…as Saida Haruna has died after falling into pit in Aloko Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 5, 2026 when Saida attempted to look into the pit that was allegedly dug by her brother and his playmate. According to one Muhammed Idris, the minor lost her balance, fell inside…

…Centre, Abuja; the 23rd April, 2022 attack on Ogaminana Police Station, Adavi LGA, Kogi State, which resulted in the death of five police officers, and the February 7, 2022, attack on Okene Area Command police station. “The terrorist planned and executed the 24th December, 2020 attack on a Naval checkpoint in Okene, Ko…

…up the construction of barracks and military depots in Abuja, Ekiti, Ebonyi, and Kogi. He added that the facility in Osun has already been completed.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Tinubu said the push to improve infrastructure for the armed forces is directly linked to…

…reportedly forced fleeing gang members to release another victim the following day. In Kogi State, joint security forces rescued a telecoms worker who had been abducted by armed kidnappers dressed in military camouflage. The victim was part of a telecoms mast maintenance team abducted in the Kabba area. Four members of…

…members were abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims, who were travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, were attacked by gunmen on August 26. Security forces subsequently rescued the abducted corps members and other victims from Egume Forest in Ofu LGA. In May, a…

…of his life teaching and nurturing students in his communityThe family thanked NASFAT Kogi Central, Islamic scholars, and well-wishers who travelled from various locations to support themPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 8 years of expe…

…along the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, strengthening national and regional connectivity. KOGI — Roads: Development along the strategic Abuja–Lokoja–Benin corridor. KWARA — Roads: The Ilobu–Erinle Road and other transport corridors supporting regional connectivity. LAGOS — Coastal Infrastructure & Housing: The Lagos–Cal…

…of the road, saying it serves communities in Osun and provides a transit route towards Kogi, Benue and Abuja. “We plead with the government to fix this road to protect the lives of road users from across the country,” he said. A community leader, Amos Sasona, said the damage around the Akerekete bridge had reduced the…

…reported to have been kidnapped on Friday along the Adoka-Ankpa road while travelling to Kogi State for a burial. One of the protesters, who simply identified herself as Doshima, said, “Last Friday, some residents of this community hired a vehicle to attend a burial ceremony in Kogi State, but the vehicle they were tra…

A video from the white wedding of former Kogi East Senator Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja and his new wife has surfaced onlineThe ceremony, where the couple exchanged vows, took place in Abuja on September 19, 2026Film journalist Seun Oloketuyi shared the video on Monday, showing Ocheja dancing with his bride as guests celebr…

A video from the wedding of former Kogi East Senator Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja and his new wife has surfaced online. The white wedding, where the couple exchanged vows, was held in Abuja on September 19, 2026. Ex-senator Dangana Ocheja and his new bride…Photo Credit: IG/ Temilola Sobola In the video shared on Monday by F…

…Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their final brief of arguments. A senatorial aspirant of the APC in Kogi Central, Momoh Yusuf Obaro, had dragged the APC, Yahaya Bello and the Independen…

Kogi State chapter of Afenifere has congratulated Governor Usman Ododo and the people of the state on the 35th anniversary of the creation of the state. The socio-political organisation, in a congratulatory message by its chairman, Pastor Ben Ayo Abereoran, and secretary, Anthony Olusegun Ola-Odana, commended the Ododo…

…assets and infrastructure. He said the operations covered the FCT and Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Niger and Kaduna states. “One of the major suspects arrested is 25-year-old Isaac Zegbe, a former AEDC employee, who allegedly worked with his accomplices to vandalise more than 15 kilometres of aluminium conductors be…

…Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Plateau, the FCT, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The agency listed strong winds ahead of rainfall, moderat…

…to Lagos, as similar arrangements had been legislated in other states, including Abia, Kogi, Benue, Imo, Kwara and Osun. “Therefore, the proposed amendment can be characterised as the continuation of an existing policy, rather than the creation of a new privilege for Law Officers,” Pedro said. He noted that Osun State…

Retired officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kogi have urged the Federal Government to urgently address poor retirement benefits and prolonged delays in gratuity payments. The appeal was made during the official inauguration of the pioneer executives of the Retired Correctional Officers Association, Kogi ch…

…said. NANS Zone C consequently urged tertiary institutions across Kwara, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory to review their fee structures and abolish charges that place unnecessary financial pressure on students. The association said every payment made by students must translate in…

…river levels in floodplains are expected to affect states including Lagos, Benue, Kogi, Rivers and Bayelsa.Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency urged floodplain residents to relocate and told state governments to activate emergency plans.

…sustained operations against kidnapping, terrorism and arms trafficking across Benue, Kogi and Taraba States. On 22 August 2026, troops arrested an accomplice of a previously apprehended gunrunner at Dorowa in Wukari LGA of Taraba State, who confessed to supplying four AK-47 rifles and about 6,000 rounds of ammunition.…

…Service Corps, NYSC, has reacted to the rescue of the sixteen Corps members abducted in Kogi State on 26 August 2026. The corps members were kidnapped while travelling from the Bayelsa State NYSC camp to Abuja after a successful Orientation Course. The NYSC commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Dep…

The family of an aviation student, Enejoh Faith, has commended former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello after his N30m intervention enabled her to complete her aviation training and move closer to fulfilling her childhood ambition of becoming a pilot. Faith and her family visited the former governor on Monday night to e…

…confirmed the rescue of 21 victims, including 15 NYSC corps members, from a forest in Kogi State.The rescued corps members were among those abducted while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State last week.The military also revealed it neutralised over 332 terrorists and rescued 610 kidnap victims across Nigeria in Augus…

Ten out of 15 NYSC members abducted in Kogi rescued The Kogi state police command has rescued ten out of the fifteen corps members abducted by suspected k!dnappers along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State last Wednesday, August 26. The victims were travelling from the NYSC orientation…

…exercise were abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A family member of one of the victims told Daily Trust that the abductors had contacted them to make known their ransom demand. "One of our daughters who was kidnapped on her way from Bayelsa State to Abuja after complet…