Month: August 2019
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Kwara House pledges govt support to NYSC
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Deputy Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Raphael Adetiba-Olarenwaju says the state legislature will partner with the National Youth Service Corps( NYSC) to ensure that corps members deployed to the state enjoy Kwara’s hospitality. Hon Adetiba-Olarenwaju gave this assurance at the presentation of beds, mattresses, drugs and other items…
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Coca Cola bridge project: Contractor mobilised to site with N10m
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Abdulrahman Abdulrazak has approved payment of the outstanding sum of N10m owed the contractor handling the construction of the Coca-Cola bridge project. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport Dr. Yusuf Garba Manjo, who disclosed this during an assessment visit to the project, expressed satisfaction with…
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Our administration will lead by example, says Kwara Deputy Governor
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi says the present administration under the leadership of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq will lead by example for others to emulate. Mr Alabi, who made the promise in Ilorin on Thursday while playing host to the Executives of ECWA IDCC led by its Chairman, Reverend John Sunday…
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Kwara Governorship election tribunal rules Sept. 20
Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has slated September 20 to give judgment in the petition filed by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Rasak Atunwa challenging the election of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Atunwa is challenging AbdulRazaq’s election on the ground that the Governor had allegedly presented a forged secondary school certificate and…
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Kwara will address decay in health sector, says deputy governor
Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State government would address the rot in the health sector with a view to making health care delivery accessible to the people, particularly at the grassroots. State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, who gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ilorin while receiving members of the State Council of the National Association of…
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Kwara will complete all abandoned projects, says AbdulRazak
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has given the assurance that his administration would complete all abandoned or uncompleted projects in the state. Ignoring them, he noted, would amount to wasting public funds already sunk into them. AbdulRazaq, who spoke through his deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi, also said he inherited a decrepit…
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Durbar: AbdulRazaq urges support for reforms, paradigm shift in Kwara
• Says won’t gratify self with public resources By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday rallied the people behind his agenda for reforms and paradigm shift in governance, calling the 2019 election a referendum that saw people choosing development and prudence over waste and underdevelopment. Speaking at the 2nd Annual Grand…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Saliu Mustapha preaches peace, love
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has urged Nigerians to rise above personal and sectarian interests by promoting harmonious relationship to sustain the nation’s unity In a statement issued in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital by his media aide on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir, Mallam Mustapha…
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Eid-kabir: Kwara APC chieftain, Gobir, urges prayer for Nigeria
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Less than 24 hours to Eid-kabir celebration, Nigerians, particularly, Muslims have been charged to intensify efforts in praying for the unity and progress of the country. Mallam Yakub Gobir gave the charge while speaking on the importance of Eid-kabir celebration in Ilorin, the state capital. Gobir appealed to Muslim faithful to…
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Accident kills 1 on Lagos-Abeokuta highway
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday confirmed that one person died in an accident involving a commercial bus at Joju area on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Commander of the sector, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun on Saturday that the accident…