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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has urged Christian leaders to promote unity and peaceful coexistence ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning against the use of the pulpit to fuel ethnic, political and religious divisions. Ododo gave the warning on Saturday during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Christian ...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has called on Christian and Muslim leaders to intensify the preaching of peace, unity and peaceful coexistence, urging them to protect young people from political manipulation and violence ahead of future elections. Governor Ododo made the appeal when he received representatives of the Christian ...

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has returned to Okene for a homecoming rally as preparations intensify for the 2027 Kogi Central Senatorial election. The event drew a large crowd of supporters and APC members from across the Central Senatorial District, with party leaders describing the turnout as a demonstration ...

As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, the nation must look beyond celebration and confront the realities facing its citizens, Hon. Teejay Yusuf has said. According to him, while Nigeria has made significant progress since independence, the country still faces serious challenges, including economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, poor infrastructure and ...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has granted executive clemency to 94 inmates and approved sentence remissions for seven others as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. Governor Ododo announced the decision in his Independence Day address on Thursday, October 1, 2026, following recommendations by the Kogi State ...

The deteriorating condition of major roads across Kogi State, particularly the Kabba-Mopa-Isanlu, Kabba-Omuo, and Abuja-Lokoja corridors, has become unacceptable and requires urgent federal intervention. These roads are critical economic lifelines for our people, and many other Nigerians. Their continued deterioration is causing enormous hardship, damaging vehicles, increasing travel time and ...

The Benue State Government has rejected allegations by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, that thugs working for the state government blocked him from accessing Yelewata community in the state on Tuesday. Obi had said his convoy encountered “thugs” who mounted a roadblock on the ...

The Kogi State Government has approved the comprehensive renovation of the headquarters of the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation in Lokoja. The approval was part of decisions taken at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo in Lokoja on Sunday. The headquarters of the corporation was ...

The Kogi State Governor,Ahmed Usman Ododo, has described the death of the former APC Dekina Local Government Divisional Chairman, Yunusa Ishaq Onuh, as a painful loss to his family, the APC and the entire people of Kogi State. Governor Ododo stated this on Friday during the burial ceremony of the ...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has charged political appointees across the state to return to their respective constituencies and commence aggressive grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that the All Progressives Congress (APC) must work towards securing a 100 per cent victory in Kogi State. Governor ...