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The forgotten cradle of Egbira civilization. It is basically a fishing and farming community, which also had a rich history of iron smelting. But a title holder in the Igwu kingdom said “nobody wants to be a blacksmith these days,” so the huge deposits of iron ore beneath the foothills remain largely untapped. Sadly, their…
By Aminu Isa For the past three days the social media landscape have been awash with news about the ceding of Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kotonkarfe areas to the Attah Igala through a Federal High Court judgment. The case was said to have been instituted by the Attah of Igala against the Federal and Kogi state…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be arm robbers on Thursday attacked Isanlu Police station killing the Divisional Police officer and seven others policemen on duty including a civilian. Mr Segun Thomas who witnessed the tragic incident in a telephone interview informed our reporter that the incident occcurred at about 12pm on Thursday. A retired police officer,Thomas…
The Chairman and Chief Executive officer of National Hajjj Commission,Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, says Saudi Arabia mipatAssvia Zoom, and had as its theme, “The Future of Hajj and Umrah Operations after the Pandemic”. In a statement issued after the conference on Wednesday by Mousa Ubandawaki, assistant director of information and publication, NAHCON, the chairman explained that…
By Abubakar Musa Nasidi The Chairman of Shuiabu Abubakar Audu Foundation, Alhaji Shuiabu Abubakar Audu, has congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists(NUJ) Kogi State Council, Comrade Adeiza Momoh Jimoh and his team on their re-election for second term. This was contained In a press statement he personally signed and made…
A new executive for the Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been inaugurated on Thursday, with Mr. Adeiza Momoh-Jimoh and Mr. Saidu Ademu as the chairman and secretary, respectively. The National Vice-President of the Union, Zone ‘D’, Mr Wilson Bako, administered the oath of office on the officers at the…
Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has congratulated Commander Oladele Clement, the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC on his well deserved elevation to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal by the Board of the Federal Roads Safety Corps. The Speaker said that, the cheering news of…
.. As Kogi Govt. Declares FMC Lokoja Breeding Ground For Covid-19. As the lockdown in Kabba town enters it second day, the Paramount ruler of the ancient kingdom, the Obaro of Kabba, Oba Micheal Owoniyi, has cried out for help, saying that in just one night, herdsmen have invaded farms in the area. The…
As the world anxiously await a cure for COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday raised the alarm over the rising number of adulterated medical products in the markets. They specifically mentioned Chloroquine as one of such products that have been…
The former Abia State Governor Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was on Wednesday night returned home from custody. Kalu a serving senator was freed from the Kuje Correctional Centre at about 7:30pm. His release was ordered on Tuesday by Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The judge also set aside the…
