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Nigerians were filmed today struggling to scoop fuel from a broken down fuel tanker in Kogi state just one day after a fuel tanker exploded on Otedola bridge along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, killing scores. READ MORE HERE

It was a dark Monday at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital Lokoja as the Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Chukwudibe Rosemary suddenly died over alleged unpaid salaries. READ MORE HERE

A new born baby went missing in Peniel Maternity and Clinic popularly known as (Mummy's hospital) Anyigba in Dekina LGA - Kogi State. According to Fitumi a relative to the husband, the baby was delivered early hour on Sunday and got missing after few hours. She added that, the child was under...

As security issues take a toll on the central states of Nigeria, the Kogi government, led by Yahaya Bello, has reportedly approved the recruitment of additional 500 vigilante operatives to protect its border areas against infiltration. Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news...

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Barely a week after Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello survived a motor accident, his chief of staff, Hon. Edward Onoja and his wife were on Thursday involved in a ghastly car accident. DAILY POST learnt that the mishap occurred when Onoja was returning to the state after spending some...

Gov Yahaya Bello has visited Ojuwo Ajoma - Igbi in Bassa LGA were suspected herdsmen reportedly killed some indigenes. The Governor had to cross streams, climbed valleys and even trekked at a point to get to the community. He sympathized with the and promised to bring the culprits to book...

Some survivors of last week’s attack in Kogi State have been narrating their ordeal. PREMIUM TIMES reported the attack in Dekina Local Government Area which is believed to have caused about 25 deaths. On Saturday, the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, visited the affected communities. The...

A PDP chieftain and former Executive Chairman of Dekina Local Government Council, Hon.Adejoh Akowe on Wednesday escaped an assassination attempt on his way to his country home Abocho, in Dekina Local government Area of Kogi state. Mr Adejoh Akowe who was on a private visit to Ayingba, was...

A Kogi High Court sitting in Okene on Thursday sentenced two trans-border cattle rustlers – Muhammed Lawal Jauro and Yusuf Sanni – to death by hanging. The duo got the sentence after Justice Josiah Majebi found them guilty of cattle rustling and culpable homicide. The accused were arraigned...