Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria,bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara,to the north by the Federal Capital Territory,to the northeast by Nasarawa State,to the northwest by Niger State,to the southwest by the Edo and Ondo states,to the southeast by the states of Anambra and Enugu,and to the east by Benue State. It is the only state in Nigeria to border ten other states. Named after the Hausa word for river (Kogi). Kogi State was formed from parts of Benue State,Niger State,and Kwara State on 27 August 1991. The state is nicknamed the "Confluence State" due to the fact that the confluence of the River Niger and the River Benue occurs next to its capital,Lokoja.
Kwara State is a state in Western Nigeria,bordered to the east by Kogi State,to the north by Niger State,and to the south by Ekiti,Osun,and Oyo states,while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas.
ECWA Hospital Egbe is a Christian hospital located in Egbe,Kogi State,Nigeria. It is a 121-bed hospital which became SIM's first training hospital.
Nicholas Ugbane is a Nigerian banker and politician. He was in the Senate of Nigeria between 2003 and 2011 and was the Senator for the Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Prior to his senatorial career,Ugbane was the managing director Republic Bank Limited and Honourable Commissioner for:Education,Youth and Sports,Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture and Natural resources.
Yagba West is a Local Government Area in Kogi State,Nigeria,in the west of the state adjoining Kwara State. Its headquarters is in the town of Odo Ere. It has an area of 1,276 km2 and a population of 149,023 at the 2006 census. By 2016,the population grew to 188,900.
ẸgbẹMẹkun,popularly called Ẹgbẹ,is a historic town located in the Yagba West local government area of Kogi State,Nigeria,West Africa.
Simon Ajibola became the Senator for the Kwara South Senatorial District of Kwara State in June 2004 and was reelected in 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Smart Adeyemi was elected Senator for the Kogi West constituency of Kogi State,Nigeria,taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the APC. Re-elected as senator for the third time on the 30th of November 2019.
Mohammed Ali Ndume is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing Borno South senatorial district since 2011. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2003 to 2011. He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Dino Melaye is a Nigerian politician,a former senator and was a member of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly,representing Kogi West Senatorial district. He is from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe is a Nigerian medical doctor,politician and philanthropist. Oloriegbe graduated with MBBS degree from Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria,Nigeria in 1985. He attended training programmes in Change Management,Advocacy,Facilitation Skills,Project Management,Health policy and systems analysis,Legislation,Leadership and an Executive Programme on Coaching and Consulting for Change at the Oxford University U.K
Yakubu Oseni is a Nigerian politician and a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi State,Nigeria. He was elected in the February 2019 Nigerian general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kogi West senatorial district covers seven local governments which include;Kaba Bunu,Kogi/Koto Karfe,Mopa Muro,Ijumu,Yagba East,Yagba West and Lokoja. The current representative is Senator Smart Adeyemi. This district is unpredictable in its voting pattern.
Odo Ere,popularly called Ere Gajo,is the headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area,Kogi State,Nigeria. The town is located in the old Kabba Province about 140 kilometres southeast of Ilorin. The people of Odo Ere share a common ancestry with the Yoruba people in South-West Nigeria and they are often referred to as Okun Yoruba people. The town is situated on a well-watered savannah plain consisting of dotted hills,forest and grassland. The topography earned the town the sobriquet:Ere ỌmọOnilẹDun Rin,meaning "Odo Ere town with a beautiful flat terrain that enhances ease of movement".
The 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election was held on 11 November 2023 to elect the Governor of Kogi State. Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. The primaries were scheduled for between 27 March and 17 April 2022.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections were held on 25 February 2023 in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting. The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2019.
Ohere Sadiku Abubakar FNSE,is a Nigerian politician and senator currently serving for the Kogi Central Senatorial District. He is from the Okene LGA in Kogi State. From January 2016 to December 2019,he held two significant roles in the Kogi State government,beginning as the Special Adviser of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs,before being appointed as the Commissioner for the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. In January 2020,with the commencement of the second term of Yahaya Bello,he was re-appointed to serve as the Commissioner for Works and Housing. Abubakar Ohere is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State were held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kogi State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Kogi State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris FCA is a Nigerian government official and diplomat serving as the Kogi state's Commissioner of Finance since 2016. He previously served as the Special Adviser on Finance Economy,Commerce and Investment to the Governor of Kogi State from January 2016 to November 2019 under Governor Yahaya Bello. He was reappointed as Commissioner of Finance,Budget and Economic Planning in January 2020 a position he held till date.
