NAF to establish FOB in Kogi The Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Kogi State. He made the call when he paid a courtesy visit on the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao at Headquarters…
Kogi Nscdc officer shines at Edo 2020 Osom Games . * Commandant pledges support. Mrs, Francis Ruth Oluwakemi an Assistant Supretendent of Corps 11 of kogi state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has won a Gold Medal, 3 silver and a bronze medal in the athletic, 100 meters hurdles in…
Kogi Deputy Governor Offers #2M Scholarship To Peter Torere for reciting Child Rights Act. The Kogi State Deputy Governor, Chief David Edward Onoja has graciously offered Scholarship worth over N2 Million (to cover fees,books, uniforms and pocket money) to Peter Oghenetega Torere, a JSS 1 student of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School (NNSS), Okura-Lafia…
Emir of Kajuru, 2 Grand children, 8 others Abducted in Kaduna. Kaduna Police Command has confirmed abduction of Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu at his residence in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Police spokesman Muhammed Jalige confirmed the second class Emir’s abduction to The Nation on Sunday morning. According to him:…
Marwa’s Magic Wand; NDLEA Intercepts N6.5bn Heroin At Lagos Airport. Declare Baron wanted. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 26.150kgs of heroin with a street value of over N6.5bn at the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The illicit drug had…
Bantex, ex Kaduna Dep. Gov. Dies at 64 The immediate past Deputy Governor of Kaduna state Architect Bala Bantex has died at the age of 64. Bantex served as deputy governor to Governor Nasir El-Rufai between 2015 and 2019 when he resigned to aspire for Senate. Born in 1956, Yusuf Barnabas Bala a.k.a Bantex was…
Insecurity ; Bello challenges Governors to develop auto intelligence to tackle insecurity rather than rushing to Abuja for assistance . The Kogi state Governor Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello has charged state governors to stop queueing to the presidency for aid to fight insecurity , urging them to develop technical intelligence to deal with the challenges…
Shiroro Roundabout contract not inflated — Works Commissioner. Yahaya Zakka Minna Niger state commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, Hon. Mamman Musa said the Shiroro junction round about in Minna earmarked for N164m has other components that justify the contract sum. The commissioner made the clarification yesterday while addressing journalists in his office. He said…
Kogi Poly Matriculates 6,385 Students, expels 150 over cultism, Examination Malpractices The Kogi State Polytechnic has matriculated 6,385 Students for the new academic session. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Salisu Usman Ogbo disclosed this on Saturday at the 28th matriculation ceremony of the institution. The matriculating students the Rector noted comprises…
Banditry ; Niger Vigilantes set to bear firearms. Yahaya Zakka Minna Niger State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law to arm Vigilante Corps to confront banditry and other criminal activities in the state. The law which members of the house believed will be a big strategy to surmount the challenges of insecurity,…