2025

  In a continued effort to promote inclusivity and equitable participation in governance, the Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ibaji State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, today, Wednesday 8th October 2025, re-presented her Private Member Bill titled “A Bill for a Law to Provide for Gender…

  The Kogi State House of Assembly has expressed grave concern over the alleged illegal sale of large portions of reserved community land by some traditional rulers within Kogi/Kotonkarfi Local Government Area, particularly along the Chikara community axis up to the Kogi State boundary with Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The development followed…

  A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, was on Wednesday, told that no banking regulation was breached in the withdrawals of funds by the government house administration under former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Williams Abimbola said that her bank, United…

NSA urged to intervene in Kwara South security situation Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A passionate appeal has been made to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for an urgent intervention in addressing the rising wave of insecurity that is ravaging the Kwara South Senatorial District of Kwara State. It would be recalled that…

  The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the umbrella body for over 40.1 million Nigerian students in Nigeria and the diaspora has conferred NANS Life Patron on Engr. Sunday Adebayo Babalola. NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja with other National Executive council of the apex Nigerian students’ group conferred the Life Patron on…

Kogi Assembly Hails Governor Ododo for Strengthening State Security Architecture Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a motion of commendation and support for the state’s security architecture under the administration of Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, recognizing his proactive and people-centred approach to peace and security management. This was…

  The restoration of hope for Nigerians and the effectiveness of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in delivering tangible, evidence-based, and progressive reforms are no longer matters of doubt or mere sloganeering among Nigerians and residents. These are not empty campaign promises but the reality of a new political order—a game-changer reshaping narratives, particularly in…

  The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has called for collective efforts to amplify girls’ voices, celebrate their accomplishments, and advocate for policies that protect their health and futures. AHF Nigeria made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja, by its Senior Advocacy & Marketing Manager, Mr Steve Aborishade, as part of…

*ASUU vs FG: The coming of another industrial unrest due government’s poverty of sincerity* By Abdelghaffar Amoka 07/10/2025 In September 2023, there was a referendum from the ASUU branches nationwide to declare a strike. FG in October 2023 hurriedly put together the Yayale Ahmed Renegotiation Committee for the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FG agreement. ASUU…

Prince Michael Ojotule: An Emerging Leader Championing Unity and Progress in Kogi State Kogi State, Nigeria Prince Michael Ojotule, a rising leader in Nigeria’s political landscape, is steadily making waves as he steps up to consolidate the vision of the late Dr. Daniel Ojotule, the founder of the Prince Michael Ojotule Movement. This movement is…