Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempted attack on the Obajana Operational Base, Kogi State, by suspected criminal elements and successfully arrested several suspects. The Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi State Command, CSP William Ovye Aya, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja. It would be...
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Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army Lokoja on 3 January 2026 have recorded significant operational successes following coordinated fighting patrols and ambush operations conducted across parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Ahmed Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi State, on his birthday today, January 1. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said Ododo, one of the youngest governors in Nigeria today, is an accountant-turned politician. He had served as the auditor-general for...
As the year 2025 winds down and preparations begin for the New Year, the Special Adviser to the Wife of the Kogi State Governor on Domestic Affairs Hon. Aliyu Ohunene Nana has carried out a women-focused empowerment programme for the Agassa/Ateba community, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to inclusive support...
Kogi State has been thrown into deep grief following a devastating bus crash that claimed six lives on the Lokoja–Okene highway. The victims were returning from the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities commemoration in Lokoja when tragedy struck. State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, described the accident...
As part of ongoing intensified efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across Kogi State, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an ambush by armed bandits and rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation around Oshokoshoko and Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area....
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday welcomed former Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, and several prominent opposition figures into the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political shift in the state. The reception, held at Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, brought together defectors from the PDP, SDP, ADC,...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting more evidence detailing multiple suspicious cash withdrawals allegedly...
Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the continuation of the alleged money laundering case involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to January 29, 2026. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the adjournment on Tuesday to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s seventh prosecution witness, Olomotame Egoro, to...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Troops from the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Lokoja have successfully rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered a ₦3.8 million ransom that had been set aside for their release. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja by the...
Kogi State Polytechnic has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged certificate racketeering network involving nine individuals accused of manipulating academic records and forging official documents. Speaking at a press briefing in Lokoja on Friday, the institution’s Rector, Prof. Salisu Ogbo, revealed that five staff members have been suspended,...
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Mr. Naziru Kankorifi, has issued a strong warning to terrorists and other criminal elements to steer clear of the state. Kankorifi delivered the warning on Wednesday while officially assuming duty at the Kogi State Police Command headquarters in Lokoja. He succeeds...
Despite an abundant harvest this season, farmers across Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi States are lamenting the steep drop in food prices, which they say has left them struggling to recover from high production costs. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, several farmers revealed...
Christians Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN) has officially adopted a new name, Christians Evangelical Fellowship of Nations, as part of its broader mission to expand its reach beyond Nigeria’s borders. The announcement came on Thursday, during the second day of the Fellowship’s National Conference, where the General Overseer, Rev....
A potential tragedy was narrowly avoided in Kogi State on Friday evening, thanks to the quick intervention of security operatives, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. According to Mr. Tenimu Etuku, the FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Kogi State Government has called for calm following reports of a possible terrorist plot targeting areas within the state and neighbouring Ondo. In a statement issued Wednesday in Lokoja, Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, assured citizens that there is no need to panic, stressing that security agencies are already...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the deaths of 10 passengers, with 11 others injured, following a late-night road crash along the Obajana–Lokoja highway in Kogi State. According to the Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, the tragic accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Friday at the Apamaru axis...
The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Mshelia Arhyel in the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Thursday, October 9, 2025, narrated before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja how the third defendant, Abdulsami Hudu made multi-million naira withdrawals from...
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has sounded the alarm over a staggering global health crisis, revealing that an estimated 4,000 adolescent girls and young women contract HIV every week worldwide. This sobering statistic was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy...
Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Abimbola Williams in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, narrated before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja how funds were diverted from the Kogi State government’s coffers through...