Kogi State

Obajana Controversy Kogi Vows To Sue Dangote

Obajana Controversy: Kogi Vows To Sue Dangote

October 15, 2022 3:33 am

The Government of Kogi State on Friday said it would drag Dangote Cement Plc to court and reclaim what rightfully belongs to the people.

The decision to go to court was taken at an emergency meeting on Thursday night between key government officials, led by Governor Yahaya Bello, and stakeholders representing the different ethnic groups in the state.

A statement signed by the Hon. Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said that, at the meeting, which ran into the early hours of Friday, all stakeholders resolved to head to court in the interest of the people and generations to come.

He …

Obajana Cement Closures: Kogi Industrialist Calls For Truce

Obajana Cement Closure: Kogi Industrialist Calls For Truce

October 10, 2022 1:36 pm

As the face-off between the Kogi State Government and Dangote Group deepens, prominent Kogi business man and politician, Dr. Mohammed Shaibu Tettes has urged the state government to place logic over emotions in handling the issues.

In an open letter to Governor Yahaya Bello, Dr. Mohammed Tettes said that the truth which stares everyone in the face today is that the Dangote Group has been of more impact on the people of Kogi State than both the federal, state and local governments put together.

He also stated that now that the facility is back on steam with military protection which …

We Own Obajana Cement 100%, Dangote Replies Gov Bello

We Own Obajana Cement 100%, Dangote Replies Gov Bello

October 8, 2022 7:06 am

The Management of Dangote Cement Plc. has firmly insisted that the Obajana Cement plant in Kogi State is 100 percent owned by it and that the invasion of the plant last Wednesday by armed vigilantes ‘on the orders of the state government’ was illegal.

Meanwhile, in a swift reaction, the Kogi State Government said the state ‘has all the relevant documents to prove that the purported acquisition of Obajana by Dangote is null and void.’

Dangote Cement Plc, in the statement which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York signed by its Group Managing Director (GMD) Michel Puchercos …

18 Pump Action Guns Intercepted By NDLEA In Kogi

18 Pump Action Guns Intercepted By NDLEA In Kogi

September 19, 2022 6:33 am

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on patrol along Okene-Abuja highway, yesterday intercepted a J-5 bus with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges in Kogi State.

According to reports, the vehicle was coming from Onitsha, Anambra State en route Kaduna-Zaria in Kaduna State.

The anti-narcotics agency said two suspects conveying the arms and ammunition, Chukwudi Aronu, 51, and Shuaibu Gambo, 23, were arrested.

This was revealed in a statement signed by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.

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Again, Gunmen Attack Police Station, Kill Cop In Kogi

Again, Gunmen Attack Police Station, Kill Cop In Kogi

June 26, 2022 2:54 am

Suspected gunmen yesterday launched a new attack on the Okehi Area Command of the Nigeria Police at Eika-Ohizenyi in the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State killing one Mr Jibril, identified as a police inspector on duty.

The latest attack was the second in less than one month as the Adavi Police Station came under attack in early June in which three police officers were killed.

It was gathered that the gunmen numbering seven allegedly stormed the station on the outskirts of the community at about midnight on Friday and opened fire on the station before destroying a part …

Gunmen Kidnap 3 Missionaries In Kogi, Demand ₦20m Ransom

Gunmen Kidnap 3 Missionaries In Kogi, Demand ₦20m Ransom

June 14, 2022 4:58 am
About three Christian missionaries with the Child Evangelical Fellowship, CEF were on Monday night abducted by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Kogi State.
One of the victims whose name was given as Peter Adigidzi is a member of the Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA. The others are Pastors Sunday Abah and Mike Baba.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the men were abducted on Friday evening, 10 June, in Ejule, Ofu Local Government Area of the state.
According to multiple sources, they were on mission work to the area when they encountered the gunmen.
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LGA Boss Dies In Road Accident On His Way To APC Convention

LGA Boss Dies In Road Accident On His Way To APC Convention

June 8, 2022 10:30 am

Tragedy struck yesterday when the former Administrator and Chairman of Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State Samuel Alumka perished in a ghastly motor accident that claimed his life.

Alumka died on his way to attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention in Abuja.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Alumka, who is a current appointee of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, met his untimely death in Gwagwalada in a fatal motor accident.

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He contested the House of Assembly election for Bassa State constituency but lost …

APC Ward Chairman Mysteriously Commits Suicide In Kogi

APC Ward Chairman Mysteriously Commits Suicide In Kogi

June 8, 2022 6:33 am

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ponyan Ward, Yagba East Local Government Area, Kogi State, Bunmi Ipinnaiye, has committed suicide in a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps cell.

Africa Daily News, New York Ipinnaiye was arrested by men of the NSCDC for the attempted murder of his son, who was said to be fraternising with some boys who were allegedly involved in social vices.

Our Reporter gathered that the deceased had attacked his son with a machete on their way to the farm and the incident was reported to the Civil Defence, which led to his arrest.…

Panic As Bomb Explosion Hits Kogi

Panic As Bomb Explosion Hits Kogi

May 30, 2022 4:43 am

Residents in Kabba, Kogi State, have been thrown into confusion following an explosion which has left an undisclosed number of people dead and many people injured. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the ugly explosion occurred opposite Mannajot Petrol Station on Sunday evening, with a yet-to-be-ascertained number of people feared injured.

Details of the blast are still sketchy but a security source linked the bomb explosion to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād.

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Kogi Govt Fumes As Dangote Staff Attack Tax Officials

Kogi Govt Fumes As Dangote Staff Attack Tax Officials

December 3, 2020 8:14 am

Officials of the Kogi State Internal Revenue have been allegedly attacked by Staff of Dangote Cement Factory in Obajana while trying to effect a court order against the cement company over tax default.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday night.

Fanwo in the statement said the Kogi State Government recently secured a court order against the Cement Factory over issues of tax evasion.

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The Commissioner who warned that the State Government will not accept lawlessness from the Management …

Pastor Arrested Over Looted ₦1.2b Medical Equipment

Pastor Arrested Over Looted ₦1.2b Medical Equipment

October 27, 2020 5:43 am

A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth ₦1.2billion.

This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no fewer than five persons, while several others sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

The suspected pastor was arrested on Monday in a manhunt led by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Ede.

Read Also: Don’t Buy Trouble, Reject Looted Items – Police Warn

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Wema Bank Manager allegedly steals N9.2m

Wema Bank Manager Allegedly Steals ₦9.2m

October 7, 2020 9:20 am

The Management of Wema Bank Plc has dragged its transactions service team manager at the Ajah branch of the bank to Court for allegedly stealing ₦9,290,785 he ought to deposit into the bank’s account number 0123015695.

Johnson Akpata, 36, from Kogi State and a resident of Little Saint Avenue, Sea Side Estate, Badore, Ajah, Lagos was alleged to have stolen the money by altering and falsifying the records of the bank’s ATM reconciliation for ATM one and two at the bank.

The Divisional Police Officer, DPO incharge of Lion Building Division of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Island directed his …

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