By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Traders in Sarkin-Noma Market in Lokoja, Kogi State on Saturday urged the state government to expand the bridge on Kokore River to prevent incessant flooding of the market during rainfall. The traders made the passionate demand while speaking on the flooding experienced in the market following heavy rain on Saturday….
A PDP Chieftain, and a former House of Representatives member, Hon Samuel Bamidele Aro has explained that his defection to APC is based on the inclusive governance style of Governor Usman Ododo had endeared him into the administration and the ruling party. Hon Samuel Bamidele Aro defect to All Progressive Congress (APC) party yesterday 5/7/2025…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Qur’anic school, Madrasat Muhammad Tha’a, Fegge New layout, Lokoja, has graduated six students who have successfully completed learning the Holy Qur’an. The NationalWatch Tv reports that the Quranic graduation was the 19th edition organised by the school with 12 students who had memorised and mastered its recitation. In his…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator representing Kogi East, Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho, has appointed Hon. Ibrahim Lawal Ali, the Bassa local government Deputy Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a Senior Legislative Aide. In a letter dated June 26, 2025, Ali’s appointment takes effect from July 1, 2025. Reacting to…
Amidst the growing efforts towards coalescence by the opposition parties against the incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a fresh pressure has come upon former President Goodluck Jonathan to throw his hat in the ring. Curiously, this pressure comes barely two weeks after the Samuel Ogbuku-led Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC)…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman As Nigerian Muslims join their counterparts worldwide to mark the beginning of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1447 A.H, the Kogi State branch of the Council of Ulama’u of Nigeria admonished wealthy Muslims across the state have been enjoined to share their wealth with the poor and needy, towards the economic…
An elder statesman from Kogi West Senatorial District, and a political leader in the North Central of Nigeria, HE Chief Richard Asaje has suggested that the immediate past governor of Kogi State should be the next APC party National Chairman. Chief Asaje in a statement he personally signed, stated that Yahaya Bello was eminently qualified…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Philanthropist and the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to Kogi State Governor, on Grassroots Mobilization, Hon. Abdurahman Hussaini a.k.a Gentle, has empowered over 1,500 residents in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State to become entrepreneurs and run successful businesses, as part of efforts to trim unemployment rate in the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Several indigent patients at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja as well as their relatives were overwhelmed with joy on Saturday when a support group, Ododo Major Boys, distributed Cash and cleared the bills of seven patients, amounting to N.9 million. The patients had earlier been discharged either on the completion…
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…
