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Kogi State, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the immediate enrolment of 45 journalists from the Correspondent’s and federated chapels of Nigeria Union of Journalists into the Kogi State Health Insurance Scheme (KGSHIS) to boost their health and well-being. The State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering…
In legislative representation, perfection is an illusion. No lawmaker in the history of Kogi State has met 100 percent of his constituents’ yearnings, and none ever will. What matters is presence, effort, and measurable progress within constitutional limits. That context is important in the debate over Lokoja I State Constituency. Before politics, Hon. Bin-Ebaiya…
Owolabi Taiye Paul of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State has publicly retracted his allegations of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds levelled against the state Accountant-General, Dr. Habibat Oyiza Tijjani Onumoko, and Hon. Ayaga Daudu Gabriel, describing his earlier claims as false, untrue and misleading Paul, in an apology and retraction statement he personally…
The battle for the 2027 general elections in Kogi State is shifting to the grassroots, with the Win With Tinubu (WWT) mobilisation programme announcing plans to establish a political network across all 239 electoral wards to consolidate support for President Bola Tinubu and candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The State Coordinator of WWT,…
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Christopher Odofin, has told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that he was not aware of a dispute between the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, over the site of a contract awarded to…
Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko, Benue State, has intensified efforts to enhance road safety, strengthen drivers’ competence and promote their welfare through regular training, performance-based incentives, improved monitoring and expanded healthcare support for truck drivers. The initiatives were highlighted at the 2026 Drivers’ Safety Retreat held at the company’s plant in Gboko, Benue State, on…
The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, on Thursday, 29th October 2026, joined family members, political associates and other well-wishers at Abejukolo, Omala Local Government Area, for the 40th-day Fidau prayer in honour of the late former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley for obtaining $205,238 from an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, under false pretence. Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, convicted Kingsley on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and sentenced him to seven…
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday, 28th October, 2026, passed a bill seeking a constitutional amendment to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria. The bill was passed during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, following deliberations by members of the House…
Ogori, Wake Up: Our Children Should Not Be Refugees in Search of a CBT Centre By Alao Adamadamosi Sunday, arpa In an age where the world has moved its classrooms and examination halls to the cloud, the children of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area are still pounding the hot asphalt of Kogi and Edo roads, travelling…
