Tag: Kogi State
Kogi to name school after army general who died of COVID-19
The Kogi state government has commiserated with the family of Kogi born Major General John Olu Irefin, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Po [...]
Yahaya Bello under pressure to run for highest office – Commissioner
Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi State commissioner for information and communication, says many people have asked Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, to contest [...]
Bello makes U-turn after coming under fire over bread levy
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has condemned the imposition of tax on loaves of bread produced in the state. Edward Onoja, the deputy governor, d [...]
Kogi gov to levy bakers for every loaf of bread
The Kogi State government has hired a consultant to levy bakers and caterers for every single loaf of bread and confectionery they produce in th [...]
Industrial court orders Kogi to pay impeached deputy gov N180m
The national industrial court has ordered the Kogi state government to pay Simon Achuba, impeached deputy governor of the state, the sum of N180 mil [...]
Pastor arrested over looted N1.2b medical equipment in Kogi
A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for looting medical equipme [...]
Many feared dead including children in Kogi tanker blast
At least ten people have lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Wednesday morning. It is understood th [...]
Gunmen kill 14 in Kogi — 13 from one family
Unknown gunmen have killed 14 people, including 13 members of a family, in Agbudu, Koton-Karfe local government area of Kogi state. The incident happe [...]
8 policemen shot dead as robbers raid First Bank in Kogi
Nine persons, including eight policemen have been killed in a robbery operation of a branch of First Bank in Kogi State.
A divisional police office [...]
Kogi commissioner accused of assault, rape walks free after interrogation
The police have released Abdulmumuni Danga, Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, who assaulted and raped a lady over a facebook post after pre [...]