By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was glamour, royalty, and celebration in Anyagba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday as dignitaries and traditional rulers stormed the palace of the Ogohi of Anyagba, His Royal Highness Abuh Shaibu Okolo, to witness the historic coronation of Comrade Isah Daniel with the revered title of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Fresh political realignments appear to be unfolding within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, with the Abuja residence of Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke increasingly emerging as a strategic meeting point for influential party leaders ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The latest development followed the recent visit…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The family of late Alhaji Ahmadu Zakariyau Dangana, the Shugaban Afemai of Lokoja, has held a Fidau prayer in his honour at his residence in Lokongoma, Lokoja. Late Dangana, who passed away at the age of 85, was remembered for his outstanding contributions to community development, peace, and unity. Before…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A suspected Internet fraudster popularly call ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by police operatives in Kogi State for killing a 21-year-old girl and cutting her to pieces. The police officer who never wanted his name in print because he was not authorized to speak to newsmen named the suspect as…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi IV on Monday donated drugs and other consumable worth millions of naira to the two primary health care clinics in Anguwan Yashi, Anguwan Kura and Kabawa communities in Lokoja the state capital. The gesture was part of the activities slated for…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Scores of bandits and other criminal elements hiding within forests in Kogi State were over the weekend neutralised following a coordinated joint security operation involving ground troops and precision aerial strikes. The operation, which was intelligence-led, saw land forces effectively encircle and pin down the criminal elements, while the Nigerian…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Engr Yahaya Danladi Faruq, one of the Kogi State commissioner designates, says he is ready to work with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to take the state to the next level. Faruq who is also the Gabi- Sayadi of Eggan, gave this assurance in an interview with newsmen at the sidelines…
By Lami Ibrahim The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), has announced that the first Inaugural National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting under his leadership will hold tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18, at the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Dr. Turaki made the declaration on Monday while addressing journalists…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Ohimegye Igu of Koton-Karfi, Dr. Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu, has stormed the Federal Ministry of Works in Lokoja to demand urgent intervention on the deteriorating Lokoja-Abuja Federal Highway, warning that the condition of some sections could result in increased traffic congestion, accidents and fatalities during the Ember months. The…
The National coordinator, “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, Chief Richard Asaje has again urge political actor’s and hidden political persecutors to leave FGYB and Ali Bello alone and should eschew ill feeling, character assassination, and hypocrisy to allow the court to decide on the alleged misappropriation of state funds by EFCC’s before the Federal High…
