By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a renewed effort to tackle criminal activities and enhance security in the state capital, officials of the Lokoja Local Government Council, led by the Council Secretary, Hon. Abubakar Danjuma Muhammed, on Monday demolished more than 100 makeshift shops at Kasuwan Ruwa, opposite the International Market in Lokoja. The demolition…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja local government area Indeginous Publishers/Bloggers (LIPB), on Tuesday, visited the Maigari of Lokoja, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi. The LIPB’ visit to the foremost palace of the Maigari was to felicitate with him on his appointment as the new Maigari of Lokoja. In his address, Chairman of…
***Hails him as a visionary leader with a heart full of humanity The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Engr. Matthew Tonlagha, Executive Director of FENOG Nigeria Limited (FNL), on the occasion of his birthday anniversary today, February 8th, 2025. In his message, Otuaro commended…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi West, Alhaji Tajudeen Bisimilahi, has rejected the alleged endorsement of Hon. Samuel Bamidele Aro as consensus candidate for the 2027 senatorial race in the district. Bisimilahi, through his campaign organization, described the endorsement as “faceless and undemocratic,” insisting that no individual…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Joint security agencies, under the leadership of the Kano Police Commissioner, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, have said they will obey the court order issued by a Federal High Court stopping the Kano State government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Police Commissioner, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, alongside other top security officers…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Concerned stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Lokoja Local Government Area have distanced themselves from a recent press conference held against Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, describing the action as coerced and not a reflection of the position of party members at the grassroots. In a statement issued on Thursday,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hours after Nationalwatch Tv reported the alleged payment of N10,000 percentage salaries to workers of the Kogi State Transport Management Agency (KOTRAMA), over 50 staff suspected to be culpable have been placed on indefinite suspension by the Managing Director, Hon.Abdulrazaq Aminu Okakanda. The fifty officials are the highway traffics that…
By Jude Obioha In a country where activism often clashes with national cohesion and where loud voices frequently overshadow steady hands, Matthew Tonlagha represents a rare Nigerian archetype. This bridge builder fights fiercely for his people while working tirelessly for the peace, stability and economic future of Nigeria. His journey from the creeks of the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Da’iratul Tijjaniya on Friday held the 15th edition of its annual Zikirin Kubura to commemorate the first Friday of the 1448 Hijrah Islamic calendar. The spiritual gathering, held at the palace of the Maigari of Lokoja, brought together Islamic scholars, traditional rulers, clerics and hundreds of Muslim faithful…
By Lami Ibrahim Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has alleged that powerful interests are working against the efforts of former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, to curb crude-oil theft and environmental pollution in the Niger Delta. Adeyanju made the claim while reacting to growing criticisms surrounding the pipeline…
