June 2025

  In a passionate plea to his fellow Nigerians, the distinguished businessman and philanthropist, Prince Olatunji Olusoji, urged the nation to be patient with the current administration’s reforms, assuring that they will bear fruit in the long term. Addressing journalists in Kabba, Kogi State, Prince Olusoji commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent policies, including the…

  Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has announced the lifting of the ban on masquerading activities during the Echane Festival in Ebiraland, stressing the need to preserve cultural heritage while ensuring public safety. Addressing a gathering of traditional rulers and community leaders at the Ohinoyi Palace in Okene, Governor Ododo acknowledged the significance of…

  The Kogi State Governor, Alh Ahmed Usman Ododo has praised the appointment of Prof. Abdusalam Nasir Naeem as the new Managing Director of Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, describing it as well deserved. In a Press statement issued by the press secretary to the Deputy Governor Mr Unubi Emmanuel, the Governor on Sunday at a…

  My company paid N450bn in taxes in 2024 – Dangote tells Pres. Tinubu President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, recently informed President Bola Tinubu that his group of companies paid a whopping N450 billion in taxes to the Federal Government’s coffers in 2024, thereby making it the highest tax-paying company in Nigeria. With this…

Kwara Monarch faults police on Oreke-Okegbo killings, abduction * Says incident occured in Oreke-Oke, not Oreke-Okegbo Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The traditional ruler of Oreke-Okegbo community in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, Oba Sunday Adefila, has debunked police report that the killing of two mobile policemen and abduction of two others, including…

*Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Hosts Kogi APC Stakeholders in Ogbonicha* *…Reel out President Tinubu’s Achievements, Rallies Support for 2027 Re-election Bid* The Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, hosted stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State to an interactive session…

Sallah Tragedy: Lifeless body of 43-year-old man recovered from well in Ilorin Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man from a domestic well in Ilorin, the state capital. A statement by the spokesman of the Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said: “The distress call was…

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sen. Sunday Karimi, has announced plans to disburse N300 million as scholarship to 3000 students of Kogi State in public tertiary institutions across the country. The All Progressive Congress (APC) senator made the announcement at a media briefing at the NUJ Press Centre on Saturday in Lokoja, to…

  The Senator, Representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sen. Sunday Steve Karimi has concluded arrangements to disburse N300million as scholarship to students across Kogi State in the coming weeks. The Senator made the disclosure at a Media parley with Kogi Journalists, held at the NUJ Press Centre Lokoja as part of activities marking his second…

  Following a discussion with the children a few minutes ago, it is now confirmed that the burial arrangements for Late Dr Tony Durojaiye ALABI will be as follows: ■ 5am, Thursday, 10 July 2025: Body arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ■ 5pm, Thursday 10 July 2025: Wake/ Service of Songs at Ogori. ■…