By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Etsu Bassa-Nge, Brigadier General (Dr) Abu Ali (Rtd.), is dead. The revered traditional ruler passed away today in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Palace sources confirmed that the monarch died at a hospital in Lokoja after a brief illness. His body has since been transported to Gboloko in Bassa…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Lokoja Local Government Area have applauded the council chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, for his decision to exclude a former chairman from the list of award recipients during the council’s one-year anniversary celebration held at Reveton Hotel, Lokoja on Thursday. They described the move as courageous, fair, and long…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Secretary of the Nigeria Motorcycle Transport Union (NMTU), Umar Anas Okpahi has said there will be no imposition of candidates in the forthcoming election of Lokoja local government branch of the union. Okpahi made the declaration at the Lokoja Local Government branch of the NMTU stakeholders meeting…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has issued a stern warning to his newly appointed Chief of Staff, Sunny Ewule, cautioning him against holding meetings or making official calls without his approval. The governor stated that the office of the Chief of Staff is strictly that of his personal aide…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maiyaki of Lokoja, Alhaji Ali Lawal Jiya, has called on musicians and entertainers to refrain from involving the traditional institution in political matters, emphasizing the need to preserve the neutrality and dignity of cultural leadership. He made the call while speaking during the Hawan-Bariki ceremony held at the Paparanda…
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By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to improve the welfare of residents at the grassroots, political appointees of Lokoja Ward ‘C’ have supported 250 residents with N10,000 each. The empowerment exercise, which totaled N2.5 million, took place at the Angwan Yashi open space in Lokoja on Saturday. Speaking at the event, the Ward…
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All is now set for the inauguration of the new Divisional Police Headquarters and ICT-Data Centre, by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, in Ogbona community, in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, tomorrow, Saturday, December 21. The ulta-modern DPHQ and ICT-Data Centre were built by Ogbona Youth Forum (OYF) in…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was heightened tension in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area on Friday as aggrieved youths took to the streets and shut down sections of the federal highway in protest against worsening insecurity in the area. The youths, chanting protest songs and displaying placards with strong inscriptions, said the action became inevitable…
