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The President of the Kogi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture [KOCCIMA], Dr. Akerejola Demiloye, has again called on the Federal Government to complete the Lokoja-Abuja road, lamenting that Nigerians endure severe hardship on the route every festive season. Dr. Akerejola said KOCCIMA had earlier calculated the economic losses businesses suffer due to the persistent gridlock at Banda-Nataco. Just weeks ago, he noted, that the Easter period saw massive losses from traffic standstill, and the same situation has recurred days before the Eid El Kabir festival. “For how long will Nigerians suffer? For how long will businesses bear these losses?” he asked. “The time to declare a national disaster on the Lokoja-Abuja road cannot be better than now. What is the crime of businesses and motorists? The energy spent on politics and political rhetoric on the Abuja-Lokoja road should now be directed to action by the President.” KOCCIMA estimates that the gridlock costs bu...

The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Idris Rufus Oluwafemi, has declared that the people of Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency and Kogi West Senatorial District have taken a bold and historic step towards political liberation, development, and people-oriented governance following the affirmation of the party’s candidates ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Speaking shortly after the successful affirmation exercise, Dr. Idris Rufus expressed profound appreciation to party stakeholders, faithful members, grassroots mobilizers, and constituents across the constituency for the overwhelming confidence reposed in the ADC leadership structure and its candidates. The ADC flagbearer, while acknowledging the affirmation of the party’s Senatorial candidate, Alhaji Musa Amodu, alongside the four State Assembly candidates for Kabba-Bunu I & II and Ijumu I & II constituencies, described the development as a clear signal that the people are determ...

The organisers of the annual Kogi Built Environment and Building Materials Exhibitions has congratulated the Chairman of the National Building and Road, Research Institute and the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Duro Meseko on his sixtieth birthday. In a release made available to media today in Lokoja, the group wished him good health and good opportunities in his new age. The release by the BEBM Exhibition’s Deputy Director-General of Programmes, Ogbeni Gbenga Lanre also announced the decision to host an annual essay competition with the theme, Building Smart Environment Using Made in Nigeria Building Materials in recognition of the contribution of the celebrant to the development of the society at large.  The exhibition is an annual platform for interactions between stakeholders in the built environment sector, investors, professionals and manufacturers of building/construction materials on issues, new ideas and the build env...

The membership of the All Progressive Congress in Ogori-Magongo has elected Hon. (Prince) Bode Ogunmola as the party’s flagbearer in the 2027 House of Assembly primary elections held today. It was all shout of his campaign slogan, Power belongs to God!  Power belongs to God!!, Power belongs to God!!! at the carnival-like primary election. Declaring him the winner, the APC returning officer said the election was peaceful and according to the party’s guidelines. Reacting to his victory, Hon. (Prince) Ogunmola stated that “the call to serve his people again just as his campaign slogan puts it, is divine.  He insisted that he has never nursed the ambition to run as a ranking member of the House of Assembly and that it is strictly a divine call which must come in through someone, saying God cannot come down to speak to him”. He thanked all those that voted for accepting to be used as vessels of God to pass the information.While assuring his people of better ...

Stakeholders in Yagba East Local Government Area are making the case for the return of Hon. Emmanuel Obaro to the Kogi State House of Assembly, arguing that continuity is needed to consolidate ongoing projects and legislative efforts. Obaro, who currently represents Yagba East in the Assembly on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has been credited by constituents and party leaders for pushing initiatives in education, rural infrastructure, youth empowerment, and healthcare access during his tenure. Supporters say a second term would allow him to complete several capital projects already in motion, including classroom renovations in rural schools, grading of feeder roads, and facilitation of medical outreach programs. They argue that legislative work often requires more than one term to move from appropriation to full implementation and oversight. “Hon. Obaro has laid the groundwork. Changing representation now risks stalling projects that are halfway thro...

Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, has challenged Nigerian filmmakers to prioritise proper script development, professionalism and attention to detail if the country’s movie industry hopes to attain greater global relevance and attract major international investment. Husseini gave the charge while speaking at the 2026 annual retreat of the The Golden Movie Ambassadors Association of Nigeria (TGMAAN), held at the prestigious Ilaji Resort in Ibadan, Oyo State. The retreat, themed “Breaking Ordinary Limits in Depiction (BOLD),” brought together actors, directors, producers, scriptwriters and other stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry to deliberate on ways of repositioning Nollywood beyond conventional storytelling and technical limitations. Over the years, the TGMAAN annual retreat has evolved into one of the industry’s leading intellectual and networking platforms, aimed at fostering collaboration, mentorship and c...