By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab An Islamic organisation under the aegis of Sisters of Jannah, Lokoja Zone (LSOJ), has called on Muslims across the country to use the period of Hijra, migration of Holy Prophet to Medina, to reflect on their past and amend their ways in order to enjoy the blessing of God Almighty….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The ancient city of Lokoja the Kogi State capital stood still on Friday as high-profile personalities stormed the city for the wedding ceremony of the Lokoja local government area chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Maikudi Bature younger brother, Gimba Bature. The event, conducted at Kabawa residence of Alhaji…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, has organised a special prayer session to seek God’s intervention over the lingering security challenges facing the country, particularly in Kogi West. The prayer session was held at the Lokoja Central Mosque on Thursday and was attended by the Senator, district…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Operatives of Civilian Joint Task Force in Kogi State have arrested 26 kidnappers in collaboration with the security agencies in a clean-up operations in Kogi West. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (retd.), disclosed this while parading the suspects before newsmen on Tuesday in Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu LGA. The suspects…
An elder statesman from Yagba Federal Constituency, Chief Richard Asaje has expressed strong confidence that Hon Leke Abejide is virtually unbeatable in the 2027 election. In an interview with political pundits at his palace in Obajana, Kogi state on Monday, Asaje said that Hon Leke Abejide remains the most dominant figure in Yagba politics and…
By Lami Ibrahim It took the intervention of Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, to prevail on angry Benue youths to end their protest over the killings in the state after they took over the popular Wurukum Roundabout Sunday morning, preventing vehicular movements from the Northern and Southern parts of the country. The thousands…
Members of the “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, Kogi West chapter, have again threw their full weight behind Kogi Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo for a second term. The governor’s endorsement was part of the take at the group routne meeting in Lokoja, at the Liberty Hotel on Saturday 14/6/2025 and made known in a communique…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Worried by the rate at which youths in the country engage in Internet scam, the Lokoja local government chapter of the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisation, (NACOMYO), has held a summit to address the menace. In his keynote address, at the NACOMYO 4th Islamic Summit held on Sunday at…
By Lami Ibrahim High Chief (Dr.) Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, (alias Tompolo) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027, citing the president’s remarkable achievements in nation-building and economic reforms. Tompolo made this known in a goodwill message at the World Press Conference of the PBAT Door-To-Door Movement held at NAF Conference Centre, Abuja….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The newly appointed Garkuwa Matasan Lokoja, Alhaji Abdilkareem Umar Inah, has expressed appreciation to the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi over his appointment. Expressing his appreciation at his office in Lokoja shortly after the announcement of the appointment, Umar, who is a philanthropist, said the appointment…
