The Kogi State Government has inaugurated the State Culture and Tourism Committees to promote tourism development and cultural preservation across the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade, inaugurated 17 members committees on behalf of Gov. Ahmed Ododo on Thursday in Lokoja. Speaking at the inauguration, …
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THE Kogi government has restated its commitment to implementing the ban placed on compulsory customised textbooks and notebooks in schools in the state. The state’ Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) on Friday …
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Saturday tasked citizens and communities on infrastructure development initiatives that could change the living standard of their people. The governor gave the charge on the occasion of 32nd Ekinrin-Adde Festival 2025 and launching of the N600m infrastructural development fund, held at Ekinrin-Adde, Ijumu Local …
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THE Kogi State Accountant-General, Habiba Onumoko, has been accused of using the police to arrest and detain a critic, one Sadiq Abdulhameed, for about three months without trial. A report by SaharaReporters quoted sources to have said that Onumoko should be cautioned over her persistent abuse of power, evident again …
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GUNMEN suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 18 passengers of an Abuja-bound ABC Transport bus in Kogi State. Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, the security adviser to the Governor of Kogi, confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday, March 16, when the bus, …
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THE ljumu and Kabba-Bunu Local Government Councils have announced the closure of two Zango Cattle Markets in their respective areas, following incessant security threats. Newsextra24 reports that the markets are situated at Iyara in Ijumu and Odolu in Kabba. It was learnt that after the closure of Zango Markets in …
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A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Patrick Adaba is dead. A close family source disclosed the news of his demise to our correspondent. According to the information, the former Deputy Governor died following a protracted illness. Adaba was born in 1946. After his secondary school, he gained admission …
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THE Kogi State Government has committed N7 billion to upgrade 88 additional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. Gov. Ahmed Ododo made this announcement on Saturday in Lokoja during the official handing over of sites to contractors for the upgrade of the 88 PHCs. Ododo was represented by the …
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THE Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has released 27 inmates across the six correctional centres in the state who remained in custody for their inability to pay fines and compensations. Justice Majebi granted the releases through the efforts of the non-governmental organization “Victory Idewele Foundation,” which paid …
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KOGI State Government has announced that it received approval from the federal government to build an international airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis. This approval, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said, was given by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. In a statement …
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