By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Council of Ulama’u on Monday flagged off its annual Ramadan Lecture Series at the Lokoja Central Mosque, calling on Islamic preachers to use the holy month as a platform to promote peace, unity, and moral guidance. The programme began with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, followed…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A joint meeting between the management of Kogi Electricity Distribution Limited (KEDL) and members of the Lokoja Light Up Movement turned chaotic on Monday following heated exchanges over the persistent blackout in Lokoja. The meeting, convened as a follow-up engagement to earlier complaints by residents, reportedly degenerated into a physical…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Outrage has once again trailed political appointments in Kogi State following a viral video by Musa Bashir Muhammad, a concerned resident, who appealed to Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo to reconsider what he described as lopsided appointments in the state government. In the video, Muhammad lamented that key positions appear…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A man in a viral video circulating on social media has accused the Kogi State Government of making lopsided political appointments, alleging that indigenes of Okene Local Government Area are dominating key and “juicy” positions in the state. In the widely shared clip, the visibly aggrieved speaker claimed that most…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapte of the Islam ic Forum of Nigeria on Saturday held its 1447AH Pre-Ramadan Lecture at the Isah Kutepa Central Mosque in Lokoja, attracting a large gathering of Muslim faithful ahead of the holy month. The programme commenced with the recitation of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Tension is reportedly brewing within the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) following the decision to name the institution’s Senate Building after the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi. The development has sparked mixed reactions among staff, students, and alumni of the university, with many expressing surprise and dissatisfaction over the move. Critics…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, member representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, officially welcomed a group of defectors from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Ganaja Open Space in Ajaokuta Local Government Area. The new entrants were received by…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Comrade Idris Miliki Abdul, a Lokoja-based human rights activist and Executive Director of the Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR), has called for stronger community involvement in crime-fighting across Kogi State. In an interview with NationalWatch TV on Wednesday, he emphasized that active local participation is essential to…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed nominees for appointment into the Kogi State Pension Commission and the Kogi State Bureau of Public Procurement, reinforcing its constitutional mandate of oversight and legislative scrutiny. During plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, the House…

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Abdulrazak Isa Kutepa, prominent Nigerian entrepreneur, oil magnate, and philanthropist, has expressed profound gratitude after receiving an unexpected recognition from the President on his birthday. Speaking to NationalWatch TV at his office in Lagos, Kutepa said, “I was truly taken aback when I received a direct message, and then the one…