Month: July 2019

  • NUJ Vice President, others felicitate with Kwara Correspondents’ Chapel new exco

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Vice President, Zone D, of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Comrade Wilson Bako, has charged the new executive committee of the Correspondents’ Chapel of NUJ, Kwara state Council to uphold professional ethics and reputation in the state. Comrade Bako, in a telephone conversatiom with the Chapel Chairman, Comrade Abiola Azeez,…

  • Police effect release of four avducted Turkish narionals

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Commissiober of Police Kayode Egbetokun has announced the release of the abducted four Turkish nationals. The abductees are Yasin Colak (33), Senerapal (40), Ergun Yurdakul (35) and Seyit Keklik (25). They were kidnapped last week Saturday in Gbanle in Edu local government area of Kwara state. Parading the released…

  • Kwara to strengthen anti-kidnapping law

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government is elated at the freedom of the four Turkish nationals recently abducted in Edu Local Government of the state. We thank the Almighty God for crowning our efforts with success. The government, according to a statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak. thanked security…

  • University Don urges embracement of afforestation

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The three tiers of government in Nigeria as well as Nigerian people have been enjoined to embrace afforestation, while doing away with unnecessary deforestation. Prof. Paul Ojo Fatoba of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, who gave the admonition at the 183rd Inaugural Lecture of the institution, said afforestation…

  • Kwara NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel new EXCO inaugurated

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Executive Committee of the Correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara state Council, has been inaugurated with Alhaji Abiola Azeez of the Tribune newspapers emerging as Chairman. The new Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, who was the immediate past Secretary of the Chapel, emerged unopposed like four…

  • EDO QUEENS FC PIP DREAM STARS FC 1-0

    By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City. Edo Queens Football Club of Benin kicked-off the 2018/ 2019 Nigeria Women Football League on a scintillating note as they pip the hard fighting D Stars of Lagos 1-0 in a tension shocked away match played at the popular Agege Sports Stadium Lagos. The Godwin Obaseki Girls opened scoring in…

  • Kwara: Dep Gov says govt will explore alternative source of energy

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State government is to explore alternative source of energy to solve the power problem facing the State. State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi disclosed this on Wednesday in Ilorin while receiving Executives of the State Chapter, Nigeria Union of Tailors led by its Acting President, Mallam Yinusa Alamu in his office.…

  • Alternative Medicine: KWHA urges NBC to regulate adverts

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the National Broadcasting Commission to be alive to its statutory responsibility of regulating advertisements on traditional medicines on Broadcast Stations to save the people from the adverse effects of alternative medicine in the state. This is part of the Resolutions of the House, following…

  • Kwara will give priority attention to infrastructure, says Dep Governor

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State government has restated its resolve to give priority attention to infrastructural development in the state in view of its strategic importance to the people and the overall development of the state. State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin while receiving in audience executives and members…

  • Kwara Assembly calls for Revocation of Alimi Chalet Acquisition

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State House of Assembly has revoked the acquisition of Alimi Chalet by the former Governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki. The revocation followed the void of the acquisition, valuation and certification of Land title (Right of Occupancy) in respect of the chalet in the personal name of Dr Bukola…