By Lami Ibrahim Leaders of Karaworo community in Lokoja, have commended their member, Rep. Sulaiman Danladi Aguye, for quality representation at the National Assembly. Aguye represents Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency. They expressed their feelings when he visited them in Karaworo street yesterday. The speakers, who took turns to appreciate the lawmaker for his developmental impact across…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Ohimegye Igu of Koton-Karfe and Chairman Lokoja/Kogi Local Government Area Traditional Council, Alhaji (Dr.) Saidu Akawu Salihu, has condemned the nonchalant attitude of people to government property and the continued misuse of state and national assets to achieve selfish gains. He said government was spending huge funds to fix…
The Ohaneze Stakeholders Assembly (OSA) has written an open letter to the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Oluwatosen Ajayi, calling on him to investigate the Nigerian Navy’s alleged involvement in crude oil theft and economic sabotage. The OSA expressed concerns over the Nigerian Navy’s failure to discharge its constitutional…
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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 Lami Ibrahim Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital in a gas tanker explosion on Saturday evening. The explosion which occured when a vehicle manoeuvred along the road railings, causing multiple accidents also had about six vehicles burnt to ashes. National Watch Tv reports that…
By Lami Ibrahim Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has described the immediate past Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as a “fantastic father and political mentor” whose leadership laid the foundation for inclusive development and people-centered governance in the state. Governor Ododo made this known on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ engagement at Idozumi, Bariki Ward in…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a day of gratitude and solemn reflection in Lokoja on Sunday as Barrister Abu Jibril Dardau, a newly qualified lawyer, organized a special prayer to commemorate his call to the Nigerian Bar. The event, held at his family residence in Kwuakwua-Hanguwan Kura Street in Lokoja, drew dignitaries, Islamic…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The family of the late Alhaji Umar Gimba, aged 50, on Wednesday held a Fidau (third-day) prayer at his Ibaji Quarters residence in Lokoja, Kogi State. The solemn event drew relatives, friends, political associates, and community members, who gathered to pray for the repose of his soul and console the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Supporters of Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide, representing Yagba Federal Constituency, have fired back at former senator Dino Melaye following his comments to journalists shortly after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) unveiled its Kogi West structure in Kabba on Saturday. Melaye reportedly used the interview to make unflattering remarks about Abejide,…
