October 2025

  Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been honoured with the Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teachers’ Friendliness by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) during the 2025 World Teachers’ Day Celebration held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Sunday. According to the NUT, the award was in recognition…

  Hundred’s Gather for Moulud Nabawi, Launch of Islamic Poetic Songs, and Wolimat Quran Idrisiyya School of Islamic Studies recently hosted a grand celebration to commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa’alih Wassallam), marking a significant milestone in the school’s 40-year history. The event drew dignitaries and personalities from across Nigeria,…

Kwara Monarch to Political Class: Stop politicising insecurity Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Joel Titiloye, has cautioned the political class against politicising the lingering security challenges in parts of the state. The monarch, who noted that the current wave of insecurity…

  The Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State is in mourning following a tragic boat accident on the River Niger that claimed scores of lives on Sept. 29. In the aftermath of the devastating incident, the Coterie of Ibaji Youths of Nigeria (COIYN), has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu to approve…

It is nearly ten years since the passing of former Governor, Prince Abubakar Audu. In commemoration of his legacy, the Kogi State Government has set up a steering committee to organize the 10th anniversary ceremony of the late leader. The committee will be chaired by the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Comrade Joel Salifu, with the…

We the global human right watchdogs, Armesty International, Kogi State: the beamlight, searchlight, gins and magic lamp for United Nation Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nation Human Right Council, United Nation Security Council and International Criminal Court of Justice, working to protect Human Rights worldwide, today being 3rd of October 2025 is…

A new chapter in Africa’s industrial story opened on Thursday as Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, led the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia. The project, a partnership between Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), with a production capacity of three million metric tonnes of urea annually, is expected…

  As Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence, the Michael Omonogun Memorial (MOM) School Lokoja, has marked the occasion with joy, singing, and patriotic fervor to celebrate the National day. Dr. Mrs. Joana Omonogun, the Proprietress of MOM School Lokoja, on Thursday at the event, delivered a heartfelt speech highlighting the significance of celebrating Nigeria’s 65th…

    Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of prioritising union dues and personal interests over workers’ welfare, following fresh calls by the unions for industrial action. In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the refinery described the…

PDP, KWSG trade words over insecurity in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s attempt to equate the 2018 Offa bloody bank robbery to the current banditry and kidnapping incidents in the state as a “shameful defensive political stunt”. The PDP, in…