Gbenga Odogun
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Nigeria @66: Kogi gov pardons 101 inmates (opens the original)
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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has granted pardon and other forms of executive clemency to 101 inmates and convicts as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. Ododo announced this in his Independence Day address to the people of the state on Thursday, saying the decision was guided by considerations including rehabilitation, remorse, humanitarian circumstances, public interest and justice. The governor said 94 beneficiaries were granted mercy, while seven oth
Kogi veterinary association drives push for Rabies control bill 2026 (opens the original)
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The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association in Kogi State has urged the state government to employ a minimum of two veterinary doctors per Local Government Area to strengthen rabies surveillance and the One Health response. The Chairman of the association, Dr Tolu Omotugba, made the call on Monday in Lokoja at a news conference to commemorate the 2026 World Rabies Day, held at the NVMA Secretariat. Omotugba said Kogi, with 21 LGAs, a large dog population used for hunting and security, and porous
Ex-commissioner demands power rotation, governorship for Kogi West (opens the original)
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Former Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Convener, Coalition for Better Kogi State, Dr Tom Ohikere, has called for the rotation of the governorship seat to Kogi West in 2028, insisting that equity and fairness required the zone to produce the next governor. Ohikere, who said this in a statement made available to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, said Kogi East had produced governors for 17 years while Kogi Central had governed for 10 years, there by leaving Kogi West
Kogi disburses N646.8m student bursary, raises allowance by 150% (opens the original)
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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has flagged off the disbursement of N646.8 million as bursary allowance to 20,347 verified Kogi State students in tertiary institutions across the country under the second season of his students support programme. The flag-off ceremony, tagged “Gov. Ododo Students Support Season 2,” was held on Thursday at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Lokoja. Speaking at the event, the Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Scholarship Board, Mr Afolabi Joseph-Raji, said th
Kogi PDP to fly flags at half-mast, constitutes burial committee for ex-gov Idris (opens the original)
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The Peoples Democratic Party, Kogi State chapter, has declared a 40-day mourning period and constituted an 11-man Central Planning Committee to oversee the condolence and burial activities of its former governor and leader, Ibrahim Idris. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the State Working Committee held on Wednesday at the party’s state secretariat in Lokoja. The meeting was presided over by the State Chairman, Muhammed Gambo, who also signed the co
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