Wada Akpa The former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Tambuwal has described the death of the former Governor of Kogi state , Alhaji Ibrahim Idris as a monumental loss not only to the people of Kogi state but the entire country Tambuwal who is presently a senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria…
*By Jerome Aduojo Agi, Ph.D.* Nigeria’s worsening security challenges have transformed the debate over state police from a theoretical constitutional question into an urgent national conversation. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence, armed robbery, cultism, farmer-herder conflicts, oil theft and attacks on rural communities have exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s highly centralised policing structure….
…Traces the Evolution from Stylolinguistic Domestication to Systemic Text Linguistics in Nigerian Literary Text Analysis By Uredo Omale. Professor of Stylistics and Text Linguistics, Professor Muhammed-Badar Salihu Jibrin, has called for a critical reflection on inherited theoretical frameworks to adopt context-sensitive, systemic text-linguistic approaches that respond effectively to Nigerian literary expression. He made the…
The Kogi State First Lady, Her Excellency, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to offer her heartfelt sympathy and support following the passing of the former governor. During the visit, Hajia Sefinat expressed her condolences to the…
Kogi State Chapter and Other Concerned Chapters/ Members of the Prince Abubakar Audu University Alumni Association has begun formal protest against the purported guidelines for virtual Congress/ elections of officials of the Association schedule for 26 September 2026 In statement signed by Comrade Jonah Omata Chapter Chairman and Sylvanus Ufaruna Chapter Secretary and made available to…
Solicits helps. A middle-aged woman, Hajia Aisha Kende Dailla, and single mother with seven children have been rendered homeless after a devastating fire razed their three-bedroom apartment in Lokoja, Kogi State. The tragic incident, which occurred on Friday, August 28, 2026, at about 3:00 p.m., reportedly started shortly after electricity supply…
— The Ane Igala Regional Consultative Forum has endorsed the restructuring agenda of the Igala Group on Restructuring of the Nigerian Federation and affirmed “Ane Igala Region” as the official name of the proposed region. The decisions were contained in a 12-point communique issued at the end of the forum held at the Royal…
The Executive Director of Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolutions CHRCR, Comrade Abdul Idris Miliki has charged kogi state Government to ensure that peace and security is guaranteed throughout the electioneering process. CHRCR made the call on Monday while marking the day in Lokoja. Miliki noted that as the world celebrates, the international day …
A Tribute on A Life of Enterprise, Providence and Public Service By Amb. Valentine Opaluwa PHD. There are lives that pass quietly through the corridors of time, leaving behind little more than a name. There are others whose journeys become woven into the history of a people, not because their lives were without…
Ustaz Abubakar Zakari Ola, a foremost senatorial aspirant in the last All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election in Kogi West, has mourned the death of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, describing his passing as a significant loss to the state. Ola said Idris’ years in public service had left an enduring…
