By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A bloody clash between fighters of Boko Haram and their rival faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has reportedly left over 100 terrorists dead in the Lake Chad region. According to credible security sources, the deadly confrontation erupted on Saturday night and continued into the early hours of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have called for the immediate redeployment of the General Manager (Administration) of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu Dabai, accusing him of aiding the Managing Director, Bola Oyebamiji, in the alleged marginalization of Lokoja indigenes within the agency. The demand was made on Monday…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A socio-political group under the aegis of Concerned Lokoja Youth Forum (CLYF), has again criticised the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, accusing him of continued marginalisation of Lokoja indigenes in the agency’s employment and contract opportunities. The group’s leader, Comrade Kasim Danladi Sulaiman,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The ancient town of Koton-Karfe was agog on Sunday as the Ohimegye Igu of Koton-Karfe and Chairman, Lokoja/Kogi Local Government Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, Alhaji (Dr) Saidu Akawu Salihu, turbaned Mallam Adamu Suleiman Zico as the new Ohinoyi of Adabode. The colourful ceremony, held at the Ohimege’s palace, attracted…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja residents have taken to the streets to demand fair treatment from the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), threatening to escalate their protest to Abuja if their grievances are ignored. The demonstrators accuse the agency of sidelining locals in employment and awarding most contracts to outsiders, particularly indigenes of Osun State. Aggrieved…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was tension in the New Layout area of Lokoja as police evacuated the body of an unidentified man found dumped in the compound of an uncompleted building alleged to be used as a brothel. NationalWatch TV gathered that the incident, which occurred about five days ago, threw residents into…
*** Allege Bola Oyebamiji Focused on Osun Governorship Ambition, Rarely Visits Lokoja By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have accused the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) of neglecting the host community and marginalising them in employment, contracts, and local empowerment initiatives. They alleged that the Managing Director and Chief Executive…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group under the aegis of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) has called on Engr. Nda Usman Muhammed, Executive Director of the Kogi State Oil Producing Development Commission and the Galadima of Bassa Nge Kingdom, to contest the Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency seat under the platform of the All…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A frontline APC Lokoja I State Constituency hopeful, Adam Bala Justice, on Friday, paid a sympathy visit to Malam Ibrahim Ndagi, a fire victim whose residence was recently destroyed by an inferno at Kabawa Street in Lokoja, Kogi State. The tragic incident, which occurred on Wednesday, reportedly started in the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Fulani man has called on the Federal and Kogi State governments to urgently investigate the alleged daily inflow of Fulani people being dropped by helicopters in Obajana and Oshokoshoko communities in Lokoja Local Government Area. In a viral video recorded in Hausa language, the man expressed concern over the…
