KOGI STATE GOV AWARD CONTRACT AT THE SUM OF N1.4Billion

Kogi State government has awarded  contract for the construction of 500 housing unit at the cost of over 1.4 Billion naira.

           The commissioner for information and home affairs Alhaji Yabagi  Bologi who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the state executive meeting yesterday said the tender board  has approved the construction of 500 housing unit at the contract sum of over 1.4 Billion naira to four competent companies.

The truth that sets Captain Wada Free

The numerous litigation was really a set back to the development of Kogi State. The people of the State who were the proverbial grass when two elephants fight were at the receiving end,no doubt suffered the more. But like it was stated in the holy books of the bible:

"Many are the afflictions of the upright, but the Lord delivers him from them all", says the Psalmists.

Kogi state government to electrifies 300 communities

300 communities across the three Senatorial Districts made up of 21 local government councils in Kogi state are to benefit from the rural electrification project embark upon by the Kogi state government.

CAPTAIN WADA HONOUR TWO GOLDEN EAGLE TS

The Kogi state Governor,Captain Idris Wada gave N1million and a plot of Land each to the  two Kogi born Golden Eaglets that brought fame to the country in the last Under 17 FIFA World Cup Soccer which took place in United Arab Emirate.

CAPTAIN WADA HONOUR TWO GOLDEN EAGLETS

The Kogi state Governor,Captain Idris Wada gave N1million and a plot of Land each to the  two Kogi born Golden Eaglets that brought fame to the country in the last Under 17 FIFA World Cup Soccer which took place in United Arab Emirate.

CAPTAIN WADA SET TO STAMP OUT GHOST WORKERS

In view of the alarming increase on the Kogi state wage bill to N3billion naira monthly as against the N1.4 billion naira, the state government has flagged off the commencement of the Biometric Data Capturing exercise for all civil servants n its pay roll.

PDP Regains Majority In Reps As 5 APC Lawmakers Returns To PDP

At least five lawmakers from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Housr of Representatives, formally denounced their membership and resolve to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The five lawmakers are Lawal Shehu Bichi (Kano), Abdulsalam Adamu (Kano), Sani Umar (Zamfara), Ibrahim Shehu Gusau (Zamfara) and Umar Bature (Sokoto).

With the recent defection, PDP has regained its leadership position in the House with 178 against 168 APC members.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Isa, a PDP lawmaker from Kaduna State also dumped PDP for APC.

Speaker Aminu Waziri Tabuwal, announced this during Tuesday plenary session.

After the announcement, PDP lawmakers who were elated by the development booed the minority leader Femi Gbajabiamila who raised a point of order.

Declaring Kogi Roads Potholes free

Most people would probably not understand what Capt. Idris Wada, Kogi State Governor, meant when on assumption of office he said his administration would do things differently.

The recent two year score card of the Wada led administration, shows that his desires and policy are geared towards making living more pleasurable and fruitful for the people of the State.
Buoyed by the encouraging results his administration has so far achieved and seeing how the peoples lives are being transformed, the activities of Capt. Wada shows that he is determined to take Kogi to where it ought to be and to also ensure that it is within the top 10 States in Nigeria as models of people oriented development and good governance.

Yakassai's Northern Elders Council Endorses Jonathan For 2015

The Northern Elders Council (NEC), a new sociopolitical group headed by former presidential adviser, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, on Thursday pledged to back President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

DRUG TRAFFICKING IS INIMICAL-- GOV. WADA

The Kogi state Governor, Captain Idris Wada has said that drug trafficking is 
inimical to the socio, political and economic well being and development of any given society.

He made this known while declaring open a one day sensitization workshop on drug trafficking organized by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NDLEA and ECOWAS which tool place in Lokoja on Thursday.

I WILL MAKE PDP DEMOCRATIC PARTY---ADAMU MU'AZU

The new People's Democratic Party PDP National Chairman,Alhaji Adamu Mauzu says he will work towards truely making the party democratic.

The National Chairman  stated this when he received a delegation of the party from Kogi State led by the Kogi state Governor, Captain Idris Wada. Alh Mauzu said he desires to build a party where internal democracy and no imposition of candidates will thrive.

Aloysius Okino; moving Ajaokuta LGA in the right direction.

When Alloy as he is popularly referred to by his supporters and admirers, was sworn into office in April 2013, by the workerholic Governor of Kogi state, Captain Idris Wada, along with other chairmen across the state, he left no one in doubt as to his preparedness to leave a positive footprint on the sands of time in the administration of Ajaokuta Local government area.

Haven served briefly as liaison officer of the council he came face to face with the fact that there is high level of corruption, poverty and under development among other ills.

NO MARKET FOR KIDNAPPERS IN EBIRALAND

Coalition of youth clubs and associations in Kogi central senatorial district, Ebira Youth Congress(EYC)  has called on well meaning indigene of the area to stand firm and fight vehemently against cases of kidnapping and killings in the land.

N181 MILLION NAIRA SPENT FOR FREE RURAL MEDICAL SERVICE BY KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT

The sum of N181 Million naira has been spent for the three quarters as at December 2013 for the Free Rural Medical Service Programme organized by the
Kogi state government.

The Kogi state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Omede Idris made this while speaking on health care delivery Programme of the state government.

N252 MILLION NAIRA FOR KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY

The Kogi state Government has spent the sum of N252 Million naira for the construction of additional two hostels for the male and female students at Kogi state University, Anyigba.

LACK OF UNITY IS THE BANE OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT---CAPTAIN WADA

Kogi State governor Captain Idris Wada has identified lack of unity and co-operation among the leaders in the country as the bane of under development.

Wada stated this over the weekend at the occasion of conferment of awards of a "worthy successor"  on him and hero merit award on the former governor of the state Alhaji Ibrahim Idris by Mentor Communication limited, Abuja in collaboration  with IBRO leadership initiative, in government house, Lokoja. 

Welfare of rural dwellers, our priority-Kogi ALGON boss

The chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON), Kogi state chapter, Aloysius Okino has said that the councils in the state will continue to work for improved welfare condition for the rural dwellers.

The chairman who stated this over the weekend during the award ceremony organized by IBRO Leadership Initiative, noted that, with improve funding from the federation account, the councils will perform better than  what it is presently.

Okino who spoke through the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to ALGON, Ibrahim Obansa,  stressed that the award of the most prudent chairman in the state bestowed on him will encourage him to render more quality service to the people.

NAPEP TO EXECUTE 50 PROJECTS IN KOGI

National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) is to implement 50 projects in 9 Local Government Areas drawn from the 3 Senatorial District of Kogi state which is expected to cover the area of Rice production and processing, Fisheries and Agriculture.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President and National Coordinator, NAPEP, Alhaji Murktar Abubakar Tafawa Balewa disclosed this on the occasion of the Flag-off of the grassroots state's projects held at Glass House, Government House Lokoja.

Unbelievable: Man Ties His 7 Children To Wheelbarrow, Solicit For Buyers

What could be best described as mother of all Nigerian Nollywood movie was displayed in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday, when a 44 year old man, identified as Isreal Dike, tied his seven children, including his triplet, to a wheelbarrow and was heading to an unknown destination before officials of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development intercepted him.