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Kwara: Court Convicts 2 Persons, Company for Illegal Mining Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two persons and a company for engaging in illegal mining activities in contravention of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007. The convicts, Samuel Sunday,…
A group identifying itself as Concerned Beneficiaries and Legitimate Members of the Opubow Camp in the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, has petitioned the Administrator of the PAP, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, over alleged criminal takeover, identity theft and financial fraud in the camp. In a statement issued anonymously and made available to journalists on Wednesday,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected move by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore to tender an uncertified document in support of his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged criminal defamation. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) in relation to alleged…
Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Yagana Musa Mohammed to six months imprisonment. The convict was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one -count amended charge for the offence…
NUJ KOGI CHAIRMAN URGES JOURNALISTS TO REGISTER WITH NIPR, SAYS IT’S NOW A PROFESSIONAL IMPERATIVE …NIPR Begins Advocacy, Warns Of Clampdown On Illegal PR Practice The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kogi State Council has called on all practicing journalists in the state to take advantage of the repositioned Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR,…
In the world of donor-funded projects, where delays, poor counterpart funding, and weak coordination often kill impact, one name from Kogi State keeps coming up in Abuja: Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto OON. She is not just the Kogi State Project Coordinator of ACRESAL — the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project. She is fast…
KWASU Gets NUC Nod For 24 New Programmes Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the full-time take off of new programmes at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. The approval, according to a statement by Professor Saeedat Aliyu, Director, University Relations,.was contained in…
Kwara: NSCDC reaffirms zero tolerance to gender-based violence * Handles over 100 cases in six months Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has recorded notable successes in the fight against gender-based violence and the protection of vulnerable persons across the state, having handled over 100 gender-related…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and produce an Abuja-based estate agent, Mrs Rebecca Omokamo in court to continue her trial in alleged land fraud, forgery and money laundering. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued this order on Tuesday for the anti+ graft agency…
Kwara Moves To Curb Trans-boundary Animal Diseases * Flags Off Statewide Vaccination Campaign Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has flagged off a comprehensive statewide vaccination campaign against transboundary animal diseases across all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. The campaign, officially launched at Ilorin West Local Government Area, is aimed…
