By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Late mother of Ibrahim Dazumi, Mallama Rukaiya Mamawo, was buried in Hangwan Kura Muslim cemetery at about 04:50pm in Lokoja today. Special Islamic prayers were conducted by Sheikh Tanko Tale infront of Maigari of Lokoja palace. Nationalwatch Tv correspondent reports that the burial ceremonies were attended by hundreds of Muslims…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab National Emergency Management Agency NEMA has formally handed over assorted commodities to member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Hon Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, from the National Strategic Reserve for distribution to Vulnerable Persons in the Constituency State. While Presenting the food items to the lawmaker on Saturday, at Karara Primary School, Lokoja,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Local Government Chairmanship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for the Kog State October 19 LG election, Yakubu Yunusa Chado, has vowed to overhaul the education system of the area if elected into office. The PDP chairmanship candidate made the promise while speaking to Nationalwatch Tv on…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The confluence city of Lokoja was agog with activities on Friday, when dignitaries from all works of life joined late Umar Buba Jibril’s family to celebrate the wedding of his son. The Buba’s son, Yakubu Tanimu Umar tied the nuptial knot with his beautiful bride, Amina Musa in a grand…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Petrol scarcity in parts of the country has lingered as motorists throng filling stations for the product. On September 3, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited raised the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets. The price of the product was increased to N855…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday demanded immediate reversal of the latest hike in the price of petrol across the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the labour movement felt betrayed by the federal government over the fresh hike in the price of petrol. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
…FG denies ordering NNPCL to raise the price By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Against the backdrop of a new increase in petrol price, marketers have adopted a wide range of price differentials nationwide with petrol stations owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, among the highest pump prices. While Nationalwatch Tv learnt that…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 27-year-old man, Tenimu Usman, who raped, impregnated and abandoned a 12-year-old girl, (name withheld) in Lokoja the Kogi State capital has confessed to the crime. The suspect was arrested on Sunday night, September 2, by youths from Inuwalange street and handed over to the Kogi State Vigilante Service, Lokoja…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Twenty students on Sunday graduated from Isah Kutepa Memorial Islamic School, Mudarasatul Isah Kutepa Attizkariyya Al-Islamiyya, during the school’s sixth graduation Walima in Lokoja. Chairman of the school’s management committee, Imam Yahya Abubilat, said all the graduates were found worthy in character as well as learning and will be expected…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has officially launched the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers across the state’s 21 local government areas. The flag-off ceremony, held in Lokoja, marks a significant step in the administration’s ongoing efforts to bolster agricultural productivity in the region. Speaking at…
