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Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti’s Family Residence in Hometown, Kogi State

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2025April 17, 20250

By Zagazola Makama Unknown hoodlums wielding cutlasses and firearms reportedly attacked the family residence of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the early hours of Tuesday in

For The Yoruba Of Northern Nigeria

Global UpfrontApr 14, 2025April 14, 20250

By Lasisi Olagunju, April 14, 2025 “As an Offa citizen, I am made to look like an inferior being. While competing for anything in the

Homecoming Fever: Kogi Bans Rallies, Gatherings, Security Convoys Over ‘Security Threat’ As Senator Natasha Arrives Senatorial District

Global UpfrontApr 1, 2025April 1, 20250

As Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrives her senatorial district on Tuesday morning for her Homecoming visit, the first since her suspension by the Senate after she

Kogi: Another Jailbreak At Kotonkarfe Prison, 12 Inmates Escape

Global UpfrontMar 24, 2025March 24, 20250

The Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State witnessed another jailbreak as 12 inmates escaped in the early hours of Monday. On Sunday November 2,

My Friends, Where Is Yahaya Bello?

Global UpfrontNov 18, 2024November 18, 20240

By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha Ufuoma: I am worried about the decadence that has eaten deep into the fabric of our country. No institution is spared.

Supreme Court Dismisses State Governments’ Suit Against EFCC, ICPC, NFIU, Rebukes Kogi, Others

Global UpfrontNov 15, 2024November 15, 20240

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suitd filed by some state governments led by Kogi to challenge the establishment and prosecutorial powers of Nigeria’s

EFCC Slams N110bn Fresh Fraud Charges on Yahaya Bello, Taunts Him To Obey Court Order, Present Himself For Trial

Global UpfrontSep 26, 2024September 26, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before

Yahaya Bello, “Nothing Do You”

Global UpfrontSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

By Comfort Obi This would have been laughable if it was not embarrassing; if it didn’t make Nigeria look, well, how does one put it

Lost But Not Found: Where is Yaya Bello?

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

By Promise Adiele I nostalgically remember a popular refrain in my secondary school days “Lost but found”. Back then, an item of less value never

Nigeria: Army Hands Over 8 Rescued Confluence University Students To Kogi State Govt

Global UpfrontJun 3, 2024June 3, 20240

The Nigerian Army on Monday announced the formal handover of eight recently rescued students abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara,