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…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, has allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness told Nationalwatch Tv that the incident happened at the weekend at Sarkin-Noma quarters at about 8.30 p.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was stabbed to death…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A socio-cultural group under the auspices of the Ebira Avaibe Youth Association Lokoja branch, has called on the national body of Egbira Peoples Association (EPA) to wade into the crisis that has bedeviled EPA Lokoja branch before it collapse the association. The president of the group, Comrade Ayodeji Ubaida who…
***Says Itsekiri’s protests unjustifiable *** Urges Itsekiris to accept INEC’s action, embrace peace Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has backed the recent ward delineation carried out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) carried out in Warri Federal Constituency. Aniagwu described the exercise as carried out by…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab No fewer than 10 suspects have been arrested after hoodlums attacked a BUA truck conveying cartons of spaghetti at Dogarawa axis of Zaria-Kano expressway. Kaduna Police spokesman ASP Mansir Hassan could not confirm the arrest but promised to get back when contacted by National Watch Tv Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around…
… As Maigari lauds Gov Ododo for prompt payment of workers salary By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As part of activities to mark this year Eid-El Kabir, the Lokoja Traditional Title Holders Council in collaboration with Lokoja Local Government Traditional Council on Monday held Sallah Hawan Bariki/Parade Durbar Picnic. The ceremony was held at Muhammadu…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a gathering of notable personalities at the wedding Fatiha of late Abubakar Ola’s Son, Yusuf, which held at Adankolo in Lokoja on Friday, December 13, 2024. The wedding fatiha between Abdulazeez Saida Zainab and Abubakar Ola Yusuf was held after Juma’at prayers. The wedding proceedings were conducted by…
• Obaseki, Ighodalo kick By Lami Ibrahim Jubilation erupted in Benin City, the Edo State capital, following yesterday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo in the September 21, 2024 election. The governor described the outcome as a victory for citizens of the state. He said: “The verdict brought…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says the “labour union has shut down” the national grid, resulting in a blackout nationwide. The national grid shutdown occured at about 2.19 am on June 3, 2024. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, commenced their indefinite…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to ensure food sufficiency in the state, Member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed 600 bags of fertilizer to farmers in his constituency. Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Lokoja on Sunday, the Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, who represented the lawmaker, said…
