October 31, 2025

  The National Industrial Court sitting in Lokoja, presided over by Hon. Justice S.O. Adeniyi, on Thursday, heard the case involving five staff members of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Kogi State Chapter, against ALGON and Hon. Taofiq Isah. The claimants are seeking payment of alleged unpaid salary arrears owed to them…

  The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has a new Zonal Director. He is Commander of the EFCC, CE Anselem Ozioko, who formally assumed duty on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, following a brief handover ceremony held at the Commission’s Conference Room, GRA, Ilorin. Ozioko takes over from Daniel Isei,…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing the outcome of the forthcoming 2025 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Friday, while delivering judgment in a suit challenging the legality of the convention. The judge predicated the…

  The Mangal Industry, a leading cement company operating in Iluhagba, Ijumu and Mopamuro Local Government Areas of Kogi, says it has donated items and executed projects worth N106 million to host communities. The Mangal Industry’s Executive Director, Alh. Nasiru Ladan, at the event on Thursday, described the initiative as a significant step towards improving…

  Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to education and development while inspecting the Oke-Ibukun Model Secondary School facilities. The state-of-the-art school is a credit to the government’s dedication to providing quality education and empowering the youth. Governor Ododo today at Oke-Ibukun expressed his gratitude…

  Kwara State Government has appointed two committees comprising mainly technocrats and Labour leaders to verify the existing gratuities’ records at the state and local government levels and clear pensioners to receive their dues on the basis of when they retired from the civil service. The eight-person committee for the state gratuities is headed by…

The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, under the leadership of Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, has uncovered a certificate forgery scandal involving some applicants who allegedly submitted fake National Diploma (ND) results during the ongoing Higher National Diploma (HND) admission screening. The Polytechnic’s internal investigation team discovered forged academic documents during routine verification. Following the…

STANDUP FOR WOMEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS LIB. BILLIE NWOGU AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON MEDIA AND PUBLICITY …HONORED WITH SWS MOST OUTSTANDING NATIONAL OFFICER MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD The Standup for Women Society (SWS) International is pleased to announce the appointment of Lib. Billie Nwogu as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the International President….

  The office of the Chief of Defence Staff of any country is a very strategic one. Lilly livered souls are not designed to occupy such office. It’s a very sensitive coordinating arm of military operations where security apparatus of a nation designs and formulate security policies. In Nigeria, notable military officers has occupied that…

  The concept of royalty is built on a foundation of inherited privilege, a mystique of “blue blood” that ostensibly sets its bearers apart. For centuries, this bloodline was considered immutable, a permanent mark of divine or hereditary right. Yet, the dramatic fall of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, illustrates a profound modern truth:…