Tag: Kogi State

Governor Ododo seeks NASRDA’s support in security, agriculture, land reforms, others

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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has urged the management of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to complement efforts by his administration to combat insecurity, improve agriculture and food security, fast track land reforms and support development in other critical sectors using existing space technology and innovative capabilities of the agency. Governor Ododo stated this during a meeting with the Director General of NASRDA, Dr. Mathew Olumide Adepoju on Monday. The statement was made available on Tuesday in Abuja by Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to…

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Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns EFCC’s suit against Yahaya Bello until to Jan. 21

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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned hearing in the money laundering case preferred against the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until Jan. 21, 2025.Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter after EFCC’s counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the ex-governor’s lawyer, Michael Adoyi, made their submissions in favour and against an application by the anti-graft agency.At the resumed hearing, Pinheiro told Justuce Emeka Nwite that he had two witnesses already in court.He, however, told the court that he had two…

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OIL EXPLORATION: Governor Ododo Seeks Partnership to accelerate investment

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…as FG reaffirms Kogi an oil producing state Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for collaboration between the state and the Federal Government towards accelerating investment in the exploration of oil resources in the state. Governor Ododo made the call on Thursday, when he paid a working visit to the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, in Abuja. The statement was made available to newsmen in Abuja by Mr Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to the Governor. Governor Ododo, while restating his administration’s commitment…

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Supreme Court to hear 16 state govts’ suit challenging EFCC’s Establishment Act, Oct 22

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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-man panel of justice, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, fixed the date after the states were joined as co-plaintiffs and leave granted for consolidation of the case in the suit originally filed by the Kogi State Government through its Attorney General (AG). The states that joined in the suit marked:…

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Court to deliver ruling in Yahaya Bello’s application to vacate arrest warrant May 10

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the ex-governor’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, adopted their processes and presented their arguments in the motion. Justice Nwite had, April 17, issued an arrest warrant to EFCC for Bello’s arrest. The order was…

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Enugu Communities raise alarm over Fulani Herdsmen

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Call On Ugwuanyi, Security Heads to rescue them By Alphonsus Nweze The people of Itchi, Unadu, Alor- Agu communities in Igbo Eze South Local Government Area and that of Aguibeje and Iyionu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, both of Enugu State have sent Save Our Soul (SOS) message to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the heads of security outfits in the State to save them from the menace of Fulani Herdsmen. Reports from the communities said that Fulani Herdsmen have not only taken over their forests which serve as their…

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