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A Frontline chairmanship aspirant for Ajaokuta Local government area, Salami Abdulraheem Okekenu, has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello on his 45 years birthday anniversary. The aspirant also condoled with the Governor over the loss of his personal Assistant, Abdulateef Suleiman who died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday in Abuja. While stressing that the Governor has achieved…

Six persons have been arrested by the Police Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from Abuja Force Headquarter in connection with Isanlu armed robbery. Twenty-five armed robbers on the 4th of June invaded the Isanlu community in Yagba East local government council of the state attack police station and a bank in a cordinated operation. The…

By our reporter The immediate past Chairman of Senator Smart Adeyemi Campaign Council and chieftain of All Progressive Congress, APC I Kogi State,Hon. Jimoh Tiamiyu Fancy, has joined the people of Kogi State in celebrating Governor Yahaya Bello,who turns 45 Wednesday. Jimoh,in a statement he personally signed on Thursday in Lokoja, said: “Governor Yahaya Bello’s…

In his new book, John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, describes episodes where the president sought to halt criminal inquiries. He also says President Trump’s loyalists mocked him behind his back. John R. Bolton was President Trump’s national security adviser for 17 months. Mr. Trump asked if Finland was part of Russia, Mr….

. It has come to our notice with shock about a post written by one Safawu Muhammed and published by Abbas Yahaya, a two time executive of NALLGS claiming that we, the apex student body of Lokoja LGA endorse the aspiration of a particular candidate for the LGA Chairmanship position. We wish to make known…

The Nigerian army court martial prosecuting Hakeem Otiki, a major-general and former general officer commanding (GOC), for N400 million theft, has found him guilty. At its sitting at the army headquarters garrison in Abuja on Monday night, the court martial found him guilty on all the five-count charges against him and subsequently dismissed him from…

Relief has come the way of Igahachi community, as a High Court Sitting in Koton Karfe has delivered Judgment in there favour as the true owners of Igahachi land stretching towards Igbara in Oworo districts of Lokoja Local Government Area, of Kogi State. Delivering his Judgment, Justice Alaba Omolaye Ajileye in suit No. HC/KK/02CV/2012, brought…

, By Shatima Musa Nasidi A non governmental organization,Lokoja Advocacy Group,has rejected the judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja ceding Lokoja, Koton karfe and Ajaokuta Federal constituencies to Igala Kingdom. Chairman of the group, comrade Umar Yakubu Ali said this on Monday in Lokoja during a press conference. According to him the…

Worried by the spate of kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry and incessant killing bedevilling Kogi State recently, the Coalition of Political Parties has challenged security agencies to step up their game and avert further loss of lives in the state. The coalition, in a statement signed by its leader, Hon. Ibrahim Itodo, decried the worsening security…

An Indian holy man who claimed he could treat and cure COVID-19 with a kiss on people’s hands, has died of the disease after infecting 20 of his followers during the spiritual practice. According to Times of India, the tantric man, from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, would kiss the hands of his devotees and then tell them it…