September 28, 2024

  Efekpe Football Club has won the sixth edition of Umar empowerment foundation unity cup 2024. They defeated their opponent Idrisu Football Club on Saturday via a penalty shootout in Abejukolo, headquarter of Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The competition which attracted dignitaries from all works of life was sponsored by the lawmaker…

  Kwara State Ministry of Water Resources has disclosed that some of its pipes that crisscross the University of Ilorin Road around the Tunde Idiagbon Bridge have rusted and would be replaced in the coming days. A statement by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, Adamu M. Saidu, said the pipes are…

  The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, will on Friday, October 18, 2024 deliver this year’s Convocation Lecture of the University of Ilorin as part of the activities marking the institution’s 39th convocation ceremonies. Disclosing this in a press statement, the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs,…

  Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Razak Atunwa, has chided Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for castigating former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who described his administration as lacking “focus, blueprint, or manifesto that can guide it towards serving the interest of the people”. Atunwa, in a statement personally signed…

  Dear esteemed people of Igalamela/Odolu Local Government, I urge you to support a visionary leader who embodies the values of progress, unity, and development. Barrister(Chief ) Cosmas Ilemona Atabor is the ideal candidate for Chairman, possessing the expertise and passion to transform our community. As a seasoned professional, Barrister (Chief) Atabor has a deep…

  The FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP-AF), has facilitated policy dialogue on adoption and effective implementation of standard weights and measures in Kogi State. Speaking at the event on Friday in Lokoja, Dr Stella Adejoh, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC) of IFAD-VCDP, said the initiative would ensure consistency and accuracy in the measurement of…

L-R: Chairman and Founder of the Milken Institute, USA, Michael Milken; Founder and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote at an Invest Africa event – ‘Africa at an inflection point’, organised by the Milken institute, at the Rockefeller centre , New York.

    *** Hails Otuaro’s appointment, express confidence in Otuaro to steer ship of amnesty Programme Over 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta, on Friday opposed the planned protests across the country on October 1st. The youths vowed not to allow any protest to take place in the region on October 1st. The repentant agitators,…

  Over 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta, on Friday opposed the planned protests across the country on October 1st. The youths vowed not to allow any protest to take place in the region on October 1st. The repentant agitators, who spoke through their leaders at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Presidential Amnesty Programme…

  I feel sad to express my concern regarding the recent actions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) towards Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State. The Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs, Hon. Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem has condemned the treatment that Mr. Bello has received, especially when…