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July 17, 2026

Breaking : Kogi announces rescue of kidnapped victims in exam centre attack

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorised examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday,... Read More
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July 15, 2026

Gov. Ododo Mobilises Massive Security Operation To Rescue Abducted School Principal, Neco Officials, Students

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   The Kogi State Government has mobilised a massive multi-agency security operation to secure the safe rescue of four persons abducted from Government Secondary School (GSS), Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area during the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations.   The operation, directed by the Governor of Kogi... Read More
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July 13, 2026

Kogi West APC House of Assembly Aspirants Endorsed Tinubu, Ododo for Second Term in 2027

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   The Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly Aspirants in Kogi West Senatorial District has unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, for a second term in the 2027 general elections.   The Forum comprises aspirants... Read More
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July 12, 2026

The PFIPC Scandal and the Urgent Reforms Required

By Tunde Rahman When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the uncomfortable truth of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” saga. Adeyemi has... Read More
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July 8, 2026

Governor Ododo delivers on promise of new electricity transformer to Zango Daji community

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   There was widespread jubilation on tuesday at the Timber Market area in Zango Daji as residents received a brand new 500KVA transformer provided by the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Ahmed Usman Ododo.   Delivered through the Ministry of Rural and Energy Development, the installation comes... Read More
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July 8, 2026

KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT CONGRATULATES DR. HASSAN ABDULRAHMAN OCHOLI ON APPOINTMENT AS TETFUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

— Government commends President Tinubu for finding another worthy son of Kogi State deserving of national service. By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London Kogi State Government has warmly congratulates Dr. Hassan Abdulrahman Ocholi on his appointment by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as... Read More
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July 7, 2026

PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS ICPC TO INVESTIGATE CONTROVERSIAL “PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN INTERVENTION PROMOTION COUNCIL”

By Festus Fifen In response President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to... Read More
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July 4, 2026

KOGI RECOVERS ABOUT 1,000 RUSTLED LIVESTOCK IN OFFENSIVE AGAINST LATE BATTIJO’S GANG, OTHER BANDITS

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Hybrid Forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, local vigilantes and hunters, has recovered about 1,000 rustled livestock in sustained security... Read More
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July 4, 2026

Gov. Ododo Orders Clampdown on Tax-Evading Miners, Urges CCECC to Step Up Repairs on Lokoja-Zango Road

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe for Ben TV UK   Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has ordered a clampdown on tax-evading miners whose overloaded trucks have damaged the recently constructed GYB Junction–Zango–Zone 8 Roundabout Road in Lokoja, declaring that the destruction of public infrastructure in the guise of avoiding tax obligations will no longer... Read More
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July 2, 2026

Gov Usman Ododo Inaugurates Kogi NYSC Governing Board ..reaffirms commitment to youth development

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has inaugurated the Kogi State Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), reiterating his administration’s commitment to youth development, national integration and the strengthening of institutions that promote sustainable growth.   Representing the Governor, the Deputy Governor, Comrade... Read More
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