***Esan group petitions Okpebholo, Ganduje, alleges plot to impose Henry Okojie ***Says Henry Okojie unfit to replace Okpebholo By Lami Ibrahim Barely two months after the gubernatorial election in Edo State, fresh tension has engulfed the state over the anticipated senatorial election in Edo Central Senatorial District to pick the successor to the state’s Governor,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to ensure food sufficiency in the state, Member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed 600 bags of fertilizer to farmers in his constituency. Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Lokoja on Sunday, the Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, who represented the lawmaker, said…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Godfrey Adekoye, Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Governor on Youth Empowerment, on Saturday empowered women and youths of Lokoja Ward D with âĤ3 million cash support, 20 grinding machines, and 50 Moniepoint POS terminals. The fourth edition of the empowerment programme, held at Madabo Street Open Space,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A group known as Lokoja Concerned Citizens, (LCC), in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State has sent a âSave Our Soulâ message to the State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo over the illegal sale of old Lokoja Water Reservoir and the surrounding plot of land to an hotelier. Speaking…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab An activist, Hon. Yusuf Yahaya has assured the people of an effective representation if elected as a councilor to represent Lokoja Ward ‘C’ in the forthcoming local government election. Yahaya, who is aspiring to represent the people of Lokoja Ward ‘C’ on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A young woman, Christiana Ogirima, has embraced Islam and adopted a new name, Zainab Ogirima, following a conversion ceremony held on Friday at the Jaâamatu Nasril Islam (JNI) Mosque in Lokoja. The conversion rites were conducted by the Chief Imam of the mosque, Justice Usman Thohid, who guided the new…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A socio-political group, Like Minds Lokoja, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a respected sports icon and influential member, whose demise occurred on April 26, 2026. In a condolence message sponsored by Barrister Sayadi Ebaiya, the group described the late member as a titan whose contributions to sports…
*** Kogi Speaker calls for religious tolerance By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab This yearâs Ramadan Tafsir organized by the Kogi State chapter of Council of Ulamaâu has been brought to a close few days to the end of the month long religion exercise. The Ramadan Tafsir was brought to an end on Thursday as believers…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some residents of Sarkin-Noma, Lokoja, on Monday renewed appeals on the Kogi State and Federal Governments to fix roads and expand drains in the state to curb flooding. The residents, in separate interviews with NationalWatch Tv, spoke as an early downpour left several roads flooded, leading to gridlock as traders…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Umar Yusuf Aliyu, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu, and other dignitaries were on Sunday at Alhaji Dantala Muhammed Salisu Aliyu’s twins naming ceremony in Lokoja Aliyu, is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress…
