Category: News

Lokoja-Abuja Expressway Listed by Police at Hotspot for Ritualists

Following the increasing wave of kidnappings by suspected ritualists, especially as yuletide season is around the corner, the Nigeria Police, as part of its...

Jide Omokore Listed Among Forbe’s Ten Low-Key, Ultra-Wealthy Nigerian Tycoons

Kogi-born Bashorun Jide Omokore was listed in the Forbe’s ten relatively unknown high net-worth billionaires in Nigeria. Omokore recently donated 50million naira...

Flood Victims in Kogi Leave Camps

Many flood victims in Kogi have left the three temporary camps in Lakota, alleging neglect by the state government. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Boundary Commission Intervenes in Kogi, Anambra Oil Well Disputes

The National Boundary Commission is set to hold peace talks with the communities in Kogi, Enugu, and Anambra states on feud over the ownership of oil wells. This...

“Operate Within Government Rules and Regulation” – Awoniyi Charges Flood Victims

Internally displaced persons living in camps across the nine Local government Areas of Kogi State have been told to operate within government rules and regulation. The...

Okene Killings: Eziogu Clan Insists Karaku is Innocent

National Leadership of Eziogu clan of Ebiraland has affirmed their support for the embattled former chairman of Okene local Government, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar Karaku...

Hundreds Of Kogi Flood Victims Seek Refuge In Delta

Victims of the flood disaster in Kogi State are reportedly trooping in their hundreds to Delta State, where they believe Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is more compassionate...

“Emulate the Sterling Qualities of Sir Ahmadu Bello” – Awoniyi Urges Northerners

Nigerians of Northern Extraction have been asked to emulate the sterling qualities of selfless service and brotherhood as practiced by the Late Sadauna of Sokoto, Sir...

Kogi Flood: Homes Roofed with Asbestos Can Cause Asbestosis – Awoniyi Warns Returnees

  People whose houses were recently submerged during the flood have once been warned of the residual health effect even as the water recedes and they return to such...

Flood: WHO Commends the Prompt Response Mechanism of the Kogi State Government

The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the prompt response mechanism of the Kogi State Government to the handling of internally displaced persons in relief...