Tag: Education, Gift Owonipa, Government, James Azania, Kogi, Kogi News
Kogi Short of UNESCO’s Education Benchmark
Despite the increase in the allocation to the education sector in the 2017 budget by the Kogi State government, from 7.7 percent in 2016 to 13.76 percent in 2017,...
Bello in The Eye of Storm
Since he assumed duties, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has not had peace. The governor of the Confluence State has been swimming in the pool of controversy. His...
Kogi: No End in Sight to Bello/Melaye Rift
The rift between Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and Senator Dino Melaye has escalated. Melaye alleged an attempt on his life at his residence in Aiyetoro-Gbedde in...
Police Arrest Seven Over Assassination Attempt on Dino Melaye
The Kogi State Police Command on Monday said seven persons have been arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye at his country home...
Kogi Gets New Police Commissioner
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris Tuesday deployed a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu to take charge of the Kogi State Command. Until his...
Is Bello’s Agenda on Course in Kogi?
Mixed reactions are trailing the implementation of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s ‘New Direction’ as he marks his first year in office. How far has he gone in...
Traffic Gridlock: Protest as Unidentified Soldier Kill Truck Driver on Lokoja-Abuja Road
There was a gridlock Friday along the Abuja-Lokoja highway following the killing of an articulated vehicle driver by an unidentified soldier. Vehicles coming from the...
Police Hunt Killers of Kogi’s Miyetti Allah Chairman
The Kogi State police command has said its personnel were still on the hunt for the killers of the state leader of Fulani group, Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar...
NSCDC Move Against Illegal Miners in Kogi
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have moved to checkmate the activities of illegal miners in the 21 local government areas of Kogi State. The state...
AIG Zone 8 Warns Policemen in Kogi Against Rights Abuse
Men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) serving in Kogi, Kwara and Ekiti states have been warned against hiding under the guise of official duty to commit rights...
