By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Local Government Council on Wednesday commenced its Quarterly Wellness and Physical Fitness Exercise, with the council chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu personally leading participants on the health and fitness walk, signaling the administration’s commitment to healthy living among workers and residents. The exercise began early in the morning with…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Muhammed Yahaya Bala, younger brother of late Alhaji Ida Ibrahim Momoh, has expressed profound gratitude to friends and well-wishers who joined him in prayer during and after the wedding of his brother’s daughter, Hajara Momoh. CSP Bala, who expressed appreciation in an interview with National…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a very colourful and memorable occasion for Alhaji Sadiq Abubakar Tanimu, when he was turbaned as the Barde of Lokoja by His Highness the Maigari Of Lokoja His Highness Dr. Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, on Saturday. The historic event, was graced by prominent personalities from all walks of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Concerns over growing divisions in Northern Nigeria have been brought to the fore, with former senator Shehu Sani warning against selective activism and silence in the face of past injustices. Sani noted that many individuals who are vocal today failed to speak up at critical moments in the nation’s history,…
By Iliyasu Zakari An unprecedented event occurred yesterday at the Lokoja LGA Council Hall as the Staff in Local Government Secretariat throng into the Hall to celebrate the extension of the tenure of the Local Government Caretaker Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu. In his opening remarks, the DLG, Alh. Musa Omuwa, stated that the event is…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The of Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf and the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi on Saturday attended the wedding fatihah of the Shetima of Lokoja, Alhaji Muhammed Mabo Kasim’s daughter Rahamat Muhammed Kasim…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The remains of Alhaji Salihu Muhammed Mairago, on Saturday morning were laid to rest at Adankolo Muslim Cemetery. The late Mairago, who was a Cheiftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi State joined his ancestors at the age of 53, early hours of today after a brief illness….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A Nigerian associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, Dr Julius Oni, has relocated back to Nigeria after spending 25 years in the United States. In a video that has since gone viral, Oni shared details about his decision, saying, “I reverse Japa from the U.S. to Nigeria 6 weeks ago,” referencing…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Muhammed Sule, a charity worker who usually patch Lokoja township roads, has sent a passionate appeal to Nigerians for financial assistance to enable him settle hospital bill. Making the appeal during an encounter, with Nationalwatch Tv and MOHAB Peoples Care Foundation, at his Kpata-Koto residence in Lokoja, on Wednesday, Sule said he started bedridden…
