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  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,…

  The reconstructed Auchi College, Edo State, Nigeria was on Monday commissioned. The College over the years turned into a big “Cassava Farm”. The dilapidation was very visible over the years until the Association of Great Achievers Class 91 came to the rescue to restore the lost glory of the famous College and is now…

Kwara: Dr. Alabi Joins 2027 Governorship Race under APC platform * Promises Greater Kwara for All Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Aspirants for the 2027 governorship seat in Kwara State has continued to swell as Dr. Alabi Oluwatoyin Tajudeen on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital, formally announced his intention to contest the coveted position under…

LEKE ABEJIDE AMBITION: THE NECESSITY OF SERVICE (1) Toba Abraham As water is a necessity to life so is Leke’s reelection a necessity to the growth and development of Yagba land. According to David Easton, politics is the authoritative allocation of resources which implies who gets what, where and how. These realities remains the basis…

2027: Group decries pressure on Kwara South monarchs over guber endorsement Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara South Mandate Group, under the leadership of Chief Olayemi Afolayan, has decried alleged moves to coerce and pressure first-class traditional rulers across the 16 local government areas of Kwara South into endorsing a particular gubernatorial aspirant, Hon. Salihu…