By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Butchers Development Association (BDA), Lokoja, Kogi State, on Sunday held its annual Maulud Nabiyi (S.A.W) prayer session at the Felele Abattoir, Lokoja. The religious programme, which commenced at about 10:30 a.m., attracted members of the association, Islamic scholars, community leaders and members of the public, who gathered to commemorate…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Comrade Adam Salih Bala, popularly known as Bala Justice, on Saturday officially declared his intention to contest the Lokoja I State House of Assembly seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bala Justice began his declaration from his Ward E of Lokoja Local Government Area and proceeded…
On 21st January 2026, National Watch TV published a report titled “Stop the Spin: Faleke’s Rebuttal Didn’t Kill Governorship Ambition” concerning the Kogi Progressive Stakeholders Forum (KPSF). We have now come to understand that the forum never submitted or authorized any report to our station. The report we published was sent by an impostor and…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The traditional ruler of Onumaye community in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Muhammad Yakubu Danjuma, fondly called Otoze, has been remanded at the Kabba Correctional Facility following his arraignment before a Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja. The monarch was ordered into custody, on Thursday after he allegedly failed…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group, Kogi Progressive Stakeholders Forum (KPSF), has faulted interpretations trailing the recent rebuttal issued by Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke over an alleged one-term agreement, insisting that those claiming the lawmaker ruled himself out of the governorship race are deceiving themselves. Speaking through its chairman, Hon. Omale…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Government on Monday unveiled two surveillance drones alongside other advanced technological support assets as part of renewed efforts to strengthen security across the state. The unveiling, which took place at the Government House in Lokoja, underscores the administration’s commitment to leveraging modern technology to tackle security challenges,…
Chief Richard Asaje, an elder statesman from Kogi West Senatorial District, has described the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, as the “Olusola Saraki of Kogi politics,” noting that the former governor has carved a lasting niche for himself as a dominant political figure in the state and beyond. In a…
By Lami Ibrahim An incident occurred on Sunday involving Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, and a group of villagers who stopped his convoy along the Kwakuti–Suleja Road while he was travelling to Abuja. Eyewitnesses said the villagers halted the governor’s convoy to draw attention to their concerns, causing a brief disruption along the route….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The management of Hon. Umar Buba Jibril Qur’anic/Islamic School, located at the 200 Housing Unit, Gadumo, Lokoja, has appealed to spirited individuals, philanthropists, and well-meaning members of the public to support the school in the construction of classrooms and the payment of staff salaries. Speaking on behalf of the school,…
The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday, January 15, and Friday, January 16, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendering additional bank records as evidence. At the resumed hearing, the…
