By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was celebration galore in Lokoja on Saturday as family, friends, and well-wishers thronged Karaworo Street to witness the wedding Fatiha of Nana Fatima Usman and Bala Abubakar Hamza. The solemn Islamic rites were concluded after the groom, Hamza, fulfilled the bride price obligation with the payment of a ₦100,000…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Muhammad Bashir, on Saturday hosted an 8-day Fidau prayer in honour of his late mother, Ajara Abdullahi Ahmodu who died recently in Kaduna at the age of 81. The solemn prayer session, held at the family compound in Karaworo Street, Lokoja,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A community leader in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, Alhaji Danladi Usman, has declared his support for Senator Sunday Karimi’s second term ambition, describing him as a lawmaker who has delivered visible results in his first tenure. Usman, who spoke with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said Karimi’s impact on the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against interfering in land-related disputes across the country. The IGP gave the warning while addressing senior officers at Force Headquarters in Abuja, stressing that land disputes are civil matters which fall under…
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…
