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Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday faulted the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and nullified it. Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the Senate to recall the suspended senator on grounds that her suspension for six months violated the Constitution and also denied her constituents of adequate…
*ECN Partnered with Kogi State to Advance Clean Energy Development* The Kogi State Government partnered with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to enhance energy access through clean and renewable sources, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. This commitment was reaffirmed during a working visit by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to…
The Kogi State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comr. Yakubu Dauda, has expressed his deepest appreciation to Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo over the commencement of payment of leave bonuses to Primary School Teachers in the State. Comr. Dauda in a statement of appreciation issued to Newsmen in Lokoja, described Gov. Ododo as a promise…
The Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on Thursday attended the 2025 World Cassava Day celebration at the banquet hall of the State House, Abuja. Governor Ododo was represented by his Deputy, Comrade Joel Salifu, and accompanied by Hon. Timothy Ojoma, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security; Alhaji Muhammed…
Determined to support the governments in its food security effort, the Dangote Cement Plc has launched a Farmers Empowerment Programme in Benue State. The initiative is aimed at enabling 50 farmers to produce subsistence and cash crops in commercial quantity from Benue State, considered to be the food basket of the nation. The programme…
A significant political milestone is on the horizon in Kogi West Senatorial District as several influential political figures are set to officially decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on July 5, 2025. The move is expected to reshape the region’s political dynamics, signaling the dawn of a more inclusive and strategically stronger APC….
The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has approved the appointment of Justice Babatunde Adeniran Adejumo as the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI). Justice Adejumo, a former President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria have his appointment taking effect from August 1, 2025. A statement confirming the appointment said…
Kogi Assembly Passes Three Bills For Assent Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed a total of three bills, which is now awaiting the assent of the State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. The bills where passed by the lawmakers after clause by clause consideration during Thursday’s plenary siting in Lokoja….
Egbewole hails Oladimeji’s appointment as Al-Hikmah Varsity VC Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN) has congratulated a distinguished alumnus of the University, Prof. Lateef Folorunso Oladimeji, on his appointment as the 6th substantive Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. The appointment of Prof. Oladimeji,…
A stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Kogi State has sounded the alarm on the growing menace of kidnapping, abduction, and banditry in Nigeria. The meeting, which was organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kogi Directorate on Thursday in Lokoja, emphasised the need for unity and cohesion to tackle these social vices. The campaign, tagged:…
