Daily Report Nigeria
Senator Karimi Sunday (APC Kogi-West) has proposed an unprecedented approach to tackling insurgency, suggesting that Nigerian lawmakers should take the lead in the fight against Boko Haram by joining the military on the battlefield. During Thursday’s Senate debate, Senator Sunday argued that it was no longer sufficient for lawmakers to merely pass resolutions or criticize […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said 114 escapees from its Kabba detention facility, who were among 240 detainees released on September 12 have been recaptured. This was disclosed in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by the NCoS spokesperson, Francis Enobore. Recall that gunmen stormed the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, Kogi […]
…urges support for families of deceased security officers…. As preparations for the 2022 armed forces remembrance commences nationwide with emblem launch and fundraising, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has appealed for honest support for the aged, sick and families of the fallen heroes. Governor Bello made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state […]
The All Progressive Congress, (APC) Political Alliance (APA) group has called on the party leaders to compel governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state not to impose unpopular candidates on people of the state come 2023. The group, while decrying the recent political crisis rocking the Kogi State Chapter of the ruling party cautioned Governor Bello […]
Election has been suspended in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene Local Government Areas of kogi state. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it received reports from its officials in the State on incidences of electoral malpractices. According to the electoral umpire, the incident of result sheets completed before voting was a major issue […]
FOLLOWING the warning by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NHSA, of an impending rise in River Niger’s water level, Delta, Kogi, Anambra, and Kwara states have activated their Internally Displaced Persons camps and put measures in place to mitigate the impact of the flooding. According to the Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, “Flood waters […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently conducted Kogi election, senator Dino Melaye, has explained reasons why he will not contest the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the November 11 election. Melaye said he will not challenge the victory of the APC’s candidate, Usman Ododo because […]
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 led by Boss Mustapha says 8,000 people have been vaccinated across 35 states, including the federal capital territory (FCT), except Kogi state. Speaking on Monday during a media briefing, Faisal Shuaib, executive secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said only Kogi state is yet […]
The Nigeria Police Force has given Farouk Adejoh, the spokesperson of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State 24 hours to shed more light on his claim that Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police was behind recruitment of thugs for a particular political party in the state. SP William Ovye Aya, spokesperson of the Kogi […]
Hon. Ahmed Attah has been nominated to be honored with an Award of Excellence in Leadership and Youths Development at the Prestigious Global Good Governance Ambassadors Awards/Summit 2021. According to Amb. Temisan O. Louis President/Continental Coordinator of the Group, Hon. Ahmed Attah is to be honored owing to his giant strides on Youths Empowerment and […]
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area in Kogi State, Zacheous Dare Michael, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Michael, who is contesting for the chairmanship of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the local government, was kidnapped on Friday evening along the Kabba-Okene expressway in the state. According to […]
Kidnappers have abducted two Kogi State Polytechnic students of Itakpe Campus, and have demanded a N3m ransom. The two students are identified as Christainana and Kemi, and were said to have gone to the church located in the outskirt of Osara in Adavi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, August 29, and were […]
To attract women and youths interest for the All Progressives Congress, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has charged the party Constitutional Review Committee to come forth with enabling provisions that would be favourable and inclusive Nigerian youths and women. The Governor stated this on Tuesday at the opening of the APC North Central Constitutional […]
Kogi State government says it has facts to disprove the allegation of the N19.33 billion bailout funds by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Daily Report Ng had reported that the EFCC had confirmed the return of N19. 33 billion Kogi State salary bailout funds, recovered by the Commission, to the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
A former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has claimed that he survived four assassination attempts in the state. Melaye, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming election, blamed the attempts on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The former lawmaker who disclosed this while featuring on Arise Television […]
A swarm of bees on Saturday reportedly disrupted a rally put together by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Northcentral Nigeria. The APC had organised a road walk in Ihima, Okene to campaign for all candidates of the party from the area. A supporter told newsmen: “Bees have disrupted our road walk […]