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The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has condemned recent protest by the students of their Study Centre at the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin, describing the action as unwarranted. According to a statement by the Registrar of KWASU, Dr. Kikelomo Sallee, the action was promoted…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Sen. Sunday Stephen Karimi, has disbursed over N24 million to support LG electioneering campaign activities across all the seven (7) local government areas in his constituency. The seven local government areas include: Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Mopamuro, Kontokarfi/Kogi and Lokoja. According…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Sen. Sunday Stephen Karimi, has disbursed over N24 million to support LG electioneering campaign activities across all the seven (7) local government areas in his constituency. The seven local government areas include: Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Mopamuro, Kontokarfi/Kogi and Lokoja. According…
hree police officers of the Kwara State Police Command allegedly involved in the killing of a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, on September 4, 2024, have been dismissed from the police force. A statement by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said Inspector Abiodun Kayode, Inspector James Samuel,…
Serikin Gobir’s Death: Durbar Committee pays condolence visit to Emir of Ilorin Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described the late Serikin Gobir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ahmad, as a loyal traditional title holder in the Ilorin Emirate and an easy going man….
The Kogi State Government has again called on the Federal Government and international donor agencies to come to the aid of the State as flood sacks over 200 communities. Addressing newsmen at Kotonkarfe, Kogi Local Government, Monday, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo said a major “humanitarian crisis is brewing…
The Group Managing Director of Kam Holding Limited, Dr Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, has expressed grief over the passing of Sarikin Gobir of Ilorin and Chairman, Governing Council of International Aviation College, Ilorin, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf Gobir. He described the transition of the traditional chief as tragic and painful, adding that Sarikin Gobir departed at…
The Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has inuagurated a 94-bed military Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi. The military FOB was built and donated by the All Progressive Congress (APC) Lawmaker, representing Kogi West, Senator Sunday Stephen Karimi, to combat kidnapping, banditry…
The Nigerian Army has commended the Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senator Sunday Karimi for building and donating Forward Operating Base in Egbe, Yagba East Local Government Area of the State. The Nigerian Army Forward Operating Base, Egbe, Kogi State is a private initiative of Sen. Sunday Karimi and his family built on behalf of…
The Kogi State First Lady, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has urged stakeholders across Nigeria to rally behind every girl-child to excel in their chosen careers. Hajia Ododo made the call in a statement on Friday in Lokoja, as Kogi State Government joined the global community to celebrate the 2024 International Day of the Girl…
