August 2025

*MAYOR AKINPELU’S DIARY: Rauf Aregbesola’s Perfidy* By hamzat -August 1, 202504 I was a member of the inauguration committee of then Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State in 1999. Senator Babafemi Ojudu was the chairman. Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, former commissioner for works in Lagos State, two-time governor of Osun State, former minister of interior…

Gov AbdulRazaq inspects ongoing road project, lauds quality work * says Kwarans fully behind President Tinubu for second term Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inspected the 49-kilometre Eiyenkorin–Afon– Ojoku–Offa–Odo-Otin road project under construction, commending the pace and quality of work done. The concrete road is one of the four major…

  An ex student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Mr. Onivehu Musa Habeeb, has been honoured with a Presidential NYSC Award. The joyous recipient dedicated the award to the institution in recognition of the role his alma mata played in shaping his character and nurturing his academic excellence. Habeeb, an indigene of Ihima in Okehi…

Kwara: Mobile Court on street trading ban may hike fine Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Task Force on ban on street trading around the Idiape market area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has continued to face resistance in the last two months since the enforcement of the ban commenced. An official of the State…

  An international evangelist, Dr. Ephias Jengeta and Sectional Leader, Igbogbo 1, Ikorodu District, Assemblies of God Church, Rev Godwin Chukwuemeka Ugwu, have urged President Bola Tinubu, the 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to implement policies and programmes that will advance Nigeria. They stated that it…

  The pioneer 100-level students of the Faculty of Agriculture at Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, have recorded a successful maize harvest from their demonstration farm, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to practical agriculture and food security. The Vice-Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu, FNSE, expressed his delight during…

  The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening security at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State. This assurance was given during a courtesy visit by the Commander of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lokoja, Brigadier General Kasim Umar Sidi, to the Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu,…

*CAC Seeks Partnership with CUSTECH Osara to Produce Graduate Entrepreneurs* The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in producing graduates who will not only be job seekers but employers of labour. This was disclosed during a strategic meeting held today in the…

  The Kogi State House of Assembly has confirmed Hon. Suleiman Ndalayi Abdullahi as Chairman and Hon. Omonu Jackson James as Managing Director of the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission. Also confirmed are Rt. Hon. Matthew Kolawole (Member, Kogi West), Engr. Isah Yakubu Jatto (Executive Director, Central), and others. The nominees assured the House…

Kogi Assembly Confirms Nomination of Omonu Jackson James Among Others as Pioneer Executives, Kogi State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission Bashir Opaluwa Idris The Kogi State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Omonu Jackson James as the Pioneer Managing Director, Kogi State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission. Other members of the Commission screened and…