By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 27-year-old man, Tenimu Usman, who raped, impregnated and abandoned a 12-year-old girl, (name withheld) in Lokoja the Kogi State capital has confessed to the crime. The suspect was arrested on Sunday night, September 2, by youths from Inuwalange street and handed over to the Kogi State Vigilante Service, Lokoja…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The two-day Protest by the Kogi State Light Up Movement (LUM), has been suspended on Wednesday. The suspension of the protest came after leaders of the LUM met with representative of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a meeting on Wednesday at the NUJ press center, Lokoja. At the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 26-year-old lady, Malama Khadijat Zuberu, who hails from Bassa local government area of Kogi State, has appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians to urgently come to her aid to raise N4.4m for a leg surgery. Making the appeal during an encounter with NationalWatch Tv in Lokoja, on Tuesday, Khadijat said she…
… Charges subjects on engagement in meaningful ventures for socio-economic development By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Maikarfi IV, has called on the people of Lokoja to take advantage of the peaceful atmosphere in the area to engage in meaningful productive ventures such as farming, animal husbandry and other…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman The House of Representatives member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Hon. Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed food items, clothes and money to vulnerable people for a joyful Sallah with their families in Lokoja and Kogi LGAs Speaking at the distribution of food items to constituents at the Lokoja local government Secretariat on…
…asserts that he is contesting 2027 election for the good of the people By Samuel Temiloluwa The member representing Yagba Federal Constituency and House Committee Chairman on Customs and Excise, Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide, has described those calling for rotation arrangements ahead of the 2027 general elections as merely expressing their frustration. He pointed out…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a delightful moment for staff and students of primary and Secondary schools in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State as the Forum Ward Special Assistants (WSA) distributed exercise books to the students. The donation according to the WSA Forum, Hon. Muhammad Baba Sulaiman, was part of the…
The Ogbona community in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, on Saturday, handed over a new divisional police headquarters and an ICT-DATA Centre, built by the community to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun. Also presented to the IGP by the community to aid effective policing and crime prevention mechanisms, were…
*** Demands immediate transfer of Regional, Area Managers away from Lokoja By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab No fewer than 2,000 aggrieved residents of Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, have protested the poor electricity supply to the area by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, sending a Save-Our-Soul, SOS, to the Minster of Power, Chief…
