19-year-old Usman Tijani, a student of Confluence University of Science and Technology and a Point of Sale (POS) operator was lured to a Muslim burial ground in Kogi by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, who then slit his throat and robbed him of N200,000. The victim’s family member, Zainab Avosuahi, shared the devastating news, revealing that…
Two female students of the Federal University, Lokoja and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja on Friday lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred at the Felele area, Lokoja. The two female students are Covenant Omolola Isaac, a 200-level Geology student of the Federal University , Lokoja and Abu Taiwo Abimbola, ND11 student of…
Two brothers, aged between 15 and 19 years, have allegedly killed their 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness disclosed that the incident occurred over the weekend at approximately 8:30 a.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was stabbed to death by one of his sons. The…
Barikisu Sulaiman, a housewife, has been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) after reportedly throwing her newborn baby into a gutter in Lokoja, Kogi State. The incident came to light after concerned residents of Karaworo alerted authorities on Sunday. The woman had been dating a man in Adankolo after…
The Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo has approved the sum of N72,500 naira as minimum wage for workers in the state with immediate effect. Receiving and signing the report set up by the governor on the new minimum from the Chairman of the Minimum Wage Committee, Elijah Evinemi who is also Kogi State Head…
The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects in connection with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo, a 19-year-old 100-level student at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State. The four suspects paraded are Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Banabas Olugbenga, and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday, the…
The Kogi State Government has declared that Governor Usman Ododo remains a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, stressing that he is not considering defecting to the opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party. This statement was made in response to a report by an online news platform (not PUNCH Online), which went viral early on…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State has criticized Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo for appointing 1,192 additional aides. The appointments were announced in a Monday statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Folashde Ayoade. “The aides include Yakubu Nasir Abdulhakeem, who is to serve as the Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for…
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed His Royal Highness Shagari Ebije’ego Job, the traditional chief (Onu) of Itama in Kogi State’s Dekina Local Government Area, at his residence. It was gathered that the heavily armed assailants reportedly followed the monarch to his residence on Monday evening and opened fire, killing him instantly. Daily Trust reports that…