EXCLUSIVE: Witness Tells Court 60% of KSIRS Consultancy Commissions Went as Alleged Kickbacks Under Yahaya Bello

By Lami Ibrahim A prosecution witness in the ongoing N110.4 billion fraud trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama that between 50 and 60 percent of commissions earned from a tax consultancy contract with the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS) were…

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Ustaz Nayashi Ends Ramadan Sermons, Urges Muslims To Imbibe Lessons Of Ramadan

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja-based Islamic cleric, Ustaz Muhammed Aliyu Nayashi, this evening ended his Ramadan teachings, known as Taftsir, with a strong appeal to Muslims to imbibe lessons of the Ramadan. The Ramadan Tafsir was annually sponsored by Musa Nasidi Masjid Islamic Foundation, in Lokoja. Below is the full text of Ustaz Nayashi’s communiqué after…

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Kogi Progressive Stakeholders Forum Debunks Alleged Factionalisation, Reaffirms APC Unity

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi Progressive Stakeholders Forum (KPSF) has dismissed what it described as misleading and negative narratives circulating on social media aimed at blackmailing the forum and sowing seeds of discord within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State. The forum, in a press statement signed by its Publicity Secretary,…

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JUST IN: Lokoja Consultative Forum Honours Senator Tunde Ogbeha with Portrait

…Ahead of His Honorary Doctorate Award by Federal University Lokoja By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a gesture of recognition and solidarity, the Lokoja Consultative Forum (LCF), has presented a portrait to Senator Tunde Ogbeha, the Lakpini of Lokoja and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State, in honour of the honorary…

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Hon. Danladi Aguye Lists Upcoming Projects, Urges Constituents’ Patience

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sulaiman Danladi Aguye, has appealed to his constituents to exercise patience as he rolls out developmental projects across the constituency. Hon. Aguye, who spoke to newsmen in Gegu during the naming ceremony of the newly born baby of…

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Lokoja Indigenes Accuse NIWA MD/CEO of Neglect, Say Headquarters Now Run from Abuja

*** Allege Bola Oyebamiji Focused on Osun Governorship Ambition, Rarely Visits Lokoja By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have accused the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) of neglecting the host community and marginalising them in employment, contracts, and local empowerment initiatives. They alleged that the Managing Director and Chief Executive…

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