Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday on a three-count charge of alleged defamation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. The senator, representing Kogi Central, pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of ₦50 million. The…
Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved N72,500 Minimum Wage for Kogi Civil Servants with immediate effect. The governor also suspended the tax burden on the approved sum for one year. Governor Ododo made this known during the unavailing of the minimum wage after signing the agreement. He said the new minimum wage should…
The Kogi State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the election that produced Usman Ododo, of the All Progressives Congress, governor of the state. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, dismissed the petition of Murtala Ajaka, of the Social Democratic Party, for failure to substantially prove material…
