Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the immediate family and the Nigerian Union of Journalists over the passing of elder statesman and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed. The Governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Hon. Ismaila Isah said...
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The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria has commended the Kogi State Government for domesticating the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law as part of Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. This was contained in a Facebook post by the chairman of the committee,...
In the spirit of Christmas and the season of giving, the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Kogi State on Electronic Media, Office of the First Lady, Hon. Janet Samuel, has brought smiles to the faces of vulnerable women in her community with a special Christmas outreach...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has clarified that his recent Executive Proclamation on security protocols in the state is not a declaration of a state of emergency but a set of necessary measures to enhance the security architecture to crackdown on criminals in all parts of the state....
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo on Tuesday in Lokoja the state capital, said security reforms recently introduced by President Bola Tinubu is yielding results across the country, including the recovery of a large stockpile of arms and ammunition in his state. The governor thanked the National Security Adviser,...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has led Chinese and international partners to unveil the Ajaokuta Economic City, a new Free Trade Zone (FTZ) projected to attract $500 million in annual foreign direct investment and create 50,000 jobs. Speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement held at the Transcorp Hilton in...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Kogi State House of Assembly. The proposed budget estimates for the 2026 fiscal year is ₦820,490,585,443 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-Three...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Abu Ali, the Etsu of Bassa Nge Kingdom and former Military Governor of Bauchi State. In a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo described...
Kogi State Government has pushed back hard against fresh allegations that it is meddling with or diverting funds meant for the state’s 21 local government councils. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, dismissed the accusations as a coordinated...
Kogi State Government has activated a coordinated security operation to safeguard worship centres, schools and vulnerable public places across the state. This followed the directive by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo following recent attacks on worshippers and schools in neighbouring states. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi Adamu...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, is set to officially receive former Governor of the state, Capt. Idris Wada, into the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside his supporters. A statement issued on Saturday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, said Ododo will be joined by other state...
The ongoing money laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello took a key turn on Monday as the fourth prosecution witness reaffirmed that withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking regulations. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Mshelia...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, November 10, 2025, adjourned the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahay Bello, till Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for continuation of trial. Bello is being prosecuted by the EFCC before Justice Nwite for alleged diversion...
Kogi State Executive Council presided over by Governor Ahmed Ododo has approved the sum of eight hundred and twenty billion, four hundred and ninety million, five hundred and eighty five thousand four hundred and forty three (₦820,490,585,443) naira as the draft budget estimates for the 2026 fiscal year. The...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, is set to commission 80 revitalized Primary Healthcare Centres across the state in the first phase of the PHCs modernization project which began in April, 2024. This is contained in a statement signed by theSpecial Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah. The...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed strong faith in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chances of securing re-election in 2027, urging the people of Kogi to demonstrate their appreciation for the President’s goodwill toward the state. Speaking on Friday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders’ Engagement held in...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has assured of a fair, transparent and credible process in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ekiti State. The governor, in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, promised to be fair to all stakeholders and ensure...
Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to November 24, following a disruption of court activities on Monday. The matter, originally slated for hearing that day, was affected after Justice Mohammed Umar was unable to sit due to a protest led by...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution and installation of 30 units of 500kVA transformers to improve electricity supply and enhance rural development in 30 communities across the three senatorial districts of the state. Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony of the Phase One of...
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, pushed forward the hearing in the ongoing ₦110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. The case will now resume on November 12. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar...