Gov Ododo To Be Honoured Among 100 Most Influential Nigerians

By Onoja Baba   Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State will be recognised as one of the 100 Most Influential Nigerians at a prestigious national award ceremony scheduled for June 20 in Abuja. The event, organised by Progressives Media, will take place at the Grand Ballroom of Barcelona Hotel, Wuse II, with red carpet by 5pm and the main event kicking off at 6pm. Governor Ododo will be honoured alongside Niger State Governor Umar Bago, Seyi Law, Sayi Vodi, and several serving and former ministers. Speaking to the media…

Gov Ododo mourns Veteran Kogi Journalist Rafatu Salami

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and National Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria), Hajia Rafatu Salami, who passed away on Friday in Abuja. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo described the late Hajia Salami as an exemplary journalist, a compassionate mother, and a dedicated public servant whose legacy will continue to inspire many. “As we mourn the passing of our sister and one of Nigeria’s outstanding female journalists, we…

BREAKING: Gov Ododo approves N72,500 as minimum wage for Kogi workers

The Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved a minimum wage of seventy-two thousand five hundred Naira (N72,500) for civil servants in the state with immediate effect.   Ododo who approved while receiving a report from the Kogi state minimum wage implementation committee headed by the state Head of Service, Elijah Avenemi, said he was more committed to the overall welfare of all cadres of workers in the state.   The Governor also gave tax relief to all the workers in the state for the next year adding…

Flood: NOA DG seeks immediate relocation of victims,as Flood Sensitization Evaluation Team visits affected Areas in Kogi State

As the sensitisation programme on communities impacted by the release of Lagdo dam continues, the Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu has tasked affected communities to quickly relocate to safe locations.   At Kogi state ,the DG said all efforts by the Agency is to achieve minimal impact on these communities with the hope that information will help communities take good decision.   The NOA flood sensitisation evaluation team included Alhaji Nura Kobi Yusuf of the department of Planning research and strategy, Emeka Egbugara of the Environment, Energy…

Ododo, Bello’s Ultra vires, By Abubakar Yusuf

Kogi is known for all forms of political misdemeanor both in government and out of government spanned for over eight years.   It is only in Kogi state that a former governor will still be parading himself with the paraphernalia of office, even out of government.   Embarrassingly, former Kogi governor , Yahaya Bello declared wanted by the anti graft agency , the first in the history of Nigeria came under a cover of a serving governor and immunity to reluctantly and ceremoniously submit himself to the EFCC neck to…

Kogi Govt pledges to reward Outstanding corps members during service

Kogi State Government has urged Corps Members deployed to the State to leave indelible footprints of development in different sectors as agents of social change.   It said the present administration would reward any Corps Member that show outstanding performance in his place of primary assignment. The State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo stated this today in his address at the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course held at NYSC Kogi State Orientation Camp, Asaya, Kabba.   “Be rest assured that excellent performances would be duly…