Kogi
Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Kogi
The traditional ruler of the Elepe, Ohi-Ogidi Chief Ojo Olayinka, in the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been killed by some unknown gunmen. It was believed that the incident occurred on Wednesday as the lifeless body of the traditional ruler was discovered on his farm. Sources disclosed that when he did not […]
Navy arrests retired soldier with 400kg hemp in Kogi
The Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard, Lokoja, has arrested a retired soldier and a civilian with over 400 kilogrammes of substance suspected to be hemp along the Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road in Kogi State. The two suspects, a retired corporal in the army, Denis Foukorighe, and Paul Obor, along with the illicit substance, were handed over to the […]
New Kogi gov appoints SSG, retains Yahaya Bello’s commissioners
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has announced the appointment of Dr. Folashade Ayoade as the Secretary to the State Government. Ayoade, who was the SSG in the last eight years of the immediate past Governor, Yayaha Bello, is from the Kogi West Senatorial district. The governor also announced the appointment of Ali Bello as the […]
Just In: Ododo sworn in as Kogi governor
Usman Ododo has been sworn in as the governor of Kogi State. Recall that he was declared winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state. Ododo, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, succeeds Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor. Ododo took his oath of office as the state Governor in Lokoja, the state […]
Court admits exhibits against Yahaya Bello’s nephew over alleged N10bn stolen from Kogi account
A prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, nephew of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others, who are standing trial in a N10 billion money laundering case, on Thursday, January 11, 2023, told Justice James Omotsho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that huge funds were transferred in tranches from the accounts […]
BREAKING: Yahaya Bello deposes several Kogi monarchs, banishes them
The Kogi State Government under Governor Yahaya Bello has deposed a first class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa Koto. The deposed monarch was also banished to Rijau Local Government area of Niger State. The state governor, Yayaha Bello also appointed Alhaji Salihu Akawu Seidu, popularly known as SAS, to replace the […]
Court stops police, DSS from arresting Kogi SDP spokesperson
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stopped the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Unuoha, from arresting the spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. Also restrained in the order issued by the high court are the Inspector General of Police, the Director-General of the […]
Razed Kogi Assembly Complex Renovated, Plenary Resumes Monday – Speaker
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Yusuf, on Sunday affirmed that members of the Assembly would on Monday resume plenary at their renovated complex in Lokoja, the state capital. He said the complex, razed on October 10, 2022, had been renovated and handed over to the Assembly for use. Reports […]
Court of Appeal relocates Kogi governorship election petitions tribunal to Abuja
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the president of the Court of Appeal, has relocated the Kogi governorship election petitions tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja. A statement by David Umar Mike, secretary of the tribunal, said that its sitting would now be at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way. It urged litigants to take note of […]
BREAKING: Gunmen Stole Kogi Governorship Election Petitions From Tribunal Secretary – Police
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen attacked the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike on Monday in Lokoja and made away with sensitive petition documents on the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, disclosed this […]