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By Edith Nwapi An FCT High Court says the international passport of the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, was not in its custody but in the custody of the Federal High Court. Justice Maryanne Anenih made this known on Thursday at the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic…
By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi on Wednesday declared one late Muhammad Kassim and six other arrested suspects as cultists and arms runners in the State. The command in a statement signed by its spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja, debunked insinuations that Kassim was killed in cold blood. Mr Isaiah Ijele, Publicity…
By Dayo Fadugba, Esq. I consider it a duty to draw the attention of the general public to the ongoing legal developments surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 4, 2025, in the case instituted by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Contrary to misleading public…
By Thompson Yamput Two additional suspected informants to kidnappers in Kogi have been arrested by security operatives, in a crackdown on collaborators in crime and criminality in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo made the disclosure in a statement signed in Lokoja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
By Thompson Yamput The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, has said that the current reforms of the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) have been impactful and commendable. The CP made the remark on Monday when he engaged with the leadership of retired police officers at the Command’s Headquarters, Lokoja. He lauded the…
By Thompson Yamput Mr Abdulraman Abdulmumuni, a chairmanship aspirant for the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Kogi State Chapter, has pledged to unite youths across the state to drive developmental progress if elected. Abdulmumuni made the pledge while officially declaring his intention to run during a press conference in Lokoja on Monday. He emphasised…
By : Goni Mustapha As Nigeria gently edges closer to the decisive threshold of 2027, the political atmosphere is already thick with permutations, alliances, and shadowboxing. At the heart of the emerging northern narrative stands one man whose presence is as towering as it is undeniable — Engineer Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso. In a region as…
By Admin Gov. Hyacinth Alia has strongly advocated for the establishment of state police to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country. A statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media (Judicial), Mr Rafael Akume, indicated that Alia made his position known during the public hearing on the review of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. The…
By Thompson Yamput Former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello,has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as an ”indisputably upright leader”. Bello, in a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, Director of his Media Office in Lokoja, noted that president Buhari, who passed on at the age of 82, was not…
By Isaiah Eka Sen. Ita Enang has described the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, as an iconic and towering figure who contributed immensely to Nigeria’s development. Reacting to Buhari’s death, Enang told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Sunday that the former president meant well for the country. He said that Buhari…
