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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...

By Joe Iyete GBARAMATU — TENSION has escalated in the Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West, Delta State as Hundreds of community members shut down several oil flow stations in protest against the non-implementation of the recently approved ward delineation exercise by the electoral authorities. This is coming days after Ijaws and Urhobo people vowed to shut down oil production if INEC refused to implement the final delineation report.  The protesters, drawn from various communities within the kingdom, barricaded access to key oil facilities on Monday, insisting that oil production activities would remain halted until the outcome of the ward delineation exercise is fully implemented. The protesters, comprising women, youths and community leaders from several riverine communities, carried placards with inscriptions such as "INEC: Implement Warri Delineation Report," "Court Ordered Judgment on Wards and Polling Units Delineation," and "No Implementati...

By Our Correspondent WARRI, DELTA STATE — Fresh concerns have emerged over Nigeria's oil production and revenue outlook as hundreds of women and youths from several communities in Warri Federal Constituency on Monday shut down multiple oil flow stations in protest against the non-implementation of the ward delineation exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The protesters, drawn from Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Egbema, Diebiri and other riverine communities, blocked access to key oil installations, insisting that crude oil production would remain suspended in their areas until the electoral boundaries approved by INEC are fully implemented ahead of the 2027 general elections. Carrying placards bearing inscriptions such as "INEC: Implement Warri Delineation Report," "Court-Ordered Judgment on Wards and Polling Units Delineation," and "No Implementation, No Production," the demonstrators vowed to sustain the acti...