By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja, the headquarters of the Lokoja Kingdom, was agog with pageantry today for the celebration of this year’s edition of Lokoja Day and turbaning of six eminent persons from the kingdom by the Maigari, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi. The ceremony attracted the cream of the society with the Deputy…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has said the state government would support the rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja, the state capital, ravaged by fire on Thursday, to enable victims of the fire disaster to have their sources of livelihood restored. Ododo gave the assurance on Thursday…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A suspected Internet fraudster popularly call ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by police operatives in Kogi State for killing a 21-year-old girl and cutting her to pieces. The police officer who never wanted his name in print because he was not authorized to speak to newsmen named the suspect as…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Forum of Patriots (LFP), is set to host the 2024 Boat Regatta funfair on Saturday October 12, 2024 at the John Holt Waterfront, Kpata market, Lokoja. The LFP Chairman, Alhaji Idris Baba’Ango, who announced the date shortly after the meeting of the coordinators held at Lokoja Local Government…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Dozens of shops and property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Thursday morning as fire razed the Lokoja GSM market. According to eye witness, the fire started at about 3:30 am and lasted for several hours before it was extinguished by some youths and members of the community. The…
By Lami Ibrahim Thousands of Maiduguri inhabitants have been displaced, with the Nigerian Correctional Service recapturing three inmates after a jailbreak, while 80 per cent of animals at the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo died as Borno State suffered its most devastating flood disaster in 30 years, Nationalwatch Tv reports. Following the disaster, President Bola Tinubu,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Students across various tertiary institutions in Kogi State have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his impactful initiative, policies and projects across the State. Addressing a world press conference in Lokoja on Tuesday, with the theme ” empowerment through education, focusing on transformative power of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Sheikh Muhammad Awwal Yusuf, who died late yesterday, will be buried in Kuje by 2 pm today, Nationalwatch Tv gathered. Awwal Yusuf was an indigene of Lokoja who spent his lifetime in Kuje where he served as a judge and established Arabic schools and mosques. Nationalwatch Tv learnt that the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, has disclosed that the party’s presidential ticket is no longer reserved for Peter Obi, but is now open to all members. In a video sighted by Nationalwatch Tv, Abure was flanked by other party officials while clarifying that neither Obi nor Alex Otti had been removed…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Leading socio-cultural organizations in the country have warned the Nigerian government against possible consequences of the recent increase in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, pump price, insisting that it should return to old price. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, and Arewa Youths in separate chats with Nationalwatch Tv on Saturday said failure to…
