Four mourners, comprising a mother and her three children were among the nine persons allegedly kidnapped by gunmen at Inele-Ugoh in Igah Ikeje community of Olamaboro local government of Kogi state. The incidence took place early hours of Friday when gunmen numbering over forty stormed the community. The woman and her three children…
. By Gift Haruna Idoga. In his avowed commitment to ameliorate the suffering of his people especially during festive seasons, the Executive Chairman of Omala Local Government Council , Hon. Edibo Peter Ameh Mark, on Thursday distributed over 1,383 bags of 50kg bags of rice to residents to cushion the economic reality during Christmas and…
By CSP William Aya. The Kogi State Police Command, in collaboration with the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) and the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), today conducted a road-walk and public sensitization rally. This initiative aims to promote a peaceful, safe, and crime-free Christmas season across the state. The awareness walk…
Asaba, Delta State — The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, In its decision delivered on Friday has indefinitely restrained Opeans Nigeria Limited from conducting the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) and issuing related offshore safety certifications at its Warri and Port Harcourt facilities. The appellate court, in affirming…
Olayinka Braimoh, a former Kogi State governorship candidate and Frontline ADC leaders, who is widely known to have zero tolerance for government inadequacies and insensitivenes to the plight of the masses, has reacted to the worrisome situation at Aiyetoro Kiri in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, where the community has been abandoned by residents fleeing daily…
CP KANKAROFI hosts members of NHRC in Kogi The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, psc, mni, today addressed officials of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who made a stop at the Command Headquarters Lokoja during their rally to mark the 2025 International Human Rights Day. While receiving the…
By Abu Micheal. The tranquil confluence town of Lokoja, Kogi State, has long been the headquarters of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). Yet, despite hosting this crucial agency, the state has watched as outsiders fill the top seat. Now, with the recent vacancy created following the resignation of the former Managing Director, a…
Gov. Ododo’s Executive Proclamation Not State of Emergency Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has clarified that his recent Executive Proclamation on security protocols in the state is not a declaration of a state of emergency but a set of necessary measures to enhance the security architecture to crackdown on criminals in all parts of…
The Kogi State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has deployed over 2000 personnels to protect critical assets and hotspots across the state during Christmas and new year celebrations. The state commandant , CD Aletan Olumide Ebenezer, made the disclosure while fielding questions from Journalists on Wednesday in Lokoja. He said…
The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has announced the recovery of a massive cache of arms and ammunition from criminal hideouts following a decisive joint security operation carried out in the state. The Governor disclosed this while briefing Newsmen in Lokoja, stating that the operation was the outcome of over…