An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi has claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the FRSC Kogi Sector Commander, revealed the details to NAN in Lokoja on Monday, attributing the accident to brake failure. The accident … Read more
The High Court in Lokoja on Thursday ordered a stay of execution of the judgment sacking the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed-Anaje. Justice Umar Salisu gave the order following an application for stay of execution on his earlier judgment that removed Anaje as Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. NAN reports that the traditional ruler was removed by Justice … Read more
The Kogi Government has filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the removal of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje, by a state High Court. Mr Muzi Abdullahi, the Kogi Attorney General, who is the 2nd claimant in the appeal made this known to NAN in Lokoja. Justice Umar Salisu … Read more
A State High Court in Lokoja on Monday sacked the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje. Justice Umar Salisu, gave the order in a judgment he delivered in Lokoja with a charge to Ahmed-Anaje not to parade himself as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. According to reports, Daudu Adeku-Ojiah, Hussain Yusuf and Abdulrahaam Suberu … Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Miller Dantawaye as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) for Kogi and Betty Otimenyin for Edo. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ani said the new CPs would replace the … Read more
The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Enema Paul, has passed away. He died on Saturday in the early hours at a private hospital in Abuja, after battling an undisclosed illness. At the time of his death, Hon. Paul was serving as the representative for Okura State … Read more