By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The remains of Ex-lawmaker who represented Lokoja 11 State Constituency, Mustapher Abudulkarim Allah-Dey, was on Wednesday laid to rest amidst tears in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The burial rites were conducted by the deputy Chief Imam of Lokoja Central Mosque, Sheikh Athairu Ahmadu. Family, friends, political associates and mourners…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kabba, the headquarters of Kogi West Senatorial District, came alive over the weekend as stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) formally unveiled the party’s structure for the zone ahead of the 2027 general elections. The event, which drew supporters from all seven local government areas of the district, was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A retired Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Manager Environment, Engr. Sulaiman Tanimu Ibrahim, on Saturday organised a special prayer session for a successful life after his retirement. The prayer session, held at his family residence in Lokoja, had in attendance top Islamic scholars in the state as well as…
… Visits scene of incident By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister of state, Mariya Mahmoud, on Monday, March 4, declared that the looting of a warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha on Sunday by hoodlums was beyond hunger, but a criminal act. The minister made this declaration at the end of her…
By Lami Ibrahim Fresh details have emerged in the ongoing N110 billion alleged fraud trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, as a prosecution witness told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that N550 million was converted into United States dollars and used to acquire a property allegedly linked to the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Garkuwan Matasa of Lokoja, Alhaji Abdulkareem Umar, has named his newly born baby Muhammad Bashir during a well-attended naming ceremony held at the Hausa Street Mosque in Kabawa, Lokoja. The event attracted family members, friends, associates, political allies, community leaders, and well-wishers who gathered to celebrate with the family…
By Lami Ibrahim Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku paid homage to Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday. A video of the visit, seen by Nationalwatch Tv, showed that former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Dozens of shops and property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Thursday morning as fire razed the Lokoja GSM market. According to eye witness, the fire started at about 3:30 am and lasted for several hours before it was extinguished by some youths and members of the community. The…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A group under the aegis of Ajaokuta Progressive Stakeholders (APS) has said that the growing popularity and performance of the member representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, has unsettled his political opponents. In a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Monday,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The newly elected Chairman of the Lokoja Association of Phone Technician and Accessories Dealer (APTAD), Gimba Ibrahim Danladi, has promised to run an inclusive and accountable leadership, even as he commended the developmental stride of the Kogi. State, Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo. In an interview with him on Monday shortly…
