Category: News
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Ramadan: Assist the less privileged, APC chieftain urges wealthy Muslims
By Steve Oni, Ilorin As Muslims the world over commenced Ramadan fast, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has called on well-to-do Muslims in the country to deploy their wealth for the purpose of alleviating the suffering of the people, particularly the downtrodden. He said the deployment of such wealth…
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KWASU VC: Community leader accuses Gov AbdulRazaq of ethnic bias
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A community leader, Chief Bayo Fabiyi, has decried the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Akanbi as the new Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete as ethnic biased and sentimental. Fabiyi who is also the Coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress in Kwara State said that while Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been very…
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Kwara to relax lockdown soon, says AbdulRazaq
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara state has said that he would soon relax the lockdown order on residents in the state and allow essential services to go on, saying that, “we are not going to allow our economy to grind to a halt.” He however said that arrangements are ongoing to…
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Emir of Ilorin a forthright leader, father-figure, says Unilorin VC
Steve Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has paid glowing tributes to the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Emirs and Obas, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 80th birthday. In a statement signed by the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun,…
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KWSSIP: 20,000 commercial transport workers to benefit
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq has stated that no fewer than 20,000 commercial transport workers will benefit from the state Social Investment Programme (KWSSIP). AbdulRazaq added that the state had set aside a sum of N100 million in that regard to cushion the effect of the state government’s lockdown caused by…
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COVID 19 Period Calls For Prayers, Eng. Gideon Ikhine
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City The people’s Democratic Party(PDP), foremost aspirant for Edo 2020, engineer Gideon Ikhine has advised Nigerians and Edo people in particular to pay attention to prayer for God Almighty to intervene in this present period of COViD 19 pandemic. Eng. Gideon Ikhine stated this recently when he meet with some of…
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Covid-19: NAUS distributes palliatives to vulnerable members in Kwara
By Steve Oni- Ilorin Following government’s directive to citizens to stay at home due to the ravaging Covid -19 pandemic across the globe, National Association of University Students (NAUS) has distributed palliatives to its vulnerable members in Kwara state, especially in Ilorin, the state capital, to cushion the effect of the lockdown. Items distributed include…
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Kwara Gov says CSOs key to good governance
• Fears tough days ahead as oil revenue dries off By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared that the civil society movement is key to good governance in any democracy, urging them to partner his administration towards strengthening the delivery of his mandate. AbdulRazaq said his recent call on various civil…
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You’re a symbol of unity, Kwara Gov tells Emir of Ilorin at 80
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, describing him as the symbol of unity for the people of Ilorin Emirate whose welfare the emir considers paramount. “On behalf of the people of Kwara State, the government, and my family, I send my…
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Oil prices: Kwara begins budget review Friday
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government would on Friday begin budget review sessions involving heads of various ministries, a step designed to urgently rework the N162bn (2020) budget to align with the current global economic realities. The budget had, among other fundamentals, been predicated on $57 per barrel of oil but Nigeria’s Brent Crude…