Tag: Kogi State

Another Boat Mishap Claims 26 Lives In Kogi
October 2, 2025 No Responses

Another Boat Mishap Claims 26 Lives In Kogi

Not less than 26 persons have been declared dead in a boat mishap in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.The accident involved traders who were travelling from Ibaji Local Government Area to Ilushi market in Edo State.Kogi State Commissioner...
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Boat Mishap: Oyetola Commiserates With Kogi, Harps On NIWA’s Waterways Code.
December 1, 2024 No Responses

Boat Mishap: Oyetola Commiserates With Kogi, Harps On NIWA’s Waterways Code.

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, commiserates with the Kogi State government and the families and victims involved in the recent tragic boat accident that occurred in the Kupa Ebbe Village, Kupa South Local Government area of...
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IGP Orders Probe Into Kogi Boat Mishap
December 1, 2024 No Responses

IGP Orders Probe Into Kogi Boat Mishap

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an investigation into the boat mishap in Kogi State.  Scores of persons were feared dead in the accident that happened on Friday. In response, the IGP “directed the Force Marine...
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NIWA Sends Rescue Team, Investigates Kogi Boat Mishap
November 30, 2024 No Responses

NIWA Sends Rescue Team, Investigates Kogi Boat Mishap

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers after a merchant boat capsized in the waters of the Ebe community in Kupa South Local Government Area of Kogi State in the...
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FG Approves Kogi’s Bid To Build International Airport
October 26, 2024 No Responses

FG Approves Kogi’s Bid To Build International Airport

The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved bid by the Kogi State Government to build an International Airport in Zariagi. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the approval was conveyed in ...
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ODODO Flags Off 20km Obajana-Uro-Aku Rural Road
October 17, 2024 No Responses

ODODO Flags Off 20km Obajana-Uro-Aku Rural Road

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off construction of the 20KM Obajana-Uro-Aku rural road linking parts of Lokoja and Adavi local government areas.The project is part of interventions by the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAA...
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COAS Inaugurates Kogi Military Base
October 13, 2024 No Responses

COAS Inaugurates Kogi Military Base

Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated a 94-bed Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Egbe, Kogi State.The FOB, donated by Sen. Sunday Karimi, aimed to enhance security in Kogi West.Gen. Lagbaja, while inaugurating the FOB on Saturday in...
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Imoke, Buratai, Maida, Others For 2024 GOCOP Conference In Kogi
September 4, 2024 No Responses

Imoke, Buratai, Maida, Others For 2024 GOCOP Conference In Kogi

Former Minister for Power and Steel, Senator Liyel Imoke has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) scheduled for October 3, 2024 in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.This is...
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Kogi To Host GOCOP 2024 Conference on Power, Insecurity, Digital Economy
August 21, 2024 No Responses

Kogi To Host GOCOP 2024 Conference on Power, Insecurity, Digital Economy

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has said that its 2024 annual conference will be held in Kogi state on Thursday, October 3. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy  Nweke, quoted the 2024 Conference Planning Commit...
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Court Of Appeal Orders Yahaya Bello To Show Up For Arraignment.
August 21, 2024 No Responses

Court Of Appeal Orders Yahaya Bello To Show Up For Arraignment.

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 ordered a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello to present himself before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for arraignment before any further...
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Suspected Armed Rubbers Shoot FRSC Personnel
July 6, 2024 No Responses

Suspected Armed Rubbers Shoot FRSC Personnel

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Friday attacked personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), simply identified as Abu, who was coming from a bank and heading towards his house at Zango in Lokoja, Kogi State. Abu was disposed...
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EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted Over Alleged N80.2b Fraud
April 19, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted Over Alleged N80.2b Fraud

Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N80.2 billion fraud.   EFCC called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts...
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Kogi Freezes All State, Local Govt Accounts
November 24, 2023 No Responses

Kogi Freezes All State, Local Govt Accounts

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered an immediate freezing of all the accounts of the state and local governments with immediate effect. This development is contained in a statement signed by the Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju...
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Kogi Moves To Recover Obajana Cement From Dangote 
October 7, 2022 No Responses

Kogi Moves To Recover Obajana Cement From Dangote 

The Kogi Government on Thursday moved to recover Obajana Cement Plant from Dangote Company LimitedThe government’s resolution is contained in the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of Ob...
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