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Gunmen kidnap Kogi LG chairman
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Gunmen kidnap Kogi LG chairman

5 months ago1123 min

The caretaker chairman of the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Michael, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, confirmed this on Saturday. Aya told our correspondent that the caretaker chairman was kidnapped on Friday night along Kabba-Okene Road in the Kabba area of the state. “Yes, I got the information. The state Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, has already deployed officers for a search-and-rescue mission. We...

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EXCLUSIVE: Kogi Governor Ododo Spends N2.2billion In Three Months On ‘Remodelling Government House’ As Education, Health Get N600million

5 months ago508377 min

The budget performance review of the Kogi State government expenditure has shown that the state spent N2.2 billion on “remodelling government house structure” between April and June, 2024 which represents the second quarter of the year.   This occurred under the Usman Ododo led Kogi government.   The development is despite budgeting only N962 million for the same for the whole year.   Another sum of N200 million was spent for renovation and furnishing of...

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Kogi court remands man for robbery
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Kogi court remands man for robbery

5 months ago984 min

A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has remanded an 18-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Musa, for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. Musa was dragged before the magistrate court by the Department of State Service for committing an offence punishable under Section 298 of the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice. The prosecution counsel, Yahaya Olanrewaju, has filed an ex parte motion supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit seeking an application for an order of the honourable...

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Eight Kogi schoolchildren escape death in auto crash
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Eight Kogi schoolchildren escape death in auto crash

5 months ago895 min

There was a great relief on Thursday when eight schoolchildren returning from an end-of-term party escaped death as a truck loaded with tractors fell on the two cars they were travelling in. The accident occurred in the Lokongoma market along the Okene-Kabba Road in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the accident reports that all eight schoolchildren were successfully rescued from the two crushed vehicles, one Mitsubishi with registration...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Immigration Service, DSS, Customs Place Kogi Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad 

8 months ago1239 min

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.”     Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. ...

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BREAKING: Anti-Graft Agency EFCC Declares Kogi Ex-Governor, Yahaya Bello Wanted For N80billion Fraud 

8 months ago1187 min

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2billion.   The EFCC on Thursday said in a bulletin that “anybody with information as to his whereabout should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police station.”    The Federal High Court in Abuja had adjourned the case against Yahaya Bello, to...

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Alleged N80.2Bn Fraud: How Kogi Governor Ododo Breached Security Cordon Around Yahaya Bello’s Abuja House To Whisk Suspect Away –EFCC

8 months ago1076 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before a Federal High Court in Abuja.   According to the anti-corruption agency, Bello will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu.   It, however, lamented that Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State breached the security cordon and took...

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Gunshots Fired As Kogi Gov Ododo With Help Of Police Escorts Smuggles Yahaya Bello Out Of Abuja Residence Surrounded By Agents Of Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC

8 months ago1208 min

There were gunshots at the Abuja residence of former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello as current state governor, Usman Ododo reportedly smuggled the former out of the premises which were laid siege to by the personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).   A security source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday evening that “Ododo, aka Married Woman, escaped with Yahaya Bello,” adding that there was a “serious gun battle in Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4...

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EXCLUSIVE: How Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello Was Outsmarted By EFCC, Tracked To Abuja Hideout Through Aide’s Phone After Leaving Own Phone In Kogi

8 months ago10311 min

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was able to track former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to Abuja by outsmarting him, SaharaReporters has learnt.   It was learnt that Bello deliberately left his mobile phone at the Government House in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital to avoid being tracked to Abuja not knowing that EFCC operatives were already tracking the mobile phone of his aide he used.   Through his aide’s mobile phone,...

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Rainstorm Destroys Hundreds Of Houses In Kogi, Displaces Over 1000 Residents

9 months ago1003 min

The incident occurred on Monday, according to locals, who added that many affected families are now seeking refuge with neighbours, relatives, or friends.     A rainstorm has wreaked havoc in the Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, destroying hundreds of houses and rendering over 1000 persons homeless. The incident occurred on Monday, according to locals, who added that many affected families are now seeking refuge with neighbours, relatives, or...

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