Tag Archives: Kogi State
Assassination Attempt: FG Charges Melaye for Framing Kogi Gov’s Aide
The Federal Government has dragged Senator Dino Melaye to court and charged him with giving false information about an assassination attempt on his life to the police in April 2017. Melaye was accused of falsely incriminating the Chief of Staff
Governor Yahaya Bello’s Aides Brutalise Daily Post Journalist, Wale Odunsi In Kogi
For the second time in one month, the Kogi State Government House security men on Wednesday allegedly brutalised a journalist. The second victim is Mr. Wale Odunsi of the Daily Post. Odunsi, an editor with the online publication, was reportedly
Kogi Gov, Bello, In German Hospital for Eye Surgery
Contrary to the claims by the Kogi State Government that Governor Yahaya Bello is healthy, investigations, on Monday, revealed that he had been admitted into a hospital in Germany for eye surgery. The PUNCH learnt that the governor was in
Dino Melaye Buys N180m Rolls Royce
Latest information is that Melaye, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), representing Kogi West in the National Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has bought a classic Rolls Royce estimate at
Police Charge ex-Gov Audu’s Son With Armed Robbery
There was a mild drama and disbelief at the Chief Magistrates’ Court 11, Lokoja, Kogi State on Thursday when Mohammed, the eldest son of a former governor of Kogi State, the late Abubakar Mohammed Audu, was charged with armed robbery.
Police Arrests Former Kogi Governor’s Son & Family Members
Former Kogi State governor, Late Abubakar Audu‘s son, Mohammed, has been arrested alongside 15 other members of the family. They were arrested on Wednesday by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for reasons yet unknown. The Kogi State Commissioner of Police,
Embattled Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, opens up on Mosque Attack
The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday night said those who attacked him at a mosque in Lokoja in the afternoon were sponsored political miscreants who saw his ongoing reforms in the state as inimical to their selfish interests.
Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Attacked In Lokoja
Some aggrieved residents on Friday stoned Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, as he emerged from a mosque where he observed Jumat prayer in Lokoja, the state capital, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. It is not immediately clear why the residents carried out
