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Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Kabir Maikarfi 111, Tuesday called for unity and understanding among muslims in the Emirate. Maigari who is the chairman of Lokoja Local Government traditional council, made the called in his sallah in Lokoja. The Royal father pointed out that peaceful coexistence was necessary for the rapid development of any…
Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, The Nation can confirm. His media aide, Olayomi Koiki, has also fled the country, it was learnt. Igboho was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night. Several supporters who are close to the embattled agitator confirmed his arrest to The…
The launching of EGBURA-KOTO Traditional/ Cultural Attire ,will take place on Sunday ,25th of July 2021 at Ohimege Igu’s palace,Koton karfe. In a statement jointly signed by Hon. Hassan Ohimozi, chairman and Hon. Zainab lbrahim, Wakili of Igu kingdom, vice chairman respectively, said the programs is organise in honor of His Royal Majesty, the Ohimege…
Security Agencies Uncover IPOB’s Plot to Attack Kuje Prison for Kanu’s Escape. Though the self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, is presently cooling his heels at the facility of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja, he wants to be transferred to the Kuje Correctional Centre for a…
The Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 has recommended the suspension of all Sallah durbar activities in six states as well as centralized eid gatherings, following the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. A statement by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the committee, said in a statement…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has told the National Assembly that the electronic transmission of results nationwide was possible. INEC’s position comes after the refusal to allow for electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate threw out the move to allow for electronic transmission of result…
Durbar festival is an annual festival celebrated in several cities, particularly in Northern Nigerian cities like: Kano, Zaria, Gombe,Bauchi,Dutse, Kazaure to mention few. Durbar festival marks the end of Ramadan and Sallah celebration, eid el Kabir and eid el Fitri in northern Nigeria. The maiden Lokoja Durbar and Horse Racing was initiated and sponsored by Hon. Danasabe…
NSCDC officers. Web image The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board has shortlisted 6,500 applicants out of the 1,474,149 persons that applied for the 2019 recruitment exercise. About 670,000 were invited, 200,000 responded while 53,116 wrote the Computer-Based Test. Announcing this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, the NSCDC Commandant-General, Dr Ahmed…
—faults APC over dissolution of Zamfara executives A former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, has distributed a total of 575 cows and 800 rams to members of the All Progressives Congress in the state. Alhaji Lawal Liman, the State Chairman of Yari’s faction of the party, stated this on Friday. Liman spoke at…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee has shared N733.095 billion as June 2021 allocation from the Federation Account to the Federal, States and Local Governments Councils. This was revealed in a statement by the Office of Accountant General of the Federation on Friday. The statement disclosed that the N733.095 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory…
