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2027: Kwara APC Elders recommends Senator Umar as guber candidate Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Political heavyweights, under the auspices of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Caucus, have endorsed the aspiration of the Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, to emerge as the governorship candidate of…

  The Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a critical pillar of support for Nigeria’s aviation industry, disclosing that the refinery currently supplies over 95 per cent of the Jet A1 fuel consumed nationwide, while also exporting 1.1 billion litres of aviation fuel to Europe between March…

  … Hon. Gambo describes Senator as timely, visionary leader whose impact cannot be mortgaged The Kogi State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Muhammed Sanni Gambo, has declared Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the most outstanding lawmaker Kogi State has produced since the return to democracy in 1999, urging the people of Kogi…

    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…