The former lawmaker made this known in a campaign poster captioned “no more stealing and kill -
13 Kidnapped Victims Rescued By Police, Ammunition Recovered In Kogi
The Kogi Police Command on Tuesday says it has rescued 13 kidnapped victims and recovered ammunition in the State.Those rescued include eleven (11) male victims and two (2) females who were reportedly kidnapped at a Hotel in Eleite Area along Ajaokuta road on March 25.A statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Ovye -
Heavy Rainstorm Causes Havoc In Kogi, Injure Several Person, Renders Many Homeless
A heavy rainstorm has caused serious havoc in Kogi on Friday.The storm rendered many homeless after destroying houses in Iyara, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.An unspecified number of people were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries in the disaster.The heavy rain started at about some minutes past 4pm a -
NHRC to Grill MC Oluomo, Kogi Gov Over Inciting Comments During The General Elections
The National Human Rights Commission on Sunday, said it would invite Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, over their alleged inciting comments amid the general elections.The PUNCH reported that a day before the presidential and National Assembly election -
Kogi Women Forum Calls For Cancellation Of Presidential, NASS Elections
Women across the three Senatorial Districts of Kogi State have called for the cancellation of the February 25th presidential and National Assembly, NASS, Elections.Spokesperson of the Forum, Esther Opaluwa in a statement yesterday in Lokoja, said “As you are all aware a significant date in the history of Nigeria just passed, a date that has bec
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