By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Ahead of the forthcoming Local Government elections in Kogi State, the consensus candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Lokoja Local Government Council, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms. Adamu, who is the immediate past Local Government Transition Committee Chairman picked the forms…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Graduating students and alumni of the St. Mary Universal Basic Education Junior Secondary School in Lokoja were presented with different prizes for their outstanding performances at the school’s 13th valedictory service and graduation ceremony on Saturday. The venue of the ceremony, was a sight to behold as parents, students and…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Abubakar Muhammed, Councilorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Lokoja Ward ‘D’ Councilorship position has said that he will make youth and women empowerment a priority if elected in the October 19 local government election. Muhammed, a philanthropist disclosed this in Lokoja on Friday in a remark during…
*** Call for revocation of Geemony Global Cleaners Limited contract By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja street sweepers employed by Geemony Global Cleaners Limited, a contractor engaged by the Kogi State Ministry of Environment and Waste Management (KSMEWM), on Friday morning staged a peaceful protest over the non-payment of their salaries for four months and…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Eight school children have survived a ghastly motor accident in Lokongoma, Lokoja the Kogi State capital. Eyewitness account told Nationalwatch Tv that the children are pupils of Kingdom Heritage Nursery and Primary School Lokoja. Nationalwatch Tv gathered that the children were returning from school when the sad incident occurred on…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was an exciting moment for the pupils, parents and management of Confluence International Breed Primary and Secondary School, Lokoja, as the school held its 2024 graduation/prize-giving in the school premises on Wednesday. The gaily-dressed pupils thrilled the parents to the fullest, as they displayed their talents through cultural dance and…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The residents of Lokoja metropolis have expressed concern over the hike in the prices of bread, saying that the item is now beyond the reach of the ordinary man in view of its cost. A market survey by Nationalwatch Tv revealed that the prime loaf of bread is now N2,000…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There were strong indications that a Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kogi State, Hon Mohammed Ibukun Abubakar Bukky is set to defect to the rilling All Progressives Congress, APC. Bukky was sighted at APC stakeholders meeting held at Hon. Sulaiman Baba-Ali’s GRA residence on Monday. Baba-Ali,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The new Galadima Pawa of Lokoja, Alhaji Ali Zaki Inuwa has pledged his members commitment to safe and hygienic meat for Lokoja residents in both independent butcher’s shops and counters. The newly-appointed Galadima Pawa made this known in Lokoja on Saturday shortly after he paid the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi, on Saturday received the new Sarkin Pawa of Lokoja, Alhaji Idi Ibrahim, who paid him a thank-you visit at his palace. Idi was appointed as the new Sarkin Pawa by the Maigari on July 15, 2024. Sarkin Pawa, is the traditional…
