A Magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has ordered the remand of AbdulRahman Bello, the suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, at the Correctional Centre, Ilorin. Bello, and four other suspects arraigned along with him, were not represented by any…

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside a garnishee order issued against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), dismissing proceedings initiated by Inalegwu Frankline Ochife in a legal battle that spanned several years. Delivering the lead judgment in the appeal suit number SC/CV/268/2021, Justice Habeeb Adewale Olurmuyiwa Abiru held that the lower courts…

  In a significant move to support seamless access to education and empower young minds, a Kwara-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lekan Adewoye Foundation, has sponsored the enrolment of 1,000 tertiary institution candidates for the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. The initiative, which is part of the Foundation’s unwavering commitment to promoting…

  Both the Federal and State Governments have been implored to as a matter of urgency set up Commodity Boards to streamline Agricultural Produce so that farmers across the country can enjoy good value pricing for their farm crops. This appeal was made by the Farmers Economic Empowerment Association (FEEMA) at its meeting held in…

  Abuja based lawyer and rights activist, Pelumi Olajengbesi has warned the federal government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that any attempt to forcefully take over the government of Osun state will lead to unimaginable chaos and anarchy. The lawyer warned the actors in the political crisis emanating on the running of local…

  It is no longer news that the rate of accidents on felele road, Lokoja of Kogi state is getting too frequent and deverstating.For readers using this road it is no longer news also, that the number of lives lost in this death trap road,is alarming.Just last week some students of the Federal University, Lokoja,…

Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. It would be recalled that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4 billion. Forbes estimates Dangote’s net…

  The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and every stakeholder in the Nigerian project to mourn the two great statesmen, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark, CON. A statement by the NGF Chairman/Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said: “The deaths of the nonagenarians are a huge depletion in the…

  In a bid to find lasting solutions to the growing menace of vandalism in Kwara State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has organised a strategic engagement with key stakeholders to strengthen measures for the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure within the Statel. The event, which took…

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in safeguarding Nigeria’s financial system. This was a key highlight of discourse during a courtesy visit by the Zonal Director of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Harry Erin, to the Zonal…