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Leaders and stakeholders from Akoko land in Ondo State have called for greater unity, improved security and an end to the abandonment of public projects by successive administrations, urging political leaders to prioritise continuity and collective development over individual interests. They made the call at the second gathering of the Akoko Security, Peace and Development Council,(ASPDC), which brought together prominent sons and daughters of the four local government areas of Akoko to review progress and chart a common development agenda. The Chairman of the Planning Committee, Mr Charles Olorunda, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, said the council was established primarily to promote lasting peace and security in Akoko land but had subsequently expanded its mandate to foster unity and drive development across the four local government areas. Olorunda said the gathering provided an opportunity for stakeholders to assess achievements, identify challenges and agree...

By James Sani  Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has defeated Kogi State University, Kabba, 3-0 in the female volleyball semi-final of the Governor Ododo All-Campus Games 2026. The straight-sets victory secured FUL a place in the final, where it will face the winner of the second semi-final between Federal College of Education, Okene, and Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba. The second semi-final is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026. In the male basketball event, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, recorded a convincing 41-11 victory over Kogi State University, Kabba, to book its place in the final. Meanwhile, the first football semi-final between Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, and Federal College of Education, Okene, was ongoing at the Federal University Lokoja, Adankolo Campus, at the time of filing this report. Speaking to sports writers after the matches, Coach of the PAAU Female Volleyball Team, Ibrahim Jibril, attributed his team...

***Institute champions cultural humility, trauma-informed care, ethical practice and professional recognition as experts converge in Delta State The Chartered Institute of Social Work Practitioners of Nigeria has reinforced its commitment to professional excellence, ethical responsibility and compassionate service delivery with the successful hosting of its 17th International Conference on Social Work 2026 in Asaba, Delta State. The week-long international conference, held from November 2 to 7, 2026, brought together social work practitioners, government representatives, international partners, educators, students and other critical stakeholders from across Nigeria and beyond to deliberate on emerging challenges and transformative approaches to social work practice. With the theme, "Cultural Humility and Trauma-Informed Care in Social Work," the conference provided a strategic platform for intellectual engagement, professional development, knowledge exchange and r...

Progressive Elites Allege Plot to Undermine Senator's Rising Influence, Insist Constituents Are Satisfied with Her Performance. The Kogi Central Progressive Elites have launched a strong rebuttal against the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement over its call for an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation into the cash empowerment programme organised by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing the move as a desperate political manoeuvre aimed at undermining her growing influence ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement reacting to the development, the group alleged that the agitation was politically sponsored by individuals uncomfortable with the senator's growing popularity and acceptance across Kogi Central. It faulted attempts to portray the empowerment initiative as vote-buying without established evidence, insisting that legitimate constituency interventions should not be criminalised merely because they involve financial assistance to bene...

By James Sani  Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has defeated Kogi State University, Kabba, 3-0 in the female volleyball semi-final of the Governor Ododo All-Campus Games 2026. The straight-sets victory secured FUL a place in the final, where it will face the winner of the second semi-final between Federal College of Education, Okene, and Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba. The second semi-final is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026. In the male basketball event, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, recorded a convincing 41-11 victory over Kogi State University, Kabba, to book its place in the final. Meanwhile, the first football semi-final between Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, and Federal College of Education, Okene, was ongoing at the Federal University Lokoja, Adankolo Campus, at the time of filing this report. Speaking to sports writers after the matches, Coach of the PAAU Female Volleyball Team, Ibrahim Jibril, attributed his team...

The Plateau Elders Advisory Council, of All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to review and implement President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Hon. Amos Isaac Azi as Chairman of the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST). The council, which made the appeal in a letter signed by Amb. Danladi Wuyep, Chairman and Dr. Musa Garba Musa, Secretary, and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, said correcting the abnormally would save government from further embarrassment. The president Tinubu's reappointed chairman of the IST, Hon. Amos Isaac Azi,  was forcefully removed from office by the SGF who appointed one Mr Aminu Junaidu as its chairman a month after entering office. The council said,  "We were shocked to later learn that after Mr. Azi has assumed office, one Mr. Aminu Junadu from Zamfara State was appointed and arrived at the IST Headquarters with armed men to forcefully take over.  "Bu...