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  A law to provide for the legal and institution framework for participation of Kogi state in the power sector in the Areas of Electricity Generation, Transmission, System Operation, Distribution, Supply, Enforcement of Consumer’s Right and Obligation and Inauguration of Renewable Energy to Kogi state Energy mix and for the attraction of investment has passed…

  A High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, has sentenced Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Usman Adamu, his brother, and one Gidaddo Idris to life imprisonment for conspiracy to kidnap and for actually kidnapping. The convicts were accused of kidnapping one Abubakar Ahmad and allegedly collecting a ransom of N1 million before his…

  Journalists operating in Kwara State have been admonished to see themselves as patriots with an equal stake in the State’s development by writing reports that positively project the corporate image of the state. The state Commissioner for Communication, Hon. Bola Olukoju, made the appeal in Ilorin at the grand finale of the 2023 Press…

  The Zone 8 – Crusher road which had been in a deplorable state for over three successive administrations has finally gotten the attention of government as rehabilitation and construction work has commenced on it. The 6 kilometre road which houses strategic government offices as well as the Kogi state House of Assembly and the…

_The Kogi State Former Speaker ,House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Momoh Jimoh, has congratulated Alhaji Usman Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governorship Candidate on his well deserved victory at the Saturday 11 November, 2023 gubernatorial elections in Kogi State_ _Hon. Momoh commended his resilience and faith in the electoral process which enhanced his determination…

  The member representing Lokoja I State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Bin-Ebaiya Shehu Tijani (BEST) has appealed to his colleagues to make effective representation of their constituents as a watchword. In his contribution on the floor of the house, the member had called for respect and recognition for the deceased…

      For the second consecutive year, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s foremost entrepreneur and humanist, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award and accorded special recognition by the Organised Private Sector employers in the country, under the aegis of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA).   In a night of honour and reward for deserving member…

  . Says SDP trying desperately to cover ‘heist committed in Kogi East’, corrupt INEC documents   The Kogi State All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council has called on the Police, Department of State Services and other security agencies to immediately arrest what it described as the slide to anarchy in the state by arresting…

AS soon as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) releases it’s Porter to Kogi State University Kabba, candidates will still be given admissions this year, the state Commissioner for Education,, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones has assured. The Commissioner gave this assurance while explaining certain issues to the state lawmakers on the floor…

  . Says SDP alerting public to its face-saving sinister motive . Calls on security agencies to fortify security around INEC offices The Kogi State All Progressives Governorship Campaign Council has called on the general public to hold the Social Democratic Party in the state responsible if anything untoward happens to the Independent National Electoral…