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When Shelter Becomes a Shark: High Cost of Accommodation in Lokoja as a Helping Hand to Poverty By Alao Sunday Adamadamosi ,arpa For decades, poverty has been portrayed as a harsh taskmaster with many faces—unemployment, poor healthcare, and illiteracy. However, in Lokoja, the confluence town and capital of Kogi State, poverty has found an unlikely…
The Students of the Department Theatre Arts, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), have used drama to sensitize residents of Karaworo Community, New Layout, on unity and peaceful coexistence as they concluded their 2026 Community Theatre Project. Through a series of drama on Saturday, the 300-level students highlighted how tribalism, division, and lack of cooperation fuel…
THE DEATH OF TRUTH By Abu Michael In recent times, one thing has become painfully clear in Nigeria: truth has been relegated. Lies, dressed up as sycophancy, now pass for patriotism. For a country richly blessed with human, natural, and capital resources — once the undisputed giant of Africa — we have become a shadow…
OPINION; The Quiet Restoration of the Attorney General of Federation’s Office. June 9, 2026. By Lemmy Ughegbe, Ph.D For years, the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) found itself at the centre of controversies that often overshadowed its constitutional importance. Debates raged over whether the office should be separated from that of…
Barr. Mohammed Tanko Musa Osuku: The Legal Mind Reforming Kogi’s Civil Service By Abu Micheal Barr. Mohammed Tanko Musa Osuku is the rare blend of law, politics, and administration that public service dreams of but rarely finds. As Chairman of the Kogi State Civil Service Commission, he is a legal practitioner whose calm demeanor masks…
Maryam Abedo: Unassuming, Restoring Dignity To Kogi Pensioners By Abu Micheal She does not wear her office like a crown. Hajia Mariam Ozioma Abedo, Director General of the Kogi State Pension Commission, walks into rooms without noise but leaves with results that speak for thousands. In a sector once defined by arrears and agony, she…
Dangote Industries Limited has reinforced its position as Africa’s most influential corporate brands after emerging as the continent’s Most Admired African Brand for the eight consecutive years, while its Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, was named among Africa’s 100 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers. The recognition was announced at the 16th…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has increased its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a performance test conducted by the Process Licensors, marking a significant milestone in the facility’s operational expansion and further cementing its position as World’s Largest Single Train Petroleum Refinery. The increase sees the refinery surpass its…
Dangote Industries Limited has reinforced its position as Africa’s most influential corporate brands after emerging as the continent’s Most Admired African Brand for the eight consecutive years, while its Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, was named among Africa’s 100 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers. The recognition was announced at the 16th annual…
Excellence Without Borders: Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto, OON, Celebrated Across Ethnic Lines By Abu Micheal In a Nigeria where recognition often flows to the loudest voices and most visible political actors, it is refreshing when excellence is acknowledged purely on merit. That is exactly what makes the recent conferment of multiple prestigious awards on Barr….
