2026

Alao-Akala urges proper channel of public resources to improve lives * Gives financial support to widows Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Chairperson of the Akala Transformation Movement (ATM), and former First Lady of Oyo State, Chief (Mrs) Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, has urged Nigerian leaders to embrace the fear of God and channel public resources towards improving…

  The Kogi State chapter of the Renewed Hope Effective Impact Generation (RHEIG) for the actualization of the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo was on Saturday inaugurated at the State Secretariat Hall, Zone 8, Lokoja. The event, which also featured the official launching of the group in the…

Nigerian Army: Kwara’s T. A. Alalade Emerges Third-Best Cadet * Wins Presidential Award At Commissioning Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Cadet T. A. Alalade has made Kwara State proud by emerging as the third-best cadet among 183 officers commissioned into the Nigerian Army under Course 29/26 Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC). Alalade, from Ilemona in the…

Educators Urged To Take Knowledge Beyond Classroom Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Educators, professionals, entrepreneurs and other knowledge providers have been urged to take their expertise beyond the traditional classroom by converting their knowledge into structured digital learning products. The Chief Executive Officer of Spoilert, Dr. Opeyemi Abe, made the call during an interactive session with…

Former Kogi Governor Ibrahim Idris Buried In Abuja As Ododo, Wada, Bello, Family And Dignitaries Pay Final Respects By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh Abuja September 25, 2026 The remains of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, CON, have been laid to rest at the Gudu Cemetery in Apo, Abuja, bringing to a solemn close the…

Kwara begins Nigeria’s 66th celebration with special juma’ah service Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government delegation on Friday has joined Muslim worshippers at the Ilorin Central Mosque for the Special Juma’ah Service marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. Nigeria gained independence on 1st October, 1960. Every 1st of October was thereby set aside for reflection…

2027: Stakeholders Unite Against Technology-Facilitated GBV Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Stakeholders, including representatives of security agencies, civil society organisations, electoral officials, traditional chiefs, and media practitioners, have converged on Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for a multi-stakeholders’ dialogue on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). Participants at the important forum warned that the growing menace of TFGBV…

  Members of the 8th Kogi State House of Assembly have paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to commiserate with them over his passing. The lawmakers expressed their condolences to the family, acknowledging the late former Governor’s contributions to the development of Kogi…

  The controversy over the burial arrangements for the former Governor of Kogi State, late Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, CON, has taken a new twist as his son, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim Idris, has declared himself the legitimate custodian of his father’s corpse. It would be recalled that Abdullahi had on Thursday officially announced the passing of…