Confluence Reporters

The Benue State Government has tasked troops on deployment in the state to abide by their rules of engagement to dislodge herdsmen militia in the state.

The Deputy Governorship  candidate in the 2015 elections in Kogi State and member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, has distanced himself from the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The aspirant vying to represent the people of Adavi Constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly come 2019, Alh. Ishaq Asuku Ilyas aka Rich Man has commended the performance of the administrator of Adavi local government, Hon Joseph Omuya Salami in his 100 days in office.

The divided they say cannot withstand foreign forces from invading their home. God chose this moment for my people, the greatest moment of my time, when our brother, our son from Kogi Central is placed at the peak of affairs in Kogi State. Just that he came in at a time when things cannot flow the way we all expected. Muhammed Itopa Siyaka

The aspirant vying to represent the people of Kogi Central Senatorial District come 2019, Engr. Mike Omananyi, has paid a courtesy call to the leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Okehi LGA, declaring his ambition to vie for Kogi Central senate and bring the much needed dividends of democracy to the people if given the mandate.

John Akubo The embattled Pastor of Voice of Canaan Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, Azuri-Okene, in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Otaru Olusegun, who was arrested for allegedly killing one commercial sex worker for ritual, has said poverty led him into committing the crime.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi State Command,Tuesday, disclosed it has arrested no fewer than 60 suspected illicit drug traffickers between April and June 2018.

Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the ban placed on tramadol has given rise to other forms of psychoactive stimulants.

Almustapha  Asuku Abdullahi was born on the 29th of August, 1983. Hailed from Okene LGA in Kogi State.

Afeez Baruwa, a former part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, is set to commence his defence on September 17 against a charge of rape of an 18-year-old admission seeker.

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on July 2 deliver judgment on the about three years detention of the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court slated the date to deliver judgment in the fundamental rights enforcement suit that Mr Dasuki filed against the federal government over his continued detention after being granted bail by different courts since 2015.

Two days before the Saturday massacre of mainly Christian mourners in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, four Fulani cattle traders were murdered in the same area. The Saturday killings led to the death of at least 86 people, according to the police, with a resident saying 120 people were killed.

Leaders, members and all stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adavi-Eba ward in Adavi local government, have been advised on the need to make sacrifices that will ensure the success of the party in the forthcoming general election in the country.

Aspirant vying to represent the people of Adavi in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Alh Ishaq Asuku Ilyas, on Saturday in Abuja commended the governing party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the peaceful and hitch-free conduct of the party’s National convention which saw the people's "Comrade" emerged as the national chairman of the party.

The former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,  snubbed the Saturday convention of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, and paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja on Saturday night.

The controversial Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye, appears to have taken a swipe at his political party, describing the Saturday convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a joke.

Sequel to the Saturday national convention of the rolling All Progressives Congress, the party has confirmed former governor of Editing State, Adams Oshiomhole, as its national chairman.

An aggrieved senator of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shehu Sani, has thrown his support behind a former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, to succeed as the party chairman.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will elect a new set of its national executive committee on Saturday.

A grieving man was crushed to death by his own mother’s coffin during her funeral procession.

A Pastor of the Celestine Church, Ozuri, Adavi LGA in Kogi State, simply identified as Shegun has been arrested by Nigerian police for allegedly killing a lady for ritual pruposes.

The Body of Benchers has approved the use of hijab during Call to Bar ceremony of young lawyers and that Firdaus Amasa has also been invited to attend the Call to Bar coming up this July 2018 after the approval from the distinguished bench men.

Henry Umoru CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West, Thursday took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he should stop playing to the gallery and milking the naivety of the masses on the issue.                           Melaye and Buhari

Williams took to Twitter on Tuesday to call out the former president for showing sympathy for the migrant children at the border after he allegedly abandoned his own son.

The federal government has confirmed that eight people were killed in the aftermath of a windstorm on Saturday in Bauchi State.

Ahead of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Saturday, a member of the publicity sub-committee of the National Convention Organising Committee, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said there will be no ‘unity list.’

The President of Kogi State chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Comrade Tade Adeyemi has implored all Nigerians to be cautious about their health conditions always.

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has been charged to embrace the political family of late Prince Abubakar Audu in moving the state forward.

