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Cybercrime: Electrician, 10 Others Jailed in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of 11 persons for offences bordering on internet fraud and cybercrime. Among the convicts is a 20-year-old electrician, Mathew Stephen Yaba, who was sentenced to nine months imprisonment…
A real estate company, Zebulon Homes and Properties limited has unveiled its ultra modern farm named “Olamide Agro Smart City” to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of the company, Dr. Ekene Matthew Ndubude, while speaking during the allocation of plots to the subscribers at Ado-Awaye, in Iseyin local government…
Kogi State Government has reaffirmed its position as a frontrunner in human capital development, recording the lowest number of out-of-school children in Northern Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Hon. Ismaila Isah, at the 2025 Blueprint Impact Award Series in Abuja, where he represented Governor Ahmed Usman…
Africa is increasingly becoming a destination for cheap, often toxic petroleum products — many of which are blended to substandard levels that would not be permitted in Europe or North America. This concern was raised by the President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, during the ongoing West African Refined Fuel Conference held in Abuja….
Kogi Assembly Passes Heavy Duty Truck Movement Bill, Three Others For Assent Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed the Bill for a Law to provide for the restriction of heavy duty truck movement in Lokoja metropolis and other matters connected there with, 2025 and three other bills, which is now…
EFCC presents more witnesses in Ex-Kwara Gov Ahmed’s case Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has presented more witnesses to prove a case of alleged N5,78billion involving the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu. At…
Senator Mustapha lifts constituents with poultry farming kits Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has empowered a fresh batch of constituents on poultry farming. Beneficiaries drawn from across the four local government areas of Kwara Central received essential poultry farming kits, including 200 day-old…
The Kogi State Government has restated its commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at repositioning education in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Hon Wemi Jones gave the assurance during the 2025 matriculation ceremony of new students at the Kogi State study centre of the National Teachers Institute (NTI) in Lokoja. Jones emphasised the…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off the training of 10,000 health workers across the state as part of a broad initiative to combat acute malnutrition among children and vulnerable members of the population. The Governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Ali Bello during the official launch…
Kwara: Retired police officers protest, demand exit from CPS Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Retired police officers in Kwara State have staged a peaceful protest to demand their immediate removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “President, NASS and IGP should honourably exempt the police from the CPS,…
