Kogi State

The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in Kogi State, conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Dr. Usman Yahaya Kansila, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UYK Consortium, during its convocation…
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The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured five out of the 12 inmates who escaped from custody at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by Abubakar Umar, the…
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The immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. Bello went to the headquarters of the anti-graft…
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The immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has left the office complex of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja hours after reporting at the facility on Wednesday to honour the invitation of the agency…
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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo,  has sparked a debate online after he attended a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors’ gala night in Taraba state on Friday. Ododo seen in a photograph posted by Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa,…
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The Federal Government has shut down an illegal gold mine site in Yagba East Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, stated that the move was part of the Federal Government’s…
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Kogi Central Journalists' Guild, an umbrella body of Kogi Central journalists in the Diaspora has called for equal representation in Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo's media team. A statement signed by the Guild President, Muhammad Tijani…
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Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ortom stated this on…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday that 13 persons died while two were injured in an auto crash in Kogi. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the sad incident occurred…
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Usman Ododo has been sworn in as the governor of Kogi State after months he was elected to take over from Yahaya Bello who has completed his second term in office. Ododo took the oath of office at around 2:24 pm at in Lokoja on…
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