The Kogi chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has decried the shortage of qualified medical doctors in secondary and tertiary health institutions and poor welfare package for doctors in the state. The association also decried the delay in the payment of monthly salaries of doctors of the state’s...
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Following repeated violence against political actors and the media in Kogi State in the march to the 2023 governorship election, Ukomu Igala Organization, a socio-political group in Kogi East Senatorial District, has written a petition to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call Governor Yahaya Bello to order and halt...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated a committee for the establishment of a state-owned university in Okunland in the western senatorial district of the state. In his remarks after inaugurating the committee on Wednesday at the government house Lokoja, the governor urged the committee to submit its preliminary...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has confirmed four persons dead and 9 injured in a lone auto crash in Elete Community of Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state. Mr Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Sector Commander, in a telephone call, confirmed the incident to the News Agency...
The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) Guber Candidate, Mr Usmam Ododo, on Sunday unveiled a Primary School Teacher, Salifu Joel, as his running mate for Nov. 11 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the running mate is the current Chairman of Nigerian Union of Teachers...
The Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi, says legislative experiences of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, will help them perform excellently. Adeyemi, who was also an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant in Kogi governorship election, said this in an interview with the...
Long queues have again resurfaced in Kogi as petrol sells for N400 in some filling stations in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja on Tuesday that already some of the filling stations are closing up, refusing to sell to the already panicked motorists jostling...
Five persons on Saturday drowned when a car plunged into a canal along River Niger in Kogi. 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. Mr Pius Kolawale, Chairman, Yagba West LGA,...
Two passengers got injured on Sunday when a Toyota Hiace Bus crashed into an Abuja-bound Petroleum Tanker in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports from Koton Karfe that the bus was heading to Lokoja from Abuja on Sunday morning but lost control and rammed into the tanker...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Kogi chapter has suspended the entire executive officers of all wards in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of the state for alleged anti-party activities. The party also accused the suspended officials of alleged financial inducement aimed at weakening the party in the state. A statement...
The Kogi Government says the state will likely become the hub of Africa in Cashew production. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the declaration while speaking with Journalists in Lokoja on Friday. Fanwo attributed the feat the state had so far attained in Cashew production...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – No fewer than 134 kidnapped victims have been rescued from Odullo Forest in Kogi State by a vigilance group. The rescued victims were abducted in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Mr Onogwu...
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Kogi Regional office has said that over N22 billion worth of energy is being owed electricity consumers in the state. The Regional Manager, AEDC, Mr Danladi Baba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lokoja. According...
The Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) has expressed concerns over plans by the Federal Government to concession the Ajaokuta Steel and National Iron Ore Mining Companies in Kogi. It said it was concerned on the effect the plan would have on workers’ welfare. Its National...
The Chief Executive Officer of Sanam Home, Alhaji Sanusi Abdul, has urged Igala leaders and politicians to forgive each other in the interest of the race. The businessman in a statement on Sunday, said the appeal become necessary to have a united Igala house ahead of 2023 governorship election...
A sociopolitical group known as Ijumu APC Progressive Minds, has called for immediate expulsion of Sen. Smart Adeyemi from the party over alleged false and frivolous claims against it The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group are APC members from the political ward, communities in Ijumu...
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdmen have killed a resident pastor of Living Faith Church, Aloko- Oganenigwu in Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Jacob Wodi Hulobu, following the invasion of the community on Sunday. After the gunmen attacked the church during the early morning service, Jacob was said to...
The Kogi Government has vowed to bring the perpetraitors behind the Sunday attacks on Oganenigu communities in Dekina Local Area of the state to justice Gov. Yahaya Bello, made the promise when he visited Oganenigu community in company of heads of security operatives in the state. Bello, represented by his...
Many persons have been feared killed after gunmen on Sunday invaded communities in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. Authorities suspect that the assailants were herdsmen. Sources say the invaders stormed the communities shooting sporadically, and burning hundreds of houses in the early morning...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested criminal gangs in various parts of the country, recovering different kinds of weapons from them. DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said in a statement on Sunday that the secret police carried out a joint operation with sister...