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NGF condemns Maiduguri suicide bombings Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has described as shocking and despicable the multiple suicide bombings in Maiduguri on Monday night. Condemning the attacks as evil and unacceptable, the Forum, in a statement by its Chairman, Governor abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, said the incidents were a…
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and GCL Group, China’s leading private energy conglomerate, have formalized a landmark US$4.2 billion, 25‑year natural gas supply agreement to power Dangote Group’s major expansion projects in Ethiopia. The agreement, signed in Lagos, reinforces one of the most significant China–Africa industrial partnerships to date. Under the long‑term arrangement,…
The President of the Ogori Descendants Union (ODU), Dr. Gabriel Aiso, has announced that preparations are in top gear for the 2026 edition of the annual Ovia Osese Festival, the revered cultural celebration of the people of Ogori Kingdom in Ogori‑Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. Dr. Aiso disclosed that this year’s…
The mother of the Publisher, The Projector Newspaper, Gideon Ayodele, Deaconess Comfort Folake Ayodele, at the weekend celebrated her 85th birthday. The birthday celebration also witnessed the lunch of a book, Taming the Tongue, emphasized the importance of speaking the truth, love, self-control in communication, saying words have immense power to create or destroy….
UNILORIN, NNPC parley on establishment of Research Centre, Professorial Chair Endowment Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The University of Ilorin and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have set up a joint strategic committee that would promote cooperation between the two institutions. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Director of Corporate…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kogi State, has launched its first quarter Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) programme in Adankolo Community, Lokoja Local Government Area. The State Coordinator, Mr Femi Oshungbohun, who flagged-off the medical outreach on Friday in Lokoja, said it aims to provide free and qualitative healthcare to indigent persons…
**KOGI POLY RECTOR VOWS GREATER COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATION MINISTRY DURING COURTESY VISIT TO COMMISSIONER* The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Prof. Salihu Sanusi Avidime, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening institutional collaboration with the Kogi State Ministry of Education to advance academic excellence and sustainable development in the state’s tertiary education sector. …
A fresh crisis has erupted in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where the party has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to prohibit Senator Ireti Kingibe from parading herself as its member. The Wuse ward of the ADC and ward of the Senior instituted the suit praying…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has approved the payment of March salaries to civil servants in the state on the 13th of the month, ahead of the forthcoming Sallah celebration. The early payment is expected to enable workers across the state make adequate preparations for the festive period and meet financial obligations in…
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel, Responsible Leaders Hotel, linked to Edward Olutoke, Managing Director, Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. The property, located at 1, Ostra Close, Jobi Fele Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, is…
