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  It was a thing of joy as crème de la crème gathered in Lokoja the Kogi State capital to celebrate the 60th birthday and retirement of the wife of the Lawmaker representing Ogori/Magongo State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly Hon Yemisi Ogunmola. Honourable Ogunmola, who recently retired from the Federal Civil…

  The Obajemu of Oweland, Oba Michael Ibinaiye and Kabba (Owe) Oke Meta Council of Chiefs may not be ready to shift ground on who to fill the vacant stool of the Ololu Obadofin of Oweland as they insisted on who the Ifa Oracle picked and sanctioned by the deity of Oweland, noting that any…

  A total of 16,920 admission seekers that registered for the 2023/2024 test of the University of Ilorin have been screened in a rigorous exercise that held between Monday February 19, 2024 and Friday February 23, 2024. The screening exercise, which was entirely computer-based, was held on the University Campus between the hours of 8.00…

  Tragedy struck in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, as three siblings, a boy and two girls, died of suffocation inside a car parked in their residential quarters. Their mother, Shade Silifat, who discovered their foot wares outside the parked car, was said to have raised an alarm after forcing the doors of the car…

  Federal High Court, Abuja orders forfeiture of an illegal crude oil vessel, MT Kali and its content to the Federal Government courtesy of Nigeria Police, Tompolo’s Tantita Security Firm’s joint Efforts The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and management of a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) on Monday, recorded a major…

  The All Progressives Congress, (APC) and its candidate in the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday, formally closed their petition challenging the declaration of Governor Douye Diri as winner of the election. Sylva and APC rested hearing in their petition after calling 52 witnesses to testify to substantiate…

  The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at Gbaagba- Airport Road in Ilorin, the state capital. It was gathered that on Monday, February 19, 2024, the complainant (Name Withheld) filed a complaint at the Gender…

  Members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state have staged a peaceful protest to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) zonal office, Ilorin, the state capital, against continued detention of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed by the anti-graft agency. It would be recalled that the former Governor had been in the…

  Judges of the Federal High Court across the divisions all over the country are to proceed on the 2024 Easter Vacation from March 22. A circular signed by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, indicated that the Easter holiday would last until Monday, April 8. The judges would, however, resume…

  The leadership of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Kwara state have applauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his pro-masses programmes aimed at cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal and high cost of living. Speaking at a news conference in Ilorin on Wednesday,…