Category: News

Kogi 2015: The return of Audu? by Saidu Akawu Salihu

Kogi is once again returning to the centre of national discourse. This is because its governorship election is expected to come up either by October or November....

Evidences of Electoral Fraud That Made INEC Declare Dino Melaye Winner by Opeyemi Duke

Truth is power. It is potent enough to reveal falsehood no matter how perfect the lie was crafted. This is apt when we look at the just concluded senatorial election in...

Lawyers Boycott Court Proceeding Over Kogi Judge’s Kidnap

Lawyers in Kogi State under the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) have commenced boycott of courts across the state following the kidnap of a High Court Judge, Justice...

Police Rescue Abducted Kogi Commissioner, Stephen Maiyaki

The Police in Kogi State on Thursday announced the rescue of the state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Stephen Maiyaki, who was abducted on May 30. The Police Public...

Monarch Appeals to Govt for Aid as Arsonists Raze Houses in Aluaja, Ibaji LGA

Following the burning of over 140 houses at Aluaja village in Ibaji Local Government area of Kogi State by arsonists, traditional ruler of one of the villages has...

NEMA Warns Kogi Communities on NIMET 2015 Prediction, Kogi Will experience Heat and Heat-related Illness

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Kogi communities not to take the 2015 NIMET prediction on climatic change with levity in order to avert the...

Kogi Power Shift: Charity Begins at Home – Comrade Nasiru

Like the saying that “Charity begins at home”. it is very unholy, nonsensical, not negotiable and grossly unrealistic to preach justice while swimming in the...

Cry, the beloved Kogi by Sanya Oni

Much as I am a fervent believer in the principle that which concerns one should come last, certain developments within the last two weeks in my home state of Kogi have...

Marginalisation and the Quest for Powershift in Kogi State: The Truth, The Lies And The Politics

I posted this piece in a News Daily sometime ago and it is so encouraging, the depth of knowledge and passion for truth, people have. To start with, it is very immoral...

Prince Rotimi Yakub Obadofin: Apostle of Equity, Fair Play and Justice

Prince Rotimi Yaqub Obadofin is a  seasoned politician, renowned revolutionist, founding member and a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He is a committed...