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Kwara Gov orders suspension of top civil servants over extortion of farmers
“EFCC to probe scam By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate suspension of all officials named in alleged extortion of farmers in the state’s ministry of agriculture through the sale of unauthorised registration forms. Rafiu Ajakaye, media spokesman to the Governor, said in a statement on Wednesday that the…
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Kwara inaugurates technical committee on COVID-19
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Aside various measures already in place in ensuring that the dreaded coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world does not spread to Kwara state, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated the Technical Committee on the virus with a charge to members to carry out the assignment with the diligence, commitment and sacrifice it…
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Kwara gets well equipped infectious disease centre
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has hinted at more sweeping measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state and the nation at large. Though Kwara state currently has no confirmed case, AbdulRazaq said his administration has set up various preventive and safety mechanisms, including establishing and equipping an…
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COVID-19: Kwara civil servants to work from home Monday
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Concerned about the ravaging corona virus pandemic across the globe, Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the state’s civil servants to work from home as from Monday. Same Monday, all schools across the state would be closed pending when the deadly virus would subside. In a statement personally signed by…
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BATSV appoints six Kwarans into key postions
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The National Leadership of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATSV) has approved the appointments of six people from Kwara state into the executives of the North Central Zone of the Vanguard. The National Chairman of BATSV, Dr. Dare Owotomobi, who released the names of the six appointed zonal officers from Kwara…
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Coronavirus: Buhari should address the nation now, says OPCI President
By Steve Oni, Ilorin With the worsening situation of the rampaging coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria in which not less than 22 index cases have been confirmed, President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to listen to the voices of reason from the Senate and other well meaning people and address the Nation without further delay.…
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Kwara govt delivers new fire truck to Offa
By Steve Oni, Ilorin In fulfilment of its promise after the recent Owode market inferno in which traders lost goods worth millions of Naira, the Kwara State Government has delivered a brand new fire truck to the Offa Fire Station. The fire truck was delivered to the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi by the…
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Coronavirus: Ilorin Emirate Organises Prayer, Seek God’s Intervention
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Worried by the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world, the people of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara state has organised a special prayer to ward off the deadly virus from Nigeria and every part of the World. The special prayer which was held on Friday at the Ilorin Juma’at Central Mosque was at…
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Help Curb Fake News, Kwara Deputy Governor Charges Veteran Journalists
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Deputy Governor of Kwara state, Mr Kayode Alabi has asked veteran journalists in the country to help curb fake news menace. Alabi noted that publication of fake news, especially in the social media has assumed alarming proportion and if not checked could do incalculable damage to the peace and unity of…
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No COVID-19 AT UNILORIN-Durotoye
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Chairman of the Committee on Prevention of Coronavirus at the University of Ilorin, Dr. Idayat Adenike Durotoye, has debunked the insinuation of the spread of the dreaded pandemic virus in the University. Dr. Durotoye who stated this on Thursday at a special interview programme on Unilorin 89.3 FM, the official…