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The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, has reaffirmed the commitment of His Excellency, Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo, towards ensuring quality tertiary education in the state. Jones gave the assurance when a team from the Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, paid a courtesy visit to his…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has screened and cleared the immediate past Chief Judge of the state, Justice Henry Adebola Olusiyi as Chairman of the state anti-corruption commission. Olusiyi was screened at Thursday plenary sitting of the House following his nomination by the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo. The former Chief Judge…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate deployment of buses in different parts of the metropolis to ease the movement of commuters. “The buses are to take people to the most central destinations free of charge. We hope that persons attending the SUBEB job placement interviews would find this helpful, particularly in…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress, (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against the conduct of local government election in Rivers State. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be communicated to parties to the suit…
Commercial transporters in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, have stopped operations to protest the high cost of petrol for their business. Okada riders, Keke Napep and other intra city commercial transporters, were forced to stay off the road by their aggrieved members who complained bitterly about the high cost of fuel. Passengers on Okada…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The arrests, according to the Head, Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, “were carried out between Tuesday, September 3 and 4, 2024,…
The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The suspects are Adeleke Oke, 81, Sikiru Lawal, 37, and Moshood Suleiman Ayinde, 37. A statement by the spokesperson of the NSCDC, ASC 1 Ayoola Michael Shola, said “the suspects were apprehended on…
The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Olayinka Fafoluyi, has bagged the distinguished certification of Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). Fielding questions from journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, on the new attainment, Olayinka, who showered encomiums on the NIPR management for counting…
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has advised those aspiring to float small and medium scale enterprises (SMSEs) to ensure proper planning for their businesses to succeed. This is just as the agency urged existing SMSEs in the country to be resilient in the face of the current economic hardship…
One key variable affecting the performance of leaders across the globe is not the people they governed or control, socio – economic resources but the attitude of our leaders entrusted with key positions of governance. It is often very easy to criticize our leaders in the act of governance, but we have failed to access…
