. Salihu Oyiza Afusat The Kogi State Police Command has intensified ongoing rescue and search operations following a kidnapping incident along the Okene–Auchi Road, with a coordinated deployment of police and military personnel to forest areas suspected to be used as hideouts by the perpetrators. In a press statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja…
The Idoma Community in Kogi State has endorsed the reelection bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for their pragmatic policies and programmes for the state and the nation The community made the disclosure ad strategic meeting in Lokoja with Executive members of the community from the 21…
By Valentine Opaluwa PHD Why the Allegation Against NRS Boss Zacch Adedeji Must Be Investigated, Not Presumed By Amb. Valentine Opaluwa Ejeh, PhD Executive Director, ANU Community Peacebuilding & Environmental Sustainability Initiative (ACPESI) About three days ago I attended a forum at the instance of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance and the Advocate…
The Idoma indigenes living across Kogi state have commended the leadership qualities of the commissioner for Solid Minerals, Engineer Bashir Gegu’ for attracting transformative and people centric development to his area This is just as he beamed his development agenda to the Idoma settlements across Kogi/ Kotokarfe local Government Area which has brought improvement…
By Atuluku Samuel PHD The Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) heartily congratulates the National President of the Union, Alhaji Alhassan Yahya, on his well-deserved appointment as a Board Member of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria. This prestigious appointment is a clear recognition of your exemplary leadership, professionalism, and unwavering…
The Management of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has expressed profound sadness over the demise of Professor Kennie Enojo Enojo, a Professor of Political Economy and Director, Centre for Pre-Degree and Diploma Studies of the University. He died in the early hours of today, Friday, 7th August, 2026, after a protracted illness. Until…
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASUSS, Kogi State Chapter, has called on the Kogi State Government to urgently address acute shortage of teachers in public secondary schools, saying the increasing workload on available personnel is already affecting effective teaching and learning This is just as the Union urged for the restoration of…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to convene a workshop on Universal Acceptance (UA), aimed at promoting a more inclusive and accessible digital ecosystem in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission invited stakeholders from the technology community, academia, government institutions, and the broader digital ecosystem to participate in…
The Kogi State Government has commiserated with the families of those who lost their loved ones in the recent reprisal killings in Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi communities in Kupa Kingdom, Lokoja Local Government Area, assuring them that the perpetrators of the heinous acts will be apprehended and brought to justice. In a statement issued by…
Ahead of the forthcoming Kogi East Senatorial District election, a quiet but decisive shift is happening across the nine local governments. In markets, campuses, town halls and community meetings, one name keeps surfacing with a sense of expectation that has not been felt in a long time. Q.S. Aminu Abubakar Suleiman, the maverick and intelligently…
