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REJOINDER: TRACKA’S FALSE AND MISLEADING PUBLICATION ON THE ALLEGED EXPENDITURE OF ₦61,403,000.00 FOR THE RENOVATION AND UPGRADING OF CONFLUENCE STADIUM TO FIFA STANDARD

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The attention of the Kogi State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has been drawn to a misleading publication by Tracka, an initiative of BudgIT Foundation, alleging that the sum of Sixty-One Million, Four Hundred and Three Thousand Naira (₦61,403,000.00) was released for the renovation and upgrading of the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, to FIFA standard, but that no corresponding renovation was carried out. Ordinarily, the Ministry would not have considered it necessary to respond to such unfounded claims. However, in view of the misleading nature of the publication and the need to protect the integrity of the Ministry and its officials, it has become imperative to set the records straight. For the avoidance of doubt, Tracka had earlier written to the Ministry pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, requesting clarification on the alleged release of the said sum. In its request, Tracka claimed that the information was obtained from the Kogi State Budget Implem...
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Cross-Party Coalition Backs Gowon Eneche G1, Seeks Better Representation For Ankpa Fed. Constituency

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A coalition of youths under the aegis of the Concerned Youths of Ankpa Federal Constituency has declared its support for the aspiration of Prince Gowon Eneche, popularly known as G1, to represent Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The endorsement was announced at the end of the group's meeting held in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, where members drawn from across the three local government areas expressed confidence in Eneche's capacity to provide quality representation. According to the group, the federal constituency is in urgent need of a representative who will prioritise the welfare and development of the people, stressing that Prince Eneche possesses the leadership qualities, experience and commitment required to deliver effective representation at the National Assembly. The youths noted that participants at the meeting cut across different political parties, describing their decision to back the Social Democratic Part...
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Burial Set for Friday: Retired Warrant Officer Augustine Yakubu Oyibo, 78, to be Laid to Rest July 3 in Ayingba*

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The family of late *Warrant Officer Augustine Yakubu Oyibo (Rtd)* has released final funeral arrangements ahead of his burial on *Friday, July 3, 2026*, in his hometown of Agala-Ate, Ayingba, Kogi State. WO Oyibo (Rtd) passed away peacefully on *June 5, 2026*, at the age of 78. He was described by family and associates as a disciplined patriot, a man of faith, and a devoted family man. He was also the father of *Mr. Johnson Oyibo*, former Transport Officer, Kogi State Government House, Lokoja. A career soldier, the late WO Oyibo served the nation meritoriously before retirement. He will be remembered for his integrity, humility, and commitment to community values. Until his passing, he remained a respected elder and mentor in Lokongoma, Lokoja, and Agala-Ate, Ayingba. *FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS* The family invites friends, relatives, and well-wishers to join in celebrating his life and legacy: - *Monday, June 29 – Wednesday, July 00 1, 2026 | 4:00 PM Daily*     Ros...
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Kogi State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has condoled with the family of late Mariam Usman of Ugbamaka, Okpo District in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.

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Kogi State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has condoled with the family of late Mariam Usman of Ugbamaka, Okpo District in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.  Chairman of the Union, Comrade Abayomi Ayoola in his condolence message in Lokoja described the demise of Mariam a teacher in Private School as unwarranted phenomemun from a society that is fast loosing morality and sound sence of judgement. Comrade Ayoola urged stakeholders in the educational sector to raise up against intimidation and physical assaults of teachers in the course of discharge of their duties emphasizing that the circumstances leading to her death must not be swept under the carpet. The Unionist noted that education must always create a platform for a civilized society and act as catalyst for behavioural modification towards positive dimensions noting that the attack meted out on late Mariam in retaliation to the corrective measures issued out to her student indicates a...
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Kogi State Chairman of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) Comrade Ovoro Abdullahi Ovurevu says there is no going back on first of July deadline for sanctioning of commercial motorcyclist who fail to comply with the wearing of Reflexive Security Jacket.

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Kogi State Chairman of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) Comrade Ovoro Abdullahi Ovurevu says there is no going back on first of July deadline for sanctioning of commercial motorcyclist who fail to comply with the wearing of Reflexive Security Jacket. Comrade Ovurevu who gave the warning while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja said the directive is backed by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and stakeholders in the security sector to address growing insecurity in the nation. He explained that the initiative is also to boost the confidence of passengers  on commercial motorcyclist operators, warning that erring members who refused to comply will be heavily sanctioned. The Unionist noted that the Safety Security Jackets must be procured by members on or before the first of July 2026  noting that the jackets provide easy identification through distinctive numbers, senatorial based colours differentiation and bio-data of each members. On availability of the products,...
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The Voter, the Ballot and G1: Breaking a Cycle of Familiar Disappointments in Ankpa Fed. Constituency

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By Mallam Hamisu Ahmed There is a peculiar talent Nigerians possess, it is the talent of complaining loudly about neglect on Monday, romanticising the architects of that neglect on Tuesday, and then returning them to office on Wednesday. By Thursday, we gather under mango trees, in beer parlours, on WhatsApp platforms, and in market squares to ask why development continues to travel to our communities with the speed of a tortoise carrying a bag of cement. This strange national gift came to mind as I reflected on the approaching political choices before the people of Ankpa, Omala, and Olamaboro Federal Constituency. Every election season arrives like the Harmattan. We know it is coming. We know what it brings. Yet somehow, we are surprised every single time. The politician arrives in a convoy large enough to suggest that he has mistaken our constituency for a newly discovered oil field. The sirens scream. The praise singers sing. The rented crowd dances. The candidate speaks...
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The Curse We Keep Renewing: Inside the Igala Pull-Him-Down Culture

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By Alh. Mohammed Yusuf There is a peculiar industry that flourishes in Nigeria without registration from the Corporate Affairs Commission. It pays no tax, creates no jobs, manufactures no wealth, yet it never suffers recession. It is the thriving enterprise of Pull-Him-Down Incorporated. Every ethnic nationality in Nigeria has a branch office, but some communities, it would seem, have elevated the business into an ancestral vocation. We have become shareholders in one another's downfall, investors in mutual destruction, and enthusiastic distributors of the poison that eventually finds its way back to our own cups. Whenever I scroll through the social media conversations of many of my fellow Igalas these days, I do not encounter the confidence of a people determined to shape history. I encounter instead a strange carnival of self-demolition. We have become spectators cheering whenever one of our own slips, stumbles or is pushed into the gutter. The marketplace of ideas h...
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