By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab In preparation for the October 12, 2024 edition of Lokoja Boat Regatta, the Lokoja Forum of Patriots (LFP), on Tuesday has met with critical stakeholders to brief them on the Forum’s level of preparedness. Addressing the stakeholders in a meeting held in Lokoja Local Government Council Hall on Tuesday, the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A philanthropist and Abuja-based businessman, Alhaji Zakari Abubakar Ola has named his newly born baby ‘Adiza’. The naming ceremony was held on Monday at his New Layout residence in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. In his sermon, the Chief Imam of Lokoja, Sheikh Muhammad Aminu Sha’aban, admonished parents to ensure…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency Hon. Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf and some political appointees Monday commiserated with victims of the fire which gutted a section of Lokoja GSM market, opposite Jaiz Bank. The early morning inferno which was…
…As Maigari of Lokoja commissions project By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Jubilation rented the air at Muslim Community Secondary School, Lokongoma, Lokoja, when Danko Development Forum (DDF), handed over the keys of a block of two classrooms and laboratory equipment to the school, in furtherance of its vision to support education through the Forum’s philanthropic…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The newly turbaned Sarkin Fawa of Lokoja, Hon Ibrahim Danasabe Idi, has expressed appreciation to the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi over his coronation yesterday. Expressing his appreciation at his Angwar Fawa street residence in Lokoja during a reception held for him by his friends shortly after…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The newly turbaned Santali of Lokoja, Alhaji Bala Muhammed Haruna, has expressed appreciation to the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi over his coronation yesterday. Expressing his appreciation at his GRA residence in Lokoja shortly after the turbaning ceremony, Haruna, who is a retired NNPC Limited Director, said…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Lokoja, the headquarters of the Lokoja Kingdom, was agog with pageantry today for the celebration of this year’s edition of Lokoja Day and turbaning of six eminent persons from the kingdom by the Maigari, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikafi. The ceremony attracted the cream of the society with the Deputy…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has said the state government would support the rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja, the state capital, ravaged by fire on Thursday, to enable victims of the fire disaster to have their sources of livelihood restored. Ododo gave the assurance on Thursday…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A suspected Internet fraudster popularly call ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by police operatives in Kogi State for killing a 21-year-old girl and cutting her to pieces. The police officer who never wanted his name in print because he was not authorized to speak to newsmen named the suspect as…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Forum of Patriots (LFP), is set to host the 2024 Boat Regatta funfair on Saturday October 12, 2024 at the John Holt Waterfront, Kpata market, Lokoja. The LFP Chairman, Alhaji Idris Baba’Ango, who announced the date shortly after the meeting of the coordinators held at Lokoja Local Government…
