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NAUB: THE PATHETIC MOVE TO CONVERT NIGERIAN ARMY UNIVERSITY BIU TO FEDERAL UNIVERSITY BIU
By: Emmanuel Yautama Amaza The year 2018 witnessed possibly the greatest birthing of an idea that brought collaboration and co-operation between the military and civilians. This was was long overdue after a tough military regime and a yound democracy in Nigeria. This led to the establishment of the first evergreen and special university – Nigerian…
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MINILS’ staff kick against Issa Aremu’s re-appointment as DG
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Workers of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have kicked against the re-appointment of Comrade Issa Aremu as the Director-General (DG) of the Institute, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider the reports of the three labour unions of the Institute which had…
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Gunmen Abduct man, Shoot Another In Byazhin, Abuja
One Afam Nwankwo Onyedikachi has been abducted by unknown gunmen around the Public Commentary area in Byazhin, Bwari Area Council, in the early hours of Saturday. Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. when sounds of gunshots were heard in the vicinity, prompting a swift response by a nearby…
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Barr. Cosmas Ternenge Akighir: Round Peg in a Round Hole @ NCDC
Barr. Cosmas Ternenge Akighir LLM, BL, LLB, EMBA , M.S.c, MPHIL,(P.h.D), CCFE, SFIFS, FLFS, CICMC, FCFC, FCCEFE, SEIPN, FNSIS, FICMC, MCILRM, ACIArb, Risk Manager, Agribusiness Practitioner, Notary Public,UN Eminent Ambassador and Attorney at Law. Barrister COSMAS TERNENGE AKIGHIR is a man with stellar academic and professional credentials. He is a distinguished Nigerian and Legal Practitioner,…
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Kwara: Women Group Flags Off Distribution Of Educational Materials
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Women Association has flagged off the distribution of books and educational materials to the public primary schools across the four Local Government Areas in the Ilorin Emirate. This initiative was aimed at enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in the region’s foundational education sector. The flag off ceremony…
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CBIAMEC Back Nigeria’s Clean Energy Push, Applaud ECN’s Commitment
• Endorses Solar Drive, Sets Sights on 2030 Energy Targets• Urges Journalists to Support, Not Sabotage Nigeria’s Clean Energy Transition In a renewed push for sustainable national development, civil society organizations have thrown their weight behind Nigeria’s shift to renewable energy, commending the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) for its commitment to powering underserved communities…
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Protests As 2 Of 3 Missing children Die Of Suffocation In Jos
Protests As 2 Of 3 Missing children Die Of Suffocation In Jos Three children from Trade Center, Kuru District in Jos South LGA, Plateau State, were found unconscious in a vehicle on April 27, 2025, leading to the tragic deaths of two of them. Samuel Jang, the father of the children Diamond, Enoch and Roseline…
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America’s fentanyl crisis is a national failure. Blaming China won’t fix it.
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily When a U.S. mayor recently floated the outrageous idea of “giving free fentanyl” to homeless people, the public backlash was swift and fierce. The episode once again exposed the severity of America’sfentanyl crisis. Yet rather than confronting its domestic failures, Washington has repeatedly turned to scapegoating – citing the fentanyl…
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Police arrest bandits’ informant As vigilante attack leaves one dead.
Kwara State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Idris, a 30-year-old informant suspected of aiding bandits in their attacks on vigilante groups in the region. His arrest followed an attack on a vigilante team in the Kemanji Village area. Zagazola Makama was informed by security sources that on April 21, 2025, Mohammed Umar, Commander of the…
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No Terror Group Operating In Kwara: Police
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has refuted a recent publication alleging the emergence of a terror group named ‘Mahmuda’ within Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas of the State. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said: “Our comprehensive and continuous threat assessments, intelligence surveillance, and tactical reconnaissance operations…