Okunran community in Yagba West Local Government Area has once again been thrown into panic following a renewed wave of bandit attacks, barely weeks after Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo visited the area and pledged improved security. According to local reports, the latest incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. today when armed men invaded the community….
The suspended Chairman of Ibaji Local Government Area (LGA) in Kogi State is being portrayed as a perpetrator of corruption, accused of mismanaging over ₦600 million. Yet, beneath the official narrative lies a more complex story—one that exposes the entrenched dysfunction within the system itself. While the chairman is unable to fully account for the…
Special Report — Okun Reporters Nineteen days after her abduction, the family of Prophetess Iyabo Asubiojo, Secretary to the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government, is pleading for urgent intervention as she remains in captivity despite a ransom payment. Prophetess Asubiojo was kidnapped alongside her husband, Prophet Michael Asubiojo, on October 25, 2025, along the…
A prominent stakeholder of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi West, Hon. Ayo Emmanuel, has sharply criticized comments made by Senator Sunday Karimi during the recent Kabba Day Celebration held last weekend in Kabba. In a statement released on Thursday, the former APC State Youth Leader described Senator Karimi’s call for Kogi West indigenes…
The 2025 Batch ‘C’ National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Course is set to begin on Wednesday, 19th November 2025 at all NYSC Orientation Camps nationwide. Camp registration for all corps members will run from Wednesday, 19th November to midnight of Friday, 21st November 2025. The Swearing-in Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, 21st November, while…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, has assured that no officer or soldier on lawful duty will face punishment following the altercation between soldiers and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike, in Abuja on Tuesday, November 11. Speaking on Wednesday, November 12, at the ministerial briefing to flag off…
In a significant move to enhance local security, the Yagba East Representative at the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Obaro, has donated two Volkswagen Sharan patrol vans and five motorcycles to the local government. Hon. Obaro stated that the donation reflects his commitment to safeguarding the safety and wellbeing of his constituents, particularly…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a directive banning the use of mobile phones by employees of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) and the Department of Land Administration. According to an internal memo, the ban applies to staff on Salary Grade Level 14 and below,…
By Okun Reporter News Desk Another violent attack has been reported along the increasingly dangerous Eruku–Egbe highway, as suspected armed bandits struck again around 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening. According to eyewitnesses, a traveller driving from Ilorin narrowly escaped death after coming under fire from gunmen between Eruku and Egbe, a route that has become…
By Okun Reporter News Desk There is growing tension within the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six directors from the Federal Ministry of Defence by suspected gunmen along the Kabba–Lokoja highway. The disturbing incident, which reportedly occurred on the busy interstate route linking Kogi’s Kabba axis to Lokoja, has sent shockwaves through government…
