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Month: December 2019

  • Court jails two fraudsters in Ilorin

    Court jails two fraudsters in Ilorin

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    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two persons charged before the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, on offences that border on internet fraud and other fraud related offences. The convicts, Okoro Raymond and Ogundowole Tosin,…

  • NGOs urge FG to enact new agricultural policy

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    By Steve Oni, Ilorin A coalition of Non Governmental Organisations has called on both the Federal Government and the National Assembly to synergise and enact a new agricultural policy that would motivate the youth into embracing farming. According to the Coalition which comprises the Cultural and Societal Values Development Initiatives (CSVDI), Moringa Development Association of…

  • Land Scam: I paid N2.3m into Kwara TV GM’s account – Witness

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    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The trial of the embattled General Manager of the Kwara State Television Authority, Alhaji Abdulfatai Adewale Adebowale, for alleged N4m land fraud continued on Thursday with a prosecution witness, Sulyman Abdulkareem, narrating how he paid the sum of N2.3m into the account of the defendant. He said: “My Lord, after the…

  • AbdulRazaq urges sacrifice as Kwara cabinet members begin retreat

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    • Tasks them on challenges ahead By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on has called on his cabinet picks to be prepared to make the required sacrifice as the administration gets down for the task of rebuilding the state. In his address on Wednesday at the opening session of a retreat for…

  • Kwara Assembly loses member

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    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state House of Assembly has lost one of its members, Hon. Ahmed Saidu Rufai, representing Patigi constituency. He died at the early hour of Tuesday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. A statement made available to journalists in Ilorin by the Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, Ibrahim…

  • Amnesty Vendors call for immediate Sack of Amnesty boss

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    Amnesty Vendors have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately terminate the appointment of Professor Charles Dokubo as the SA to the President on the Amnesty programme and to carry out a thorough investigation into all financial transactions undertaken by the Amnesty office since January 2018 till date. The group while briefing journalist in Abuja,…

  • Selasi Fashion Show is fashion for charity

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      We go beyond Fashion to show love to humanity By Ebi Imisi   Patience Saha, founder of Selasi Fashion Show has disclosed that the show is beyond just the runway but to show care and love to humanity with proceeds.   Fielding questions from reporters during the fashion show with the theme ‘Embrace Africa’, Patience…

  • Kwara First Lady leads walk against gender-based violence

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    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State First Lady Olufolake AbdulRazaq on Saturday led thousands of women on a street walk against gender-based violence and sexual abuse in Ilorin, the state capital, calling for mass support against the scourge. The rally, which began at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, saw the women walking through the popular…