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The Minister of Mines and Steel, Olamilekan Adegbite, on Monday, said the Ajeokuta Steel Mill is 90 percent complete and may be functional by early 2023. Adegbite made the remarks while making an appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily. The development of the steel mill was started in the 1970s but has evaded completion…
By, Lokoja Indigenous Newspapers publishers/Bloggers. Citation; Lokoja Emirate Council known within the political circle as Lokoja Traditional Council is lucky at this point in time to be blessed with the rulership of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Doctor Muhammadu Kabir Maikarfi III. Bagadozhi the Maigari of Lokoja has the record of being one of the most…
Son of former governor of Kogi state and grand patron ,Shuiabu Abubakar Audu Foundation Monday attended the naming ceremony of Yaro Hassan Bichi which took place at Makera Lokoja. The ceremony was was led by the state Secretary of Legues of imams, Alhaji Ibrahim Nyass Sheikh Yusuf Abdallah was atteanded by Islamic clarics,politicians,party bigwigs in…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi In showing appreciation for his appointment,the newly conferred Daman of Lokoja, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Baba, alongside his family members and friends paid the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Muhammadu Kabir Maikarfi 111 OON,a thank you visit. While in the palace,the team which was led by col. Ndamadu Ndalugi (rtd), Salama of Muye,thanked…
The death has occurred of Sark Umar, Ward E People’s Democratic Party(PDP) chairman. Sarki Died at the early hours of Friday after a brief illness. He is survived by his Mother,2 wives, four Children and brothers. May Allah forgive him all his shortcomings,reward him with aljanat firdaus and grant the families the fortitude to bear…
The Sole Administrator , Ajaokuta steel company Engr. Sumaila Abdul-Akaba has said that no organisation can succeed without adequate security of life and property, urging the staff of the industry to be security conscious at all time in order to protect themselves against any forms of security challenges. Abdul-Akaba stated this at a two day…
Preamble: THE END RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE TO CURB THE INCIDENCE OF DRUG ABUSE AND CULTISM IN LOKOJA LGA. I express my greetings, with deepest heartfelt condolences, to Lokoja Local Government Area as a whole. Earlier this year, I wrote an open letter to you, sequel to the above preamble, on the nexus between drug abuse…
Our dear erudite Prof Humphrey Nwosu, thank you for taking that path of integrity 27 years ago that our democracy might be saved. Nigerians will forever celebrate you not only for the veracity of conducting the freest, fairest and most credible election in Nigeria’s history but also for the uncommon courage of going ahead to…
First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has debunked reports that the sum of N573 million was mistakenly transferred into the account of Pastor Emmanuel Omale in error. Pastor Omale is an associate of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The Managing Director of FCMB, Adam Nuru, was reported…
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 36-year-old Paedophile, Ugochukwu Obiakor, to 25 years imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl Obiakor, who had pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge, was convicted for forcefully having sexual intercourse with the 11-year-old. Delivering her judgment, the Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, held that all…
