Gunmen Kidnap 23 Pupils in Kogi Orphanage Attack

Gunmen have abducted 23 pupils and the wife of a school proprietor following an attack on an orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi State. Newsmen gathered that the incident, which occurred late Sunday, targeted a facility identified as Dahallukitab Group of Schools. Confirming the development in a statement on Monday,…

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Kogi Shuts Markets, Motor Parks to Flush out Terrorists

The Kogi State Government has ordered the temporary closure of selected markets and motor parks across parts of the state as part of intensified security operations aimed at flushing out terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo,…

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Kogi Deploys Infrastructure to Curb Erosion, Control Flooding

The Kogi State Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling erosion and flooding through the deployment of infrastructure designed to provide lasting solutions to ecological challenges across the State. Speaking in Lokoja on Saturday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said the Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo-led administration is determined to change the…

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12 Inmates Escape in Kogi Jailbreak

Twelve inmates escaped in a jailbreak in the early hours of Monday in Kogi State. Kogi State Government confirmed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. He commended the swift response of security agencies to the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Center in Kotonkarfe, where 12 inmates…

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Kogi Gov. Cancels Tax Clearance Requirement for Student Enrolment

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has directed the immediate cessation of the policy mandating the presentation of parents’ Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) as a prerequisite for students’ enrolment in state-owned tertiary institutions. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), Alhaji Sule Enehe, during a media briefing…

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INEC not ready for Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa governorship elections –Analysts

By Yetunde Oke Two Public Affairs Analysts, say the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is not ready for free and fair governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states, considering its antecedents. The Public Affairs Analysts, Comrade Abiodun Bamgboye and Engineer Kemi Babawale said this while featuring on Pensioners’ FM political programme, “The Searchlight.” According…

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