Kogi State
12 Mar
The Kogi State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of two Commissioner nominees sent to the house by the Executive Governor of the State Ahmed Usman Ododo. The eight Assembly confirmed the Commissioner nominees on Tuesday during the house plenary in Lokoja. The Commissioner nominees confirmed by the hallow chamber include Dr Adeniyi Helen…
10 Mar
The 2024 Annual General Congress of the umbrella socio-cultural organization of Yoruba people in Kogi State, Okun Development Association (ODA), ended in Egbe, Yagba West Local Council on Saturday with former Nigeria's High Commissioner to Sri-Lanka, Ambassador Akenson Rotimi elected as President-General of the association. Rotimi, who succeeded the immediate past President-General, Chief Femi Mokikan,…
7 Mar
Nigeria's pioneer High Commissioner to Sri-Lanka, Ambassador Akenson Rotimi, has declared his intention to succeed Chief Femi Mokikan as President-General of the Okun Development Association (ODA), umbrella socio-cultural and developmental organization of the Yoruba people in Kogi State. ODA is gearing up for its annual national congress scheduled to take place on Friday, March 8th,…
7 Mar
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has promised to provide adequate security and welfare to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state for the one-year mandatory national service.
6 Mar
The 2024 Annual General Congress of the Okun Development Association (ODA), umbrella socio-cultural and developmental organisation of the Yoruba people in Kogi State, which comes up in Egbe, Yagba West Council, this weekend, is an opportunity to reflect on the past six years of the outgoing executive of the ODA and celebrate the resilience of…
5 Mar
Security agencies in Kogi State have recovered 53 stolen electrical transformers and arrested criminal gangs responsible for the theft .
29 Feb
Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources is set to distribute another batch of Solar Powered Irrigation Pumps to 30 beneficiaries from Ajaokuta, Kogi, and Lokoja Local Government Areas. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Timothy Ojomah, who performed the distribution ceremony at the Kogi State Fadama CARES Coordination Office, Lokoja, stated that in the…
21 Feb
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has warned the political class against diverting palliatives meant for the poor in the state.
19 Feb
Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, has vowed to sustain the fight against all threats to the security of life and property in the state, saying it is not negotiable.
15 Feb
A notable socio-political group in Kogi State, Yagba Action Group (YAG), has described the emergence of Leke Abejide as the leader of the Kogi State Caucus members of the House of Representatives as a perfect choice devoid of bias and sentiments. The organization made this known in a congratulatory message to Abejide, a member representing…
9 Feb
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted passengers of two transport companies.
9 Feb
The footprints of great men are not only indelible on the sands of time but also evident in the ideas they have advanced, organizations they have built and lives they have transformed. This is true of Asiwaju (Dr) Kolawole Babalola Jamodu, CFR, FCA, renowned boardroom figure of several decades and public servant, one of Nigeria's…
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