By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he will set up a panel of inquiry to look into the affairs of governance in the state. Fubara disclosed this during the swearing-in and administration of the oath of office on Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as the Attorney General of the state and…
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 Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Social Democratic Party (SDP), Kogi State chapter, has elected Dr. Emmanuel Achimugu as State Chairman of its 2026 State Working Committee. The well-attended congress, held on Monday at the party’s state secretariat, also produced other key officials to manage the affairs of the party across the state. Agomi Ojapa…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political stakeholder in Kogi West has faulted the recent position of the APC Kogi West Zonal Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ayo Aledare, over the outcome of the All Progressives Congress senatorial primary election in the district. In a statement signed by Prince Orebiyi Emmanuel Taiwo and made available to journalists,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Member representing Yagba East, Yagba West and Mopamuro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide, has flagged off the distribution of food items and other relief materials valued at about ₦1 billion to widows and constituents across the constituency as part of activities marking the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The management of Hon. Umar Buba Jibril Qur’anic/Islamic School, located at the 200 Housing Unit, Gadumo, Lokoja, has appealed to spirited individuals, philanthropists, and well-meaning members of the public to support the school in the construction of classrooms and the payment of staff salaries. Speaking on behalf of the school,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some prominent Islamic clerics and dignitaries on Thursday, gathered at Karaworo-Alheri Street in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital for the 3-Day Fidau prayers of late Muhammed Kabir Yusuf Olarewaju who died on Monday, Dec.15. The clerics included Chief Imam of Khairat Central Mosque Lokoja, Sheikh Mamud Maku, Ustaz Abdulsalami Salihu,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Council of Ulama’u has concluded its 1447 Ramadan lecture series held at the Lokoja Central Mosque in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The event began with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an, setting a spiritual tone for the gathering which attracted Islamic scholars, government officials, traditional title…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Excitement rented the air on Saturday, at the 2025 prize giving and graduation ceremony of Muna International Comprehensive Academy, Lokoja as the students and pupils gaily dressed, turned out to celebrate the end of the academic year. The colourful and fun event brought together teachers, parents and well-wishers in the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Primate Theophilus Olobayo of the Evangelical Church of Yahweh and Hon. Sunday Osiako, the APC chairmanship candidate for Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area, on Saturday joined family members, friends, sympathisers and other dignitaries at the funeral service of the late Dr. Segun Nezar Keyi in Ogori. The burial drew top government…
