LOKOJA LG COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DIES HOURS TO ELECTION
The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, has been reported dead.
The late chairman was confirmed dead around 4:30 am at a hospital in Lokoja, where he was rushed to after he slumped at his residence. He was said to have died of high blood pressure in the early hours of Friday, November 10, 2023.
Sympathizers were seen trooping into his family house on Friday morning at cantonment areas of Lokoja to condole the family over his sudden demise.
He was said to have been involved in a series of political meetings ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The council chairman’s last outing was during the All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting at the state government house, ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State.
“Doctors confirmed him clinically dead around 4:30am on Friday”, said a family member who craved anonymity.
He will be buried at the Unguwan Kura Muslim cemetery after Juma’at prayer on Friday.
He is survived by his mother, wife and children.
More Stories
UPDATE: FEC APPROVES N47.9TN BUDGET FOR 2025
The proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the fiscal year 2025 has been approved by the Federal Executive Council....
ONDO GUBER POLL: INEC BEGIND DISTRIBUTION OF SENSITIVE MATERIALS
Ahead of Saturday's governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing sensitive materials to Ondo State's local...
BREAKING: FG PROPOSES N47.9TRN AS 2025 BUDGET
The federal government has proposed N47.9 trillion as the total expenditure in the 2025 budget. The minister of finance and...
UPDATE: UEFA APPOINTS ETHICS, DISCIPLINARY INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE COOTE
Following the release of a video purporting to show Premier League referee David Coote sniffing white powder during Euro 2024,...
HEALTH: OYO GOVT CONFIRMS FOUR DEATHS LINKED TO SUSPECTED LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK
Due to a possible Lassa fever outbreak, the Oyo State Ministry of Health has shuttered two hospitals in the Saki...
CASE OF FALANA, FALZ AGAINST VDM FAILS TO PROCEED AS COURT ADJOURNS TILL JAN 23RD
By Aishat Momoh. O. and Sefiu Ajape An Ikeja High Court has adjourned the hearing of a defamation suit filed...