July 2026

Kwara Govt Lauds UNFPA’s Continued Interventions in GBV * As UNFPA Targets Kwara for Flagship Status In Its 9th Country Programme. Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief (Mrs.) Opeyemi Oluwakemi Afolashade, has commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for its continued intervention in providing care for survivors of Gender-Based Violence…

  The Kogi State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, has trained facilitators from 65 Mass Literacy Education Centers on life skills to improve learning outcomes for vulnerable adolescent girls in the state. The three-day capacity-building programme, held in Okene, Anyigba and Lokoja under the Alternative Education component, was implemented in partnership…

Abejukolo Mourns as Community Leader, Elder Elijah Yusuf Agada, Is Laid to Rest at 66 By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh July 13, 2026 The ancient community of Abejukolo in Ogbonicha District, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been thrown into mourning following the passing of one of its most respected sons, Elder Elijah Yusuf…

Ex-Grand Khadi To FG: Expand Shari’a Court Jurisdiction Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shari’a Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Solihu Olohuntoyin Muhammad (rtd.), has called on the Federal Government to amend the 1999 Constitution to expand the jurisdiction of Shari’a Courts of Appeal beyond Islamic personal law matters, saying…

  Nigeria’s healthcare sector received a major boost on Friday as Dangote Cement Plc commissioned a multimillion naira hospital in Obajana, Kogi State. The commissioning ceremony also featured the conferment of traditional chieftaincy titles on the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Arvind Pathak, the Plant Director of the Obajana Plant, Engr Azad…