In a move to bring smile to the depressed, and reaffirms her commitment on the resuscitation of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), the founder of the Builders Hub Impact Investment Program (BHIIP), Barrister Natasha Hadiza Akpoti on Monday celebrated Sallah with the market women, widows, disabled persons across Kogi Central Senatorial District, assuring them of her commitment on the struggle to bring Ajaokuta back to her feet, Confluence Reporters learnt. Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti 

We cannot all fold our arms and criminally pretend on the scourge of drug abuse that has eaten deep into fabrics of Ebira Society, where majority of the youths ignorantly feign on one form of drug or the other for their various daily nefarious activities. Based on this fact, it can be said that drug abuse have negative effects on the life of our future generation, as youth becomes a stigma of a morally bankrupt, societal decadence, that must be revitalized and collectively salvage together in order to prevent the total generation and loss of Ebira societal values and ideas. Abdulkareem, Mustapha Tawuta

In her usual act of benevolence, the founder of Builders Hub Impact Investment Program (BHIIP), Barrister Natasha Hadiza Akpoti on Sunday celebrated Eid-el-fitr with the 600 children she adopted. Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti 

The prospect of the newly elected state chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC)  Hon Abdullahi Bello AKA Dollar is seen as having more resonance now in kogi state as the frontline Adavi constituency house of assembly aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alh Ishaq Asuku Ilyas AKA Rich man threw his weight behind Hon Abdullahi Bello led APC members for building the party, advancing progressive ideas, supporting the government of New direction ably led by Alh Yayaha Adoza Bello and championing the rights of members. From right (Hon. Abdullahi Bello), second right (Alh. Ishaq Asuku Ilyas)

The Chief of Staff to Governor Mohammed Jibrilla of Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Jimeta, is dead.

About 31 people have been reportedly killed and 48 others injured in the latest explosion that rocked Borno state.

In her continuous efforts to give back to the society and put smile on the faces of the needy, the founder of Builders Hub Impact Investment Program (BHIIP), Barrister Natasha Hadiza Apkoti, distributed food items to widows, and physically challenged persons across the five local government of Kogi Central Senatorial District. Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti

The aspirant vying to represent the people of Adavi Constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. En-Habib, has felicitated with the people of Adavi LG and entire Muslim faithfuls on the celebration of Eid-el-fitr. En-Habib

The Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo and that of the the Peoples Democratic Party, Sulyman Buhari have dismissed calls for the Senate President Bukola Saraki to step down from his office pending the conclusion of investigation on the Offa robbery incident.

The frontline Adavi Constituency House of assembly aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) Alh Ishaq Asuku Ilyas aka Rich man felicitated with Muslim faithful in Adavi Constituency and kogites as they celebrate this year Eidul-Fitr and urged them to pray for peace and accelerated development and progress of kogi state and Nigeria at large.

The Kogi Government on Thursday confirmed 17 cases of cholera out of which three had died in Kabawa Uphill Community area in Lokoja, the state capital.

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Thursday announced that the new moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal has been sighted, saying Eid-el-Fitri will be celebrated on Friday.

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property has recovered $7 million (N2.1 billion at official rate) illegally kept in Heritage Bank.

A frustrated Kogi youth simply identified as Abuh Ojochonu has begged the first lady of Kogi State, Rashida Yahaya Bello to influence her husband to pay his parents salaries who he claimed have been cleared long ago in the last screening exercise. Rashida Bello

Former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, has been sentenced to 14 years in Prison for Corruption.

Eight suspects, including a man who claimed to be an army officer, have been paraded by the Kogi Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC).

In a way of promoting academic excellence, the National President of Ihima Students' Union (ISU), Comrade Onivehu Musa Habeeb has rewarded two female outstanding students in economics. From right, Comr. Onivehu Musa Habeeb, the victorious students, and one of the teachers 

Armed separatists in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have stabbed to death and shot military personnel, burned down schools and attacked teachers, while security forces have tortured people, fired on crowds and destroyed villages, in a spiral of violence that keeps getting more deadly, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

The frontline Adavi Constituency House of Assembly aspirant, Alh. Ishaq Asuku Ilyas AKA Rich man has commanded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law an act that gives financial autonomy to states assemblies.

The two principal suspects who allegedly implicated Senator Dino Melaye in the alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms and illegal arms dealing have denied the allegations levied against them by the police.

A man allegedly buried inside an exortic car has been trending on social media.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, signed three agreements, which includes a regional gas pipeline that will see Nigeria providing gas to countries in West Africa sub-region that extend to Morocco and Europe.