July 2026

NUJ KOGI CHAIRMAN URGES JOURNALISTS TO REGISTER WITH NIPR, SAYS IT’S NOW A PROFESSIONAL IMPERATIVE …NIPR Begins Advocacy, Warns Of Clampdown On Illegal PR Practice The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kogi State Council has called on all practicing journalists in the state to take advantage of the repositioned Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR,…

  In the world of donor-funded projects, where delays, poor counterpart funding, and weak coordination often kill impact, one name from Kogi State keeps coming up in Abuja: Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto OON. She is not just the Kogi State Project Coordinator of ACRESAL — the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project. She is fast…

KWASU Gets NUC Nod For 24 New Programmes Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the full-time take off of new programmes at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. The approval, according to a statement by Professor Saeedat Aliyu, Director, University Relations,.was contained in…

Kwara: NSCDC reaffirms zero tolerance to gender-based violence * Handles over 100 cases in six months Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has recorded notable successes in the fight against gender-based violence and the protection of vulnerable persons across the state, having handled over 100 gender-related…

‎ ‎A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and produce an Abuja-based estate agent, Mrs Rebecca Omokamo in court to continue her trial in alleged land fraud, forgery and money laundering. ‎ ‎Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued this order on Tuesday for the anti+ graft agency…

Kwara Moves To Curb Trans-boundary Animal Diseases * Flags Off Statewide Vaccination Campaign Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has flagged off a comprehensive statewide vaccination campaign against transboundary animal diseases across all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. The campaign, officially launched at Ilorin West Local Government Area, is aimed…

Ex-Harmony Investments’ ED, Sanni Arraigned For Alleged Money Laundering Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Group Executive Director of Harmony Investments and Property Development Company Limited, Adebayo Sanni, before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on a seven-count charge…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the establishment of a new army battalion in the state, effectively committing more boots and military hardware to neutralise security threats in the state. The army battalion is to be located in Omu Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the State….

The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has commended the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr. Dennis Otuaro for his laudable achievements and visionary leadership that have brought renewed hope, peace, and development to the Niger Delta region. According to the group, since his appointment in March 2024 by President Bola Ahmed…