By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced the enforcement of vehicle tint regulations across Abuja, warning motorists using unauthorized tinted vehicles that they risk arrest and prosecution. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, issued the warning as the Command intensified efforts to strengthen security…
By Lami Ibrahim A prosecution witness in the ongoing N110.4 billion fraud trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama that between 50 and 60 percent of commissions earned from a tax consultancy contract with the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS) were…
By Lami Ibrahim Fresh details have emerged in the ongoing N110 billion alleged fraud trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, as a prosecution witness told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that N550 million was converted into United States dollars and used to acquire a property allegedly linked to the…
By Lami Ibrahim The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has rejected a fresh application by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking to halt his ongoing N110 billion fraud trial, clearing the way for the case to continue. Justice Annenih, who presided over the matter, dismissed Bello’s application challenging the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Kiri community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have expressed appreciation following the reconstruction of the Pakuta Bridge, a critical infrastructure project facilitated by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District. The bridge, which once left the community largely cut off from the rest of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Council of Ulama’u has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1448AH, urging Muslims across the state to remain steadfast in faith, unity, and prayers for peace and progress. In a press statement signed by the Secretary General of the Council, Alhaji…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The exhumed body of notorious bandit kingpin Battijo, who was recently neutralised during a security operation in Kogi State, has been moved from Iluke Forest in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area for autopsy as authorities continue investigations into his criminal activities and network of associates. A video circulating on social media…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a criminal network allegedly involved in kidnapping and banditry activities in the Paze-Byazhin Hills area bordering Niger State, Kaduna State, and the FCT. The suspects, identified as Yahaya Abdullahi, Muhammed Yunusa, Hauwa Shafiu, and Shamsudeen Mustapha, were…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lokoja Local Government Area, Hon. Hassan Abugi, has expressed deep appreciation to the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, for facilitating the renovation of LGEA Primary School, Abugi Kupa. Hon. Abugi described the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Nigerian Army has recorded a major breakthrough in the ongoing fight against insurgency, dismantling a Boko Haram stronghold and seizing the residence of one of the terrorist group’s commanders in the Sambisa Forest. The operation, carried out by troops during a clearance mission, targeted a key insurgent enclave believed…
