The Reflection

  To ensure Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s vision for a violent-free society, the Kogi State Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC) recently paid an advocacy visit to Army Day Secondary School, Lokoja, to enlighten students and staff about the Commission’s role and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law. The visit aimed to raise…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as crucial to reducing inflation in Nigeria, according to a report by the Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited think tank. In its recently published Lagos Business School (LBS) Executive Breakfast Presentation for July, the think tank noted that Dangote Refinery has become the key mechanism for reducing petrol prices…

Insecurity: Army, forest guards for deployment in Edu, Ifelodun LGAs * As Gov briefs Lafiagi stakeholders on security efforts Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has briefed key stakeholders in Lafiagi axis of Kwara North on the many efforts of the government to rid the areas of criminal gangs involved in violent…

  In what has been described by political observers as a strategic realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State formally received Hon. Samuel Bamidele Aro and a host of influential political figures back into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The grand reception, held in Itedo-Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government…

“We Will Teach Them What Coalition Really Means” — Yahaya Bello Dismisses ADC Alliance, Reaffirms Support for Tinubu By Julius Abel Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has downplayed the relevance of the recently announced coalition of opposition parties led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as a political stunt that…

  Hon. Mamman Nda Eri, the National Chairman of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria (FOSIECON), has called on the The National Assembly to reject the proposed National Local Government Electoral Commission, (NALGEC) through constitutional amendment. The FOSIECON Chairman said rather than the establishment of NALGEC, the constitutional amendments should be one…

Stakeholders Push for Inclusive Reforms at Lagos Constitution Hearing Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Stakeholders from across the Southwest have converged on the Water Crest Hotel in Lagos for the Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. Senate Majority Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, representing…

  No matter how hard we try we can’t escape it, if Nigeria is to develop, if we are to solve our mounting problems that increases by the day socially, financially, psychologically and spiritually, the best solution is industrialisation. For Nigeria there is no shortcut and there will never be another shortcut it is industrialization…

  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has cautioned young Nigerians against engaging in social vices such as cultism, drug abuse, and other criminal activities. The COAS gave the advice at the public speaking engagement held at Community Secondary School, Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu LGA, to commemorates the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2025….

  According to the Lawmaker, said he was inaudated by several reports from Constituents and father of Master Victor of the missing and subsequent discovery of his corpse by the Police. The Lawmaker added that Victor, an indigene of Omala LGA, was a 400 Level Student in the Library and Information Science, Faculty of Education,…