LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residence of Kogi State are expected to pay levy on every loaf of bread purchased. This is as a result of the state government introduction of levy on every loaf of bread baked in the state. The state ministry of commerce and industry said the levy is aimed at improving the internally…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-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 N1.2billion. This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as painfully sad and heartbreaking, the tanker explosions that claimed precious lives of people at Lokoja – Abuja Road, Kogi State, and the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos. In a press release from his Media Office…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-It was another black Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, as no fewer than 30 persons were burnt alive when a tanker collided with a tricycle. The incident which happened at about 9am on Wednesday also saw a family of six burnt to ashes in a Toyota Sienna bus. The incident…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The state Commissioner for social development and women affairs, Hajia Fatima Kabir-Buba, disclosed while addressing a news conference in Lokoja. She said that the destitute were evacuated from different parts of Lokoja, the state capital and returned to Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi and Zamfara States where they originally came from. According to…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kogi State Command have intercepted 3.1 tons of Cannabis sativa along Okene-Lokoja Express Way. The illicit substance was conveyed in a 30T HOWO Truck heading for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The State Command Patrol Team halted the on-coming truck while an officer…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine persons, made up of eight Policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi State when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a first generation bank in the town. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that among those killed were the Divisional Police Officer in…
LAGOS JANAURY 27TH (NEWSRANGRS)-A serving governor is topping the list of suspects being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N6,549,942, 637.14 fraud in an arms deal. Also under scrutiny are the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, a former Chairman of Skye Bank, Mr. Tunde Ayeni,…