By Lami Ibrahim As the Ijaw Nation marked Boro Day on Thursday, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief (Dr.) Dennis Otuaro, has called on Niger Delta youths to embrace peace, unity, and collective vigilance for the future of the region. Speaking at a gathering to commemorate the legacy of late Ijaw…
As we are keenly looking forward to Supreme Court judgement on Kogi November 11/11/2023 gubernatorial election, the election that produce Alhaji Usman Ododo, members of the “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group, Kogi State chapter has called on the political class to allow the judiciary to carry out its constitutional functions and should not blackmail or…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, has allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness told Nationalwatch Tv that the incident happened at the weekend at Sarkin-Noma quarters at about 8.30 p.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was stabbed to death…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Hon. Sulaiman Danladi Aguye, on Monday said that all late Hon. Buba Jibril constituency projects abandoned by contractors would be completed by his administration for public use in a bid to put an end to the ugly trend of project abandonment in the federal…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman The private residence of the Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, was completely razed by fire on Sunday afternoon. According to findings, nothing was salvaged from the No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, Asokoro with fire fighters reportedly slow to respond. No official statement has been issued on the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A chieftain of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, said he is committed to supporting the administration of President Bola Tinubu, even if that requires him to defect to the All Progressives Congress. “I told him today, I am committing to play my part to…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As part of strategies to check prevalent insecurity and ensure safety of lives and property, the Nigeria Motorcycle Transport Union, Lokoja LGA chapter in collaboration with the Kogi State Ministry of Transport have begin registering motorcycle (Okada) riders operating in the area. The registration became imperative for easy identification of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senate on Wednesday called for stiffer punishment for violation of construction and building codes in the country in a bid to contain the growing cases of collapsed buildings. It noted that cases of professional misconduct by supposedly trained officials were on the rise, saying that such punishment must be…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, may be forced to ring some changes in the leadership and composition of the State’s Ramadan Feeding Committee. The Feeding Committee largely comprising officials from the Kano State Ministry of Special Duties and Poverty Alleviation and Religious Matters is charged with the responsibility…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Worried by the rate at which youths in the country engage in Internet scam, the Lokoja local government chapter of the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisation, (NACOMYO), has held a summit to address the menace. In his keynote address, at the NACOMYO 4th Islamic Summit held on Sunday at…
