Category: News

Group Commends Gov Bello for Rejecting Cession of Lokoja, Others to Igala Land

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has been commended for his rejection of a court ruling which ceded Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kogi local government councils to the Igala...

Land Tussle: Kogi Youths Laud Court Judgment

A foremost sociopolitical pressure group, Kogi Youth Roundtable (KYRT) has applauded the recent court judgement ceding lands in Lokoja, Ajaokuta and Kotonkarfe region of...

Council Polls Will Hold in 2020 – Kogi SIEC

Kogi State Independent Election Commission (KOSIEC) has assured political parties that elections into local government councils in the state will hold this year. The...

Isanlu Attacks Barbaric, Callous – Kogi NUJ

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi State Council has described dastard killing of Police personnel and civilians in the last week attack of a first generation...

365 Days of 7th Assembly: Kogi State House of Assembly Under Prince Kolawole

On the 4th June, 2019 to be precise, the 7th Assembly of the Kogi State House of Assembly was inaugurated by the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji...

3.136 Tonnes of Cannabis Intercepted in Kogi

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 3,136 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa on the Okene-Lokoja Expressway in Kogi. According to an NDLEA Head of...

Expansion of Igala Kingdom: We Won’t Allow Distortion of Our History – Oworo Group

The Oworo Yoruba speaking people of Lokoja Local Government in Kogi State said that they will not allow their original history to be tampered with through biased and...

Judge Who Ordered Expansion of Igala Kingdom to Lokoja, Ajaokuta Queried

Donatus Okorowa, the judge who granted the control of three local government areas (LGAs) in Kogi state to Idakwo Ameh Oboni, the Attah Igala, has been queried....

Ohikere’s Demand for Review of Kogi Traditional Council Reeks of Ignorance – Okai

Schedule 2 of the Chiefs (Appointment, Deposition and Establishment of Traditional Council in Kogi State) Law 2006 which became operating on 8th June 2006 indicates...

Former Commissioner Wants Review of Kogi Traditional Council

A former Commissioner for Information in Kogi State, Dr. Tom Ohikere, has called for the review of the chairmanship of the Kogi State Council of Traditional Rulers which...