By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, earlier today paid a strategic visit to Isanlu-Esa, Yagba West Local Government Area, as part of renewed efforts to intensify the fight against criminal activities and ensure lasting peace and security in the region. During the visit, the governor met with community…
*** Group Petitions EFCC as Powerful Figure Boasts He’s ‘Untouchable’ By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A civic group, Kogi Transparency Watch, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged illegal sale of a historic property belonging to the Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture, located along John Holt Road, beside…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As part of efforts to promote President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, the Senator Sunday Karimi Support Group has organized a free medical outreach in Lokoja, providing healthcare services and essential drugs to hundreds of residents. The Senator Sunday Karimi Support Group on Sunday organized a free medical outreach…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The family of the late Alhaji Isah Maliki Ndambabo on Sunday held an 8-day Fidau prayer in his honour at Cantonment Street, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The solemn event, led by the Chief Imam of Lokoja, Sheikh Muhammad Aminu Sha’aban, brought together family members, friends, Islamic clerics, traditional rulers,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was glamour, royalty, and celebration in Anyagba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday as dignitaries and traditional rulers stormed the palace of the Ogohi of Anyagba, His Royal Highness Abuh Shaibu Okolo, to witness the historic coronation of Comrade Isah Daniel with the revered title of…
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 Nigeria’s 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,…
