By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja, the confluence city, practically, stood still on Sunday, as eminent Nigerians, foreign diplomats, politicians from various political parties, market women and men, well wishers, among others, thronged the Maigari’s Palace, venue of the 8th Day Fidau prayers for the repose of late Hajiya Safahu Kabir Maikarfi, step mother of…
By Lami Ibrahim Vice President Kashim Shettima caused a mild drama on Thursday after he requested Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to greet the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Shettima made the request during a meeting between state governors and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Some…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As part of strategies to check prevalent insecurity and ensure safety of lives and property, the Nigeria Motorcycle Transport Union, Lokoja LGA chapter in collaboration with the Kogi State Ministry of Transport have begin registering motorcycle (Okada) riders operating in the area. The registration became imperative for easy identification of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The former Director-General of the Kogi State Bureau of Lands and Urban Development, Alhaji Abdulmalik Samari Teina, has been arrested in Abuja by security operatives over alleged embezzlement of funds meant for compensation of landowners at the site of a proposed ultra-modern market project in Lokoja. According to reliable sources,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari Palace pavilion was filled to the brim on Friday as the Chairman Lokoja Local Government Council of traditional rulers and Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, gave out his sister, Maimunat Kabir Maikarfi’s hand in marriage to her spouse, Dr AbdulMalik Muhammed. The wedding Fatiha was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi IV, represented by the Rogan of Eggan, Muhammad Alhassan, on Thursday commissioned the newly renovated Police Area Commander’s Office in Lokoja, renovated by the Kutepa Outreach. Speaking at the ceremony, the Maigari’s representative conveyed the appreciation of HRH…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Government has dismissed 15 personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and demoted 59 others for various acts of misconduct and indiscipline. This was disclosed by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) under the Ministry of Interior, which reviewed 224 disciplinary cases involving correctional…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As political activities gradually intensifies ahead of the 2027 Presidential / National Assembly Elections, a leading political group under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Kogi APC Renaissance Forum has raised an alarm of a deliberate plot to destabilize the re- election campaign of President…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Another round of protests has broken out in Kano amid the tussle for the throne of the Emirate between Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Bayero, the dethroned Emir of Kano, had, contrary to the directive of the state governor, Abba Yusuf refused to vacate the palace….
Amidst the growing efforts towards coalescence by the opposition parties against the incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a fresh pressure has come upon former President Goodluck Jonathan to throw his hat in the ring. Curiously, this pressure comes barely two weeks after the Samuel Ogbuku-led Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC)…
