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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been conferred with the award of Governor of the Year on Security in the forthcoming 100 Most Influential Progressives Award 2026, organized by The Progressives Magazine. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah said the notice of award was contained in a formal letter by the Publisher of The Progressives Magazine, Mallam Idris Jibril, on behalf of the Editorial Board and the Award Organizing Committee. According to the statement, the publication which also named the Kogi State Governor among 100 Most Influential Progressives noted that Governor Ododo emerged top in the security category following a rigorous, data-driven evaluation process that assessed governors across Nigeria on key governance and security performance indicators. According to the notice, the selection criteria, includes  " security interventions, protection of lives and property, collaboration with security agencies, conflic...

Hajiya Inikpi Abu Sule's Death: Omera Opaluwa Lied Against Me for Cheap Political Gain — Comfort Onoja Says: “I’m Still Mourning My Mother and Twin Brother” A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Special Adviser on Immunization to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Comfort Onoja, has strongly rejected allegations by Omera Opaluwa that she mocked or celebrated the death of Hajiya Inikpi Abu Sule, describing the claim as false, misleading, and politically motivated. In a statement personally signed and made available to journalists on Saturday in Lokoja, Kogi State Capital, the Igala-born politician, popularly known as Ododo Mama, said the report had left her heartbroken, especially as it surfaced at a time she is still grieving the recent loss of her mother and her twin brother, Hon. Simon Onoja, who served as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kogi State. Hon. Onoja called on the immediate family of the late Hajiya Inikpi Abu Sule, the I...

Kogi State Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has called for stringent and proactive measures to protect Staff and students in schools across the State. The call was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman of the Union, Comrade Emejeh Ogwu Sunday and Secretary, Comrade Muhammed Ada Sule in Lokoja. The Union in the statement said it has become  imperative to repeat the call in view of the recent attack on Government Secondary School in Iluke-Bunu by gunmen  which resulted to the death of three people.  The statement noted that teachers are paying supreme prize despite other deprivations while   on the line of duty. It emphasized that such tragedy is  traumatizing and  unacceptable, appealing to government and  security agencies to rise up to the challenges of protecting students and staff in schools across the state. The statement commended the efforts of security agencies who rose to the oc...

Kogi State wing of The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has commiserated with the victims of the gunmen attack in Iluke Kabba - Bunnu Local Government Area. A statement by the Chairman of the Union, Comrade Abayomi Ayoola today in Lokoja expressed its deepest sympathy and condolence to all Basic Education Teachers, the NUT Branch Executives of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, the families of Elder Abayomi James (Principal, UBE JSS Appa/Agbede Bunu) and Mr. Gani Anifowose (Vice Principal, GSS Iluke Bunu) who tragically lost their lives as a result of the recent attack by gunmen in Iluke, Kabba-Bunu. The statement also sympathize with all other victims involved in the incidence and described it as a drift towards loss of conscience. It urged security agencies and all stakeholders to bring the perpetrators to book and work towards putting an end to growing insecurity in the country. The statement prayed God console the families of the beriefed and grant departed souls eternal...

The Federal Government has been urged to look into the critical areas of security and economy to move the nation forward and make democracy more enjoyable by the people. Chairman Yagba East Traditional Council and Agbana of Isanlu, His Royal Majesty, Oba Moses Etombi gave the suggestions in Lokoja while reacting to the twenty seventh years of uninterrupted democracy celebration in Nigeria. Oba Etombi said the results of various economic policies and reforms have not been positively felt at the grassroots level, urging government to deeply look into that dimension. He specifically emphasized on the subsidy removal and its attendance consequences as well as importation of consumable items and called for a review to make goods affordable to the masses. On the issues of insecurity, the Traditional Ruler who noted that the situation is getting bad said state policing as wildly supported might offer positive solutions. His words " The matter of kidnappings have gone beyond t...

— Advocacy For Youth Leadership in Governance, Nigeria (AYLGN) on Tuesday 9th June 2026, conferred the Proficiency Management Leadership Global Award on Chief Dr. Sabua Rekiya Isa, CEO and Founder of Sabua Cares Foundation, USA, Chief Dr.Sabua Rekiya Isa also holds the Traditional title of “Ebule Attah Igala” USA. The award, presented at Karomsi Hotel & Garden, Lokoja, recognized Chief Dr. Isa as the “Most Outstanding, Competent, Quintessential, Resourceful, Experienced, Renowned & Digital Philanthropist in the 21st Century.” The award was received on her behalf by the National Coordinator of Sabua Cares Foundation, Comrade Usman Bashiru, who led some Executive members of the Foundation to the event.  Comrade Usman Bashiru thanked AYLGN for recognizing the founder’s modest humanitarian efforts, noting that Chief Dr. Isa has been funding all her philanthropic activities alone. He appealed to organizations and well-meaning individuals to pa...