Category: News
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IN SEARCH OF THE NEXT APC CHAIRMAN
By: Inuwa Bwala As a student of International politics I strongly believe that Nigeria’s quest for good leadership can never be complete without the involvement of our avalanche of intellectuals and technocrats in politics. It is always pleasing when I see intellectuals display their best, whenever they are given responsibilities in political or public offices.…
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Kwara flags off Osi-Obbo road Nov 11, re-awards Kishi-Kaiama road
***As SEC awards Tanke Flyover, digital learning for children By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State government will on November 11 flag off the construction of the Osi-Obbo road, a strategic border motorway connecting Kwara to Ekiti State, ending years of public agony along that corridor, according to a cabinet briefing on Tuesday evening. Addressing…
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Lai Mohammed’s claims about funding Kwara elections wicked, false: APC scribe
Insists Minister is a divisive, dictatorial leader By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that he funded the 2019 general elections in Kwara State are “false and self-serving”, Secretary of the State All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mustapha Ishowo has said. Addressing a news conference on…
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Zulum distributes N23.3m to 3,911 refugees
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has distributed N23.3 million in aid to 3,911 refugees from liberated border community of Malam-Fatori in Abadam Local Government Area, taking refuge in neighbouring Niger Republic. Our correspondent reports that Malam-Fatori, located in the fringes of Lake Chad, was occupied by insurgents for about six years forcing residents to flee…
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Lawyer canvasses cultural reorientation programmes in basic schools
An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Azeez Babatunde, has advocated need for cultural reorientation programmes in basic schools. Babatunde, who made the call in Ilorin on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said children need earlier exposure to the values of African culture. According to him, to revive the dying…
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Group seeks establishment of office of youth defender in Lagos
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos State Chapter, said it would propose a bill for the establishment of the Office of the Youth Defender in the state. Its Chairman, Mr Biliamin Oba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Oba said the body would…
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Kwara won’t relapse to era when teaching slots were shared at party secretariat: Gov
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated that his administration is on a mission to reclaim the glory of the state, especially in the education sector. In a veiled response to Senator Bukola Saraki’s interview in which he claimed that the people of the state made the mistake of voting…
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Stop vandalising, stealing our equipment, KEDCO pleads
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has urged hoodlums to stop vandalising and stealing its equipment and installations to avoid power outages. A statement issued to newsmen by KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Ibrahim Shawai, said on Thursday in Kano that such heinous crimes also pose grave dangers to their safety. ”The caution is…
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FCT Minister suspends grant of building plan approvals in ECOWAS Estate Katampe Extension
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam, has suspended the granted of building plan approval on plot that falls within the redesigned enclave of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Estate in Katampe extension district. The FCTA made the disclosure in a statement issued by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC, on Wednesday…
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Group lauds President Buhari on youth empowerment
The APC National Youth Advocates, a support group, has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for his commitment towards the empowerment of Nigerian students and youths. This is contained in a statement issued by the National Coordinator of the group, Mr Timothy Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to the 500 million naira Central Bank of…