The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed Dr. Agundu Oliver Tersoo as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kogi state. Dr Tersoo is one of the 11 RECs redeployed to new states. He was redeployed from Plateau state. Before his appointment by INEC, Dr. Tersoo was a Senior Lecturer in the Department…
Kogi State Graphic Newspaper Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Press Secretary to an erstwhile Kogi State Deputy Governor, Comrade Yusuf Jimoh Itopa has appealed to members of the State Chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, to cast their votes for him as the group prepares to conduct election into…
The Kogi State Head of Civil Service Dr. Elijah Evinemi has expressed profound appreciation to His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for the payment of the 2025 annual leave bonus to civil servants across the state. In a statement Dr. Evinemi specially signed and issued to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, said the governor…
—–Says Itsekiri’s protests unjustifiable, Urges Itsekiris to accept INEC’s action, embrace peace Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has backed the recent ward delineation conducted in Warri Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Aniagwu who described the exercise as carried out by INEC as…
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour at the 60th birthday celebration of the immediate past Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole, while the former Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is the Father of the Day. This…
Facts have emerged about how the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Engineer Farouk Ahmed allegedly squandered public funds procuring foreign education for his children in elite international schools that are among the world’s most expensive. Engineer Ahmed is embroiled in controversy over the mismanagement of funds…
Kogi State government has approved and announced the appointment of Chief Shola Adebola Samuel as the new Olugbagun of Igbagun land in Yagba East council area of the State. This was contained in a letter of appointment issued to the monarch dated May 22, 2025 by the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs…
In a bid to ensure transparency and accountability in governance, the Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state to implement the commitments enshrined in the action plan of Open Governance Partnership (OGP). Governor Ododo gave the directives on Friday in Lokoja during the unveiling of…
The media office of the former Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Bello has condemned a what it described as senseless post by mischief makers, who have no other job than to fabricate falsehood and disseminate same to mislead unsuspecting Nigerians. In a statement signed by the Ohiare Michael the Director, Yahaya Bello Media…
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Miller Dantawaye has commended the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Obajana Division for rescuing three kidnapped victims during the ongoing raid operations at Ankomi forest in Lokoja local government area of the state. The operation was in collaboration with the Army and Fulani…