By Musa Usman A Lagos State indegine, Mr Bunmi Awofolaju, on Sunday, fainted on the highway for not eating for days. Awofolaju who spoke with National Watch Tv correspondent in Yoruba language said; “I have not eating for the past four days. As I became helpless, I decided to take to the street to beg for…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Executive Chairman of Lokoja local government council, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, has called on parents to ensure proper upbringing of their children. Adamu made the call on Sunday at the naming ceremony of the daughter of the Sarkin Samari of Kakanda kingdom, Abdulrahman Yusuf Wali held at Gimba Mosque in…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The remains of Usman Abubakar Tanko, on Tuesday morning were laid to rest at Hangwan Kura l Muslim Cemetery. The late Take, who was a Cheiftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lokoja LGA joined his ancestors at the age of 43, early hours of today in an accident…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The fertilizer distribution exercise of the Shuaibu Abubakar Audu Foundation has sparked controversy in Kogi State, with several farmers alleging irregularities by some of the coordinators overseeing the programme. The foundation, established in memory of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, a former governor of Kogi State, is chaired by his…
By Lami Ibrahim Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos from Abuja for the Christmas holiday. Tinubu arrived the Lagos Airport on Thursday afternoon where he was received by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Lagos State Cabinet. The president then departed the airport for Bourndillon in…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab To mark the one-year anniversary of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s leadership, the Ododo Solidarity Group (OSG) held a special prayer session. The event, which was well attended took place at the OSG President’s residence along marine road in Lokoja on Monday. During the session, scholars led by the Chief Imam…
*** Group Petitions EFCC as Powerful Figure Boasts He’s ‘Untouchable’ By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A civic group, Kogi Transparency Watch, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged illegal sale of a historic property belonging to the Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture, located along John Holt Road, beside…
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By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have called for the immediate redeployment of the General Manager (Administration) of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu Dabai, accusing him of aiding the Managing Director, Bola Oyebamiji, in the alleged marginalization of Lokoja indigenes within the agency. The demand was made on Monday…
By Lami Ibrahim Rivers State Government is under a debt burden imposed by the soaring cost of projects initiated by my predecessor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara said yesterday. He said many contractors were demanding for outstanding payments running to billions of naira, which former Governor Nyesom Wike could not redeem before handing over last year. The…
