January 2025

  The Kogi State Government has commenced the disbursement of bursary scholarship support of over N316 million to 8,750 undergraduate students who are indigenes of the state in tertiary institutions across the country. Out of the 8,750 verified students, 8,549 undergraduates would get N30,000 each, while 201 Law students would get N300,000 each, being disbursed…

  The Senate of the University of Ilorin has approved the appointment of three of the University’s retired dons as Emeritus Professors. A statement by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, disclosed that the University’s highest decision-making body, at its 304th meeting on Thursday, gave its nod for Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede,…

  Traders in Kwara State have been warned against environmental pollution and indiscriminate dumping of refuse in market places in order not to jeopardise the health of the citizens. The Acting General Manager of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Hajia Idayat Folorunsho, gave the warning during a routine environmental check across the major…

  The 587 Police Recruits trained at the Police Training School, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have passed out, with a charge to them by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to uphold the highest standards of discipline, integrity, and professionalism as they discharge their duties, adding that, “your conduct, both on and off duty,…

  The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, has condemned the actions of some students of the institution for portraying the University in a bad light through viral videos. The students, seen wearing KWASU matriculation gowns in the viral videos, were accused by the VC of behaving inappropriately and…

  The Executive Director Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), Dr. Musa Omeiza Mu’azu, has solicited the support of the Ohimege of Koton Karfe, HRM Alh. Dr. Saidu Akawu Salihu, on effective implementation of Routine Immunization (RI) Activities in the state. Dr Mu’azu made the call when he led a team on Sensitization…

  No fewer than 12 lives were reportedly lost in an auto crash involving a trailer and another vehicle in the Oko Olowo axis of the Ilorin-Jebba expressway, Kwara State. It was also gathered that several other persons sustained varying degrees of injury in the tragic incident. An eyewitness account said the accident occurred on…

  Kogi State Deputy Governor, Comrade Joel Salifu, has commended the Nigeria Army and other security agencies for their bravery in securing the safe release of 16 kidnapping victims, including three pastors, in Ejule, Ofu Local Government Area. According to the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Unubi Emmanuel, the security personnel swiftly responded…

  In order to boost food security in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, the Executive Chairman, Hadji Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, has received officials of the Eight Orbit Urban Farms, a United States-based company, led by Dr. Christina T. Igono, in his office. The meeting, according to the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman…

We thank God for bringing Crowther Memorial College to its 61st anniversary. That the Church Missionary Society (CMS) which established the oldest secondary school in Nigeria – CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos in 1859, finally got to us is a thing of joy. Closer to us, Offa Grammar School was founded in 1943 among similar…