The November 11, 2023 governorship election was a watershed in the political annals of Kogi state. First, the election was not violent as predicted by many. Also, the election reinforced the notion canvassed for long that no single tribe can singlehandedly make one of her own governor without support of other tribes in the…
The Registrar of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Ms. Olufunke Hudson has officially handed over to the newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu. The process of handing over officially to the new Vice Chancellor took place today in his office. This was contained in a statement by…
One month after the governorship election in Kogi State, it appears that the dust is yet to settle over the outcome of the election. It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ahmed Usman Ododo as the winner of the governorship election…
Governor-Elect of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has assured that his administration would consolidate on the achievements of Governor Yahaya Bello to take the state to another level of economic and infrastructure development. Alhaji Ododo stated this at the Special Thanksgiving Ceremony to mark the end of tenure of Alhaji Taufiq Isah, Chairman…
The Government House Quarters of Alhaji Dr. Umar Oricha Shuaibu, the Director General, Government House Administration was astir with flowing tears of joy, endless laughter and appreciation displayed in different gymnastic forms as he gifted six cars to some of those who have worked under him for more than five years running. According to…
Towards boosting Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and attaining energy security (self-sufficiency), Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant has purchased 1 million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO), one of the largest trading companies in Nigeria as well as globally, trading over 8 million barrels of crude…
Kogi State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into the attack on the Secretary to the Kogi State Off-cycle Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Umar Mike. The Secretary and two others; Labode Apreala ,Confidential Secretary and Hassimu Adamu , Assistant Secretary, to the tribunal were attacked in Lokoja, by yet to be identified…
Adavi United 4 Ododo a foremost grassroots support group that campaigned for the election of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo as the Kogi State Governor-elect has expressed appreciation to stakeholders in Adavi Local Government area for their support for the victory of the APC Governorship candidate in the November 11 election. The group made this…
In what seems like a continuing culture of affinity for heights, the Executive Chairman of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, has added another feather to his existing ones, as he just graduated from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Nigeria. This is the…
—–Urges him to accept reality or follow electoral guidelines Kogi youths and women from across the three senatorial districts of the state have called on the candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP in the November 11 gubernatorial election, Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, and his supporters not to burn down the state over the overwhelming…