The Aare Onakakafo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, has called on Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to establish the Southwest Security Network, Operation Amotekun in his state. Iba Adams, who made the call at the 8th edition of Oodua Progressive Union (OPU) Conference tagged Kabba 2022 in Lokoja over the weekend, explained that the … Read more
John Adaji, The Kogi State Chairman of Action Democratic Congress, (ADC), has denied decamping from the opposition party Addressing a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Okehi and Adavi Local Government on Saturday, Adaji debunked media reports that he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Adaji, who described the report as … Read more
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, has expressed the state government’s gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of Kogi as one of the oil-producing states in Nigeria. Anambra state and Kogi state were recently listed among oil producing states in Nigeria by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). In a statement … Read more
In a tragic attack, armed gunmen struck two commercial banks in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The robbery attack occurred around 5 pm on Thursday, resulting in the loss of two lives. The rubbers targeted First Bank, Access Bank, and a local police station. According to reports, the casualties included a policeman … Read more
The Kogi state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has claimed that no delegate was forced to vote one way or the other during the recently concluded party primary. This is contained in a statement by State Publicity Secretary of the party, Ahmed Yusuf. Yusuf made it known that accreditation and voting exercises were carried … Read more
The Magistrates Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has discharged two human rights activists, Amini Udoka and Emmanuel Larry, who were arrested and charged by the state government for displaying posters of ‘Buhari must Go,’ in April 2021. It was gathered that the duo were arrested by the State’s Police Command on April 5, 2021, … Read more
The governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has vowed to write and inform the international communities of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Featuring on Arise TV, Melaye described Yakubu and INEC as frauds over the conduct of the just-concluded governorship election. The former … Read more
Suspected bandits have attacked the federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Daily Report Nigeria can confirm. The gunmen invaded the centre in large numbers in an attack that sprang through Sunday night and through Monday morning. The gunmen reportedly killed the military operatives that kept guide on the road … Read more
Men of Kogi State Police Command have arrested a certain man for killing his friend, Kehinde Ajayi, and burying the body in his house in Lokoja. Newsmen reported that the incident happened in the Felele area of Lokoja where Ajayi lived with his family. The deceased bought an ash-coloured Toyota Sienna with registration number LSD … Read more
The Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has condemned the murder of Chukwu Obiahu, an employee of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Okene, Kogi State. Obiahu was stoned to death on Tuesday evening by unknown assailants shortly after he closed from work. The Kogi State NUJ chairman, Comrade Momohjimoh Adeiza during a press conference on Thursday, … Read more
The Kogi State Police Command has disclosed that its operatives have recovered a Toyota Sienna Bus used by some yet-to-be-knowm gunmen to attack the official residence of Dr. Gabriel Longpet, the state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, said the vehicle was abandoned in front … Read more
Kogi State University, Kabba, has alerted the general public over a fake online recruitment making the rounds. Management of the institution said investigations into the matter have commenced with a view to arresting the perpetrators. This was contained in a statement by Tade Oshaloto, Public Relations Officer of the university. According to the statement: “The attention … Read more
Dr Toyin Akanle, a retired Assistant Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), has said the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC in Kogi State has performed badly and has no hope of winning in the next governorship election come 2023. Akanle, who is a former Kogi West senatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), disclosed … Read more
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. This order was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris. According to the statement, no imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government accounts … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded Kogi state gubernatorial election, Dino Melaye, has denied a report that claims he is seeking refund of money he provided for vote buying. DAILY REPORT NG gathered that the report, published by an online medium had alleged that an angry Melaye “seeks refund after sharing … Read more
Security operatives have arrested Mr James Onoja, council chairman of Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State. Onoja was apprehended with ammunition and lots of cash. In a video circulating on social media, X (formerly Twitter), the culprit who wore a white Caftan was arrested with other boys and was forced to sit on the … Read more