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The Chairman and founder of Late Abubakar Ola Foundation,Alhaji Abubakar Zakari Ola, has expressed grief over the death of theMakama of Lokoja,Rtd Rear Admiral Ibrahim Drisu. Zakari in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, which was obtained by Newsmen in Lokoja, described the late Chairman of Lokoja Emirate traditional title holders as a man…
The Osun Progressives (TOP) has described as a ruse, the alleged endorsement of Prince Gboyega Famodun as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, as the State Congress Appeal Committee wants to misinform members of the public. Chairman of the caucus, Reverend Adelowo Adebiyi, said the purported endorsement of Famodun as State…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed an application challenging the suspension of Prince Uche Secondus from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A panel of three justices led by Justice Haruna Tsammani dismissed the suit on Tuesday during its sitting in the Rivers State capital. The PDP had filed the application at…
A notorious burglar, Ajibola Lateef has been apprehended by the personnel of the Osun Western Security Network, Amotekun Osun, on Monday, at Asamu, in Ola-Oluwa Local Government of Osun State. Information made available to DAILY POST at the point of arrest by Amotekun personnel revealed that Lateef has been terrorising Asamu and Telemu, two towns…
No fewer than six persons were confirmed killed and houses razed in a sustained and coordinated attack by gunmen, in the early hours of Monday, in Bagana village, Omala Local Government Areaof Kogi State. It could be recall that a similar attack occurred barely a month ago leading to the death of about nine persons…
Danko Development Forum (DDF), Lokoja, commiserates with Maigarin Lakwaja, families, friends, associates and Lokoja community over the demise of Real Admiral N.I Idrisu, (rtd), Makaman Lakwaja. The news of his death is, however, painful, considering the huge vacuum late Makaman has created, and nursing this mosaic of grief would appear difficult. Nevertheless, the forum is…
The late Makama of Lokoja, Rtd Rear Admiral Ibrahim Drisu, who died at the age of 72 on Monday,in Abuja, has been buried in Unguwan Kura Muslim cementary, Lokoja by 2.30pm. The funeral prayer which took place at Lokoja Central musque, was led by Khalifah sani abdulkadir zaria,who came from Zaria in kaduna state, to…
Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has expressed optimism he will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He said he has all the qualities to succeed as President, stating he has fixed Kogi since he took over. He spoke on Monday while featuring on Arise TV programme. “By the grace of God when I would have [been]…
The Dokaji of Lokoja, Engineer Kilani Hassan, has expressed shock over the death of the Makama of Lokoja ,Rtd. Rear Admiral Ibrahim Drisu. The Makama passed on on Monday in Abuja. In a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday, Engineer Hassan said the death of the Retired Naval General had created a vacuum that would not easily…
A chieftain of APC in Lokoja Local Goverment Area and one time Lokoja 1 constituency house of Assembly Aspirant, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi, Tuesday, condoled the family of Late Rtd. Ibrahim Drisu,who died Monday after a protracted illness. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to Yusuf Abdullahi on media and publicity, Shehu Aliyu,…
