By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed reports of an alleged kidnapping incident at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape, Abuja, describing the alarm as false. The Command disclosed that officers attached to the Nyanya Division responded to a distress call on Thursday morning following reports of an ongoing…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sunday Karimi, has said that state governors should be held accountable for the growing insecurity across the country, insisting that the Federal Government alone cannot be blamed for security challenges at the grassroots level. Karimi made the remarks on the floor of the…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Former Director-General of the Kogi State Bureau of Lands, Alhaji Abdulmalik Teina, has petitioned the Senate over the demolition of properties linked to his family in Okene, Kogi State, alleging that the exercise was politically motivated and carried out in violation of due process. The petition, addressed to the President…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Eminent Muslim scholars, clerics, traditional leaders, and dignitaries on Tuesday gathered in Lokoja for the eight-day Fidau prayer held in honour of the late Islamic scholar, Ustaz Abdulsalam Salihu. The prayer session, which took place at the deceased’s family residence in Karaworo, attracted a large crowd of followers, students, family…

By Abu Micheal In a Nigeria where recognition often flows to the loudest voices and most visible political actors, it is refreshing when excellence is acknowledged purely on merit. That is exactly what makes the recent conferment of multiple prestigious awards on Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto, OON, so commendable. The Arise Igala Leadership Organisation, a…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group has launched a strong attack on former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, alleging that his recent visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was not a Sallah homage as widely reported, but a politically charged intervention over escalating tensions in Kogi State. The group, through its chairman…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, on Saturday turbanned three traditional title holders as part of activities marking the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Lokoja, Kogi State. The ceremony, held at the Maigari’s Palace, attracted a large gathering of traditional rulers, government officials, politicians, Islamic clerics, traders, and other prominent…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The crisis rocking the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new dimension as the APC Women Inclusive Forum has linked the ongoing controversy surrounding the party’s National Assembly primaries to the alleged Senate ambition of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. In a statement…

The Kogi West people, of the olden days, were well cultured, well behaved, well mannered, and their integrity could be vouched for. But can same be said about the people of today? Such positive glowing tributes cannot be said about them today, as they have lost those values, norms, ethics and decorum. They are eroded…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Fresh concerns have emerged within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi West over an alleged plot to suspend the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, over claims of anti-party activities. Kogi West APC stakeholders described the alleged move as politically motivated and “dead on arrival,”…