By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab No fewer than 10 suspects have been arrested after hoodlums attacked a BUA truck conveying cartons of spaghetti at Dogarawa axis of Zaria-Kano expressway. Kaduna Police spokesman ASP Mansir Hassan could not confirm the arrest but promised to get back when contacted by National Watch Tv Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab To mark the one-year anniversary of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s leadership, the Ododo Solidarity Group (OSG) held a special prayer session. The event, which was well attended took place at the OSG President’s residence along marine road in Lokoja on Monday. During the session, scholars led by the Chief Imam…
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…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja LGA chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has elected its new executive members through a consensus arrangement. The exercise, which took place on Thursday, was held at the residence of the state party leader, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, located in the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Lokoja. Alhaji Hadi…
By Lami Ibrahim The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has shut down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDC, in Plateau State over the electricity tariff hike. It was gathered that the labour union blocked the main gate of the company, leaving the staff of DisCo stranded outside the main building. NLC and Trade Union…
In moments of national political tension, the easiest target is often the umpire. Nigeria’s electoral history proves this. Yet a dispassionate review of law, precedent, and public record shows that Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, cannot reasonably be held complicit in partisan schemes to undermine opposition parties…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The late Dan Buram of Lokoja, Alhaji Ismael Abdulkarim, was on Wednesday buried at the Markaz Cemetery, Lokoja, amid tears and prayers from families and well wishers. Late Abdulkarim was buried after a Janazah prayer conducted by the Chief Imam of Lokoja, Sheikh Muhammad Aminu Sha’aban. He died in the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A housewife who threw her newly born baby boy in a gutter in Lokoja has been arrested by Karaworo residents in Lokoja and handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday. For dumping her new baby boy in a gutter, the middle aged woman is now…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Former political office holders in Lokoja Local Government Area met with the newly elected Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the area, Hon. Jibril Kasim Idris, pledging their full cooperation to support his tenure. The meeting was held at the Children’s Amusement Park, Lokoja, on Monday. The group, led…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to participate fully in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The resolution was reached at an enlarged meeting of the party’s State Executive Committee (SEC) and key stakeholders held at the party secretariat on Monday, where…
