By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi State Council, on Thursday held the grand finale of its 2025 Press Week in Lokoja, with a colourful ceremony that brought together top government officials, traditional rulers, politicians, media executives and other distinguished personalities. The highlight of the occasion was a lecture delivered…
By Our Correspondent The only primary school in Kpata Kpale, a farming community in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State, now stands in ruins, its walls cracked, its roof half-collapsed, and its classrooms deserted. Once a place where children’s laughter filled the air, the school has become a shadow of itself, leaving hundreds of…
By Lami Ibrahim Suspected political thugs on Wednesday attacked and destroyed the Secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the hoodlums stormed the Secretariat in the early hours, vandalizing offices, scattering documents, and destroying furniture and party materials. They were said to have…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator Karimi Women Support Group has once again demonstrated its commitment to grassroots education by paying school fees and distributing exercise books to 2000 primary school pupils in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State. The intervention, carried out on Wednesday, is part of the group’s ongoing efforts to…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Ministry of Information on Tuesday commenced a media tour of ongoing and completed government projects across Kogi East Senatorial District. The exercise, led by the Commissioner for Information, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, is aimed at showcasing the developmental strides of the state government in the region, while…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the father of Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris Asiru. In his heartfelt condolence message, Senator Karimi described the late patriarch, Alhaji Asiru Ijagbemi as a rare gem whose life…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There is a sigh of relief among residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, as prices of food items have begun to drop in major markets within the metropolis. A market survey conducted today by NationalWatch TV revealed significant reductions in the cost of staple foodstuffs, offering a measure of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Grief and sorrow have enveloped Kupa community in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State following the brutal killing of two policemen and a passerby by armed assailants. The attack, which has left families and residents in shock, saw the gunmen escape with the officers’ rifles after taking their lives…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Ejeh of Ankpa, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr Abubakar Sadiq Yakubu, has conferred the traditional title of Jakadan Ankpa on Sulaiman Baba Ali in recognition of his outstanding contributions to community development and his commitment to the progress of Ankpa and its people. The conferment, according to a statement…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The cry for help from a 26-year-old lady, Malama Khadijat Zuberu, suffering from a fractured leg remains unanswered, as her family once again renews their appeal to the public for urgent financial support to enable her undergo surgery at the Dala Orthopaedic Hospital in Kano. Although a publication was earlier…
