Category: Metro

——–Abolishes Roads and Bridges Ministry, reverts to Ministry of Works From Lateef Taiwo The Governor of Edo State , Monday Okpebholo has ordered the immediate freezing of all State-owned bank accounts with immediate effect, until further notice and also the reverse of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to the Ministry of Works. The Governor…

From Lateef Taiwo At least 22 miners have reportedly died in a collapse of a mining pit at an illegal mining site located within a national game reserve spanning Gashaka Local Government Area in Taraba State and Toungo Local Government Area in Adamawa State. According to reports , on Thursday, Adamu Jamtare, a miner from…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has announced a temporary closure of the Harmony Transport Services Ltd (HTSL), known as Kwara Express, for a wholesome repositioning of the legacy firm towards improved productivity, efficiency, and economic development. A statement by the Harmony Holdings Ltd, the body that manages all government businesses, said the restructuring…

▪︎ commiserates with President, military Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the rest of the country to mourn over the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Lt. General Lagbaja, who was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19,…

The European Union (EU) has ended six years of darkness in Etomi, a community in Cross River State, by funding a solar mini-grid project. The initiative, implemented in partnership with GIZ, provides 119.5kW of electricity to over 600 households and businesses in the community, marking a major milestone for the EU’s Global Gateway initiative in…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Christopher Ayeni, is dead. He died in a ghastly auto accident. It was gathered that the accident occurred at the Igbaja road junction, in Ajase-Ipo in the Irepodun local government area of the State due to over speeding and lack…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A 62-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Akanbi, has disclosed how the lawmaker representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha, came to her aid and saved her daughter’s life. The woman explained that her daughter, who is a sickle cell patient, had been ill since she was two months pregnant.…

By: Abdullahi Idris Zuru. To me, it is needless joining issues with my elders, compatriots, and indeed the entire people of our emirate, who are believed to be educationally advanced, socially exposed, and economically self dependent.Indeed, intelligent analysis and well-formed opinions are always expected from people with these attributes.There is no gain saying that our…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported the vandalism of two towers along its critical 330kV Shiroro–Kaduna transmission lines, causing power outages in Kano and Kaduna states. The towers, identified as T133 and T136, were severely damaged, prompting the deployment of TCN’s newly acquired emergency restoration system while permanent repairs are being arranged. The…

From Lateef Taiwo The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over imminent collapse of Zungeru bridge in Niger State . It accordingly called on the Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency ( FERMA) , to as a matter of urgency, embark on immediate repairs, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the bridge . It also…