Kogi, Nigeria — Two worshippers who were kidnapped during prayers mountain at a remote mountain in Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State have been released. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kogi State Command, SP William Ovye Aya clarified that only two worshippers were kidnapped in the attack…
Kogi, Nigeria — Not fewer than 77,495 children have been immunised against polio in remote communities across seven local government areas of Kogi State. The state government stated that this development would help consolidate its 10-year-old polio-free status. The state Immunisation Officer, Grace Ojofedo, disclosed this to the newsmen on Monday following the completion of…
The Police Command in Kogi State has arrested nine suspects in connection with a communal crisis in Itamah area of Kogi. The crisis occurred after the assassination of the community’s traditional ruler, Onu Itamah Job Shagari. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this in an interview with the News Agency…
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the House of Representative election for Dekina/Bassa in Kogi State, Usman Okai Austin, has dismissed claims that former governor Yahaya Bello is the reason youths shunned the EndBadGovernance protest in the state. Okai said contrary to claims, Bello is not maintaining peace in Kogi State, stressing that…
The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a cholera-free environment statewide by unveiling comprehensive infection prevention measures as a proactive step against the disease. The Commissioner for Health, Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, disclosed this in a statement released to journalists in Lokoja on Wednesday. He listed the decisive actions taken by the state…
