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 Prominent Lokoja indegines and other notable Nigerians eulogised late Muhammed Kabir Yusuf Olarewaju at the 8-Day Fidau Prayer held at his family residence in Angwuan-Kura, Lokoja, today. At the Fidau (prayer for the deceased) Sheikh Abubakar Adamu, the Chief Imam of Angwuan-Kura Jamata Mosque called on politicians in the state…
The Executive Director of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, ( TSSNL), High Chief Kestin Pondi in oil rich city of Warri, Delta State, weekend acknowledged fallen heroes of the company and stakeholders in the fight against Oil theft in Niger Delta region. Pondi, in his remarks at the company’s end of the year party, also…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A housewife who threw her newly born baby boy in a gutter in Lokoja has been arrested by Karaworo residents in Lokoja and handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday. For dumping her new baby boy in a gutter, the middle aged woman is now…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Supporters and members of the Action Alliance (AA) in Lokoja local government area were in high spirits on Monday at the grand finale campaign rally of Engr. Shehu Tijjani Amorley, the party’s flagbearer for the October 19 local government council election. The rally took place at the Old Market open…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholdersâ meeting in Kogi State has ended without the announcement of candidates for upcoming elections, amid concerns over possible unrest. Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, urged aspirants to remain united and committed to the partyâs success. He noted that all contenders have the capacity…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman The private residence of the Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, was completely razed by fire on Sunday afternoon. According to findings, nothing was salvaged from the No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, Asokoro with fire fighters reportedly slow to respond. No official statement has been issued on the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The media office of Senator Sunday Karimi has alleged that a plot is underway to orchestrate a vote of no confidence against the lawmaker by ward officials in one of the Local Government Areas in Okunland. In a statement issued by the Senator Sunday Karimi Media Advocates, the group claimed…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group, the Kogi APC Integrity Forum, has alleged that the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no constitutional right to issue certificates of return to candidates who emerged from the partyâs primary elections. The group, in a statement made available to journalists, maintained…
*** Shettima confidence Ododo will deliver By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, on Saturday, swore in Ahmed Usman Ododo as the fifth executive governor of Kogi State. Ododo, who was sworn in at the Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Saturday, made his first appointments…
