Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has approved the appointment of additional 1,192 aides. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Folashade Ayoade. “The aides include Yakubu Abdulhakeem who is to serve as the Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability, 165 Senior Special Assistants,…

No fewer than 1.2 million children aged three to 59 months were administered the Seasonal Malaria Chemotherapy (SMC) drugs in Kogi in 2023.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has described the actions of the Kogi state government and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the Supreme Court Judgement on the November Kogi State Governorship Election. The party also accused the Kogi State Government and the APC of taking to social media on Tuesday, August 6,…

The Coalition of Concerned Kogi State Indigenes (CCKI), says the need to ensure peaceful coexistence of the ethnic nationalities in the

The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have been abducted alongside some of his aides.…

Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed to make Kogi State the hub of livestock production in Nigeria. The governor disclosed this while speaking during an interactive session with 500 women and youth in poultry value chain in Lokoja The initiative which is to serve as a model for demonstration and training in Kogi State, showcasing…

Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF Nigeria), a non-government organisation (NGO), has raised an alarm over

Former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has urged President Bola Tinubu to honour Captain J.O. Abalaka, an Army officer who reportedly disarmed a member of the kidnapping gang that abducted him, his dog, and other captives in Kogi State. The incident reportedly occurred while Abalaka was reporting to his new unit at the…

In a combination of land and air operations, troops in the joint security task force from Kogi and neighbouring states have raided the camps of kidnappers in the forests of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Yagba West shares borders with Kwara, Ekiti and parts of Niger states. The joint security task force…

Until his coronation recently, the Elulu of Mopa and Chairman, Mopamuro Traditional Council in Kogi State, Oba Muyiwa Ibeun, had gained considerable on-the-job training in both private and public sectors. He's the National Secretary General Association of Indigenous Construction Contractors of Nigeria (AICCON) and President, MUIB Group of Companies with business interests ranging from construction,…

An anti-corruption bill for the establishment of the Kogi State Anti-corruption Agency has passed through second reading in the state house of assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja on Tuesday that the bill was being sponsored by Assemblyman Suleiman Abdulrazak, member representing Okene Constituency. Abdulrazak had during the Tuesday’s plenary told…

The Kogi State Governorship elections petition tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday affirms Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Kogi State. The court dismissed the petition of Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for failure to substantially prove material facts in his petition as required by law. The…