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The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, on Thursday, 29th October 2026, joined family members, political associates and other well-wishers at Abejukolo, Omala Local Government Area, for the 40th-day Fidau prayer in honour of the late former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley for obtaining $205,238 from an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, under false pretence. Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, convicted Kingsley on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and sentenced him to seven…
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday, 28th October, 2026, passed a bill seeking a constitutional amendment to provide a legal framework for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria. The bill was passed during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, following deliberations by members of the House…
Ogori, Wake Up: Our Children Should Not Be Refugees in Search of a CBT Centre By Alao Adamadamosi Sunday, arpa In an age where the world has moved its classrooms and examination halls to the cloud, the children of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area are still pounding the hot asphalt of Kogi and Edo roads, travelling…
Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, FCA, has renamed the Kogi State Specialist Hospital in Lokoja as Ibrahim Idris Specialist Hospital in honour of former Governor Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, popularly known as Baba Ibro, in recognition of his contributions to the development of the state. Governor Ododo announced the decision on…
The Provost of the Federal College of Education, Okene, Dr. Ibrahim Mosimabale, has emerged as the Secretary of the Committee of Federal Provosts (COFEP). Dr. Mosimabale was elected on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the end of the committee’s meeting held at the UBEC Event Centre, Abuja, during which a new set of executives…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the youths in the northern part of the country to continue to mobilise grassroots support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Akpabio gave the charge when a northern youth group called Arewa Revival Project paid him a courtesy visit in his office….
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday directed the managements of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, to immediately suspend the implementation of the recently increased school fees following mounting concerns over the financial burden on students and their families. The directive followed a petition by a Lokoja-based non-governmental…
Gov AbdulRazaq flags off additional 21km road projects, restates commitment to rural devt • We’ve so far completed 650 kilometers roads in Kwara: Gov Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday flagged off the construction of 21-kilometre Oke-Oyi/Lanwa road in Ilorin East and Moro Local Government Areas to improve connectivity, ease…
Kwara South APC Candidate Donates 100 Solar Lights To 27 Communities Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Kwara South Senatorial District, Prince Lekan Adewoye, has donated 100 solar lights to communities across 27 villages in Arandun Ward, in the Irepodun local government area of Kwara State, reaffirming his commitment…
