By Lami Ibrahim The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the party’s victories in by-elections held over the weekend as another solid endorsement of President Tinubu’s administration and its Renewed Hope Agenda designed to deliver by Nigerians. The APC said this while appreciating Nigerians for their decisive support which resulted in the massive triumph of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A tragic hit-and-run accident on Tuesday night along Rano Filling Station, Lokongoma Road, Lokoja, claimed the life of an Okada rider and left several others critically injured, after a suspected drug addict, identified as a native of Kupa in Lokoja Local Government Area, lost control of his vehicle. Eyewitnesses said…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Chief Imam of Isah Kutepa Central Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Abubilat, has concluded the 1447 Ramadan Tafsir in Lokoja, calling on Muslims to continually pray for their leaders to foster peace, unity, and national development. The closing ceremony, held on Tuesday at Isah Kutepa Central Mosque, drew a large gathering…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Sarkin-Noma in the Nataco area of Lokoja, Kogi State, have raised the alarm over the deplorable condition of the Nataco–Nnamaka–Sarkin-Noma–Up Nataco road, calling for urgent government intervention. The residents specifically appealed to the Kogi State Government and the Commissioner for Works, Hon. Abdulsalam Ozigi Deedat, to urgently address…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja-based Islamic cleric, Ustaz Muhammed Aliyu Nayashi, this evening ended his Ramadan teachings, known as Taftsir, with a strong appeal to Muslims to imbibe lessons of the Ramadan. The Ramadan Tafsir was annually sponsored by Musa Nasidi Masjid Islamic Foundation, in Lokoja. Below is the full text of Ustaz Nayashi’s communiqué after…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 24-year-old woman, Martha Koffa Amadosi, who hails from Ogori/Magongo local government area of Kogi State, has appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians to urgently come to her aid to raise N30m for a kidney transplant. Making the appeal during an encounter, with the Kogi State Chief Executive Officer of Participation Initiative For Behavioural…
The Leaders and stakeholders of the “Like Minds Alliance Pressure”, have passed a vote of confidence in the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo and also called on Hon Leke Abejide to join the APC as others are clamouring for sustainable development of Yagba Land/kogi state at large. The communique made available to newsmen…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Executive Chairman of Lokoja local government council, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, has called on parents to ensure proper upbringing of their children. Adamu made the call on Sunday at the naming ceremony of the daughter of the Sarkin Samari of Kakanda kingdom, Abdulrahman Yusuf Wali held at Gimba Mosque in…
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 Elder Gabriel Itodo, National Coordinator of the Christian Northern Progressive Forum, has urged Nigerians to remain patient with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the ongoing economic reforms are necessary for the long-term recovery of the nation. Speaking in an interview with newsmen shortly after he flagged off the distribution of…
