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Army, DSS, Police Rescue Four Kidnap Victims In Kogi Forest Operation

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2026July 17, 20260

Multi-agency rescue mission secures freedom of abducted examination centre victims as security operatives continue manhunt for fleeing kidnappers. Four people abducted during an attack on an unauthorised examination centre in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, have been rescued following a coordinated security operation involving multiple security agencies,...

Troops Rescue 23 Abductees After Swift Military Operation In Kogi

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2026June 1, 20260

Nigerian Army operation frees 23 kidnap victims in Kogi after gunmen kill 2 and injure 5. Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 23 of the more than 25 persons abducted by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Igun Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Nigerian Army...

16 Feared Dead As Bus Plunges Off Bridge In Kogi Road Crash

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Sixteen people died after an 18-seater bus crashed off a bridge along Kogi’s Okene–Lokoja highway on Friday. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal road crash along the Okene–Osara–Lokoja Road in Kogi State. The accident occurred in the early hours of Friday when an 18-seater passenger...

Security Forces Rescue Remaining Victims Abducted From Kogi Orphanage, Islamic School

NewsDeskNgMay 7, 2026May 7, 20260

Kogi State Government confirms the rescue of the remaining nine victims abducted from an orphanage and Islamic training centre in Adavi LGA after coordinated security operations. The Kogi State Government has confirmed the rescue of the remaining nine victims abducted from the Tajudeen Islamic Foundation and Children’s Home alongside the...

Police Arrest Six FUL Students Over Bullying, Assault Of Colleague In Kogi

NewsDeskNgApr 14, 2026April 14, 20260

Police arrest six FUL students over alleged bullying and assault of colleague, warn against jungle justice and cyberbullying. The Kogi State Police Command has arrested six students of Federal University Lokoja over the alleged bullying and assault of a fellow student, Oladosu Sunday, following accusations of homosexuality. The Police Public...

Kogi: Appreciating Gov. Yahaya Bello’s farewell gift

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2023April 21, 20230

By Okanga Agila The country still needs to figure out something about Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State. He plays the game of politics with finesse. Whether you like it or yes, he is a master of the game. The recently concluded APC gubernatorial primaries in the state...

Governor Yahaya Bello, Tomorrow is still a day in distance….

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2023March 14, 20230

It is not too late to turn the table, it is absolutely not too late to reverse the game and halt the negative narratives coming from your government unfortunately not masterminded by the opposition but by those you gleefully appointed. For every step you take, it bounces back in double...

Inside story of Gov Bello’s Query to Ohinoyi of Ebiraland

NewsDeskNgJan 10, 2023January 10, 20230

By Our Reporter *Ohinoyi duely consulted about Buhari’s visit, Kogi govt explains It is no longer news that Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello recently quarried HRM Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland over alleged insubordination. However, findings by Daily News revealed that the allegation of insubordination to the office of the...

KONGONET lauds police continuous engagement with stakeholders ahead of 2023 election.

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

*calls for investigation into attacks on police personnel’s, Okene explosion *tasks kogi government on immediate rehabilitation and support to 2022 flood victims Kogi Ngos Network (KONGONET), has recommend a continuous engagement with stakeholders by the Nigeria Police Force as the general elections draw nearer. This was part of the recommendations...

Kogi govt. applauds DSS for arresting Okene explosion masterminds

NewsDeskNgJan 6, 2023January 6, 20230

The Kogi Government on Thursday commended the Department of State Security (DSS) for arresting masterminds of the Dec. 29, Okene explosion. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, in statement issued in Lokoja, thanked the DSS for unmasking the terrorists suspected to be behind the explosion. Fanwo said, “the promptness...