May 2026

  In what looks like a 100-day stocktaking and performance assessment of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, the 7th Governing Council of Prince Abubakar Audu University held its maiden, but 72nd Regular Meeting yesterday, Friday, 22nd May, 2026, and unanimously resolved to commend him for sterling performance within the short period of being at…

KWSG, UNFPA Organise Capacity Building Workshop on GBV for Staff Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin To underscore its zero tolerance for Gender-Based Violence (GBB) in Kwara State, the state government, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has organised a 5-Day capacity building workshop for staff of the Ministry of Women Affairs. The workshop,…

  Amb. Kemi Olawumi, Kogi State Culture Ambassador, will represent Kogi State and Nigeria at the 2026 Aboakyir Festival and Cultural Contest in Winneba, Ghana. Amb. Olawumi recently briefed His Excellency Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo, Executive Governor of Kogi State, to officially intimate him of her selection as queen representing Kogi State at the festival….

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing renewed scrutiny over its adherence to internal rules after controversy erupted around the House of Representatives primary for Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency in Kogi State, with legal experts arguing that aspirant Sanni Salau Ogembe was not cleared to contest. In his analysis in a statement on Saturday in Lokoja,…

Celebrating a Development Advocate and Political Strategist at 60: Dr. Bolarin Hails APC Chieftain, Duro Meseko The Kogi State Commissioner for Livestock Development, Dr. Bolarin Olufemi, has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Duro Meseko, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary. In a…

Declare Lokoja-Abuja Road a National Emergency Now — KOCCIMA President The President of the Kogi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture [KOCCIMA], Dr. Akerejola Demiloye, has again called on the Federal Government to complete the Lokoja-Abuja road, lamenting that Nigerians endure severe hardship on the route every festive season. Dr. Akerejola said KOCCIMA had…

Speaker Danladi declared winner of Kwara APC Guber Race Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Salihu Yakubu Danladi (SYD), has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2027 general elections, polling more than 65% of the total ballots. Danladi polled 94,990 votes to beat…