By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Godfrey Adekoye, Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Governor on Youth Empowerment, on Saturday empowered women and youths of Lokoja Ward D with ₦3 million cash support, 20 grinding machines, and 50 Moniepoint POS terminals. The fourth edition of the empowerment programme, held at Madabo Street Open Space,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A viral video making rounds across social media has shown Alhaji Idris Gegu passionately endorsing Senator Sunday Karimi, declaring that his political continuity is a divine mandate destined for fulfillment. Speaking in the widely circulated video, Idris Gegu stated that Senator Karimi’s return is not an ordinary political ambition but…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Fresh tension is reportedly brewing within the All Progressives Congress in Lokoja I State Constituency following allegations that some aspirants seeking the party’s ticket for the State House of Assembly may work against the party if leaders impose a candidate ahead of the next election. Sources within the party disclosed…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Concerned stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Lokoja Local Government Area have distanced themselves from a recent press conference held against Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, describing the action as coerced and not a reflection of the position of party members at the grassroots. In a statement issued on Thursday,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A group under the banner of Kogi State APC Elders Assembly has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, to urgently intervene in the affairs of the party in Kogi State. The elders alleged that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senior Special Assistant on Grassroot Sensitization to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Yussuff Bonanza, has faulted a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that heaps of refuse and waste have taken over Lokoja, describing the publication as misleading and inaccurate. Bonanza said the report only captured a section…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Lokongoma Housing Estate, Phase I, popularly known as Workers Village in Lokoja, have appealed to Ahmed Usman Ododo and the senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, to urgently intervene and provide a new electricity transformer after months of blackout in the community. The residents lamented that the prolonged…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, on Tuesday held its 18th inaugural lecture at the university auditorium, attracting academics, students, traditional rulers and other dignitaries from within and outside Kogi State. The lecture was delivered by Professor Adesola Ogidiola on the topic, “Geographers in the Forest: Issues, Concerns and Tasks.” The…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group, Kogi Democratic Watch, has described reported plans to support the return of all first-term members of the Kogi State House of Assembly as a risky political move capable of causing division within the ruling party and denying fresh aspirants a fair chance. Speaking through its chairman,…
By Ralph Agbana Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, has facilitated the upgrade of facilities in selected secondary schools for the establishment of four additional Computer-Based Test centres across the senatorial district. The initiative, captured in the 2026 appropriation, is part of efforts to ensure greater access to education and examination centres for constituents. The…
