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Daga Musa Tanimu Nasidi Haka nan an kafa maƙeran Hausa (makera) a lokoja tun zamanin Musa Maigari. Kwata-kwata kuma an san su da sunan sana’a. Sarkin Makera na farko wos Hassan Makeri, mutumin da yake da bayi da yawa kuma a wajen Turawa ya ‘yantar da maza ya mayar da matan kuyanginsa. Bayan rasuwar Hassan,…
The Hausa blacksmiths (makera) were also established in lokoja right from the time of Musa Maigari. Their quarter is also known by their professional name. The first Sarkin Makera wos Hassan Makeri, the man who had many slaves and who at the instance of the Europeans, freed the men and turned the women into his…
The Kabba/Bunu APC Youth Vanguard, says Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo, Executive Governor of Kogi State has taken the best decision to compensate Kabba, that is having more Ward’s and voting strength with the position of the Secretary of the about to be Constituted Local Government Executive Council. The Vanguard in a statement signed byOkiki Imole…
Shatiman Lakwaja, Alhaji Muhammad Mabo Kasim, yana mika gayyata ga jama’a zuwa wajen daurin auren ‘yarsa, Rahman Muhammad Kasim. Ya bayyana hakan ne a cikin wata sanarwa da ya sanya wa hannu a Lakwaja da kansa kuma ya mika wa manema labarai a ranar Lahadi. Sanarwar ta ce; “Muna farin ciki da gayyatar ku da…
Shatiman Lakwaja, Alhaji Muhammad Mabo Kasim, cordially invite the general public to the wedding Fatiha of his daughter,Rahman Muhammad Kasim. This was disclosed in a statement he personally signed in Lokoja and made available to Newsmen on Sunday. The statement reads;“We are honoured to invite you, dearest friends and the general public to the wedding…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The Kogi State Commissioner For Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Engr Bashiru Gegu has described the Council election ongoing in the State as a walkover for the APC. Engr. Bashiru expressed optimism that the good works of Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo and his people oriented policies has paved way for the…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the Kogi state independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC ) was getting the election in kogi state right. Comrade Adamu spoke with newsman after voting at his country home Gbaude unit 002 ,Lokoja local government area of Kogi state. Adamu who…
By News Desk The Nigerian Army has commended the Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senator Sunday Karimi for building and donating Forward Operating Base in Egbe, Yagba East Local Government Area of the State. The Nigerian Army Forward Operating Base, Egbe, Kogi State is a private initiative of Sen. Sunday Karimi and his family built on…
By Tanimu Nasidi Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on Saturday witnessed the 5th boat regatta in which several boatmen paddle for a prize at the confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue. The Pata waterfront and its sorroundings were agog with residents who trooped in to be part of the maiden Lokoja Boat Regatta Festival put…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi Commonly referred to as the Confluence city, Kogi State which was created out of the former kwara State on August 17, 1991, and located in the North-central part of Nigeria, is a state known for its rich history and diverse ethnic representation cutting across several tribes. Every year Lokoja town comes…
