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Three LNRBDA staff hospitalised over NUAAE’s violent protest * MD says protest meant to disrupt committee set up to probe fraud allegation Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin At least three staff of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, were on Monday hospitalised during a violent disruption of activities by members of the National…

Corruption Probe: LNRB boss accuses union leader of alleged violence Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, Engr. Olushola George Olumoroti, has accused a labour leader in the agency, Mr. Mudi Olayinka Raji, of masterminding violent disturbances at the premises of…

158 APC members jostle for 24 House of Assembly seats in Kwara * As party promises credible screening process Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the screening of the 158 aspirants for the 24 House of Assembly seats in Kwara State, as the leadership of the party promised a credible…

  The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has held a high-level meeting with Nicolai Tangen, the Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund manager, overseeing assets valued at approximately $1.9 trillion. At the meeting, the Norwegian investment institution expressed strong interest in partnering with Dangote Group…

    Clarion call on the National Leadership of the APC under Nentawe Yilwatda, His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, the Kwara State APC Leadership under Chief Sunday Fagbemi, Party elders, Stakeholders, Youths, Women groups, and Progressive-minded constituents across Ilorin East and Ilorin South to unite and rally behind Dr. Afees Abolore Alabi. As political…

Kwara: Truck driver jailed for unlawful possession of N2.4m minerals Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin In its ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, from Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, for unlawful…

Lugard House Monthly Now Official Newsletter of Kogi Govt …As Fanwo Becomes Chairman Editorial Board The Kogi State Government has officially designated Lugard House Monthly as its official newsletter to strengthen government communication, documentation and information management in the state. This was disclosed by the Editor-in-Chief of the publication and Special Adviser on Media to…

ISHI- ITALE COMMUNAL CRISIS: KOGI ASSEMBLY DEPUTY SPEAKER JOINS GOVERNOR ODODO ON PEACE VISIT.   The Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ibaji State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola Egwaba on Friday 8th – May, 2026 joined the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo who…

  The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, (ASCSN), LNRBDA Unit, has formally distanced itself from a picketing exercise carried out by the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAE) in conjunction with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) State Chapter at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) headquarters. The union said…

  The Youths of Eggan in Lokoja Local Government Area under the aegis of Egganchi Masses Youth Association have promised to deliver an overwhelming votes for the ruling All Progtessives Congree, APC, in all elections in the 2027 polls. This is contained in a press statement signed and made available to pressmen by the Chief…