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By Kabir Abdulsalam A few weeks ago, a storm erupted across traditional and social media platforms. The cause? Reports surfaced that some Islamic scholars were advocating for the establishment of Sharia courts or independent Sharia panels in Nigeria’s SouthWest, the Yoruba land, a region renowned for its religious diversity. The news sparked widespread uproar, particularly…
The combine Fida’u prayers for Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim Na’uma and younger sister of Daman of Lokoja, Alhaji Sulaiman Baba who passed away on Thursday 7th, November 2024 is scheduled for Sunday 10th , November 2024. This was made known by Danasabe Garkuwa on Friday in Lokoja. According to him the Fida’u Prayers which is schedule…
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…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi. In the early hours of Saturday,20th August 2016 (17 Zulqidah,1437 AH), Malam Yahaya Hafizi’s as is fondly call by his students, passed away at his Madabo residence after a protracted illnesses and was laid to rest this morning. His friends, including prominent scholars, Khadis, both serving and retired Judges of High…
By: – Chief (Barr.) Ladi Ahmed Jatto – OON July 26th marks a crucial day in the Conservation Calendar – The International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems. Mangroves, the unsung heroes of our coastal ecosystems, play a vital role in safeguarding our planet’s biodiversity, climate, and human well-being. Mangroves are trees or shrubs…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino The preponderance of opinions thereafter is: If GYB had so much to show, why did he concentrate on politics at both national and state levels, to the detriment of his legacy of accomplishments? Why were all these, including another university in Kogi West and infrastructure in the state not given the…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi,the Fourth Maigari of Lokoja,is the senior son of late Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Kabiru Maikarfi 111,Grandson of Late Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammadu Maikarfi 11, Great-grandson of Muhammadu Maikarfi 1, and head of Maikarfi Dynasty, was born to the families of Late HRH,…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi It is not the nature of man to choose to serve, ordinarily. Everyone wants to be served. So, I was captivated when I met a Leader who, though entitled to be served, chose to serve. His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Kabiru Maikarfi 111, the Maigari of Lokoja, who passed away…
Written by Eric Teniola Expectedly, the deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu (52), are to be appointed Chairmen of Committees for the amendment of the Constitution whose objectives among others, include creation of more states. That is another financial jamboree in the…
By Lasisi Olagunju One of the bitter lessons Bola Tinubu may have learnt in his abortive war against Niger Republic’s military junta is that with northern Nigeria, blood will always be thicker than water. In this matter, Niger Republic is blood; Nigeria, especially the part of it outside the Muslim north, is water. Northern Nigerians…
