*Supreme Court to deliver final verdict Ayode Awal The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Abuja fixed August 31 to deliver final verdict in the long drawn legal battle that will determine the fate of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and other contestants to the governorship seat of the state. A seven
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Five Members of Teenage Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Robbery Gang Nabbed in Kogi, Ogun
Jude Johnson The remaining two members of the teenage robbery syndicate operating on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been arrested in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. This is coming after three of the gang members were initially nabbed at their robbery scene in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. They were arrested by operatives
Covid-19: Kogi, Cross River, Health Commissioners to Face Trial over Alleged Unethical Conduct – NMA
Ayode Lawal The Commissioners for Heath in Kogi and Cross River States are to be prosecuted before a court of competent jurisdiction over their alleged unethical conduct in the fight against the spread of the dreaded Corona virus. As a preparatory for their formal trial in court, the two commissioners will first
Insecurity: Okpanachi Yusuf Donates Patrol Vehicles to Security Agencies in Kogi State
King Akeme Fight against insecurity receives a booost as a philanthropist, Mr. Ocholi Okpanachi Yusuf donated patrol vehicles to security agencies in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. This is coming as the prevalent insecurity challenges being touted in all quarters as it confront us as a society and the nation has assumed
In 24hrs Gunmen, Boko Haram Killed, Kidnapped Army Officers in Kogi, Rivers and Borno States
•Wife, mother abducted Jude Johnson A dangerous pattern seems to have emerged with Officers and Soldiers at the receiving end of unknown gunmen and kidnappers across the country, according to situation reports obtained by Global Sentinel. This is coming as another Officer was killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State, North
APC lauds security agencies in Bayelsa, Kogi Elections
• Says PDP of imported thugs brought Oyo and Osun states •Urges members to remain calm, peaceful as result is being announced Senator Iroegbu The All Progressives Congress (APC) had hailed our security agencies for the security arrangements put in place for Saturday's Governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. This was contained
Nigerian Army tackles Kogi bandits, creates ‘Special Forces Battalion’ in Okene
Jude Johnson with Agency report The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said army authorities had approved the establishment of a ‘Special Forces Battalion’ Barracks to be located in Okene, Kogi. Buratai disclosed this on Friday to journalists in Okene after inspecting the proposed site of the new barracks
Abuse of Judiciary will hunt you, CSO warns Yahaya Bello
•Decries the plot to remove the state Chief Judge Jude Johnson As the conspiracy to remove the Kogi State Chief Judge thickens, a civil rights group has called on Nigerians to resist the illegality, while warning Gov. Yahaya Bello to be prepared for the consequences of undermining the judiciary. "You should remember
Kogi Executive-Judiciary Faceoff: The imperative of urgent intervention by critical stakeholders
Bode Williams The faceoff between the Executive and Judicial arms of government in Kogi state has again brought to the fore the age long constitutional doctrine of separation of powers between the three arms of government namely, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. The doctrine of separation of powers is one
Nigerian Army not involved in Kogi State executive-judiciary spat–Buratai
•Warns Commander, personnel to stay off politics Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Army has distanced itself from the ongoing squabble between the Kogi State Executive and Judiciary. The Army in a statement by its Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, in a statement on Tuesday maintained that it's a professional Organisation will