By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was yet another round of commendations and eulogies for the late Mojisola Aishat Bala Salisu, wife of a former chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Alhaji Bala Salisu, as politicians and religious leaders paid glowingly tributes to the life and times of the late Moji. The tributes were made…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Forum of Patriots (LFP), on Tuesday met with critical stakeholders to conclude arrangements for the Lokoja Boat Regatta, scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Addressing the stakeholders in a meeting held at Lokoja Local Government Council Hall on Tuesday, the LFP Regatta Coordinator, Nnda Umar, said,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab To commemorate Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s One in office, a support group, ‘Ododo Major Boys’ (OMB), has donated food items and cash to orphanages and covered the medical bills of some indigent patients at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital in Lokoja on Tuesday. Speaking, Hon. Abdulrahman Hussaini, who is the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital are lamenting over epileptic electricity supply, which according to them, is hampering economic activities. They also called for the immediate sack of the Kogi Zone Chief Business Officer (CBO), Mr. Olaseni Agunpopo, which according to them is the brain behind the epileptic power…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Council of Ulama’u has felicitated with Christians in the state on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebration. The council in a statement in Lokoja on Tuesday also applauded the positive and sustained synergy between the Muslim and Christian faiths in the state. It said the love…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a gathering of who is who in Nigeria on Thursday at the 8-Day fidau prayer for Hajiya Fatima Abdallah, the late mother of Manager of Gosaki Hotels, Lokoja, Barrister Saiyadi Abubakar. The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, led the pack of dignitaries…
The National Coordinator, “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, Chief Richard Asaje on Thursday 2/1/2025 paid a visit to FGYB at his residence in Okene. As he was warmly received and had good interaction with the former governor. In a statement, Chief Asaje stressed that the purpose of the visit was on fulfilment of his pledge…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Inspector-General of Police, IGP kayode Egbetokun on Saturday ordered a discreet investigation into the altercation between officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and the Nigeria Police Force in Osogbo, Osun State. The order was in response to a viral video of public confrontation between officers…
…Sympathizes with Engr. Bashiru Gegu over the death of His Father By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Ohimegye Igu, Koton-Karfe, HRM Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu has described the death of Imam Abubakar Umar Gegu as a loss to the Kingdom. The Ohimegye made the disclosure while on a visit to the family on Saturday as…
By Lami Ibrahim Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their grievances over the current economic hardship. They are also protesting government’s alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The decision followed the conclusion…
