•Sylva and Ajaka A five-man panel of the Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the Kogi and Bayelsa States governorship elections appeals filed by Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Both Ajaka and Sylva challenged the declarations made by the Independent Electoral Com...
•Governor Usman Ododo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. A three-man panel of the appellate court affirmed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi State in the November […]
The Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of the Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen by another six months. This was part of the resolution of the state legislature during the house plenary today, reports Channels TV. The extension of the tenure of the Transition Committee Chairmen is sequel to a letter to […]
Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. The State Commissioner for Health, Mr Abdullazeez Adam, told our correspondent in Lokoja that cases were confirmed with one victim treated and discharged, reports NAN. “The other victim is doing well on treatment,” he […...
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is facing a 19-count charge, has written a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, pleading to be allowed to face his trial in Kogi. Ex-governor Bello, in the letter he wrote through his team of lawyers led […]
The Organised Labour in Kogi State has demanded the immediate implementation of N35,000 wage award for workers in the state. Addressing the May Day rally yesterday in Lokoja, the Kogi State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Gabriel Amari, said the current N30,000 national minimum wage fell short of meeting workers’ basic needs in view [...
•Ahmed Ododo The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, unveiled over 120 new sets of security vehicles and 44 motorcycles today to enhance the efficiency of community policing in all 21 local government areas in the state. The new set of security vehicles distributed to all 21 local government areas in the state is aimed […]
•Yahaya Bello The embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been alleged to have withdrawn $720,000 from the coffers of the state to pay his child’s school fees in advance. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), made this claim while speaking to newsmen at the agency’s Headquarters ...
Rainstorm has wreaked havoc in the Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, destroying hundreds of houses and rendering 1000 persons homeless. The incident occurred on Monday, according to locals, who added that many affected families are now seeking refuge with neighbours, relatives, or friends, reports Dail...
•Gunmen Some hoodlums today invaded Agojeju-Odo, a community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gun-wielding men were said to have shot community members and burnt houses, reports Daily Post. However, in a telephone interview with the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, he confirmed the attack to our correspon...
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