By Yahaya Zakka Minna. The Niger State High Court has announced an update to the practice direction for the Small Claims Court, now published in State Gazette No. 16 of 2025. This revised direction supersedes the 2018 guidelines, reflecting the judiciary’s ongoing commitment to improving access to justice, expediting dispute resolution, and enhancing court…
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army under Operation ACCORD III, in conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF), have killed a notorious bandit leader in Kogi State identified as Babangida Kachala. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations,12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Lieutenant Abdullahi noted that on…
Kogi Govt Engages Private Schools on New Curriculum Implementation The Kogi State Government has initiated discussions with private schools on the implementation of a new curriculum recently introduced by the Federal Government. This engagement aims to ensure a smooth transition and effective implementation of the new curriculum, which is expected to enhance the quality of…
PAP Sends 142 Beneficiaries for Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship in the UK The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has sent 142 qualified beneficiaries on foreign educational scholarship carefully designed to deepen, enhance and broaden the human capacity needs of the Niger Delta Region and country in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed…
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, held a strategic conference with the senior police officers comprising divisional police officer (DPOs), area commanders, tactical and operational commanders, Heads of section and units respectively. The purpose is to discuss pressing security challenges in the state and to adopt a…
* Review tuition fees of state own tertiary Institutions By Bolarin Friday Ogungbemi The educational sector at both national and sub-national levels has for long suffered a lot of setbacks as a result of the failure of governments, through the appropriate agencies, to effectively carry out their Constitutional functions and roles as enshrined in the…
The unfortunate murder of these police officers , is condemnable and worrisome, for security officers performing their legitimate duties to be killed in such manner is a sad development. The Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and conflict Resolution CHRCR , Idris Miliki Abdul lamented that despite the efforts of our security Men and…
Army , Hunters rescue 17 abducted passengers in Kogi. The Kogi State Government has commended the swift response of security agencies and local hunters, which led to the rescue of 17 passengers kidnapped along the Lokoja–Obajana road on Thursday. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Government…
The Tragedy of Keffi–Nasarawa–Toto Road. By Muhammed Abdullahi For anyone travelling between the North and the South-East through the North-Central, the Keffi–Nasarawa–Toto road is not just a route—it is a lifeline. Farmers use it to bring farm produce to market, traders depend on it for supply chains, civil servants commute on it daily, and families…
WHILE WE FIGHT, THEY CHOP By: Muhammed Abdullahi A Nation Divided for Profit Across our country, citizens are locked in endless arguments—tribe against tribe, religion against religion, region against region. Yet, while the people quarrel, a small group at the top quietly feasts on the nation’s wealth. The divisions among citizens are not accidents; they…