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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.…
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Kogi State Government, yesterday, intensified its push to secure a 13 per cent oil derivative and access to oil blocks, as the Minister of State Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, insists on pushing oil production in Nigeria to 2.5 million barrels per day.
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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, yesterday, approved with immediate effect N72,500 minimum wage for workers in its civil service and those at the local government level.
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The Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) to prevail on Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, to stop obstructing the fight against corruption. In a statement issued in Abuja by VCR's Head of Mission, Onche Ugbabe, the group expressed disapproval of the activities of one…
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Sir: Anecdotal evidence indicates that corruption in Nigeria is culturally acceptable because members of the family, tribe or ethnic group benefit from an individual’s ill-gotten gains.
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The Kogi State Government has condemned the attack on Alh. Muritala Yakubu Ajaka at the Supreme Court, following the ruling on electoral litigation involving the governors of Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states.
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The Kogi State Government has dismissed reports that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo is considering leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling the claims "reckless" and "unprofessional."
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The Kogi State Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has debunked reports claiming that Governor Usman Ododo attended a meeting of the People Democratic Party (PDP) governors forum. Eyebrows were raised after pictures of Ododo and the PDP governors went viral on social media on Saturday, with some claiming that the Kogi State governor had…
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The Special Adviser to Niger State Governor on Political Matters and Strategy, Mohammed Nma Kolo, has congratulated Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State on his victory in the Supreme Court judgment for Kogi governorship election petition. Nma Kolo, in a statement in Minna, issued to The Guardian shortly after the apex court ruling, described the…
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Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court that upheld the decision of the lower courts affirming his return as the duly elected governor of the state. The governor also extended an olive branch to the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Murtala Ajaka, and the candidate of…
23 Aug
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023, governorship election in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgement, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked SC/CV/654/2024, was without…
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