The Rector Nigeria -Korea Friendship Institute, Dr. Williams Charles Oluwatoyin has felicitated with the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade on the momentous occasion of her 56th birthday anniversary. In a press statement signed on Tuesday by the Rector, he described the celebrant as an exceptional leader who has…
How Intrigues, Kogi Politics Played Out To Stop Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) As INEC Chairman. The screening of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), for the first time from North-Central Nigeria, to serve as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), may have come and gone, but the intrigues and politics that…
Kogi flood claims 2, bodies recovered. The flooding in Kogi State has claimed two casualties with two dead bodies recovered from the Ganaja River by divers. As at time of the press swimmers have been on the search following the capsized of a boat yesterday that was ferrying people to Ajaokuta end of the road….
Ahead of the October 19th Local Government Elections in Kogi State, Dr Akowe Oguche has appreciated a clarion call on him to run under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the upcoming chairmanship race in Igalamela/Odolu local government area. Oguche while reacting to a statement by the citizens of Igalamela/Odolu…
* Warns against cultism, exam malpractices. * Pegs minimum class attendance to 75% The Federal University, Lokoja, has matriculated a total of (9,097) Nine thousand and ninety seven students for the 2025/ 2026 academic year. The vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Akinwumi Olayemi gave the figure during the matriculation ceremony held on Friday inside…
*Calls For Safe Rescue of Ajayi Bello. Senator representing Kogi West district in the National Assembly, Sunday Karimi, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for partnering the Joint Task Force and vigilantes to rid West Senatorial district of kidnappers and criminal elements. This is a he demanded for safe rescue of Ajayi Bello,…
Judicial workers in Kogi State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over what they described as years of neglect, calling on the state government to urgently address their welfare concerns, including unpaid leave bonuses, stalled promotions, and exclusion from the state health insurance scheme. Addressing journalists during the protest held in Lokoja on Thursday, Chairman…
Group Carpets Gen. Olarenwaju over Okuama Massacre. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. The Oodua Integrity Network has described as a “dirty job” a statement credited to Major General Tajudeen Olarenwaju on the killing of soldiers in okuama linking it to security oil pipelines surveillance. A statement released on Saturday and jointly signed by the President Chief Adewale…
Kogi West stakeholders hail INEC for conducting credible polls Stakeholders across various political parties have hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for conducting an election that they can be satisfactorily adjudged free, fair and credible. The APC Senatorial Candidate for Kogi West, Hon. Sunday Karimi, has commended INEC for conducting free, fair…
Muslims have been enjoined to observe each Ramadan like the last one to attain piety. The Amira of Confluence Muslim Sisters Initiative, Hajiya Safiya Ibrahim stated this at an annual Ramadan Lecture organized by the body in Kogi state. Hajiya Safiya noted that fasting in the month of Ramadan, reading the Quran and worshiping…
