By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Government offices in Kogi State witnessed a low turnout of workers on Tuesday as civil servants resumed duty after the Eid-el-Kabir holidays. The Federal Government had declared Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10, as public holidays to mark the annual Muslim festival. A Correspondent of NationalWatch Tv who monitored…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab All the 20 medical students who were rescued after spending 9 days in captivity are currently meeting the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun at Force Headquarters, Abuja, Daily Trust reports. The students of Universities of Jos and Maiduguri, who were abducted in Benue State while en route Enugu for a…
By Musa Usman Malomo The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum weekend laid the foundation for the construction of an eye and a dental hospital in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu local government council in southern Borno. The eye hospital has two operation theatres, consulting rooms, an administrative complex and male and female wards with…
… As Kogi Water Resources Commissioner Organises stakeholders engagement By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Angwan Tiv and other communities in and around New layout area of Lokoja LGA, have collectively made a commitment to work towards owning and ensuring the protection of Water facilities located in the area. This is as the Commissioner…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman In remembering the late Lokoja LG Chairman, Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, workers of the Council have organized a special 40th day Fidau prayer for the deceased who who passed on Friday, November 10, after a brief illness. During the prayer, they were showers of encomiums on the late Muhammed by both senior…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group under the aegis of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) has called on Engr. Nda Usman Muhammed, Executive Director of the Kogi State Oil Producing Development Commission and the Galadima of Bassa Nge Kingdom, to contest the Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency seat under the platform of the All…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Thousands of sympathisers on Wednesday converged on the family residence in Cantonment, Lokoja, for the 8-day Fidau prayer held in honour of Late Hajiya Adama Kolo Mohammad Alabi, who passed away at the age of 92. The solemn prayer session, which drew relatives, friends, Islamic scholars, community leaders, political associates…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Muslim Organizations (COSMO), under the auspices of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), on Thursday, celebrated the 1447 AH Islamic New Year during which a heartfelt appeal was made to the Nigerian government and relevant stakeholders to prioritize the welfare and wellbeing of prospective pilgrims amidst mounting economic challenges….
By Iliyasu Zakari An unprecedented event occurred yesterday at the Lokoja LGA Council Hall as the Staff in Local Government Secretariat throng into the Hall to celebrate the extension of the tenure of the Local Government Caretaker Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu. In his opening remarks, the DLG, Alh. Musa Omuwa, stated that the event is…
By Mariam Yahaya The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has affirmed his position as the executive governor of the state in a cross over night service at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Opobo town in Rivers State. He revealed that the power tussle going on in the state was after his seat and affirmed…
