By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The ancient city of Lokoja the Kogi State capital literally stood still on Friday as the remains of the General Manager Corporate Affairs, National Inland Waterways Authority NIWA, Alhaji Jibril Dar’dau, were buried amidst wailing and crying. The Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Lokoja, where prayers were held for…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Renowned Islamic scholar and preacher, Sheikh Alhaji Muyideen Ajani Bello, has died at the age of 84. The respected cleric, widely admired for his great Islamic teachings, died in the early hours of Friday, December 6, 2024. His death was announced by Alfa Aribidesi of At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah and confirmed by…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Stakeholders and religious leaders from Kabawa community in Lokoja have paid a thank you visit to His Royal Highness the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Maikarfi IV over the conferment of traditional title of Tsonfadan Lokoja on Alhaji Ibrahim Danladi Sulaiman a.k.a Barazana. Speaking on behalf of the delegation…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some dare-devil robbers have attacked a commercial bank in the Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, killing a police officer. This is just as angry residents went after the robbers and set ablaze the corpse of one of the gunmen, reportedly caught on Thursday. A police…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Vice President Kashim Shettima, Wednesday flagged off federal government’s inaugural airlift of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2024 annual Hajj, with a charge to the intending pilgrims to maintain national policies aimed at promoting unity, sustainable development and strategic diplomacy throughout the sacred exercise. Addressing the gathering of intending pilgrims during…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The two-day Protest by the Kogi State Light Up Movement (LUM), has been suspended on Wednesday. The suspension of the protest came after leaders of the LUM met with representative of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a meeting on Wednesday at the NUJ press center, Lokoja. At the…
The National Coordinator of the “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, Chief Richard Asaje has initiated a very wonderful exercise to facilitate PVC registration for residents of remote villages in the “Area Council of Yagba West LG of Kogi State, a powered by Hon Leke Abejide. Political leaders in the Area Council of Yagba West LG…
By Tanko Taidi Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, representing Ifo 1 state constituency, has been impeached. Oluomo was immediately replaced by Hon. Oludaisi Elemide from Odeda state constituency. Both Elemide and Oluomo are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. During the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was an unprecedented crowd and jubilation at the Kogi State Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lokoja on Wednesday as Alhaji Idris Abdulrahman Sofada picked expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the October 19 local government Chairmanship election in Lokoja LGA. The party secretariat…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Saturday in Lokoja presented the party’s flag to its chairmanship and councilorship candidates for the 21 local government areas, ahead the October 19, local government elections. The SDP State Chairman, Hon Peter Moses Oricha, while presenting the party flag, said that…
