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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially commenced preparations for the 2027 House of Representatives primary elections in Kogi State with the distribution of election result sheets and sensitive materials to returning officers across the state’s federal constituencies at the state party Secretariat in Lokoja on Friday 15th of May 2026 The exercise was supervised by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee from the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja, Alhaji Lawal Sumaila Abdullahi, who reaffirmed the party’s commitment to conducting a transparent, credible, and peaceful primary election process. Speaking during the distribution of the materials, Abdullahi stated that the responsibility of the committee goes beyond mere supervision of the exercise, stressing that fairness, justice, and transparency remain the guiding principles of the assignment. According to him, the APC National Headquarters had mandated the committee to ensure that all stakeholders understand the process...

The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (Kogi L-PRES) Project,  has distributed pasture farm inputs and equipment to 500 farmers from 50 clusters across the state. At a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on Thursday in Lokoja, the State Project Coordinator (SPC), Mr Abdulkabir Onuoroyoiza Otaru, said the programme marked “another significant milestone” in government’s efforts to transform livestock production and improve farmer resilience. “Today’s event marks another significant milestone in the efforts of the Kogi State Government, through the L-PRES Project, to strengthen livestock production systems, improve pasture development, and enhance the resilience and productivity of livestock farmers across the State,” he said. He noted that the livestock sector remained critical to Nigeria’s agricultural development and economic growth, contributing to food and nutrition security, employment, and rural livelihoods.  However, he said the sector continued to face...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called on communities to actively support pharmacovigilance efforts by reporting adverse drug reactions and avoiding unsafe medications. The Kogi State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Pharmacist Philip Benu made the call at a one- day Grassroots Community- Sensitization Programme on Pharmacovigilance in held Lokoja. The Coordinator said NAFDAC remains resolute to safeguarding public health by ensuring that medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and other regulated products circulating in the country are safe, effective, and of good quality for consumption. Pharmacist Benu said despite strict regulatory measures by the  organization even safe medicines can sometimes cause unexpected adverse reactions, making pharmacovigilance a critical component of healthcare delivery and public safety. He expressed concern over the growing cases of self-medication, inappropriate drug abuse, and the circulation of substandard and fals...

Chief Kunle Abogun, CEO/Managing Director of Abogun Motors, has etched his name in the annals of Amuro communities through his remarkable acts of philanthropy and community development. In a gesture that has been widely acknowledged, Chief Abogun fully cleared the National Examination Council (NECO) examination fees for both internal and external SS3 students of Amuro Community Secondary School, ACSS, in 2026.  This intervention relieved parents and guardians of a significant financial burden and ensured that no student was denied the opportunity to sit for their examinations. Beyond education, Chief Abogun demonstrated his commitment to infrastructure development by mobilizing a grader from Lokoja to repair roads severely affected by gully erosion in the new site of Amuro communities.  Although the grading exercise was scheduled for 10 days, only 7 days were completed due to an emergency call the operator received from the company. Consequently, Agbajogun and parts of the pla...

THE TRIAD MANIFESTO  By ANK-OMA-OLA Concerned Stakeholders’ Forum (AOCSF)   PREAMBLE: THE EQUITY OF ODODO & THE SUPREME LEADER   We stand before you today as representatives of the ANK-OMA-OLA Concerned Stakeholders’ Forum (AOCSF), a collective voice committed to justice, fairness, equity, and the sustainable political future of Ankpa, Omala, and Olamaboro Federal Constituency.   At the outset, we sincerely commend the recent reconciliation efforts initiated by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). We specially recognize and appreciate our Supreme Leader, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for his strategic leadership and unwavering commitment to party unity.  We also salute the people-oriented Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, whose administration continues to promote the ideals of equity, justice, inclusion, and sustainable development across the state.   These noble principles remain the only pathway toward lasting ...

By Noah Peter  The Chairman, Kogi State All Progressive Congress (APC)'s House of Assembly Screening Committee, Professor Nuhu Mohammed Jamiu has described  the just concluded screening of Aspirants contesting for State Assembly  as a hitch-free  Professor Jamiu made the remark while speaking with Journalists shortly after the screening at the APC Secretariat in Lokoja. The Screening Committee Chairman, who was sent from the APC headquarters Abuja, to oversee the screening process in Kogi for the state House of Assembly Aspirants ahead of party primaries, expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the Aspirants conducted themselves. He explained that the contestants  to a very large extent have some common platform that brought about the best in them in a way that it actually simplifies the work.  "it's free, because the contestants have to a very large extent found some common platform that brought about the best in them in a way that it actually simp...