Tag: #KogiState
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KOGI MOVES TO ESTABLISH CASHEW PROCESSING PLANT
The Kogi State Government has begun plans to establish a cashew processing plant to promote value addition, attract investment and increase the crop’s contribution to the state’s economy. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Timothy Ojoma, disclosed this in Lokoja while receiving executives of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Kogi Chapter. He said discussions…
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TROOPS RESCUE 16 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KOGI
Security forces have rescued 16 kidnapped persons, including four children, following an operation against suspected kidnappers in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims — six males, six females and four children — were reportedly abducted on Aug. 9 along the Ojuwo-Ajengo-Memarebo and Ojiwo-Itobe roads in Ofu Local Government Area. According to an…
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NYSC SEEKS STRONGER SUPPORT FOR CORPS MEMBERS’ WELFARE
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on governments, employers and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration in improving the welfare and workplace experience of corps members across Nigeria. The appeal was made at the 2026 NYSC Corps Employers’ Workshop in Lokoja, Kogi State. Representing the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, officials urged…
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TEACHER’S DEATH IN KOGI: THREE TO FACE PROSECUTION
The Kogi State Police Command says it has concluded investigations into the death of Mariam Usman, a staff member of Brains Minds Nursery and Primary School, Ugbamaka, in Olamaboro Local Government Area, with three suspects set to be prosecuted for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed in…
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PROSTATE CANCER: MEN ABOVE 45 URGED TO EMBRACE PSA SCREENING
The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity (i-CCARE) Consortium for Black Men has urged men aged 45 and above to undergo routine Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing. The consortium said regular screening remained vital for the early detection and successful treatment of prostate cancer, the leading cancer affecting men. Dr Ayodeji Ogunmola, Team Leader and Principal…
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KOGI VARSITY OVERHAULS CAMPUS SECURITY, APPOINTS EX-CSP AYEGBA AS NEW SECURITY CHIEF
The Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) Anyigba has approved a comprehensive restructuring of its security system and appointed retired CSP, Israel Ayegba, as the new Chief Security Coordinator, (CSC). The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Salisu Usman, in a statement on Friday July 3 in Lokoja, issued by Uredo Omale, the Public Relations Officer of PAAU, said…
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STUDENT’S KILLING: KOGI VARSITY NABS 2 MORE SUSPECTED CULTISTS
Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has intensified its anti-cultism campaign with the arrest of two additional suspected cult members, following the murder of 300-level Biochemistry student, David Solomon on June 11, within the university environment. In a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, Uredo Omale, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of PAAU, said the arrests were…
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APC LEADERS BACK ABEJIDE’S EMERGTENCE AS KOGI HOUSE OF REPS CANDIDATE
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and elected officials across Yagba Federal Constituency have defended the emergence of Leke Abejide as the party’s candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election. Speaking under the platform of the Leke Abejide Support Group (LASG), the party leaders said Abejide’s victory in the APC primary election reflected…
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TROOPS KILL NOTORIOUS TERROR KINGPIN, FOIL PLANNED SCHOOL ABDUCTION
The Nigerian Army, working alongside the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Tactical Team, has neutralised a notorious terrorist leader, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, and more than 15 members of his gang during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in Kogi State. Military authorities said Battijo, who was linked to the recent attack on a church in…
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KOGI TO RECLAIM FORESTS FROM CRIMINALS, SAYS GOV. ODODO
The Kogi State Government says it will intensify efforts to reclaim forest areas across the state from criminal elements. Governor Ahmed Ododo made this known during a visit to a training camp for newly recruited Forest Guard trainees in Lokoja. He said the initiative is designed to strengthen security operations and improve surveillance in forest…
