The Kogi State Government has reacted to the news of attack and abduction of students from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, near Okene, on Thursday night, saying it has immediately deployed security agents to trail the…
Kogi attack: Community leader calls for military base, as death toll rises to 25
The leader of Agojeju-Odo community in Kogi, Chief Elias Atabor, has urged the Federal Government to establish a military base in Omala Local Government Area to checkmate bandits’ incessant attacks on the people. Atabor made the plea in an interview…
Bandits kill 19 persons in Kogi community
Bandits killed 19 persons and injured several others at Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi on Friday. A community member alleged that a running battle between militia groups in parts of Benue and some bandits led to…
13 killed, 2 injured in Kogi auto crash – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday that 13 people died while two were injured in an auto crash in Kogi. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident…
Supreme Court suspends CBN deadline on old, new naira notes swap
Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a suspension of the deadline for the swapping of old to new Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court issued an interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from suspending the…
Stanbic IBTC donates to 100s of families affected by floods in Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of the Standard Bank Group, made donations of non-food relief items worth 20 million naira to 650 families. The donations were made in support of the Nigerian government’s efforts to provide relief to victims of…
Headmaster, 2 others regain freedom in Kogi
The headmaster of Kingdom Heritage School, Egbe, in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Abiodun Adeyemi, and two others abducted two weeks ago, have regained their freedom. The three victims were abducted while on their way to a…
Elections: Buhari urges Bayelsa, Kogi voters to be peaceful, orderly
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the electorate in Bayelsa and Kogi states, where elections hold on Saturday to be peaceful and orderly as they exercise their franchise. A statement by the President’s Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said that on Saturday,…
INEC to disqualify Bayelsa, Kogi candidates over age limit (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission will disqualify some of the governorship and deputy-governorship candidates in the November 16 elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. Consequently, the commission has promised that it will soon notify the concerned parties and subsequently consider…
Strike’ll affect payment of salaries, FG warns (Vanguard)
Commercial activities in some states of the federation were grounded, yesterday, following the strike declared by organised labour to press home demand for a new minimum wage. This came as the Federal Government, yesterday, warned that the strike will affect…