By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a day of joy and celebration on Saturday as Alhaji Gambo Bala Umar, a retired Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Lokoja Local Government Area, gave out the hand of his daughter, Amina Umar, in marriage to Musa Muhammed in a colourful and well-attended ceremony. The wedding Fatiha took…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Council of Ulama’u of Nigeria has congratulated Muslim faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid El Kabir celebration. The Council in a statement signed by Alh. Idris Baba’Ango, urged faithful to observe the celebration with the spirit of strong faith in Allah as displayed by prophet…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In the spirit of Ramadan, the Abubakar Ola Foundation (AOF), has given cash palliative to Imams and other vulnerable Muslims in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Alhaji Zakari Abubakar Ola, while doling out the cash assistance, said the gesture was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has launched a security initiative aimed at taming the upsurge in criminal activities in Lokoja and major towns in the state. According to Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, the operation code named ‘Metropolitan Quick Response’ is in partnership with the…
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 Muhammad Sanni It was heroic homecoming for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), governorship candidate in the Kogi State November 11 gubernatorial election, Alhaji Muritala Ajaka, as thousands of sons and daughters of Igalaland trooped out to welcome him and express gratitude for his struggles during and after the election. In what they described as a…
The Ohaneze Stakeholders Assembly (OSA) has written an open letter to the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Oluwatosen Ajayi, calling on him to investigate the Nigerian Navy’s alleged involvement in crude oil theft and economic sabotage. The OSA expressed concerns over the Nigerian Navy’s failure to discharge its constitutional…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Panic and confusion enveloped the Lokoja Area Office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Tuesday when a staff member, Ibrahim Ahmed, reportedly collapsed after hearing reports of a mass sack within the company. Ahmed, who serves in the Distribution Department, was said to have slumped after receiving information…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The newly appointed Maigari of Lokoja, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, has returned to Lokoja few days after his appointment by the Kogi State government. On Wednesday, people thronged to the streets as the traditional ruler arrived his palace in Lokoja. As early as 8 am, Lokojans and well-wishers…
*** Why we celebrated Bichi’s exit – DSS officers By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The reasons the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, resigned from their positions have been revealed. Sources within the Presidency told Nationalwatch Tv that President Bola Tinubu and…
