The Paramount ruler of Lokoja, the Maigari of Lokoja , Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi lll died on Wednesday evening at the age of 80 years. The first class monarch died after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja the federal capital of Nigeria. Until his death on Wednesday, the traditional…
Over twenty persons were said to have been burnt to death when a tanker with full load of petrol lost control due to break failure and fell on the bridge of maboro river in Ankpa, Ankpa local government of kogi state. An eyewitness said the incident happened around 3.30pm on wednesday . According…
No fewer than 50,000 people have been rendered homeless while three persons lost their lives as a result of flood disaster that wrecked havoc in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. The lawmaker representing Ibaji state constituency, Hon. Atule Egbunu who conformed the unfortunate incident to newsmen on Wednesday, said many houses and…
Kogi State House of Assembly has asked for the ten percent shares that belongs to the State Government from the representatives of Dangote Cement company, stressing that all available documents shows that the company started as Obajana Cement Company and at what point did it turn to Dangote Cement company without any considerations. To…
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Hon Yakubu Murtala Ajaka has made a donation of 10 million naira relief fund to Ibaji Flood Victims. The donation according to information gathered came on the heels of outcry received from several victims from the region who have been badly affected by the…
The Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has cautioned traditional rulers in the state over issues of hosting hostile intruders within their domain warning that such action going forward would meet stiff opposition and resistance from his administration. The governor made this known on Tuesday while hosting First and Second Class traditional rulers from…
Prof Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi, has bagged the Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Sokoto Platinum Leadership Award by the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Our Correspondent reports that the award, which was conferred on the VC in his office on Monday, was accompanied by a Medal of Honour as…
Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has inaugurated the Kogi state 32 -year plan (2023 – 2055) stating that while the current New Direction blueprint is a medium term plan, the ‘32-year Development Plan’ is a prospective plan that would facilitate the state’s developmental aspiration on a long term basis. He said “we are…
A human rights activist and public affairs commentator, Ahmed Sidiku Adoke has hailed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over the seizure of a cocaine warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, as well as the arrest of some drug barons in connection with the seizure. Ahmed S. Adoke gave the commendation on…
Kogl State Coordinator of GYB Networks for Asiwaju, Alhaji Haddy Ametuo has charged various Tinubu/Shettima campaign groups to adhere to the procedure as directed by the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello in order to achieve the desire victory in the forthcoming presidential election. Ametuo gave the charge on Thursday at the GYB Network for…