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By Ismail M. Kabir A commercial driver has lost his life to a bullet wound sustained this morning from high way robbers along Ajaokuta road, Kogi state The deceased driver was reportedly conveying traders to a local market when their vehicle, a mini Golf car was waved down by fierce looking men numbering over 20, wielding sophisticated weapons.

By Ismail M. Kabir An unidentified policeman from the Okene division has shot a young boy, in his way to his motor mechanics workshop this morning.  According to sources around the scene of the incidence, the boy, currently lying in a critical condition at the Okene general hospital is a roadside motor mechanic who normally takes a short route, an alley between GRA Okene and the St. Andrew's Primary school to his workshop. 

By Abiola Jacob , Per Second News. Another set of five persons have been arrested and charged before a Kogi Chief Magistrates’ Court in connection with the kidnap of Justice Samuel Obayomi of the Kogi High Court. Chief Magistrate Alhassan Husaini, who heard and ruled on the matter on Friday, adjourned further proceedings to Oct. 29, for mention. He also ordered the remand of the suspects in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) in the state pending the hearing.

Dr. Tom Adaba A recent interview allegedly granted by Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada quoted him as saying that there is no marginalization of any group in his State. We would not want to believe that he said so. But if for any reason he did, we wish to serve this as a freshener. Perhaps it may be necessary to define marginalization and cite a few, among the innumerable and outrageous instances of abuse of power and office in the name of marginalization by Governor Wada and his predecessors in a series of nepotic Igala governance.

A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman has congratulated Muslim faithful in the country for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. Abatemi-Usman in a statement signed by his media adviser, Michael Jegede, to felicitate with his fellow Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Fitr celebration, implored them to remain committed and dedicated to the service of God.

Dr Habeeb Yaqeen, an aspirant in the Kogi governorship elections on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to revamp Ajaokuta Steel Company if he became governor of the state.

BY BANABAS ATTAH (Per Second News), ABUJA Nigeria police command in Kogi state have charged a 72-year-old man, Ahmed Adoke and John Sule, 41, Mechanic, for allegedly kidnapping High Court Judge, Justice Samuel Obayomi. The accused were arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court II  Wednesday, along with others now on the run,  to have criminally conspired and armed themselves with offensive weapons to commit the crime. According to the Police First Information Report (FIR) the accused, wielding AK-47 rifles and locally made pistols disguised themselves and blocked  the judge on Ebogogo road, close to the court premises and “forcefully stopped his car and dragged him away.”

Yahaya Bello aka Fairplus, APC Governorship Aspirant, Kogi State interviewed  by AIT.........Grab your popcorn and Enjoy your reading...... The popular Kogi governorship aspirant, Yahaya Bello “Fairplus” has this time in an exclusive with Uju Eye of the A.I.T., relayed a lot about his plans to rebuild Kogi state.

Senator Abatemi An aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari deserves commendation from all Nigerians for his timely intervention on the crisis rocking some states of the federation due to non-payment of workers’ salaries.

List of governorship aspirants from Kogi Central Senatorial District and their profiles. 1. Dr. Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba is a renowned journalist, playwright, teacher and the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's Spokesman between 2003 and 2005. He was also the Managing Director of Daily Times between 1999 and 2003. He bagged his