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MINILS DG enumerates issues that will shape Nigeria’s 2027 elections * Rates Tinubu, AbdulRazaq, Abba Yusuf high on labour issues. Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu, has enumerated a number of issues that would shape the 2027 general…

Returning all first term HoA members, a wise decision by Ododo By Biodun Ayelafe From the grapevine, I learnt that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, has in conjunction with major stakeholders made up his mind to support the return aspiration of all the members of the State House of Assembly,…

In a bid to avert “anarchy,” more than 200 delegates of the Nigerian Medical Association will converge on Abuja Wednesday for an Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) on the association’s disputed election process. The EDM was triggered by the disqualification of candidates for the upcoming ADM and elections, which has drawn criticism from state chairmen, caucuses,…

: Offa Bank Robbery Case: Go To Court To Clear Your Name, Group Tells Saraki * Cautions Him Against Resorting To Media Propaganda Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A forum, under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Continuity Mandate Group, in Kwara State, has advised the former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to go…

  The Kogi State Government has renewed its pledge to safeguard cultural heritage, advance girl-child education, and deepen unity among its diverse communities in the state. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo stated this on Saturday at the grand finale of the 2026 Ovia Osese cultural festival in Ogori, Ogori-Magongo local government area of Kogi state. The…

Kwara PSN chair lauds Tinubu, AbdulRazaq over healthcare policies Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Abdulmalik Mohammed Baba, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving tax waivers for the pharmaceutical sector, saying the policy would significantly reduce the cost of medicines across…

  A former Commissioner for Works in Kogi, Engr. Mohammed Ahovi-Yusuf, has declared his intention to contest for the Adavi/Okehi Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahovi-Yusuf made the declaration and unveiled his manifesto on Saturday at LGEA Osisi Primary School Field in Adavi. He promised APC members…

Kwara PDP to Gov AbdulRazaq: We Won’t Be Cowed By Politics Of Distraction *….Accuses APC of Ignoring Rising Insecurity While Recycling Propaganda *….Reaffirms Saraki’s Innocence in Offa Robbery Case Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at what the party described as a “watery…

  Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe on the statements credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Senate President Bukola Saraki on the 2018 bloody Offa bank robbery incident, describing their reactions to the ongoing legal process on the case as…

  The Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on Strategic Investment and Liaison with Federal Agencies, Amb. Chief Hassiat Ozavize Suleiman, has been appointed as the Woman Patronness, North-Central of Team Tinubu 2027, a political support group mobilising backing for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Her appointment was conveyed…