By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization (UIO) has sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the murderous and destructive activities of strange Fulani herders in Omala and Dekina Local Government Areas of Kogi State. In a statement signed by its National Leader, Elder David Abutu, and National Director […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization, one of the foremost socio-cultural groups in Kogi East Senatorial District, has tagged as fraudulent, the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Usman Ododo as winner. In a statement on […]Continue Reading
UKOMU IGALA ORGANIZATION PRESS RELEASE: The apex socio-cultural organization in Kogi East Senatorial District, Uk’Omu Igala Organization (UIO), has sent a congratulatory message to Mr Shauibu Abubakar Audu, the newly designated Minister of Steel Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Elder David Abutu, the National Continue Reading
Following repeated violence against political actors and the media in Kogi State in the march to the 2023 governorship election, Ukomu Igala Organization, a socio-political group in Kogi East Senatorial District, has written a petition to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call Governor Yahaya Bello to order and halt alleged acts of state-sponsored violence […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The apex socio-cultural organization in Kogi East Senatorial District, Uk’Omu Igala Organization, has set up a 13-man committee made up of eminent Igala and Bassa sons and daughters, to interact with candidates from the zone in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The committee, chaired by a former Minister of State for […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi East in the 2023 elections, Dr Victor Adoji, in a recent letter titled My Desire to Become Your Senator to prominent sons and daughters of the Igala kingdom, has stated clearly his motivation for contesting the Senate seat, outlining his position […]Continue Reading
The Attah Igala and President, Kogi State Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, James Alaji Opaluwa, has called on Igala sons and daughters to activate their social, political, and economic network to develop Kogi East Senatorial District, the home of Igala-speaking people of Nigeria. The paramount ruler made the call at the weekend when the Executive […]Continue Reading
Ukomu Igala Organisation (UIO), the Apex Voice of Igala Kingdom has applauded the emergence of Prince Alaji Matthew M. Opaluwa Oguche as Ata Igala designate. The organization also congratulates the beneficiary, Prince Opaluwa on his well-deserved selection, adding that the Igala kingdom needs a person of his comportment, exposure, clout, and experience on the royal […]Continue Reading
The Ukomu Igala Organisation (UIO) has cried out over the unsavoury security situation in Igala land which has led to fear, apprehension, and rampant bloodshed in the nine local government areas. In a statement jointly signed by its National Leader, Mr David Abutu, and National Secretary, Dr Sabastine Abu, the organization expressed worry over kidnapping, […]Continue Reading