By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a joyful and memorable occasion in Lokoja on Saturday as the Danman of Lokoja, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed Baba, gave out the hand of his late brother’s daughter, Malama Hajara Gambo Sulaiman, in marriage to Isah Usman. The wedding Fatiha, held at the Danman family residence in Shabayagi, Lokoja,…
By Lami Ibrahim There was pandemonium on Tuesday as heavily armed police officers allegedly fired teargas canisters into a meeting room of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja while top leaders of the party were addressing journalists. The incident reportedly occurred at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, where the National Chairman, Dr. Kabiru…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Abubakar Muhammed, Councilorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Lokoja Ward ‘D’ Councilorship position has said that he will make youth and women empowerment a priority if elected in the October 19 local government election. Muhammed, a philanthropist disclosed this in Lokoja on Friday in a remark during…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi APC Integrity Group, Lokoja LGA Chapter, has lauded Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo’s effort to constructively, innovatively, and impactfully revolutionize Kogi State through different developmental paradigms. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, the coordinator of the group, Hon. Maikudi Yusuf, said Ododo’s first 100 days in office…
Today 17/12/2024, the Renewed Hope lnitiative (RHI) programme the president’s wife , Senator Oluremi Tinubu who was represented by the wife of kogi state Governor, HER Excellency, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, presents cheque grant to pre- selected women’s, elderly support scheme social investment programme at the “Banquet Hall of the Government House Lokoja.. Mrs Tinubu ably…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Following the recent boat mishap in Kogi State, the Lokoja Area Manager, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr. Titus Adoga has commiserated with the government and the family of the victims in the state. This is just as Adoga declared that making waterways safer remains non-negotiable and topmost priority of…
By Lami Ibrahim Former President of Itsekiri National Youth Council, Barrister Esimaje Vincent Awani, has said that the deployment of 5,000 students to Novena University in Ogume, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, was conducted fraudulently, ” deviating from the operational template of the PAP ( Presidential Amnesty Programme) Office.” According to Barrister…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Chief Imam of Isah Kutepa Central Mosque in Lokoja, Sheikh Muhammad Yahya Abubilat, has concluded the 1447 Ramadan Tafsir at the palace of the Maigari of Lokoja, with a call for moral uprightness and sustained prayers for peace and development. The ceremony, held at the royal palace, attracted Islamic…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Dr. Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, has revived the moribund Lokoja cattle market in Felele, lamenting the deteriorating condition of facilities and encroachment on the market land. The reopening ceremony commenced with special prayers led by Shiekh Abubakar Adamu, who prayed for the Maigari, the people of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Muhammed Sanni Gambo, has issued a stern warning to individuals and groups encroaching on the land allocated for the party’s ongoing State Secretariat project, vowing to reclaim the property and ensure the completion of the long-abandoned structure. Gambo gave…
