By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, concluded the hearing of the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, to challenge the victory of Governor Usman Ododo, who was declared the winner of the keenly contested November 2023…
By Lami Ibrahim The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has shut down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDC, in Plateau State over the electricity tariff hike. It was gathered that the labour union blocked the main gate of the company, leaving the staff of DisCo stranded outside the main building. NLC and Trade Union…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Yusuf Aliyu, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu, and other dignitaries were on Sunday at Alhaji Dantala Muhammed Salisu Aliyu’s twins naming ceremony in Lokoja Aliyu, is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was jubilation across Lokoja community on Saturday, as Hon. Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency at the National Assembly lit up Mallam Babatunde Junction to Karaworo streets in Lokoja with the installation of Solar Street Lights. Aguye began the installation of the street lights in Lokoja old…
By Musa Usman Malomo A former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has said the defection of 27 lawmakers loyal to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, strengthens signals that the former Governor is fast forwarding towards retrenchment. In a statement made available to the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab After being buried alive for 24 hours, a Nigerian man, Young C, has been successfully exhumed after spending 24 hours buried alive in a coffin. This feat was announced on his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by the revelation that his TikTok account had been suspended. Earlier, Young C…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi APC Integrity Group, Lokoja LGA Chapter, has lauded Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo’s effort to constructively, innovatively, and impactfully revolutionize Kogi State through different developmental paradigms. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, the coordinator of the group, Hon. Maikudi Yusuf, said Ododo’s first 100 days in office…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Chairman Transition Committee of Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu has distributed six buses and two motorcycles to Vigilante groups on Monday, to enhance the efficiency of community policing in all the 10 wards in the area. The new set of security vehicles distributed is…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Maikarfi IV has expressed his thanks and appreciation for all that attended his late step mother, Hajiya Safahu Kabir Maikarfi 8-Day Fidau Prayer held today in Lokoja. The deceased, aged 59, was the wife of late Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Kabir…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja, the confluence city, practically, stood still on Sunday, as eminent Nigerians, foreign diplomats, politicians from various political parties, market women and men, well wishers, among others, thronged the Maigari’s Palace, venue of the 8th Day Fidau prayers for the repose of late Hajiya Safahu Kabir Maikarfi, step mother of…
