September 12, 2025

  Former House of Representatives aspirant, Captain Timi Iyela on Thursday commiserated with the families of policemen killed in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Iyela expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved, particularly the family of the late Mr. Albert John Dele Jones, an indigene of Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area of…

  A recent over 100 per cent increase in tuition fees in state-owned tertiary institutions in Kogi, has sparked widespread concerns among parents and students in the state. The affected institutions include Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Confluence University of Science Technology (CUSTECH), Kogi State University (KSU), and Kogi State Polytechnic (KSP), Lokoja. Prince Friday…

NSCDC boss urges synergy to end banditry, other crimes in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Umar J.G. Mohammed, has called for stronger collaboration between the conventional security agencies and private guard companies towards effective combating of insecurity in the state. He…

  The Ohimegye Igu Kingdom HRM, Dr. Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu is to attend the 2025 Kogi State NUJ Press Week Grand finale as the Royal Father of the Day scheduled to hold 25th September, 2025. The Theme for the 2025 NUJ Press Week is; “Kogi State’s Solid Minerals: How Media Can Drive Development” The…

  The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has sent 142 qualified beneficiaries on foreign educational scholarship carefully designed to deepen, enhance and broaden the human capacity needs of the Niger Delta Region and country in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. The PAP Administrator, Chief Dennis Brutu Otuaro, disclosed that…

First Lady, Sen Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has launched a N25 million empowerment programme for 500 women in Kogi. Tinubu, inaugurating the disbursement on Thursday at Government House, Lokoja, said the scheme was aimed at boosting economic growth and supporting women entrepreneurs across the country. Represented…