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KONGONET, Stakeholders Advocate Self-Regulatory Framework for CSOs in Kogi Stakeholders at a one-day training organised by the Kogi NGO Network (KONGONET) in collaboration with the Ethics and Good Leadership Awareness Initiative (EGLAI) have advocated the adoption of a self-regulatory framework for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kogi State. Participants at the training, titled “Step-Down Training…
Five terrorists put on trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of the State Service (DSS) have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment each for their complicity in the terrorism attacks in Niger and Kwara states. They include two Nigeriens from Republic of Niger and their three Nigerian counterparts based…
Governor Ododo Visits Iluke, Vows to Flush Out Criminals from Kogi After Bandit Attack Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to eliminate criminal activities across the state following a deadly bandit attack on Iluke community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area. The Governor made the declaration during a condolence visit…
Kwara Transport Unions urge Tinubu to intervene on abandoned bridges * Say continued neglect crippling economic activities Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Kwara State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently facilitate the completion of the…
The Kogi State Government says it will reach over 240,000 children aged 5–14 years in 39 wards across 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the 2026 Schistosomiasis Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM) exercise. The campaign is scheduled for June 22–30, 2026. The target was unveiled at a two-day state-level planning meeting convened Wednesday by the…
KWSG partners UNFPA to tackle GBV, HTPs in secondary schools * To establish prevention clubs in 270 schools as it trains counselors Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has commenced a five-day training programme for School Counselors across the 16 Local Government Areas of…
Gov Ododo Brokers Peace in Odolu, Orders Crackdown on Criminal Elements Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has assured residents of Egabada and Ekwuloko communities in the Odolu axis of Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area that his administration will not surrender any part of the state to criminals. Speaking during a peace and…
WAEC Danger: Kogi Government Must Secure Our Schools Now – An Open Letter to Governor Ododo By Alao Sunday Adamadamosi, Lokoja It is that time of the year again when thousands of bright young Kogites file into examination halls across the state to write the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). For these students,…
EFCC Boss Decries Huge Financial Outlay Required To Win Elections * Says A Guber Aspirant Spends About N30bn In Primary Election Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that some governorship aspirants in Nigeria spent between N20 billion and N30 billion to…
Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed on their 2026 yearly vacation from July 27, according to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho. The Chief Judge who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja said that the vacation is pursuant to to the provisions of Order 46,…
