*Polled 10,344 votes. Gift Idoga The All Progressives Congress (APC) today, 6th December 2025, conducted its Chairmanship Primary Election in Omala Local Government Area, where Hon. Edibo Peter Ameh Mark emerged victorious. Hon. Edibo secured a total of 10,344 votes, the highest in the contest, thereby earning his re-election as the APC Chairmanship candidate for…
Nigeria joined over 160 member states to participate at the just-concluded World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), c conference convened to shape the future of global digital development. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), part of Nigeria’s official delegation, says its participation helped influence key decisions on broadband expansion, online safety, and consumer protection. In a…
* Praises citizens for unity , Resilience, Development. By Gift Haruna Idoga. Hon. Edibo Peter Ameh Mark, the Executive Chairman of Omala LGA, has congratulated the people of Omala as the Local Government marks its 29th anniversary since its creation on 5th December 1996. He expressed gratitude for how far the LGA has come and…
The Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum (NDSF) has defended National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, describing Senator Francis Fadahunsi’s call for his removal as “outdated” and “simplistic”. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Barrister Andrew Mene, the NDSF said Senator Fadahunsi’s suggestion that only a retired military officer can lead the NSA is a…
KOGI STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE By CSP William Aya The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, psc, mni, received the executive members of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Lokoja Branch, to strengthen partnership and collaboration. The visit aimed to promote justice, rule of law, and public safety through effective…
Olu Apata Felicitates HRH Maigari IV of Lokoja @ 61th Birthday The Olu Apata-Oworo Oba Frederick Balogun on Tuesday congratulated the Maigari of Lokoja, HRH Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi IV on his 61th Birthday. Oba Balogun, in his congratulatory message signed in Lokoja, described the royal father as a God fearing leader worthy of long…
Richard Elesho The weekend Friday, 18th to Sunday, 20th September 2025, was politically temperate for a good number of communities in Kogi central. For two days, the otherwise sleepy communities witnessed a sizable convoy of vehicles, including some state of the art SUVs snaking round and stopping intermittently to assimilate the details of some ongoing…
There is palpable fears, anguish and wailings across the Irunda- Ile in Yagba East Local Government Area as four youths were mowed down, two by the bandits and two allegedly by the Nigerian Police. The tragedy occured on Wednesday morning as bandits terrorizing the community in recent time, struck and shot to death two vigilante…
The Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES), has emphasized the importance of the One Health approach in safeguarding the health of humans, animals, and the environment in the state The State Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Mr Abdulkabir Onoruoyiza Otaru, stated this at the one-day fourth quarter Stakeholders’ Engagement meeting on…
… Kogi First Lady Receive Special Merit Award for her outstanding contributions to PWDs. The Kogi State First Lady, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, today received a Special Merit Award for her outstanding contributions to the support of persons with disabilities (PWDs). This is as the Kogi State Health Insurance, promised to enroll 16 vulnerable children at the Daratola…
