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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has described the the former Governor of old Kwara state Senator Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, as a statesman of uncommon honour and distinction. In his condolence letter to the family, Governor Ododo noted that Chief Adebayo, a proud son of Oke Onigbin in Kwara State, lived a life…
If life were a long and winding novel, then Rahaman Ichanyi—Ichanyiman to his beloved conspirators in the art of survival—would be the chapter that stubbornly refuses to close. The kind of chapter where the writer keeps adding footnotes, references, and appendices until the book bulges like the swollen belly of a Fulani cow after…
The Presidential Amnesty Programme has said that it is not owing school fees of 5000 students of Itsekiri extraction in Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. The PAP in a statement on Tuesday stated that the agency is not owing fees in Novena or any institution within or outside the country. The agency was reacting to…
The Provost of Kogi State College of Education Ankpa, Dr. Paul Femi Fashagba is to be conferred with an Award of Excellence by the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The Award will be conferred on the Provost at the Grand Finale of the 2025 Press Week with the Theme: “Kogi State’…
The Provost of Kogi State College of Education Ankpa, Dr. Paul Femi Fashagba is to be conferred with an Award of Excellence by the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The Award will be conferred on the Provost at the Grand Finale of the 2025 Press Week with the Theme: “Kogi State’…
Former President of Itsekiri National Youth Council, Barrister Esimaje Vincent Awani, has said that the deployment of 5,000 students to Novena University in Ogume, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, was conducted fraudulently, ” deviating from the operational template of the PAP ( Presidential Amnesty Programme) Office.” According to Barrister Awani, findings…
Higher pass rate recorded as Kwara releases 2025 BECE result ▪︎ enrolment has risen by 27% under Gov Abdulrazaq: Olohungbebe Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has released the results for the 2025 BECE, with pass rates in core subjects like Mathematics and English surging by many points among the students. According to…
The Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria (COSFAN) President Dr Ekundayo Samuel, has urged Nigerians to unite for change, emphasising that “the time to act is now.” Samuel made the call in an interview with our Reporter on Monday He emphasised that while the current government may have introduced commendable policies, their…
For decades, the Nigerian university system was the envy of Africa, producing world-class graduates, groundbreaking research, and intellectual leaders who shaped the nation and the continent. Today, that ivory tower is showing alarming cracks, and at the heart of this structural weakness is a deeply demoralised and undervalued academic workforce. The conversation around educational…
ILD: Senator Mustapha seeks increased investments in education Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, has advocated increased investment in Nigeria’s education sector in order to enhance literacy across the country. In a statement on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, to mark the 2025 International Literacy…
