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When the world went into lockdown, Dr. Kennedy Obohwemu was alone in a new country, navigating a PhD, financial pressure, and overwhelming isolation. It was his first year in the United Kingdom after moving from Nigeria—no family, no friends, no support system. Just silence, stress, and survival. But from that silence came something extraordinary….
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has condoled with the families of the victims of Gbajibo boat accident involving traders from Niger State over the weekend. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye, also commiserated with the government of Niger State on the sad incident. The Governor again urged boat…
Kwara airlifts 4th batch of 558 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has airlifted the fourth batch of 558 pilgrims from the State to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Sunday. The fourth flight has brought the total number of pilgrims airlifted from…
The Supreme Court has ordered that the legal battle over the Obaro of Kabba-Owe Stool and paramount rulership of Kabba-Owe land in Kogi State be heard afresh and speedily on its merit by the Kogi State High Court. The apex court on Friday directed that the case be remitted to the Chief Judge of…
The Ilajo Royal Family of Kabba in Kogi, has applauded the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday May 16, upholding the ruling of the Appeal Court that gave the Royal Family the legal right to challenge the illegal occupation of the Obaro Stool by Oba Dele Owoniyi. The President –…
Insecurity in Yagba West/Okunland: LNRBDA Chief Adeyemi Urges Stakeholders to Mobilize Support for Local Vigilantes Executive Director of Finance and Administration at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Hon Abidemi Adeyemi has called on stakeholders to prioritize collaborative efforts in strengthening local vigilante groups to combat rising insecurity in Yagba West Local Government…
In what many Nigerians now describe as a self-inflicted political decline, the major opposition party in Nigeria has spent the better part of the last decade chasing shadows, while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) strategically and painstakingly secured power, mobilized support, and shaped national narratives. Back in 2015, while the PDP was still…
Boat Accident Claims 27 Lives In Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Barely seven months after a boat accident claimed the lives of over 100 villagers in Gwajibo community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara state, another boat tragedy has sent no fewer than 27 persons who were returning from a market expedition…
