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Former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, has called on the people of Kogi East to embrace unity and solidarity as a pathway to progress and sustainable development. He made this call on Monday while receiving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who came to present the State Assembly member-elect,…
The Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Monday received the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning team from the just concluded by-election in Okura State Constituency, Dekina Local Government Area. The APC candidate, Hon. Hassan Yakubu Musa, emerged victorious with 55,073 votes, defeating his closest rival, Hon. Godwin Meliga of…
KWASU Hands Over Electric Vehicles to KWSG Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has handed over two vehicles, which were converted from petrol engine to electric, to the Kwara State Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Technology. Presenting the vehicles on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, the Chairman of…
Kwarapoly Trains Its Security Personnel On Fire Safety Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin In a significant move towards enhancing safety protocols, the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has organised a comprehensive two-day training for its security personnel with focus on fire prevention and mitigation strategies. The event, which took place at the Polytechnic’s auditorium, aims to equip…
The 14th of August 2025 will forever remain etched in our memories, not only as a historic day for the Federal Fire Service but also as a defining moment for Okunland and indeed Nigeria at large. On this remarkable day, Samuel Olumode, a man of destiny, by divine providence assumed office as the Controller…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, has launched a stakeholders’ engagement for the development of eleven strategic catchment management plans (SCMP). Speaking at the meeting on Friday in Lokoja, the National Project Coordinator of ACReSAL, Mr Abdulhamid Umar, said the engagement is for the development of…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday August 15, 2025 handed over a sum of N100,000,000(One Hundred Million Naira) draft recovered by the Commission to representatives of the Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Development in Akwa Ibom State. The Uyo Zonal Director of the EFCC,…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate on Wednesday, August 13 2025, arrested five suspected illegal miners involved in the extraction and transportation of ilmenite, locally called ‘black sand’ without the requisite licence. The arrested suspects are: Samuel Eshiet Akwa, Willie Peter Uboko , Muhammed Tukur , Salmannu Ibrahim…
The Riverine Communities of Ibaji Local Government Area have taken a step further in their appeal for the correction of what they described as the orchestrated marginalization against the area to the Kogi State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello. In a letter issued to the APC Chairman, urged the Party Chairman to look into…
On behalf of my family, I, Hon. Olori Deji Michael wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Executive Governor of Kogi State His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for my appointment as Executive Director of Finance for the newly established Kogi State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (KOSOPADEC). As Executive Director saddled with…
