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    The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba, was among top government functionaries and key stakeholders who attended the official opening of the Kogi Rebrand 2026 initiative, a strategic programme aimed at reshaping and promoting the state’s identity. The two-day event commenced with vibrant displays…

  In compliance with the order of the National Industrial Court, Comrade Innocent Bola-Audu has assumed office as President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants in Nigeria, (ASCSN) and also took over the National Secretariat of the Association in Abuja. Justice Rakiya Bosede Haastrup had on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 affirmed Bola-Audu as the…

  At the meeting of the Asuta Ward Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held on the 23rd day of April. 2026. The Asuta Ward Executive committee unanimously resolved to endorse Hon. (Barr.) Emmanuel Funsho Boluromi as their preferred aspirant from Asuta Ward for the upcoming AII Progressives Congress [APC] primary election for…

  Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the former Accountant General of Kogi State, Alhaji Jibrin Momoh, over the demise of his wife, Mrs. Hanatu Jibrin. In a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo described the passing of Mrs. Jibrin as a painful and…

    Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned sitting in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to May 6 and 7, 2026 for continuation of cross-examination of the 12th prosecution witness. The witness, Abdullahi Jamilu, who was given his…

The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has called for a strategic partnership with National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to build Artificial Intelligence labs and fast-track commercialisation of research. The FUL Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Gbenga Ibileye, made the call at the 4th Engineer Joseph Oyeyani Makoju Memorial Lecture, delivered by NASENI Executive Vice…

    A frontline monarch in Nigeria, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji (Dr.) Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, is set to confer the traditional title of 1st Tabariki Nupe on the Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha. A delegation from the Bida Emirate Council…

  Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 24 for ruling on whether or not the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC could alter the evidence of its witness by showing him his initial statement to the Commission. The Judge fix the date on Thursday during the ongoing alleged…

  Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has felicitated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 86th Birthday Anniversary, lauding the monarch for demonstrating exceptional leadership quality through his peace-building initiatives aimed at advancing unity and progress of the…

  A political group in Plateau State, under the banner of Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has raised the alarm over what it described as emerging threats to the party’s chances ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that disregard for existing zoning arrangements could cost the party victory in the State….