The Secretary to Yagba East Local Government Area, Hon Musa Kareem, has congratulated the Executive Chairman of Yagba East LGA, Hon Dr. Dare Monday Joshua on his 100 days in office. In a message he personally signed, he commended Dr Dare Monday Joshua for the good work he has done in the council in the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The succession tussle over the Agankyu of Kakanda stool has continued to attract attention as Prince Idrees Abdullahi, the Natsu of Kakanda Kingdom, has declared that the current Shaba of the kingdom, Engineer Faruq Muhammad, is the only candidate traditionally qualified to ascend the revered throne. Speaking in an interview…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lokoja Ward A on Sunday rallied behind Muhammad Mikail (Ya’aba), who hails from Ward A, as their preferred candidate for the Lokoja I State Constituency seat in the Kogi State House of Assembly. The endorsement took place at LGEA Primary School, Adankolo,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Kiri community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have expressed appreciation following the reconstruction of the Pakuta Bridge, a critical infrastructure project facilitated by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District. The bridge, which once left the community largely cut off from the rest of…
By Tanko Taidi Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, representing Ifo 1 state constituency, has been impeached. Oluomo was immediately replaced by Hon. Oludaisi Elemide from Odeda state constituency. Both Elemide and Oluomo are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. During the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Government on Monday unveiled two surveillance drones alongside other advanced technological support assets as part of renewed efforts to strengthen security across the state. The unveiling, which took place at the Government House in Lokoja, underscores the administration’s commitment to leveraging modern technology to tackle security challenges,…
*** Shettima confidence Ododo will deliver By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, on Saturday, swore in Ahmed Usman Ododo as the fifth executive governor of Kogi State. Ododo, who was sworn in at the Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Saturday, made his first appointments…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, has allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness told Nationalwatch Tv that the incident happened at the weekend at Sarkin-Noma quarters at about 8.30 p.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was stabbed to death…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Butchers Development Association (BDA), Lokoja, Kogi State, on Sunday held its annual Maulud Nabiyi (S.A.W) prayer session at the Felele Abattoir, Lokoja. The religious programme, which commenced at about 10:30 a.m., attracted members of the association, Islamic scholars, community leaders and members of the public, who gathered to commemorate…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political commentator, Reno Omokri, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain focused on its constitutional responsibilities and disregard pressures arising from the ongoing crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement, Omokri criticized a faction of the party allegedly aligned with former Senate President…
