April 2025

  Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged defamatory statements made against him by the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In the petition, written and signed by his solicitor, Mr. N.A. ABUBAKAR Esq, to the…

  Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED) Energy Ltd, HRH, Queen Mother, Amb. Chief Amina Temitope Labinjo-Ajayi (JP), has said the partnership between SV-NED and the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIRRO) will result in an industrial revolution for Nigeria. She stated that the country needs industrial revolution, skill acquisition, development…

  The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that it is deeply saddened by reports of new violence in parts of Plateau State, leading to multiple deaths and injuries. A statement by AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, NGF Chairman/Kwara State Governor, said: “The NGF commiserates with the Government and people of Plateau State and families of those affected,…

    For its excellence in corporate transparency and governance, Dangote Cement Plc has been honoured as the Platinum winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Limited (NGX REGCO)’s Corporate Reporting Award for the financial year ending 2023. Organised by ICAN-NGX REGCO, the event was meant to celebrate excellence in corporate transparency and governance. It was a moment of…

  The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, has extended heartfelt condolence to the member representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, on the passing of his beloved mother, Mama Arametu Sanni Egidi. Professor Usman expressed deep sorrow over the irreparable loss, describing Mama Arametu…

  The 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, has demonstrated the military’s commitment to community development by restoring a vital water source in the Lokongoma community, Lokoja, Kogi State. The Lokongoma community is hosting the 12 Brigade Commanders’ Guest House. Under the leadership of Commander Brigadier General Kasim Sidi, the brigade has successfully resuscitated a previously non-functional…

  With a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds, a 400- Level University of Ilorin Mathematics Student, Kazeem Sanusi, has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the University, Mr. Kunle Akogun, the groundbreaking event, which was…

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 45-year-old vehicle spare part dealer, Alhaji Ganiyu Kehinde, for allegedly engaging in acts of homosexuality and the defilement of two teenage boys in lpata-Oloje area of Ilorin. According to the Command’s spokesman, ASC 1 Ayoola Michael Shola, the incident was…

  A group of clergymen, Igbo Ministers Commission, has insisted that the self- determination bid by the detained Biafra agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a fallout of the failure of the 1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British government. The Igbo Ministers emphasized in particular that Nigeria’s creation in 1914 was…

  The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council has commended Dangote Refinery for its consistency in the price reduction of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. Reacting to the latest reduction in the ex-gantry loading cost of PMS from ₦880 per litre to ₦865, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos…