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    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on July 31, 2026. Professor Aina, who will be 40 in July, is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national…

OPCI President blames spread of insecurity in Yorubaland on negligence Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The President of the Oodua Progressive Care Initiative (OPCI), Dr. Maruff Olarewaju, has attributed the insecurity which has engulfed Yorubaland now, and is spreading like wildfire, to failure by the government and security agencies to promptly act when action was needed….

  The Peace Corps of Nigeria PCN has expressed grave concerns over the continued invasion of educational institutions by bandits across the country with callous abductions of innocent pupils and teachers for ransom purposes. The Corps warned that the systemic criminal assault on academic system, if left unchecked, will threaten to completely undermine the fabric…

Chairman of FirstHoldCo, Femi Otedola, has appealed to the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to allocate $100 million worth of shares to him in the proposed listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. He disclosed that he divested his stake in Geregu Power Plc specifically to position himself for investment in the refinery’s initial…

Okaba’s Black Gold: A Panacea for Kogi State’s Power Crisis? By Alao Adamadamosi Sunday, arpa For decades, Kogi State has sat on an energy time bomb—not one of destruction, but of missed opportunity. Beneath the rolling hills of Okaba in Ankpa Local Government Area lies one of Nigeria’s richest deposits of sub-bituminous coal. While the…

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO ON EMERGENCE AS THE APC KOGI CENTRAL SENATORIAL FLAG-BEARER. Your Excellency, On behalf of my family, the good people of Ibaji and my political associates, I heartily congratulate you on your well deserved emergence as the All Progressives Congress flag bearer for Kogi Central Senatorial District…

Kogi Government Reaffirms Commitment to Open Governance at 2026 OGP Week Town Hall meeting The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in governance as stakeholders gathered for a Town Hall Meeting to commemorate the 2026 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Week in the state. Speaking at the event, the…

  The Maigari of Lokoja Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi IV has honoured Professor Salisu Ogbo Usman, the Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, with a prestigious chieftaincy title of ‘Wakilin Karatu Lokoja’ *(Education Ambassador Lokoja)*. This was conveyed in a letter delivered by a delegation led by the Secretary of Lokoja…

Dangote Cement Gboko Rolls Out Multi-Million Naira Empowerment Programmes For Six Benue Host Communities There were celebrations on Wednesday as Dangote Cement Plc flagged off three multi-million-naira empowerment programmes for farmers, women and youths in its six host communities in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Women sang and danced, farmers applauded and youth…

Gov AbdulRazaq endorses Yahaya Seriki as preferred successor Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Ahead of the Thursday governorship primary by the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has finally endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki (MFR) as his preferred successor. The decision, according to the Governor in a statement personally issued by him on…