By Lami Ibrahim Thousands of Maiduguri inhabitants have been displaced, with the Nigerian Correctional Service recapturing three inmates after a jailbreak, while 80 per cent of animals at the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo died as Borno State suffered its most devastating flood disaster in 30 years, Nationalwatch Tv reports. Following the disaster, President Bola Tinubu,…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Top politicians and Islamic Scholars within and outside the state have eulogised late Abdullahi Ladan Ibrahim, immediate elder brother to Sanni Karashi, who died and was buried on Saturday. The death of the deceased was described as a great loss to the entire Lokoja people by bigwigs at the Fidau…
By Lami Ibrahim Victims of the petrol tanker explosion in Majia Town of Jigawa State have been buried in a mass grave. Late Tuesday night, a tanker transporting petrol lost control and exploded, causing widespread destruction in Jigawa State. Confirming the incident, the state Police Spokesperson, Shi’isu Adam, said the tanker driver was en route…
By Lami Ibrahim The Maigari of Lokoja, and chairman of Lokoja Local Government traditional council, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi 1V, has urged Christian and Muslim communities in the state to continue living in peaceful coexistence. This was contained in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Lokoja. He…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab It was a moment of solemn reflection and joyful celebration on Sunday as Muhammad Adamu Tanko, fondly called Talba Lokoja, hosted a special prayer in memory of his late mother, Hajiya Maimunat Lare Muhammad, marking the 15th anniversary of her passing, alongside the naming ceremony of his newborn baby. The…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lokoja Ward ‘E’ have unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term in office, while declaring that it is now the rightful turn of Ward ‘E’ to produce the next member representing Lokoja 1 State…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The body of the abandoned sick man who died on Monday along Karaworo Street in Lokoja has finally been evacuated by the police. The evacuation, which took place on Tuesday night, brought relief to residents and shop owners who had been living in fear and discomfort due to the presence…
*** 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…
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….
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Gabi of Lokoja, Alhaji Sulaiman Baba-Ali, today, visited the Katika of Lokoja, Alhaji Bala Salisu, over the death of his wife, Aishat Mojisola. Baba-Ali, who arrived at Salisu’s GRA residence in Lokoja at 12:30 pm., expressed sadness over the death of the traditional title holder’s wife. Nationalwatch Tv reports…
