•Alaafin of Oyo and gunmen  The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has raised concerns over the level of insecurity in the South-West region, Kwara, and parts of Kogi State and wants the federal and state governments to ramp up efforts to address it. This is according to a statement on Friday by the Director, […]
•Olumode Samuel Adeyemi A grand motorcade escorting the Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Olumode Adeyemi, through his home state of Kogi has ignited widespread online debate over resource allocation in emergency services. Video footage circulating on social media today shows a convoy of FFS-red emergency vehicles, including Toyo...
•Muhammed Sanni Gambo The Kogi State chairman of PDP, Hon. Muhammed Sanni Gambo, has vowed to reclaim the state from the jaws of APC which, according to him, has lost its relevance in the state. He, therefore, urged the electorate to remain faithful to PDP, citing the party’s strong structures and past achievements. He described […]
The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the extension of the timetable for the local government election scheduled for October 2026. State chairman of PDP, Hon Muhammed Sanni Gambo, made the demand today after the meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) and State Executive Committee (SEC) held at PDP [&he...
•Bandits Four mourners, comprising a mother and her three children, were among nine persons allegedly kidnapped by bandits at Inele-Ugoh in Igah Ikeje community of Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi State. The incident took place in the early hours of today when gunmen numbering over 40 stormed the community, reports The Guardian. The woman an...
•Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State Six people have died, and others have been wounded in a road crash along the Lokoja–Okene road. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said the accident involved a bus carrying passengers returning from the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities held yesterday at the Govern...
•Soldiers rescue kidnapped victims The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million ransom meant for their release. This is contained in a statement issued by the Brigade Spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, today in Lokoja. According to Abdullahi, the two victims (male and female) were re...
•Bandits Bandits have abducted a woman and her two children in Kogi State and have imposed multi-million-naira levies on farming communities in Niger State as conditions for peace. In Kogi State, bandits invaded the house of one Tokpe Gody at Bareke-Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area around 2am yesterday, abducting his wife and two [&hel...
The Kogi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Timothy Ojomah, yesterday confirmed that 15 additional corpses had been recovered from last Tuesday’s boat accident in the Ibaji Local Government Area, bringing the official toll to 35. Ojomah, in a text message to our correspondent, said almost 20 more passengers were still unaccounted for, reports...
The Kogi State government is mourning the death of victims of the boat accident which occurred on the River Niger. According to reports, the traders were travelling from the Ibaji Local Government Area of the state to Ilushi market in Edo State, on the evening of yesterday, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, when the incident occurred. […]
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