Kogi State
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Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday approved N582,404,119.489 budget proposal for 2025. The lawmakers passed the bill in Lokoja after a presentation by the House Standing Committee on Appropriation, Budget Monitoring, and Economic Planning. At the clause-by-clause consideration by the sub-Committee of Supply, the Speaker, Mr Aliyu Yusuf, said the bill had authorised recurrent expenditure…
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Some suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked the palace of Etsu Lokoja, Some suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked the palace of Etsu Lokoja, Chief Emmanuel Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, burning properties within the premises, including a vehicle. The palace, located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, was allegedly attacked by hoodlums at about 1:00 am on Saturday.…
14 Dec
Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly and representative of the Dekina II constituency, Enema Paul, has passed away. Paul reportedly died on Saturday at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Kogi State House Assembly, offered his condolences to the late lawmaker's family, describing him as "a temperate,…
13 Dec
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor is facing an alleged money laundering trial to the tune of N80billion. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. When the case was called…
12 Dec
Kogi State government has explained the rationale behind the construction of a new Lokoja Ultra Modern Market project embarked upon by Governor Usman Ododo
2 Dec
The leadership of the Heavy Duty and Haulage Transport Association of Nigeria (HDHTAN), Kogi State, has alerted the public about the activities of people they described as miscreants impersonating HDHTAN and carrying out illegal taxation in the state. The chairman of the group in the state, Chukwuma Okechukwu Trust, who stated this during a press…
28 Nov
The Kogi State Government has expended over ₦20 billion on the state-owned Kogi State University (KSU) since it was established two years ago. The state's Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, disclosed this on Thursday in a keynote address at the Professor Mathew Ajibero Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Lamidi Kehinde of Kogi State University, Kabba.…
26 Nov
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello appeared at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. Bello, accompanied by his legal team, arrived at the EFCC office in a black Hilux vehicle early Tuesday morning. This appearance follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of…
25 Nov
In a bid to restore peace and security in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo convened an emergency security meeting in Lokoja to address the indigenes of Isanlu and the Fulani settlers after the latter alleged that one of them was killed by indigenes of the community. The…
23 Nov
Some aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State have accused the party leadership of perpetuating illegality by allegedly imposing Enemona Anyebe, a member disqualified by the court from contesting the chairmanship position during the party's delegate election held in August this year. Speaking on behalf of the group at a press…
23 Nov
Gunmen on Thursday evening abducted three relatives of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Tahir Ajobe. The victims, including Ajobe's younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir, were kidnapped on their way back from a local market in Awo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, along the deteriorated Ankpa-Adoka-Makurdi road. The family had reportedly gone to the…
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President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN), has urged Nigerian lawyers to cherish gains of the profession over the years as the world celebrated Christmas. Osigwe made this known in a Christmas message on Wednesday. He noted that the christmas season invited us to pause, reflect, and reconnect with our loved…