Kogi State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Zango market and banned roadside parking of trucks in its vicinity in Osara, Adavi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, said the decision was...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the State Executive Council will present a bill for legislation on the 32-year development plan from 2024 to 2056. Governor Ododo made this known while presenting the 2025 Budget estimate to the Kogi State House of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has congratulated the new president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Alhassan Yahaya on his victory at the just concluded triennial delegates conference of the union held in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Governor Ododo described the new...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sympathized with victims of the recent boat mishap that claimed the lives of some passengers who are indigenes of the state. Governor Ododo, who expressed sadness over the boat accident, said he was particularly concerned that most...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has unveiled an ambitious plan to revolutionize the state’s urban and housing landscape. The Governor announced this development during a 2-day symposium themed: “Modern Housing and Urban Development” held at the Glass House, Government House in Lokoja. The governor...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has received widespread praise from labour leaders for his administration’s commitment to enhancing workers’ welfare in the state. This commendation came during an intimate dinner and roundtable dialogue between the Deputy Governor, Joel Salifu, and labour leaders at the...
An Abuja High Court, on Wednesday fixed Dec. 10 for ruling in the bail application filed by former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello of Kogi and two others. Justice Maryann Anenih fixed the date after counsel for the prosecution, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the defence, Joseph Daudu, SAN, presented...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained for prosecution a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, over alleged multi billion naira fraud. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the former governor of Kogi was arrested at about 12 54 p.m...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo felicitates with the management and staff of Nigerian Tribune Newspapers on the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the media organization. Governor Ododo in a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Ismaila Isah, commended the leadership role...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The newly appointment Commissioner in the states’ Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Salami Abdulraheem Okekenu, has commended the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for considering merit in appointing people to key positions in the state. Speaking in Lokoja after his screening and clearance...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A non governmental organization, Initiative For Grassroot Advancement, (INGRA), has commended the Kogi state governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on the speedy completion of the Zone 8- Kabba junction road within the first tem months of his administration. While speaking in Lokoja on Friday,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of the November 16 Governorship election in Ondo state, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on members of Ebira community in the state to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to sustain the laudable...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Head of Kogi State Civil Service, Elijah Evinemi has charged youths to develop vision and pursue it vigorously in order to have brighter future. Evinemi gave the charge on Wednesday at Ihima civic centre Ohueta in Okehi local government area of the state,...
The Presidency on Sunday said security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this while featuring as a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for collaboration between the state and federal government towards accelerating investment in the exploration of crude oil resources in the state. According to Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Governor Ododo made the...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja- Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has made history by approving a new pension harmonization for pensioners in Kogi State, breaking a 20-year record since the last pension adjustment. The governor gave the approve of the sum of ten thousand Naira as harmonization allowance for all...
By OBANSA IBRAHIM, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, Tuesday, visited the Adankolo IDP Camp to identify with persons and families displaced by the flood ravaging the State, www.kogistate.gov.ng can authoritatively report. The Governor who was accompanied by his Deputy, Comrade Joel Salifu and other top Government officials also...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sworn in the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 21 local government areas in Kogi Statewith a charge to be dedicated in serving the people they represent. At a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall...
B IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC), on Saturday conducted a peaceful Local Government elections across the 21 Councils in the state. Polling units visited across the three Senatorial districts of the state were opened as early as 9;00am as earlier announced by the...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off construction of the 20KM Obajana-Uro-Aku rural road linking parts of Lokoja and Adavi local government areas off the state. The project is part of interventions by the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) supported...