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All is now set for the Turbanning Ceremony of Alhaji Zakari Ahmadu Dangana(ONOGIE) as the Shugaban Afemai Lokoja by His Royal Highness, Muhammed Kabir Maikarfi 111, OON, FKSP. In a statement signed by the Chairman of Afemai Progressives Union Lokoja, said the Turbanning Ceremony will hold tommorow, 21st July, 2021 by 9:00am at the Maigari…
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…
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed that he was blind-folded from the point of his arrest in Kenya and flown into Nigeria in a private jet. This was revealed by Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in a statement on Thursday after a meeting on Tuesday. The meeting took place…
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu Today is my birthday. I thank God for giving me the life and time on earth he has provided me. He has blessed me beyond the ability of words to describe; I am more than cognizant of His great mercies toward me. I have much to be thankful for. However, this…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the Kano-Abuja sector of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project. The Lagos-Kano rail project is part of the 25-year vision approved by the Federal Government for rail transportation in 2002. The contract for it was signed on 30th October, 2002 and assigned to a Chinese Company,…
Written by Adamu Adamu. Professor Wole Soyinka, who appears totally ignorant of the most burning issue in international current affairs, betrays an unacceptable level of illiteracy on a related issue at home. On the issue of culpability for the origin of Boko Haram, Mahmud Jega says of Soyinka that he thinks he knows; Sam Nda-Isaiah…
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has described the ideas attributed to one Kelechi Madu as outrageously ignoramus opinions that are eccentric and weird to the legal profession. It is unfortunate for someone who claims to be a lawyer of a status of a Solicitor General of a provincial…
By Abbas Yahaya Greek playwright Aeschylus coined the term philanthropy in the 5th century BCE. It meant “love of humanity.” Today, philanthropy means generosity in all its forms and is often defined as giving gifts of “time, talent and treasure” to help make life better for other people. In the past couple of years, the…
By Ibrahim Hamman Degri It is with great sense of responsibility and duty as a concerned citizen with passion for the progress and development of our Local Governments and the sorrowful state of our rural communities that I refer to the above subject matter authored by Abdulrahman Yunusa form Auchi, Edo state. The write up…
By Adekunle Ade-Adeleye The interception of Nnamdi Kanu and the storming of Sunday Igboho’s mansion last week were clearly and deliberately orchestrated by the government’s security forces. These were not isolated or coincidental events. They show a determined effort by the government to stamp out any attempt towards separatism. Mr Kanu was brought in from…
