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Kogi Assembly Confirms Ex-APC Chairman as Commissioner Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed the immediate past State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The confirmation followed a letter sent to the House by Governor Ahmed Usman…

2027: Kwara APC stakeholders endorse Tinubu for second term * As they canvass support for BOB’s governorship aspiration Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 general elections….

Memoir Project: Gambari Resumes As Distinguished Visiting Scholar To US Varsity Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Chief of Staff to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has arrived at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, to formally resume his role as Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Gambari, who disclosed this in a telephone interview…

  The joint committees on Petroleum Resources of the National Assembly have dismissed three petitions challenging the pipeline surveillance contract, while passing a vote of confidence on Tantita Security Services, security agencies, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for improving oil production and safeguarding critical assets. The resolution followed a motion moved by…

FCE Okene Delegation Seeks Ododo’s Support on Infrastructure, Power. The Governing Council and Management of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, have paid a thank you visit to Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, at the Government House in Lokoja, commending his administration’s strides in education and seeking further support for key institutional needs….

  For nearly two decades, the Abuja–Lokoja road project has stood as a glaring symbol of delay, weak execution, and institutional complacency. A highway that should represent connectivity and national efficiency has instead become a monument to failure. A journey of barely 200 kilometers, which ought to take no more than three hours, now routinely…

KWSG Urged To Implement Apex Court Ruling On Oluganna Stool ‎ * As Omo Ibile Igbomina insists on immediate recognition of Oluganna lineage rights in Ganmo ‎ Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin ‎The apex socio-cultural body of the Igbomina people, Omo Ibile Igbomina, has called on the Kwara State Government to immediately implement the Supreme Court…

  The Kogi State Government has emphasised the need for unity in science-driven healthcare from disease prevention and control to improved diagnostics and treatment. The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr Adeiza Abdulazeez, made the call at a press conference after a health walk on Tuesday in Lokoja, to commemorates World Health Day 2026. He noted that…

  Former Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has commended Hon. Leke Abejide for his outstanding representative at the National Assembly. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday, Prince Kolawole said Hon. Leke Abejide, Member representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, deserves commendation for his outstanding service, commitment,…