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  This year’s Ovia Osese is set to begin with Praise Night on Sunday, 11 April, 2026. According to the committee headed by Pastor Flourish Atoju, this year’s event will be one of its kind. He revealed that the teams who are expected to perform at the event, have arrived Ogori. He said in a…

Benisheikh Attack: Mustapha Mourns Brig-Gen Braimah, Others Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of Brigadier-General O. Braimah, Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, alongside other soldiers, following a coordinated attack on their military camp in Benisheikh, Borno…

Again, bandits strike in Kwara community, kill five Forest Guards Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Armed bandits have again attacked Nuku community in the Kaiama local government area of Kwara State, killing five Forest Guards in the early hours of Friday. The assailants were said to have stormed the community at about 3:00 a.m., shooting sporadically…

2027 Polls: Kwara APC holds inter-faith prayers for peaceful conduct * Backs Tinubu’s reelection bid, BOB as next Kwara Governor Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Special inter-religious prayer sessions have been held by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osi, Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, for peaceful conduct of the 2027 general…

  The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has underscored the strategic importance of Dangote Industries Limited -particularly Dangote Fertiliser Limited—in addressing Africa’s mounting food security challenges, while calling for stronger global partnerships to scale its impact. Speaking during a visit to the company’s industrial complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Mohammed said the United…

Kwara 2027: Bio Declares Guber Ambition Under APC, Unveils 5-Point Agenda Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Rt. Hon. Muhammed Bio, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State under the platform of the All…

  The Kogi State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Prince Destiny as Commissioner in the Kogi State Local Government Service Commission. The confirmation followed a letter sent to the House by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, requesting legislative approval for the appointment. Destiny’s appointment comes as a form of compensation and recognition by the…

  Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has stated that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) remains unchanged, amid concerns over potential volatility in the downstream market. A source at the company confirmed that its pricing structure remains intact, with the gantry price at N1,200 per litre and the coastal price at N1,153 per litre….

  The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (Kogi L-PRES) Project has taken a significant step towards boosting the state’s livestock sector with the bid opening for the construction of Three (3) Livestock Improvement Breeding Centres (LIBC), Three (3) modern Slaughter Houses, and Rehabilitation and Upgrade of Eight (8) Wet Markets across the state….

Collapsed Building: 2 children escape death by a whisker in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Two children have escaped death by a whisker on Thursday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, following the collapse of a two-storey residential building at Ajegunle Street, off Sabo-Line in Isale area of the capital city. It would be recalled…