Category: News
Development Consultant, Dr. Baba Abdul Bala, Bags Community Service Merit Award in Kogi
adminJan 17, 2026
By Ishaq Dan-Imam, Lokoja. A development consultant and behavioural change specialist in Nigeria, Dr. Baba Abdul Bala, has bagged the Ogba Merit Award 2025, for...
Sunny Alfa Emerges Union Chairman at Daijinjia Quarry, Abuja
adminJan 17, 2026
A Kogi State indigene, Mr. Sunny Alfa, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Union, Suppliers and Marketing Section, Daijinjia Quarry, located along the Airport Road,...
Jengre Luxury Hotel’s New Year Beauty Pageant: A Catalyst for Community Growth
adminJan 17, 2026
Every 1st of January, as Nigerians usher in a new year with hope and optimism, the town of Jengre in Plateau State comes alive with colour, culture and creativity. At...
Elite Consolidation Without Social Legitimacy: The Structural Fragility of Igala Power Formation
adminJan 16, 2026
Power, when unmoored from collective consent, mutates into a brittle instrument; loud in posture, hollow in endurance. In the Igala nation, the recurring paralysis of...
Kogi Governor Flags Off 2026 Cashew Season, Launches Free Hybrid Seedlings
adminJan 16, 2026
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Thursday, flagged off the 2026 Cashew Production and Marketing Season in Lokoja, describing the moment as a defining turning point in Kogi...
Presidential Directive Sparks Tension: Why Ododo, Yahaya Bello, Faleke, Dan Okolo, Others Met in Secret
adminJan 16, 2026
Behind closed doors, a high-level political meeting took place involving Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, Hon. James Faleke, the House of...
FGN, IFAD-VCDP Host Policy Dialogue to Improve Nutrition Outcomes in Kogi
adminJan 16, 2026
By Stephen Adeleye. The Federal Government of Nigeria and International Fund for Agricultural Development (FGN/IFAD) Assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in...
E-Registration: ‘Let’s Lead the Way, Ensure Kogi Remains APC Stronghold’ – Meseko Tasks Party Members
adminJan 16, 2026
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Durosinmi Meseko, has called on Nigerians and party supporters nationwide to...
EFCC v Yahaya Bello: Prosecution Witness Admits Limits of His Evidence
adminJan 16, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness (PW9), Mr. David Ajomah, a compliance officer of Sterling Bank Plc, on Friday admitted limits of his evidence...
Kogi’s ₦820bn Budget: More Money, More Demand for Accountability
adminJan 16, 2026
The lead story caption of today’s Observer Times is instructive, not because it says anything new, but because it finally says aloud what Nigerians already know....