2025

  Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has shifted further trial of the Biafran nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on alleged terrorism charges to October 16th. The trial was on Wednesday shifted to October 16 following the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to conclude its assessment of Kanu’s health…

Koto Lawmaker, Hon. Idrees Aliyu, Empowers Constituents with Jobs, Boreholes, and Social Support Initiatives Bashir Opaluwa Idris The lawmaker representing Kogi/Koton-Karfe State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Idrees Aliyu Maikudi, has restated his commitment to delivering purposeful and people-oriented representation to his constituents, emphasizing job creation, education, and infrastructural development as…

  Kogi State Government has launched the 2025 Integrated Measles-Rubella, Polio, and HPV Immunization Campaign. This initiative, kicked off today in Lokoja by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, seeks to shield children and adolescents statewide from diseases preventable by vaccines. Governor Ododo stressed that this immunization effort represents a renewed commitment to preserving lives and fortifying…

The Kogi State House of Assembly has appealed to the state government to develop and implement a comprehensive waterways safety framework following the tragic boat mishap that claimed 28 lives in Onugwa, Ibaji Local Government Area, on September 30, 2025. The appeal was contained in a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Deputy…

  The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has taken a significant step towards improving the livelihoods of farmers in Kogi State by organizing a two-day training on modern rice processing techniques. Speaking during the practical session on Tuesday at ASCO Rice Processing Centre Ajaokuta, Mr Inakwu Joseph, Principal Agric Officer, FMAFS, Department…

  The aftermath of the devastating boat mishap on the River Niger — which claimed numerous lives of passengers traveling from Onugwa in Ibaji LGA to Ilushi Market in Edo State — has drawn a prompt and compassionate response from the representative of the affected community, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, Deputy Speaker of…

  Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has launched an Integrated Measles-Rubella (MR) campaign, combined with novel Oral Polio Virus (nOPV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, and Routine Immunization (RI) system strengthening in the state. Ododo, who inaugurated the campaign on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the campaign would run from Oct. 6 to 15, aims to…

Banditry: Rep member condemns attack on Kwara community Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Member representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, has strongly condemned the recent attack in Idofin Odo-Ashe, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing it as a cowardly act that seeks to disrupt the peace…

KOGI ASSEMBLY SWEARS IN NEW LAWMAKER, HON. HASSAN SHADO MUSA Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has sworn in Hon. Hassan Shado Musa as the new member representing Okura State Constituency in Dekina Local Government Area. The swearing-in ceremony took place during the Assembly’s first plenary session after its legislative recess, presided…

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Tuesday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by Osun state government seeking to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from releasing the withheld Local Government funds to the disputed Local Government chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uwani Aba’aji reserved…