By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In the spirit of Ramadan, the Abubakar Ola Foundation (AOF), has given cash palliative to Imams and other vulnerable Muslims in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Alhaji Zakari Abubakar Ola, while doling out the cash assistance, said the gesture was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of the Council of Ulama’u of Nigeria has heralded its activities for the 2025 Ramadan Fast with special prayers for the peace and stability of the state and the nation at large. The Imam of Police Barrack, Lokoja, Imam Abdulsalam Mohammed who led other Islamic Clerics…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Alhaji Aliyu Garba has emerged as the chairman of the Kogi State chapter of Hausa Traders Association (KSHTA) He defeated his closest rival, Alhaji Sani Hassan, after polling 82 votes against 44. Addressing the members after its inauguration at the Children’s Amusement Park, Lokoja on Thursday, the newly elected Chairman,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A 24-year-old woman, Martha Koffa Amadosi, who hails from Ogori/Magongo local government area of Kogi State, has appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians to urgently come to her aid to raise N30m for a kidney transplant. Making the appeal during an encounter, with the Kogi State Chief Executive Officer of Participation Initiative For Behavioural…
… As children express appreciation to Abubakar Ola Foundation, others By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Clerics at the Three-Day Fidau prayers for late Hajiya Sayada Hawa Tanko Nayashi on Tuesday urged Nigerian leaders and all those in position of authority to emulate the life of service to humanity as exemplified by the late Islamic Scholar….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Lokoja based Islamic school, Isa Kutepa Islamic Memorial School has graduated 10 Qur’anic reciters. Speaking at the occasion held at the school conference hall in Lokoja on Sunday, the principal of the school and the Chief Imam of Kutepa Central Mosque, Sheikh Mohammed Yahya said the school is a…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of the Council of Ulamau of Nigeria, has disbursed N3 million as Zakat to 28 needy persons in the state, an official of the council has announced in Lokoja. Handing over the money to the beneficiaries on Saturday, Alhaji Tanko Talle, Secretary, Zakat and Endowment Committee…
By Lami Ibrahim There was a mild drama on Wednesday as a dispute over seating arrangements led to a heated exchange between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and the senate leadership. Trouble began when Senator Natasha’s seat was relocated upon resumption of the session presided by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, but she…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Titus Adoga, has called for stronger collaboration between the federal agency and Lokoja local government to improve the safety and security of inland waterways transportation. Adoga made this call when he and other management staff of the Area…
The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has denounced a coordinated smear campaign against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro. The group accused unnamed individuals and their sponsors of spreading false allegations of financial misconduct against Dr. Otuaro in an attempt to discredit him. A statement signed by the IYN President and…
