By Ado Salisu The Kogi State Police Command has rescued 15 victims abducted along the Itobe–Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state after a fierce gun battle with their…
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Kogi Police Command Rescues Abducted Victims, perpetrators Identified, Manhunt Begins
By Ado Salisu The Kogi State Police Command has successfully rescued all four victims abducted during the attack on Government Secondary School, Olowa Agbajo, Dekina Local Government Area, on 14th July, 2026….
Kogi Central 2027: Why Another Yahaya Bello Ticket Could Be a Political Disaster for the APC
By Omeiza Umaru As the 2027 elections approach, the political temperature in Kogi State is rising, especially in Kogi Central Senatorial District. Former Governor Yahaya Bello, who served as governor from 2016…
Troops of 12 Brigade Rescue Two Kidnapped Victims, Recover Ransom in Kogi
By Hajara Abdullahi Troops of the Nigerian Army under the 12 Brigade deployed at Oguma Forward Operating Base have successfully rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered ransom money meant for their release…
Open Letter to His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, Executive Governor of Kogi State On the Deplorable Condition of the Shintaku–Oguma Road and the Plight of the Bassa-Nge People
Your Excellency, Warm greetings to you from the Bassa-Nge Community Development Network both at home and in the diaspora. I write on behalf of the *Bassa-Nge Community Development Network* and the entire…
Kogi Governor Praises Olu of Apata’s Leadership
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Saturday praised the achievements of Olu of Apata, Oba Frederick Balogun, in his ten years on the throne. Ododo gave the commendation at…
How We Fought to Secure Natasha’s Position, Once Held by Senator Ohere – Kogi West Lawmaker
Senator Karimi Sunday, the representative for Kogi West Senatorial District, has disclosed that the position currently held by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, chairing the Senate Committee on Local Content, was previously vacated by…
Yagba constituency: Leave Faleke out of unhealthy politics, Abejide tells supporters
A member of Federal House of Representatives, representing Yagba East, West and Mopamuro federal constituency in Kogi state, Elder Leke Abejide, has asked supporters across the state to leave his colleague in…
Okun Community Visit Orphanage house in Jigawa Donates Food Items
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Okun Development Association Jigawa state chapter has donated food and social amenities items to Orphans in Jigawa State. Speaking during the visit to orphanage house in Dutse,…
Sen. Natasha Distributes 2,400 Bags of fertilizers To Kogi Central Farmers
Federal Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Saturday, distributed 4 trucks of fertilizers to farmers as part of efforts to ensure food security and promote agriculture in her constituency….
Kogi Journalists Urge Ajaka To End Legal Hostility, Support Ododo’s Development Agenda
By Abdullahi Yusuf Journalists under the aegis of Kogi Central journalists Guild (KCJG) on Thursday urged the standard bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi…
Kogi Journalists Condole Ododo Over Deaths Of Sen. Kadiri, Admiral Ogohi
Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild, (KCJG) has condoled with Kogi State governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo over the demise of the state’s two illustrious sons, Senator Alex Kadiri, and the former Chief of Defense…
Kogi Journalists Demand Equal Representation On Ododo’s Media Team
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild, an umbrella body of Kogi Central journalists in the Diaspora, on Sunday called for equal representation on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s media team. A…
BREAKING: ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Declared Wanted By EFCC
By Mustapha Salisu Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 Billion. The Comission disclosed this…
Kogi Attack: Community Leader Urges NEMA, SEMA To Assist IDPs With Relief Material
By Thompson Yamput A Community leader, Thomas Acheneje, has called on the National Emergency management Agency (NEMA) and Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist displaced persons of Agojeju-Odo community in…
Kogi Community Jubilates As Oba’s Wife Delivers Triplets After Several Years Of Waiting
By Thompson Yamput The people of Apata in Oworo District, Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi went into jubilation on Monday when their queen finally delivered a set of triplets after 17 years…
We Have Absolute Confidence In Ododo To Deliver On Good Governance – VP Shettima
…Says Tinubu working towards optimising Kogi’s vast potentials Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed the absolute confidence of the Tinubu administration in the new Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo, to…
Tribunal orders INEC to provide materials in Kogi’s governorship election within 48 hours
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic…
Ex-President Buhari congratulates APC on retaining Imo, Kogi States
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on winning the governorship elections in Imo and Kogi States. He also thanked the people of the two states for reaffirming…
INEC suspends election in 9 wards of Kogi State over electoral malpractices
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine wards of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State due to electoral malpractices, particularly the incident of result sheets completed before…
FRSC deploys 1,500 personnel, 35 vehicles to ensure smooth conduct of Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed a contingent of 1,500 personnel and 35 vehicles, including tow trucks and ambulances, to each of the three states – Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo…
Ignore false alarm on insecurity threat – Kogi Govt urges citizens, travellers
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Government has urged citizens and travellers to ignore false alarm on insecurity circulating that the state is not safe. Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, Security Adviser (SA) to Gov….
NSCDC apprehends 12 petroleum marketers for removing NMDPRA seals in Kogi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended 12 petroleum marketers in various locations across Kogi State for unlawfully removing the seals of the Nigeria Mainstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority…
Auto-crash: Truck crushes 2 persons to death in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi…
Yahaya Bello signs law establishing 3rd Kogi state varsity
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday signed into law the bill for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, the third state university. Signing the law, which was passed by the…