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The Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission, KERC, has found Kogi Electricity Distribution Limited, KEDL, guilty of unauthorized electricity tapping and professional negligence in its dealings with Karomsi Garden Hotels Limited, Lokoja. In its resolution dated 11th August 2026, the KERC Forum ruled that Mohammed, a KEDL staff, engaged in unauthorized tapping of the hotel’s dedicated line, in breach of Section 106(1)(o) of the Kogi State Electricity Law 2024. The Commission also held that Kogi Electricity Distribution Limited KEDL violated Sections 20, 24 and 25 of the KERC Customer Protection Regulations 2025 by disconnecting the hotel’s premises on 27th April 2026 at 8:15pm without prior notice while complaints were still unresolved. On technical issues, KERC found KEDL professionally negligent in the installation of the hotel’s transformer, citing a faulty neutral line and improper earthing that caused low voltage and damage to appliances. Regarding billi...

By Hajia Ina, NW-P-BAT Leader After God Almighty, it is the Nigerian people who have the ultimate power to decide whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue in office beyond May 29, 2027. The mandate of the Nigerian presidency belongs to the people. It does not belong to any individual, political clique or even political party. Neither the APC nor any other political party is powerful enough to extend the tenure of a president beyond the constitutionally stipulated period. Only the Nigerian people, through their votes, can determine who leads Nigeria after May 29, 2027. If Nigerians are satisfied with the performance of President Tinubu and wish him to continue, so be it. If they are dissatisfied, their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and their votes will speak accordingly. That is the essence of democracy. We therefore find it unnecessary and unacceptable for anyone to look outside Nigeria for a foreign power to determine the political future of our country. Nigeria is...

Though the Igala and Okun peoples share deep cultural affinities and historical connections, cultural brotherhood same as Ebiras, but must not be mistaken for a political pact ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Kogi State. Let it be stated clearly: There is no political agreement, arrangement, or pact between the Igala and Okun blocs or any tribe committing either side to surrender or exchange the governorship ambition in 2027. The Political Reality  2027 is a defining moment for the Igala people.   After years of political marginalization and the repeated postponement of our legitimate aspiration to produce the next Governor of Kogi State, the Igala people are determined to pursue the governorship with renewed unity, organization, and resolve. The message is simple: IGALA GOVERNORSHIP IN 2027 IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. This is not a declaration of war against the Okun people. It is not a rejection of our shared cultural heritage.   It is an assertio...

By Our Reporter  The Sani Egidi AbdulRaheem, SEA, Legacy Forum in Ganaja, Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State, has continued its advocacy and peace-building efforts towards ensuring an overwhelming victory for the second term election of the Member representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Sani AbdulRaheem Egidi, in the 2027 general election. The Forum Chairman, Comrade Ali Atabo, and other executive members visited the Deeper Life Polling Unit in Gadumo to sensitize the electorate ahead of the coming election. Speaking during the visit, leaders of the Forum emphasized the need for all supporters of SEA to close ranks, avoid divisions, and work for the overall victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections.  They added that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and SEA’s re-election bids are sacrosanct. A highlight of the visit to Gadumo was the reconciliation of two stakeholders ,who ...

In the quiet hours when memory walks like a restless spirit, I count the empty chairs. My former colleagues; Francis. Tom. Donatus. Hilary. Shakahulu. Jonathan. And so many others—once young men who we shared corridors, secrets, and the precarious privilege of serving powerful men—are gone. They have crossed into the land of the unseen, leaving only silence and the soft ache of absence. I am alone still alive today. Whenever their names surface, I lower my head and thank the God who still allows my lungs to draw breath. A precious life, I have learned, is richer than any fortune. I was not always this sober. In the early 1990s I was a curly-haired youth bristling with awkward energy and a tongue too quick for its own good. Mischief clung to me like a second skin. Two men alone possessed the rare patience to endure my quirks and smart-aleck remarks: my Dad, Elder Peter Adama Dogwo, and my uncle, retired DSP Michael D. Musa—affectionately called “Palee.” Both still walk among...

By Our Reporter The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, *ASUSS, Kogi State Chapter*, heartily congratulates *His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo*, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, the Deputy Governor, members of the State Executive Council, the leadership of the State House of Assembly, traditional rulers, the workforce, students, the business community, and all the good people of Kogi State on the joyous occasion of the *35th Anniversary* of the creation of our beloved Confluence State. Since its creation on *27th August 1991*, Kogi State has continued to occupy a strategic position in the Nigerian Federation as the meeting point of our great rivers and a symbol of unity, diversity, resilience, and limitless potential.   Though the journey has not been without challenges, the state has recorded notable progress through the collective sacrifices of successive administrations and the resilient spirit of its people. As a Union of dedicated education ...