In a single day, two senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State were sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Lokoja. In Kogi Central, the senatorial district of Governor Yahaya Bello, the tribunal sacked Abubakar Ohere and ordered that Natasha Akpoti should be given a certificate of return….
By Abu Michael. Activities leading to the Kogi state governorship election is gathering momentum with the standard bearers of political parties criss crossing the length and breadth of the state trying to woo the electorate. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon. Ahmed Usman Ododo has not left anyone in doubt…
By Michael Jegede On May 29, 2023, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, took oath of office, as the 4th Executive Governor of Cross River State in the current democratic dispensation, and vowed to run a robust administration that would see the state moving forward to the next level in terms of development. After…
The topic I shall be talking about is very much wide, if we are to dwell extensively into it, we could write volumes. Looking at the topic holistically, it can only be measured on objectivity test, I believe there shall be a thousand and one divergent opinions to what I have here. In my…
The Kogi State Governorship Election is three months away. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed the 11th day of November, 2023 for the election. At the close of the window period, 18 Governorship Candidate will be slugging it out for the election, with the race said to however be a five…
Enterprise crusader and co-founder of Mentor-Box, Mrs Eunice Emmanuel Agada has called on business owners, early -stage entrepreneurs, technology experts in Kogi State to leverage innovation support hubs in the State to drive entrepreneurship, employability and visibility in Kogi state and across Nigeria. Mrs Agada made the call at a one-day “Meet Up”…
By Tunde Olusunle If you were a student of English in my generation, there were authors and titles, African and foreign, you just had to encounter. Nigerian writers like Daniel Fagunwa, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Christopher Okigbo, John Pepper Bekederemo-Clark, Timothy Aluko, Gabriel Okara, Elechi Amadi, Ola Rotimi, Zulu Sofola, Buchi Emecheta, Flora…
By Tunde Olusunle Arriving in Johannesburg, South Africa in June 2010 to join in the excitement of the first-ever FIFA World Cup hosted by an African country, I got my first ever baptism of entrapment in an elevator. I was on the trip with two very good friends, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo and Femi Olatunde who…
_By Fanisi Babatunde PhD. The Kabba-Aiyetoro-Isanlu-Egbe-Ilorin Federal road, which connects Kogi State with Kwara State, has been in a poor state for many years. Despite being included in every Federal Government budget since 1999, the road remains virtually impassable. This is a matter of great concern and disappointment for the people who rely…
The circus of stealth, sleaze and stealing is continuing unabated. It is however refreshing that the masses seem to have seen through this charade. We were fleeced and exploited by the Buhari Government through phantom Tradermoni, money that was actually shared among their cronies and also phony cash payments to themselves using the vulnerable…
