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Following claimed to Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Koton-Karfi by the Attah of Igalla, Micheal Ameh Oboni, the governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has warned against people wanting to divide the state against ethnic lines, saying no room for imperialism in the 21st century. The governor’s warning wascoming against the backdrop of the recent federal…
— Deploys IRT, STS, FSARS Crack Detectives to Kogi State Kogi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for criminals who attacked a bank and the force divisional headquarters in Isanlu, Kogi state killing 8 police officers and a civilian on Thursday. In a press statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP William…
The forgotten cradle of Egbira civilization. It is basically a fishing and farming community, which also had a rich history of iron smelting. But a title holder in the Igwu kingdom said “nobody wants to be a blacksmith these days,” so the huge deposits of iron ore beneath the foothills remain largely untapped. Sadly, their…
By Aminu Isa For the past three days the social media landscape have been awash with news about the ceding of Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kotonkarfe areas to the Attah Igala through a Federal High Court judgment. The case was said to have been instituted by the Attah of Igala against the Federal and Kogi state…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be arm robbers on Thursday attacked Isanlu Police station killing the Divisional Police officer and seven others policemen on duty including a civilian. Mr Segun Thomas who witnessed the tragic incident in a telephone interview informed our reporter that the incident occcurred at about 12pm on Thursday. A retired police officer,Thomas…
The Chairman and Chief Executive officer of National Hajjj Commission,Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, says Saudi Arabia mipatAssvia Zoom, and had as its theme, “The Future of Hajj and Umrah Operations after the Pandemic”. In a statement issued after the conference on Wednesday by Mousa Ubandawaki, assistant director of information and publication, NAHCON, the chairman explained that…
By Abubakar Musa Nasidi The Chairman of Shuiabu Abubakar Audu Foundation, Alhaji Shuiabu Abubakar Audu, has congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists(NUJ) Kogi State Council, Comrade Adeiza Momoh Jimoh and his team on their re-election for second term. This was contained In a press statement he personally signed and made…
A new executive for the Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been inaugurated on Thursday, with Mr. Adeiza Momoh-Jimoh and Mr. Saidu Ademu as the chairman and secretary, respectively. The National Vice-President of the Union, Zone ‘D’, Mr Wilson Bako, administered the oath of office on the officers at the…
Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has congratulated Commander Oladele Clement, the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC on his well deserved elevation to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal by the Board of the Federal Roads Safety Corps. The Speaker said that, the cheering news of…
.. As Kogi Govt. Declares FMC Lokoja Breeding Ground For Covid-19. As the lockdown in Kabba town enters it second day, the Paramount ruler of the ancient kingdom, the Obaro of Kabba, Oba Micheal Owoniyi, has cried out for help, saying that in just one night, herdsmen have invaded farms in the area. The…
