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By Abdulateef Bamgbose The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to urgently suspend Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Tender for World Bank funded NMMP Phase 2. The Red Chambers said the action has become necessary in order to undertake comprehensive review of the procurement criteria to prioritize local manufacturing and assembling of prepaid meters…

From Lateef Taiwo The Department of State Services, DSS, has countered the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, to the effect that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election and incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. The service in a report tendered…

By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state government has disclosed that it chose to complete the Osi and Ilesha Baruba campuses of the Kwara State University, saying their completion would cause rapid socioeconomic development in the two Senatorial Districts of Kwara South and Kwara North where they are located. Speaking on Thursday in Ilorin, the…

In a groundbreaking development, two long-standing rival nations, Alphonia and Betania, have finally put an end to their decades-long conflict by signing a historic peace deal. The agreement was reached after years of intensive diplomatic efforts and negotiations, bringing hope for lasting peace and stability in the region. The animosity between Alphonia and Betania dates…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed, while some major roads have also been washed away, with a bridge that completely collapsed following the Tuesday night downpour in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, and the environs. The downpour, which cut off some communities from the capital city of Ilorin, badly…

By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development has bestowed an esteemed Award of Excellence on Hajiya Habibat Salman Saidu, Permanent Secretary, Kwara state Ministry of Tertiary Education, for her exceptional contributions to the promotion of gender inclusion and women empowerment. The prestigious Award was presented to Hajia Habibat Salman Saidu…

A German Islamist extremist accused of allowing a 5-year-old Yezidi girl to die in Iraq is set to face a retrial starting Wednesday in a Munich court. The defendant, known as Jennifer W under German privacy laws, allegedly stood by while the young Yazidi girl succumbed to the intense heat in Iraq. Following an appeals…

The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) has faced criticism from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for urging President Bola Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB. In a statement issued on Saturday, the CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, warned Tinubu not to be swayed by IPOB’s tactics and the demands from the…

By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Rasaq Lawal, has resigned from office as well as from the party. He announced his resignation on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital, in a letter he addressed to the state Chairman of the PDP, Hon. Babatunde Mohammed.…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted a 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for presenting himself to be a female American woman in order to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was convicted alongside one Adeniyi Adekunle Aliyu for similar offence. The duo were arraigned on…