September 2025

  The Kogi State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has nominated Hajia Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu, Former Minister For State, FCT, for an award of Excellence. The award is in recognition of her performances in ensuring Women Empowerment, Emancipation and Community Development. The nomination also followed her giant strides witnessed in the areas of…

Senator Mustapha disburses N100m cash grants to SMEs in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin More than 300 small-scale business owners, craftsmen, and skilled workers across Kwara Central Senatorial District have received support under a multi-million naira empowerment programme facilitated by the senator representing the district, Mallam Saliu Mustapha. The initiative was implemented in partnership with…

  The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has said the state legislature is making concerted efforts to digitalise lawmaking in line with the current global realities. The Speaker made the statement on Tuesday in Lokoja at an inception meeting of the Legislative Openness and Oversight Project (LOOP), a…

Voter Registration: Massive turnouts as Kwara APC sensitises members Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has embarked on the sensitisation of party faithful across the 16 local government areas on the need to actively partake in the ongoing voter registration exercise. The party also educated members…

  Kogi State Chapter of the Advocacy for Youth Leadership In Governance, Nigeria has endorsed the Special Adviser on Labour Matters to Governor Usman Ododo for the House Of Representatives Seat for Ankpa-Omala-OlamaboroFederal Constituency. Speaking at a Press Conference in Lokoja, the National Coordinator of the Group, Comrade Ajinomoh Abiodun, said the endorsement was done…

  The Management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, on Monday, September 15, 2025, held an interactive session with representatives of Student Unions to address concerns over the recent upward review of school fees as students returned to the campus today for First Semester 2025/2026 academic session. The meeting held at the Council Chamber of the…

  A group, Frontier Waves, has strongly condemned Zik Gbemre’s recent criticism of NUPENG and PENGASSAN over their face-off with Dangote.   In a press statement signed by Oluwa Vincent (President) and Ramsey Nede (Secretary), Frontier Waves described Zik Gbemre’s comments as uninformed, insensitive, and puppet-like. The group wrote: “From what Zik Gbemre wrote over…

Google Scholar: Odetokun, Basiru, Odebode lead UNILORIN most cited academics Stephen Olufsen Oni, Ilorin The University of Ilorin has revealed its top 10 most cited academics on Google Scholar. Leading the list is an Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Dr Ismail Odetokun, with impressive 11,826 citations. Also listed…

    Partnership agreements for social and economic development between the Kogi State Government and the government of Hunan Province in China has commenced with the successful completion of a three-week agricultural training programme for lecturers under the Lecturers/Students Exchange Programme. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, who disclosed this while receiving the first batch of participants,…

Ex-Kwara jurist to Nigerians: Pray for leaders, stop public condemnation Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shari’a Court of Appeal and Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Council of Ulamah, Justice Saliu Olohuntoyin Muhammad, has urged Nigerians to stop public condemnation of government, insisting that Islam only prescribes prayers and…