By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The office of Hon. Idris Ndako has issued a strong rebuttal against a recent social media post circulating on the âLokoja Ameboâ Facebook page, which falsely claimed that Ndako is sponsoring Ismaila Sanni from Felele to contest for Lokoja II State House of Assembly against the current Speaker, Rt. Hon….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Garkuwan Matasa of Lokoja, Alhaji Abdulkareem Umar, has named his newly born baby Muhammad Bashir during a well-attended naming ceremony held at the Hausa Street Mosque in Kabawa, Lokoja. The event attracted family members, friends, associates, political allies, community leaders, and well-wishers who gathered to celebrate with the family…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State chapter of Council Of Ulama’u (KSCU), has on Sunday unveiled the 1446 Islamic calendar with a call on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Calendar year, as a public holiday. The Islamic new year calendar was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Disciples (Murids) of the late Sheikh Shaibu Abubakar Kenchi, under the leadership of Khalifa Kenchi, who is also the Magajin-Gari of Lokoja, on Sunday marked the 30-year remembrance and Maulud Nabiyi of the renowned Islamic scholar in Lokoja, Kogi State. The event drew clerics, family members, disciples and well-wishers from…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Crowther Memorial College Lokoja old students association has called on the Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to as a matter of urgency rescue the college from total collapse. They also appealed to the Governor to extend his developmental strides in education to the college. At a press briefing…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Comrade Adam Salih Bala, popularly known as Bala Justice, on Saturday officially declared his intention to contest the Lokoja I State House of Assembly seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bala Justice began his declaration from his Ward E of Lokoja Local Government Area and proceeded…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja APC Integrity Group has congratulated Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on his two-year anniversary in office, commending his administration for its commitment to good governance and sustainable development in Kogi State. In a statement issued to mark the anniversary, the group described Governor Ododoâs leadership as purposeful and people-centred,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a day of joy and celebration at the country home of Engr Abubakar Bashir Gegu, Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as he named his newborn baby in Gegu, Kogi Local Government Area, today. The naming ceremony, which was…
*** Allege Bola Oyebamiji Focused on Osun Governorship Ambition, Rarely Visits Lokoja By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have accused the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) of neglecting the host community and marginalising them in employment, contracts, and local empowerment initiatives. They alleged that the Managing Director and Chief Executive…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The residents of Cantonment street in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital have called on officials of the Kogi Ministry of Environmental Sanitation to immediately evacuate piles of refuse blocking canals around Cantonment street in Lokoja. The residents said that the heaps of dirt posed grave danger to peoples’ health around…
