The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public against obstruction of its operations, saying it is a criminal offence EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday said: ”It is a criminal offence to obstruct the commission’s officers from carrying out their...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the distribution of relief materials in communities affected by recent communal crisis in Omala Local Government area of the state. The Governor, who had directed the State Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a need assessment...
A High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Justice I.A Jamil, gave the order in a two hour judgment delivered in suit no HCL/68/M/2020 in Lokoja on Wednesday. The...
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo visited his embattled predecessor Alhaji Yahaya Bello at his Abuja residence on Wednesday as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the property. Ododo arrived at Bello’s residence alongside several security operatives and youthful supporters protesting against the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn its operatives from the home of former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over alleged fraud. The EFCC operatives had on Wednesday mounted surveillance around the home of Bello on No 9 Benghazi Street ,Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, apparently...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the residence of former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Belloaaa in Wuse, Abuja on Wednesday. The state’s sitting governor and Bello’s successor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo and his motorcade were seen around the premises. One of the operatives...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, closed its defence in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State. INEC’s counsel, Uchenna Njoku, made this known to the Kogi State...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the people of Onyukoko-Idoji ward in Okene Local...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo on Wednesday, disclosed that some suspects in connection with the bandits’ killings at Agojeju-Odo and Abejukolo communities in Omala Local Government Area of the state have been arrested. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two communities were attacked by...
The Kogi State Government on Tuesday, signed contracts worth over N29 billion for control of gully erosion in three communities across the state. Speaking at the ceremony in Lokoja, Gov. Ahmed Ododo, urged the contractors to give the assignment all the seriousness it deserved. Ododo, represented by...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo on Saturday promised a robust welfare package for the state’s civil servants. He gave the assurance in Lokoja after an interactive session with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and those of the Trade Union Congress (TUC). He said the meeting was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has praised the extraordinary dedication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rekindle hope in Nigeria as the President marks his 72nd birthday today. Governor Ododo joined other Nigerians to celebrate the achievements of President Tinubu and his unwavering...
There was a mild drama, on Thursday, at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s witness, Danmusa Williams, contradicted himself on documents before the panel. The SDP and its governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 election, Murtala Ajaka, had alleged that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the Kogi State Hajj Commission for becoming the first state in Nigeria to effect full contribution to the Hajj Savings Scheme by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to secure clearance for 460 Muslim Pilgrims from the...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the order barring the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Murtala Ajaka, from inspecting election materials used in the November 2023 election in Kogi. The apex court in a unanimous decision upheld the order of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for improvement in funding for education to accelerate human capital development in Nigeria. The Governor made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Architect Sonny Echono...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, set aside the inspection order granted Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had, on Nov. 25,...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has vowed that his administration would flush out all criminal elements in the state. Ododo said this on Friday in Lokoja during the Passing out Parade of 132 rank and file of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Represented by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A financial consultant, Mr Abba Adaudu has charged State Governments to urgently come up with palliatives to cushion the effects of the current food crises in the country. Addressing Newsmen in Abuja, Mr Adaudu said the measure would also complement Federal Government’s efforts...
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, struck out the petition filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) against the election victory of Gov. Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship poll in the state. The three-member...