By Amuda Dan Sulaiman The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Maikafi has appointed Alhaji Idi Ibrahim as the Sarkin Pawa of Lokoja Emirate. Until his appointment, the new Sarkin Pawa held the position of Secretary, Middle Belt Butchers Association. Speaking shortly after the appointment, the Maigari congratulated the new Sarkin Pawa and tasked him…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Federated chapel has elected new leaders to run its affairs in the next three years. Nationalwatch Tv reports that the election that was held in Lokoja on Monday, was witnessed by the NUJ State representatives. The election for the seven…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab An orphan, Sulaiman Abubakar, has sent a passionate appeal to Nigerians for financial assistance to enable him continue his treatment at the hospital. Making the appeal during an encounter, with Nationalwatch Tv and MOHAB Foundation, at his Contonment residence in Lokoja, on Saturday, Abubakar said he lost both parents at…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of Council Of Ulama’u (KSCU), has on Sunday unveiled the 1446 Islamic calendar with a call on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Calendar year, as a public holiday. The Islamic new year calendar was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to ensure food sufficiency in the state, Member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed 600 bags of fertilizer to farmers in his constituency. Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Lokoja on Sunday, the Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, who represented the lawmaker, said…
By Lami Ibrahim The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 200 suspects and recovered over 33 different brands of arms which include AK-47, pump action guns, locally made pistols, and others. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, stated this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Awka, on Friday,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some local government workers have expressed joy following the Supreme Court verdict on LG autonomy, on Thursday, July 11. In a video circulating social media on Friday, July 12, the workers kept chanting, “Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu we will follow, whether he is going or not, Tinubu we will follow” while…
By Lami Ibrahim The Plateau State Government has expressed sadness over a school building which collapsed in Jos, the state capital, on Friday. 17 persons have been confirmed dead and over 120 persons trapped at the Saint Academy building located in the Busa Buji community. Nationalwatch Tv reports that the school building collapsed around 8.30…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A near physical confrontation between the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, and the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development was averted on Wednesday at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, where the minister appeared to clarify the controversy surrounding the alleged diversion of N1.5bn, meant for…
By Iliyasu Zakari An unprecedented event occurred yesterday at the Lokoja LGA Council Hall as the Staff in Local Government Secretariat throng into the Hall to celebrate the extension of the tenure of the Local Government Caretaker Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu. In his opening remarks, the DLG, Alh. Musa Omuwa, stated that the event is…
