December 2025

  The Afemai people in Lokoja, have endorsed Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their Second term election bid. This is just as it pledged to deliver 50,000 votes to the APC in the upcoming general elections in 2027. The Onogie, Afemai in Lokoja, HRH Alh Zakaria Dangana made the disclosure…

  Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s commitment to transparent governance, open communication and respect for the media took the spotlight on Saturday night as the Kogi State Government House Press Crew hosted its 2025 End-of-Year Party, Gala and Award Night at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Lokoja. The well-attended event became a glowing testament to an…

Kwara Gov mourns Dr. Bello, ex-IEDPU President Amb. Uthman Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed saddened over the death of a statesman and an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Dr. Fatai Bello. Dr. Fatai Bello, a public intellectual from Erin Ile in Oyun Local Government Area of the state, died…

Applause as Prophetess Adeoye is consecrated into Office of Bishop Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Amid applause, a member of the International Fellowship of Bishops and Apostles, Prophetess (Dr) Bukola Folashade Babatunde Olaloye, has been consecrated into the Office of Bishop. The election and consecration was held at the Light of the World Prophetic and Faith…

  The Kogi State Ministry of Education, through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, has trained 130 facilitators drawn from non-formal education centres across the three senatorial districts of the state, to strengthen the delivery of second-chance and alternative education programmes. The two-day capacity-building training, held under AGILE Sub-Component 2.2C (Second…

  The wife of Engr. Matthew Tonlagha, an accomplished businessman with huge investments in oil and gas, and engineering solutions in various sectors, Mrs Esther Tonlagha has bagged an Honorary Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Degree in Community Development and Empowerment from the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Mrs Esther Tonlagha who is the Founder of…

  Nigeria is a country that produces noise faster than it produces true heroes. Politics here moves at a velocity that forgives very little and forgets even less. To survive is one thing. To matter is another. To matter for nearly two decades at the highest levels of public life is an achievement that demands…

  The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has congratulated the Founder of Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation, Mrs Esther Tonlagha, on her conferment with an Honorary Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Degree in Community Development and Empowerment by the Federal University, Otuoke. The honoree is the wife of Engr. Matthew Tonlagha, an accomplished…

2025: KWASU attracts N100m research grants in engineering Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, in the Moro local government area, has attracted grants of over N100m on research and innovation in engineering, technology, agriculture and veterinary sciences in 2025. Speaking at the 13th convocation ceremony of the University on Saturday, the…

NGF Mourns Bayelsa Dep Gov, Commiserates With Gov Diri, Family Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed shock and sadness by the news of the death of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor HE Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo following a medical emergency on Thursday afternoon. The Forum, in a statement by its Chairman and…