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 The 2-day National Security Summit organized by the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, ended on Friday, 19 June 2026, with stakeholders urging stronger collaboration between the media and security agencies to curb insecurity nationwide. Alhaji Ali Atabor, a critical stakeholder of the union, attended the summit in Abuja.  He said the gathering provided a timely platform to address security concerns affecting Nigerians. The summit attracted NUJ members from across the country, including former Presidents and former National Secretaries.  Also present were key media stakeholders and representatives of heads of security agencies. Declaring the summit open on Thursday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stressed the need for collective action on security.  “The security challenge facing our nation has become a global challenge. Overcoming it requires collective responsibility from all stak...

The Management and Staff of Musalib Construction Limited heartily congratulate the former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, CON, on the occasion of his birthday. In a goodwill message issued to mark the celebration, the company described Alhaji Yahaya Bello as an exceptional leader, a visionary statesman, a fearless reformer, and a transformational figure whose bold leadership and commitment to the development of Kogi State continue to inspire many across Nigeria. According to the management, Alhaji Yahaya Bello's tenure as Governor was characterized by courageous decisions, innovative reforms, youth inclusion, security advancement, infrastructural development, and the empowerment of countless individuals who today occupy strategic positions in public and private service. The company noted that his leadership transcended politics, describing him as a mentor, father figure, and builder of leaders whose impact remains evident in...

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...