By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Godfrey Adekoye, Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Governor on Youth Empowerment, on Saturday empowered women and youths of Lokoja Ward D with ₦3 million cash support, 20 grinding machines, and 50 Moniepoint POS terminals. The fourth edition of the empowerment programme, held at Madabo Street Open Space,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Government has declared Thursday, April 11, 2024 as additional public holiday for Eid-El-Fitr celebration. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, on the ministry’s X account on Tuesday. It reads: “The Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, 2024 as an…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja local government council Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, has enjoined Muslims to be agents of peace and unity wherever they find themselves. The LG boss gave the charge while speaking at a Maulud Nabiyu organized by Lokoja Women Forum Association, (Allah Naso) on Sunday. That was the mood that set…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was widespread shock and public outrage in Abia State on Tuesday following a disturbing account by a young woman who narrated how several young women were allegedly lured, trafficked, and forced into brothel-related activities across multiple locations within and outside the state. Information made available to investigators revealed that…
In a heartfelt condolences message, members of the “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, have offered their deepest sympathies and words of comfort to Hon Leke Abejide, over the loss of his aide. The National Coordinator for the group, “Chief Richard Asaje in his words, described late Barrister Kunle Adeniyi as a dependable aide to Hon….
Abubakar Sadiq Muhammad Bala, the Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on Political and Grassroots Mobilization for Lokoja and Kogi Local Government Areas, has hinted at the possibility of contesting for the Lokoja I House of Assembly seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an exclusive interview with Amuda Dan…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Operatives of Civilian Joint Task Force in Kogi State have arrested 26 kidnappers in collaboration with the security agencies in a clean-up operations in Kogi West. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (retd.), disclosed this while parading the suspects before newsmen on Tuesday in Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu LGA. The suspects…
An elder statesman from Kogi West Senatorial District, Chief Richard Asaje has advised Kogi westerners, especially Okun extraction leaders to continue to support the government of the day, work in synergy with Kogi Central, and should focus on fostering collaboration in areas of shared interest, stating that the two districts are part of “Old Kwarans”…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political stakeholder in Kogi West has faulted the recent position of the APC Kogi West Zonal Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ayo Aledare, over the outcome of the All Progressives Congress senatorial primary election in the district. In a statement signed by Prince Orebiyi Emmanuel Taiwo and made available to journalists,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The media office of Senator Sunday Karimi has alleged that a plot is underway to orchestrate a vote of no confidence against the lawmaker by ward officials in one of the Local Government Areas in Okunland. In a statement issued by the Senator Sunday Karimi Media Advocates, the group claimed…
