By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A tragic hit-and-run accident on Tuesday night along Rano Filling Station, Lokongoma Road, Lokoja, claimed the life of an Okada rider and left several others critically injured, after a suspected drug addict, identified as a native of Kupa in Lokoja Local Government Area, lost control of his vehicle. Eyewitnesses said…
By Lami Ibrahim The crisis surrounding the high-profile case between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Senator Natasha Akpoti has deepened, as Prof. Sandra Duru, widely known as Prof. Mgbeke, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, accusing a senior officer of corruption, intimidation and obstruction of justice. In her petition, Duru called for the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Kogi State Wing, on Wednesday staged an awareness walk in Lokoja to commemorate Nigeriaâs 65th Independence anniversary and to drum support for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Lokoja, the State…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sulaiman Danladi Aguye, has appealed to his constituents to exercise patience as he rolls out developmental projects across the constituency. Hon. Aguye, who spoke to newsmen in Gegu during the naming ceremony of the newly born baby of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Abugi community in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the kidnap and killing of an Ogbo trader, simply identified as Alloyi, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Eyewitnesses said Alloyi was abducted at the front of his shop in Abugi, where he sold motor spare parts,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a day of joy and celebration at the country home of Engr Abubakar Bashir Gegu, Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as he named his newborn baby in Gegu, Kogi Local Government Area, today. The naming ceremony, which was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, Senator Sunday Karimi has felicitated with Nigerians, urging them to remain hopeful and united while commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his leadership and ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning the nation. In his goodwill message issued in Lokoja, the Senator representing Kogi…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Popular philanthropist and grassroots mobilizer, Adams Bakaso Danfulani, fondly called Quency, has expressed gratitude to the various youth groups across Lokoja and Kogi Local Government Areas who have been calling on him to join the race for the House of Representatives, Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency. In an interview with newsmen at…
An elder statesman from Kogi West Senatorial District, Chief Richard Asaje has advised Kogi westerners, especially Okun extraction leaders to continue to support the government of the day, work in synergy with Kogi Central, and should focus on fostering collaboration in areas of shared interest, stating that the two districts are part of “Old Kwarans”…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Political momentum continues to gather around Hon. Adams Bakaso Danfulani, popularly known as Quency, as another youth group within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi Local Government Area has called on him to contest for the Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. The group, made up…
