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A policeman who went berserk and shot his colleague dead has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. The culprit, Inspector Monday Gabriel from No 21 Police Mobile Force Squadron Abuja, on Special duty in a Federal Government facility in Ikoyi, Lagos, went berserk and started shooting sporadically. He shot one Sergeant Felix Okago…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said Nigeria’s economy is going into a state of depression. He said all the states are presently dealing with very difficult situation as they battle COVID-19 pandemic. The governor stated this while speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja According to him; “The economy is…

The people of Kabba/Bunu community has called on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to hold the NCDC responsible if anything happens to Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu the Chief Imam of Kabba. The community on Sunday embarked on peaceful demonstration as they display placards with different inscription .Senior Special Assistance to…

The former senator representing Kogi west senatorial district,Senator Dino Melaye says the report of COVID-19 in Kogi state is “real and authentic”. Recall that On Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 389 new COVID-19 cases in the country and two were in Kogi state for the first time. But the state government i…

There has been serious synergy between the SSA on Security to the Executive Governor of Kogi State in Kabba/Bunu and his counterpart in ijumu local governments which has yielded some positive results as the joint forces of the vigilante groups ( VG) from the two local government arrested some notorious armed robbers and kidnappers terrorising…

The index case of COVID-19 in Kogi did not contract the disease from another state as he has not travelled recently, according to his family members. In a statement on Friday, Tai Ejibunu, obatebise of Oweland, said the patient identified as Ahmad Ejibunu, chief imam of Kabba, may have been infected in Kogi. TheCable had reported how…

The Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State Pharm. Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamiu Asuku has condoled the family of Alhaji Sani Umar, an APC starwalt from Dekina who died this week,describing his demised as a great lost not to only to the people of Dekina local government,but the entire state. Asuku made this…

With the deadly covid-19 Still rampaging across the nation, Nigerians must be extremely careful where they travel to or else, they will be brought down by the pandemic. According to NCDC,, Nigeria has about 8,915 confirmed cases of covid-19 since February. Out of this figured, 2,592 patients were discharge while 259 people died from thePandemic…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office, has arrested the Commandant, Benue State Vigilante Group, BSVG, George Mbessey, over allegation of conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of N449.5million. In a statement on Friday, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said Mr Mbessey was…

Following the outbreak of covid-19 in Nigeria and the resultant measures taken by the government to contain the pandemic , the reactions of the citizens have been two- fold: Enforce the measure through lockdown to minimise spread and two, open up the lockdown while applying precautionary measures. While the first measure appeal more to health…