2025

  A retired Controller of Works at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, AbdulRazaq Ajani, has been gruesomely murdered in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was gathered that Ajani was murdered by four young persons who had trailed him to his residence in Tanke area, Ilorin on January 1, 2025, the new year….

  Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, received the parents of his successor, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, at his residence in Okene. The visit of the Governor’s parents, Alhaji Ahmed Sani and Hajia Habibat Ahmed Sani, further demonstrated the enduring bond between the two families and their continued commitment to the progress…

  The Kogi State Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management has been praised for swiftly rising to the occasion in cleaning up Lokoja Metropolis following the celebration that greeted the new year with many citizens burning tyres on the roads. Recalled that the capital was littered with burnt tyres and other Filth following the celebration…

  The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Comrade Joel Salifu, today, graciously led a delegation of political office holders from Kogi East on a new year visit to the residence of the former governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello in Okene. Accompanying Deputy Governor Joel Salifu on this visit were distinguished Serving and former…

  The Oloro of Oro Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye Olufayo II, has expressed grief over the passing of Prince Aliyu Mahe Abdulkadir, the Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Describing the death as a monumental loss to the State, the monarch paid glowing tributes to the late…

  As the world watches, Kogi State is poised to make a bold statement in honor of its immediate past Governor, Alh Yahaya Adoza Bello. His exemplary commitment to advancing education in the state makes a compelling case for renaming Kogi State University Kabba after him. This gesture would not only be a proven testimonial…

  The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has restated the commitment of the current legislature in the state to pro-people legislation. He stated this on Wednesday when he led other members of the Assembly on a New Year visit to the immediate past Governor of the State, Alhaji…

  The Etsu Lokoja, HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, has extended his warmest greetings and best wishes to the people of Kogi State and Nigeria at large as the world celebrate the New Year. Dauda-Shelika in his new year statement, made available to Journalists on Thursday in Lokoja, congratulated everyone for the privilege to…

  The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Comrade Joel Salifu, has urged traditional rulers in the state to be impartial in the execution of their ancestral responsibilities, emphasizing that partisanship can lead to discord among their subjects. In a Press statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Mr Unubi Emmanuel,…

  The chairman of Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area Rt Hon Rosemary Ohiezu, the number one citizen of the local government with the humbleness of heart and on behalf of the esteemed people of Ogori-Magongo, felicitatates with the Chief servant of Kogi Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on the event marking and celebrating…