By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of Council Of Ulama’u (KSCU), has on Sunday unveiled the 1446 Islamic calendar with a call on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Calendar year, as a public holiday. The Islamic new year calendar was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In a bid to ensure food sufficiency in the state, Member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed 600 bags of fertilizer to farmers in his constituency. Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Lokoja on Sunday, the Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, who represented the lawmaker, said…
By Lami Ibrahim The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 200 suspects and recovered over 33 different brands of arms which include AK-47, pump action guns, locally made pistols, and others. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, stated this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Awka, on Friday,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some local government workers have expressed joy following the Supreme Court verdict on LG autonomy, on Thursday, July 11. In a video circulating social media on Friday, July 12, the workers kept chanting, “Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu we will follow, whether he is going or not, Tinubu we will follow” while…
By Lami Ibrahim The Plateau State Government has expressed sadness over a school building which collapsed in Jos, the state capital, on Friday. 17 persons have been confirmed dead and over 120 persons trapped at the Saint Academy building located in the Busa Buji community. Nationalwatch Tv reports that the school building collapsed around 8.30…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A near physical confrontation between the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, and the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development was averted on Wednesday at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, where the minister appeared to clarify the controversy surrounding the alleged diversion of N1.5bn, meant for…
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…
It has been brought to my attention by my media team, that in an unfortunate turn of events, certain statements, publications and opinions of some groups of individuals against certain representatives of the people of Kogi West are being ascribed to my person. First, Let me state categorically that any individual or groups of people…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Local Government Transition Committee Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu has expressed gratitude to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for giving him another privilege to serve. The caretaker chairman also thanked party leaders and the people of Lokoja Local Government Area for the support and cooperation he has received so far….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Agankyu of Kakanda, Alhaji Muhammed Sanni Gimba on Sunday led other dignitaries to attend the fidau prayer for Hajiya Hajarat Momoh, mother of Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulrahman wife in Kabawa, Lokoja. Other dignitaries that graced the event included a former Kogi State House of Assembly member, Hon. Danladi Bababudan, traditional…
