INEC UNDER PRESSURE TO RESTORE YAGBA WEST I & II CONSTITUENCIES AS COURT ORDERS ELECTIONS IN SUPPRESSED KOGI SEATS

  Publisher of The Policy and Lawmakers Magazine, Prince Bolarin Friday Ogungbemi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately restore and conduct elections in Yagba West I and Yagba West II State Constituencies in Kogi State, citing a recent Federal High Court judgment. Addressing journalists in Lokoja on Democracy Day, Ogungbemi…

Read More

Democracy Remains Bedrock of Nigeria’s SDGs, Says Orelope-Adefulire

By Abubakar Yusuf The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has said that Nigeria’s uninterrupted democratic journey since 1999 has provided the foundation for the country’s progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Orelope-Adefulire noted that democratic governance has created the enabling environment necessary for advancing…

Read More

JUNE 12TH DEMOCRACY DAY: RECEF CELEBRATES NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY, DEMANDS END TO SECURITY OVERREACH AND ATTACKS ON FREE PRESS.

  On this auspicious occasion of June 12th Democracy Day, the Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF), a deep-rooted civic and pro-democratic governance organization in Kogi State, joins millions of Nigerians to commemorate the resilient journey of our nation’s democracy. RECEF salutes the unwavering spirit of the Nigerian people who continue to believe in the…

Read More

June 12: Democracy Lives When Votes Are Honoured, Representatives Serve — QS Aminu Suleiman

  As Nigeria marks the 2026 Democracy Day, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) senatorial candidate for Kogi East, QS Aminu Abubakar Suleiman, has called for renewed commitment to democratic values, credible representation and accountability in governance. Suleiman, in a statement commemorating June 12, described the day as a reminder of the courage displayed by Nigerians…

Read More

PAAU VICE-CHANCELLOR FELICITATES WITH PROFESSOR PAUL OMOJO OMAJI AT 70

PAAU VICE-CHANCELLOR FELICITATES WITH PROFESSOR PAUL OMOJO OMAJI AT 70 On behalf of the Governing Council, Senate, Management, staff and students of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, I heartily felicitate Professor Paul Omojo Omaji, former Vice-Chancellor of Salem University and former Vice-Chancellor of Admiralty University of Nigeria, on the momentous occasion of his 70th Birthday…

Read More

NUJ Zone D Condemns Reps Abejide ordered Detention of Journalist in Kogi ,Calls on NSCDC to Respect Constitutional Boundaries

 NUJ Zone D Condemns  Detention of Journalist, Calls on NSCDC to Respect Constitutional Boundaries. The Vice President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone D (North Central), expresses deep concern over the reported arrest and detention of the Editor of Kogi Reports, Mr. Opeyemi Owoeye, by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…

Read More

M.K.O. ABIOLA AND JUNE 12 : THE MARTYR OF NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY, THE SYMBOL OF THE PEOPLE’S MANDATE, AND THE ENDURING LESSONS FOR AFRICA* .

*( Commemorating the June 12 Anniversary and the Democratic Struggle in Nigeria.)* *By Aduojo J. Agi, Ph.D.* *INTRODUCTION* . Few individuals in Nigeria’s history have left an imprint as profound and enduring as Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, popularly known as M.K.O. Abiola. His name has become inseparable from the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election,…

Read More

Kogi Police repels Bandits attack on Iluke community, intensify manhunt for fleeing criminals.

Kogi Police repels Bandits attack on Iluke community, intensify manhunt for fleeing criminals. By Asp Saliu Oyiza Afusat The Kogi State Police Command successfully repelled an attack by armed bandits who invaded Iluke Community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday, 10th June 2026. At about 10:00 a.m., the Command received distress…

Read More

Achadu Oko AtaIgala appoints Valentine Opaluwa PHD as Akohiala/ Akohiaka, Achadu ( palace historian)

The Paramount ruler Achadu Oko AtaIgala  Onu- Ogboo HRH Ali Yusuf Ameadaji has appointed Ambassador Valentine Opaluwa PHD as the Akohiala/ Akohiaka of Achadu palace. In a letter of appointment vide AC/P/TC/1/123/ the royal monarch noted that by the power vested in him as Onu Ogboo and Achadu Oko Ata Igala,  Igala traditional custodian of…

Read More