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The new Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chief Mrs Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, has charged staffers of the Ministry to be more proactive in the discharge of their duties, in order to take the ministry, and the State at large, to greater heights. Buraimoh, who gave the charge on Tuesday on assumption of…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inspected the multi-storey prototype primary school in Adeta, Ilorin, calling it another step to upgrade public school infrastructure along with the huge investments in the quality of teaching in the schools. The administration, he said, is committed to investing more in the education sector this fiscal year to…
Rainstorm has wreaked havoc in Ijagbo community, Oyun local government area of Kwara State, rendering hundred of residents homeless in its wake. It was gathered that educational institutions, residential houses and market stalls were destroyed with their roofs blown away and property damaged. In Ansar Deen College, Ijagbo, more than 10 classrooms were affected,…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has declared that no citizen of Kogi State should go to bed hungry under his watch as the Governor of the state. Governor Ododo made the declaration at the official flag off of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Food Outreach Programme in Lokoja on Monday. Governor Ododo reaffirmed…
It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I mourn the passing of our dear friend, mentor, and brother, Mr. Friday Isah Ekpa, popularly known as Mr. Fari. His demise has left an unfillable void in the lives of all who knew him, and I am honored to pay this tribute to…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin has convicted and sentenced two Chinese, Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan, to prison for illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. They were convicted along with their company, Crius Chemical Nigeria Limited. They were prosecuted on a one-count charge, bordering on dealing with…
In a resounding show of appreciation, a prominent socio-cultural group, Omo Ibile Igbomina, has hailed the legislator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha, describing him as a dependable ally of the Igbomina people. The group reaffirmed its commitment to working with the National Assembly member to drive development…
The wife of Nigeria’s President Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has donated food items to vulnerable groups in Kogi under her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) through its Social Investment Programme (SIP) towards a better life for families. Mrs Tinubu, who flagged off the distribution on Monday at Government House Lokoja, said the food outreach commenced in…
