Category: News
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Kawu Baraje donates toilet facility to residents of Idi- Ose in Ilorin
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A three compartment toilet facility built by the Founder of Baraje Center for Arabic and Islamic studies, Gerewu in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, for residents of Idi- Ose Compound, Adabata, Ilorin has been commissioned. The facility, which contains modern toilet facilities, is Baraje’s modest contribution and…
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Kwara Gov urged to correct lapses in State chieftaincy system
By Steve Oni, Ilorin In the interest of justice, equity and fair play, Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been urged to, as a matter of urgency, correct all identifiable wrongs in the state’s traditional/chieftaincy system, particularly in Ilorin Emirate In this regard, both the governor and state House of Assembly have therefore been enjoined…
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Kwara Deputy Gov decries menace of drug abuse
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi has decried the menace of drug abuse and its effect on the youth and the society at large. Mr Alabi spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, while receiving the Executives of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Kwara State Chapter led by its Chairman, Mr Kazeem Elewure…
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Zulum’s 100 days: a story of work, speed and diligence:
By: Inuwa Bwala He emerged against all odds. Not many people gave him a chance in the ensuing political battle over who should succeed Kashim Shettima as Governor in Borno State. Long after the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, which produced Babagana Umara Zulum, a Professor of Agricultural Engineering, many had remained skeptical,…
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Alleged Defamation Of Edo University: EDSG Takes Over Case, Court Adjourned Setting To Sept 12
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City There was a twist yesterday at the Evbuoariaria Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City as Office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State prayed the court to take over the case of an alleged defamation involving the State Commissioner of police against one barrister Ogedengbe Oiseoruemi Ayodeji…
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Working Conditions:, Edo State Finally Bow To Teacher’s Demand
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City After a long period of disagreement between the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ (NUT), and the Edo State Government for improved working conditions of service in the state, the state government has finally ascended to the Union’s demand. It will be recalled that the union had in a protest letter, gave…
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Edo Govt To Rebrand Correctional Center, Cater For Aged Citizens
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City. The Edo State Government has said that its social development programmes will prioritise rebranding of the Children Correctional Center as a reformatory facility, protection of the rights of the vulnerable and promotion of initiatives to engage its aged citizens. Speaking to journalists on the side-lines of the one-day retreat for…
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Alabi to industrialists: Make use of abundant solar to boost industrial development
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi has stressed the need to fix the power generating outfits to ensure industrial development of the nation. Mr Alabi made the call on Thursday in Ilorin while receiving members of the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists Kwara State Capital in his office. The Deputy…
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1000 Kwara traders, artisans to get N1bn soft loans, says Gov
• Cabinet list likely next week By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has disclosed that no fewer than 1000 traders, marketers and artisans would benefit from a N1billion soft loan to run their businesses under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP). KWASSIP bill is before the State House of Assembly. AbdulRazaq,…
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Kwara Governor flags off e-registration for immigrants
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday flagged off the electronic registration of non-Nigerians resident in the state, describing the exercise by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) as a key step in national security and socioeconomic development. The programme, which is beginning in eight Nigerian states, would see NIS officials documenting…