May 2026

KGCSDA’s Rural Development Drive Yields Results, Stakeholders Urge Sustained Support Abu Micheal In over 80 rural communities across Kogi State, projects executed by the Kogi State Community and Social Development Agency (KGCSDA) are showing what targeted intervention can achieve at the grassroots. From rehabilitated classrooms and primary health clinics to improved water sources and small-scale…

Fire Guts 24 Shops In Kwara, goods worth millions of naira destroyed Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin No fewer than 24 shops were razed in the early hours of Tuesday following a major fire outbreak at Mandate Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident, which occurred around 4:44 a.m., affected part of the popular…

  The Kogi State Government has intensified efforts to promote inclusion and protect the rights of persons with disabilities with the convening of a one-day sensitization workshop on the Kogi State Disability Rights Law. The Executive Secretary of the Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs, Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem, stated this while delivering his welcome address…

Kwara 2027: Union Rejects Senator Sadiq Umar’s 3rd Term Bid * Demands Slot for Patigi Emirate In Line With Zoning Arrangement Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A socio-cultural group, under the aegis of the Patigi Emirate Development Union (PEDU), has opposed any move by Senator Sadiq Sulaiman Umar to seek another term in the Senate in…

  The Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’idu Ahmad has commended the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU ), Federal College of Education, Okene branch, for organizing the 3rd National Conference, which she described the theme “Teacher Education in the Digital Era in Nigeria”, as timely and strategic. According to the Minister,…

Three LNRBDA staff hospitalised over NUAAE’s violent protest * MD says protest meant to disrupt committee set up to probe fraud allegation Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin At least three staff of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, were on Monday hospitalised during a violent disruption of activities by members of the National…

Corruption Probe: LNRB boss accuses union leader of alleged violence Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, Engr. Olushola George Olumoroti, has accused a labour leader in the agency, Mr. Mudi Olayinka Raji, of masterminding violent disturbances at the premises of…

158 APC members jostle for 24 House of Assembly seats in Kwara * As party promises credible screening process Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the screening of the 158 aspirants for the 24 House of Assembly seats in Kwara State, as the leadership of the party promised a credible…

  The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has held a high-level meeting with Nicolai Tangen, the Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund manager, overseeing assets valued at approximately $1.9 trillion. At the meeting, the Norwegian investment institution expressed strong interest in partnering with Dangote Group…