The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not interrogate Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State who visited the anti-graft agency’s office Wednesday morning before asking him to leave. According to a statement from the former governor Bello’s media office, the statement said Bello was not interrogated. “The EFCC did not interrogate him…
By Ismaila Isah The tempo of activities leading to the governorship election holding September 21, 2024 reached a crescendo last weekend when the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in company of other APC governors and leaders were in Edo state to campaign for the party’s candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. It was a…
The Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to the affected victims of fire incident at Jamata and wind storms at Karara. The items distributed include foodstuff, plastic buckets and other relevant materials, worth millions of naira. In a…
The Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on Good Governance and Due Process Honourable Aturu Ojo has commended His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for on the spot assessment visit he paid to GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja razed by fire disaster. He described the visit as a rare leadership quality that can…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has promised to use his contacts and cultural ties with the people of Edo State to ensure the victory of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo in the Edo governorship election slated for September 21. Governor Ododo described the governorship candidate of APC…
The National Universities Commission has given the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, Kogi State the full approval to run Medicine and Surgery, Law and four other programmes. The four other courses that received the nod of the commission included Physiotherapy, Radiography, Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering. The state government-owned university, which was…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with the former Deputy Governor of the state and leader of the All Progressives Congress in Mopa-Muro Local Government Area, Architect Yomi Awoniyi on his 64th birthday anniversary. In his congratulatory message to the former Deputy Governor, Governor Ododo praised the leadership role Arc. Awoniyi in…
The People of Kogi State has been assured that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s administration will take governance closer to the people at the grassroot in order to improve their standard of living. The Special Adviser on Media to the state governor Ismaila Isah stated this on Monday when he visited his community in Ogaminana…
..… assures of more FG-driven initiatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu has commenced the distribution of about 4,000 bags of rice and fertilizers as palliatives to Kogi indigenes across the 21 local government areas of the state. Performing the symbolic distribution of the palliatives…
The People Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi State Chapter on Saturday elected Hon. Enemona Anyebe as the new State Chairman and Alhaji Yahaya Karaku as Deputy State Chairman of the party. The election which took place during the Kogi State PDP congress held at Kefas multipurpose Hall, Lokoja was conducted under a peaceful atmosphere devoid…