The Kogi Central and West Forum for Equity and Justice received with great shock the passing of its Chairman, Professor Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub. The passing on Saturday, the 4th day of January 2025, of this icon of social justice, true Nigerian patriot, and a respected cosmopolitan public intellectual is a most distressing start off to…
By Lami Ibrahim The Niger Delta region has been plagued by violence and sabotage, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Recently, there have been attacks on oil pipelines and the killing of personnel from Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL). These acts of violence are not only detrimental to the region’s economy but also…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Political leaders, community blocs, and advocacy groups from Kogi West have intensified calls for the 2027 governorship, insisting that the district’s turn in the state’s leadership remains long overdue. At meetings across Lokoja, Kabba, Koton-Karfe, and surrounding communities, stakeholders stressed that Kogi West is the only senatorial district yet to…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi has applauded the Dan Maja of Lokoja, Dr Rajab Naibi, for organising Maulid to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) The mornach who is the Chairman of the event described the event as one of the things that only exceptional…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Nigerian associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, Dr Julius Oni, has relocated back to Nigeria after spending 25 years in the United States. In a video that has since gone viral, Oni shared details about his decision, saying, “I reverse Japa from the U.S. to Nigeria 6 weeks ago,” referencing…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The new Galadima Pawa of Lokoja, Alhaji Ali Zaki Inuwa has pledged his members commitment to safe and hygienic meat for Lokoja residents in both independent butcher’s shops and counters. The newly-appointed Galadima Pawa made this known in Lokoja on Saturday shortly after he paid the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji…
*** Expresses thanks to God for his new appointment By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to express his thanks and appreciation to God, the newly appointed Permanent Member 11 of the Kogi State Hajj Commission, Sheikh Muhammed Yahaya Abubilat organized a special prayer session to express his gratification for the appointment. Sheikh Abubilat…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) from confiscating or imposing fines on motorists. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Nkeonye Maha, held that no law empowered the VIO to stop, impound, confiscate, seize…
By Lami Ibrahim Nigerians, on Friday, besieged the South West zonal office of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Yaba, Lagos to purchase 25kg rice launched by the service to reduce the soaring price of food in the country. The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Thursday, flagged off the distribution of the seized…
