A Kano State high court has awarded the sum of N8,511,000,000 damages against the Kano State Government in favour of Lamash Properties Limited, owner of the buildings demolished by the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The court also gave an…
Ex-Gov Bello gets fresh N500m bail from Abuja court
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who has been in prison detention since December 10, on Thursday, secured fresh N500million bail from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama. The court,…
Kogi orders closure of Zango Market over security concerns
The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market in Osara due to rising security concerns in the area. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the state’s Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo.Fanwo stated that the government had received…
Gunmen kidnap councillor, 8 others in Kogi
Again, gunmen on Tuesday night struck through the communities of Odo-Ape, Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State, and kidnapped nine persons from the community. This is coming barely a week after three persons, including an 8-year-old boy, were abducted from the…
Yahaya Bello says he is not guilty to EFCC’s 16-count charge
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Bello was docked before trial Justice Maryann Anenih of a High…
Peter Obi donates bus and N5 million to Kogi college of nursing, charges students to prepare for future
•Peter Obi presenting the key to a coaster bus to Bishop Anthony Adaji, donated to Grimard School of Nursing Science, Anyigba, Kogi State, to aid their accreditation efforts. Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has…
S’Court hears 16 states’ suit challenging EFCC legality Oct 22
The Supreme Court has scheduled October 22 to hear a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The suit, instituted by the Kogi State government and 15 other states, is contesting…
Teenage boy stabs father to death in Kogi
A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, Kogi State, over the weekend. According to an eyewitness report, the incident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. Abba Yusuf is…
GOCOP 2024 confab begins in Lokoja
There is palpable excitement as the 2024 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, begins today, Wednesday, October 2, in Lokoja. Hosted by the Kogi State Government with a plethora of partners and sponsors identifying with the…
Ododo greets former Gov. Wada on 74th birthday
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has extended his heartfelt felicitations to the former Gov. of the state, Capt. Idris Wada, on his 74th birthday. In a statement on Monday in Lokoja by his media aide, Ismaila Isah, Ododo described Wada…