Category: News
KSU Lecturers Hint on Strike Action Over Salary Backlog, Outstanding Demands
adminNov 16, 2016
The Academic Staff Union of Union of Universities, Kogi State University chapter (ASUU-KSU) has said it will extend the one-week warning strike by its national body, if...
The Culture and Traditions of Ogugu People
adminNov 16, 2016
Ogugu is a community of Igala speaking people in the Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria, with an Igala version tagged as Akporto due to the...
Yahaya Bello as Scarlet Pimpernel
adminNov 16, 2016
For much of last week, Kogi State was rife with rumours of their vanishing and unpopular governor, Yahaya Bello, who assumed office in January after a controversial...
Two Dead, Two Injured As Butchers Clash in Anyigba
adminNov 16, 2016
Two persons have been killed and another two injured in a brutal clash among butchers in Anyigba, Dekina local government area of Kogi State. The clash started during an...
Opinion: Before Kogi Workers’ Screening Turns to Deliberate and Calculated Wickedness
adminNov 16, 2016
The feelers in messages and calls after my view on the screening exercise was posted, revealed a more sordid situation than I thought and this has necessitated this...
Isanlu Community Confers Chieftaincy Titles on Chief Dare Olatunde, Others
adminNov 16, 2016
In recognition of personal contributions the community development and service to humanity, the Bagido community in Isanlu, Yagba East local government area of Kogi...
Trusting The Heavenly Father by Alh Sule Atawodi
adminNov 16, 2016
His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. I hate to admit that an ear-ache and sinus congestion is enough to knock me off my feet for the day, but that’s exactly what...
Kogi to Plant 21,000 Hectare Cassava Farms in 2017
adminNov 16, 2016
The Kogi State Government is to facilitate the planting of over 21,000 hectares of cassava farms in 2017 as part of efforts toward actualizing the shift from subsistence...
Yahaya Bello’s Endless Controversies: It Took Death Rumours To Know Kogi Gov’s Whereabouts
adminNov 15, 2016
•It took a death rumour to locate Governor Yahaya Bello. That is not good enough for democracy, which thrives on openness and transparency Until a rumour that...
Hon Idris Ndako Seeks Police Intervention in Fulani/Farmers’ Clash in Lokoja LG
adminNov 15, 2016
A member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Mr Idris Ndako has called on the Police to immediately halt the incessant Fulani herdsmen and farmers clashes in some parts...