By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) on Tuesday held a peaceful protest against the National Agency Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC)’s directive to shut down companies manufacturing alcoholic sachet drinks. The protest took place in front of NAFDAC’s office at Plot…
*** As Ecomiums pour in for NNPCL, Tantita, others as crude oil production hit 1.8 million bpd, gas’ 7. 4billion scfd By Lami Ibrahim Ecomiums have been pouring in for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as the nation’s crude oil production hit 1.8…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Flood victims in Adankolo in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State that were ravaged with flood, have pleaded for an urgent government intervention. They also appealed to international organizations to urgently come to their aid in order to curb the impact of the annual flood that has destroyed several…
The Kogi Central and West Forum for Equity and Justice received with great shock the passing of its Chairman, Professor Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub. The passing on Saturday, the 4th day of January 2025, of this icon of social justice, true Nigerian patriot, and a respected cosmopolitan public intellectual is a most distressing start off to…
By Lami Ibrahim Team Karimi, a support group for the Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Sunday Karimi has distributed branded notebooks to indigent students selected from 10 public primary school schools in Lokoja on Monday at the second edition of its scholarship. The group also paid the school fees of the same beneficiary-pupils for the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Stakeholders and religious leaders from Kabawa community in Lokoja have paid a thank you visit to His Royal Highness the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Maikarfi IV over the conferment of traditional title of Tsonfadan Lokoja on Alhaji Ibrahim Danladi Sulaiman a.k.a Barazana. Speaking on behalf of the delegation…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Up-Garrage Command of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria has successfully apprehended two individuals suspected of goat theft in Lokoja. According to the Vigilante Group Commander, Danjuma Ibrahim, they were arrested on Tuesday night. The suspects, identified as Nda Joseph, aged 23, and Ahmed Yunusa, aged 35, both residents…
The Ohaneze Stakeholders Assembly (OSA) has written an open letter to the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Oluwatosen Ajayi, calling on him to investigate the Nigerian Navy’s alleged involvement in crude oil theft and economic sabotage. The OSA expressed concerns over the Nigerian Navy’s failure to discharge its constitutional…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab About 25 indigent Pupils and Students of primary and secondary schools in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital have been offered scholarship by Angwan Pawa Progressive Youth Forum (APPYF). Speaking during a ceremony to unveil the first batch of 25 recipients, at Anwan Pawa in Lokoja on Sunday, the President of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The ongoing probe of alleged N80.2billion fraud in Kogi State took a new dimension yesterday following protest marches by those backing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the supporters of the former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. While the Kogi Conscience Movement KCLM, was for the EFCC, Kogi Youth Coalition formed a…
