The Kogi State Government has described Governor Usman Ododo’s electoral victory at the Court of Appeal as a huge leap forward. Information commissioner Kingsley Fanwo told newsmen on Thursday in Lokoja that the victory had affirmed Ododo as the people’s choice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports...
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…Urges supporters to remain calm as he Heads to Supreme Court The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Alh Murtala Yakubu Ajaka on Thursday alleged that some irregularities and manipulations influenced the outcome of the petition he...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday, affirmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the validly elected governor of Kogi. A three-member panel of the court, in a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, held that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration saved the state government over 20 billion naira by recovering and refurbishing almost to brand new status in physical condition and mechanical performance of about 200 tractors deployed for the 2024 wet season...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reassured students and management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara of improved security on the university campus. The Governor stated this during a meeting with 29 students from the university who had...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the state government is ready to meet all requirements for the establishment of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in the state. Governor Ododo gave the assurances on Friday when he hosted a delegation from...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has assured of effective disaster management and protection against the impact natural disasters in Nigeria. Governor Ododo said this while receiving the report of the Technical Working Group of the Ad Hoc Committee on Flood and Other Nature-Induced Disasters...
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has described reports that he has withdrawn the case seeking to reclaim his mandate from Governor Usman Ododo as fake and a calculated attempt to mislead...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on Thursday signed seven bills into law with a charge to the people of the state to embrace the new laws in order to move Kogi state forward. The seven new laws include: A Law to repeal and Re-enact...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with the former Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on the occasion of his 49th birthday anniversary. In his message of felicitation to the former Governor,...
The Kogi Government has banned Traditional procession in Koton Kafe in Kogi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state for security reasons. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that security reports indicated that all...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has warned criminal elements to stay away from the state warning that Kogi is not a fertile ground for criminality. Ododo gave the warning while speaking to newsmen shortly after observing his Eid-el-Kabir prayer on Sunday at Okene Eid Praying ground. The...
Democracy Day: Governor Ododo urges resilience in Nigeria’s journey towards justice for all citizens
Democracy Day: Governor Ododo urges resilience in Nigeria’s journey towards justice for all citizens
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for resilience in Nigeria’s journey to ensure justice for all her citizens as the country marks 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance since 1999. In his Democracy Day message, Governor Ododo called on Nigerians to...
The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over eight students of Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara, Kogi State, who were rescued on Sunday, to Gov. Ahmed Ododo, at Army Headquarters Abuja. The handing over was conducted by the Deputy Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Emekah, on...
The Executive Chairman of Dekina Local Government area of Kogi state, John Urah, has joined other leaders and well wishers to congratulate the Governor of the State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo over his triumph and victory at the State election petition tribunal. Governor Ododo won his opponent in a...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), challenging the election victory of Governor Usman Ododo in the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi governorship poll. The three-member panel, chaired by Justice Ado Birnin–Kudu, dismissed the petition on the...
Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday affirmed the victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the petition was bereft of...
The Kogi Government on Sunday described as “crude and shocking”, the gruesome killing of two students kidnapped at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, near Okene. The students were among those kidnapped on May 9, when the abductors stormed the school around 9 p.m. and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has announced the commencement of rehabilitation of 70 Primary Healthcare Centres across the state. This was disclosed at the flag off of the distribution of medical equipment and consumables for all healthcare facilities in the state. Governor Ododo,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has given directive for the immediate commencement of work at the proposed 1000 units housing estate under the Renewed Hope Housing Project in the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this while playing host to the Management of the...