By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has been conferred with fellowship of the Kogi State Polytechnic for his remarkable achievement in infrastructure and in human capital development across the State. The Governor Bello, who was honoured on Saturday in Lokoja during the 4th combined convocation of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was all fun and celebration on Monday as all roads led to  the popular New layout, located in the heart of Lokoja, Kogi State were shot down. The occasion was the birthday celebration of an amazon, Hon. Julius Abiodun Arojojoye (JB), the MD of JB Motel, Lokoja. The celebrant, who was visibly elated, thanked…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) for the South-West, Abayomi Arabambi, has alleged discrepancies in the official records of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and threatened to institute legal action over the matter. Arabambi made the allegations while addressing journalists in Abuja, claiming that Obi’s…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Ayetoro community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have begun abandoning their homes following growing fear and tension sparked by a recent attack on a church in the area. The incident has sent shockwaves across communities in Okunland, with Ayetoro witnessing a steady movement of residentsâparticularly…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The management and staff of Gosakin Suites Limited, Lokoja, have extended warm felicitations to Christians in Kogi State and across Nigeria on the occasion of the Christmas celebration. In a goodwill message signed by Barrister Ebaiya Sayadi and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday, the hospitality firm described…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was an unprecedented crowd and jubilation at the Kogi State Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lokoja on Wednesday as Alhaji Idris Abdulrahman Sofada picked expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the October 19 local government Chairmanship election in Lokoja LGA. The party secretariat…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The media office of Senator Sunday Karimi has alleged that a plot is underway to orchestrate a vote of no confidence against the lawmaker by ward officials in one of the Local Government Areas in Okunland. In a statement issued by the Senator Sunday Karimi Media Advocates, the group claimed…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was celebration galore in Lokoja on Saturday as family, friends, and well-wishers thronged Karaworo Street to witness the wedding Fatiha of Nana Fatima Usman and Bala Abubakar Hamza. The solemn Islamic rites were concluded after the groom, Hamza, fulfilled the bride price obligation with the payment of a âĤ100,000…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The remains of Abdulmalik Ndagi Kassim, the Lokoja Local Government Education Secretary, who died late Thursday, was on Friday, laid to rest amidst weeping, wailing and eulogies from family members, friends, colleagues and associates. The Chief Imam of Lokoja, Sheikh Aminu Shaban, performed the funeral prayer shortly after the Jummat…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Supporters of Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide, representing Yagba Federal Constituency, have fired back at former senator Dino Melaye following his comments to journalists shortly after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) unveiled its Kogi West structure in Kabba on Saturday. Melaye reportedly used the interview to make unflattering remarks about Abejide,…
