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  No fewer than 19 students of the University of Ilorin, including six final year students, said to have been involved in various offences, ranging from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering and extortion, beating of a fellow student, admission racketeering to assault, have been expelled/rusticated from the institution. A statement by the Director…

  Gombe State Governor, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya and the All Progressives Congress, APC, are now embroiled in a fierce face-off with a group of legal practitioners in Abuja over an alleged N40 million legal fee debt. While the lawyers operating under the aegis of Steel Attorneys and led by Abubakar Marshall are insisting that the…

  I believe the next big thing for Nigeria and Africa at large is to evolve into a massive reading culture, here I do not mean reading to acquire certificate but reading to know, to ask questions, to seek answers , to be entertained and to do so as a way of life. When the…

    So far, 17 states have received their shares of the over 1 million 10kg rice, being distributed by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), across the 774 local governments in Nigeria   Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the ADF, Zouera Youssoufou, said the Foundation would ensure that all the local governments in…

  In life, there are those who are born with great destiny, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them. Alhaji Abdullateef Babamba could be described as a man, in particular, a riveting tail of a man who defied the unbearable circumstance of life as it were. A courageous man that always keep…

  Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed in the inferno that gutted the popular Owode market in Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state, in the early hours of Tuesday. A statement by the spokesperson of the Kwara state Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said 50 shops out of the total 3,820 shops…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Offa, especially the business community, on the unfortunate fire incident at the popular Owode market. The Governor said the development was one tragedy too many, adding that a team from the state emergency management agency has since visited the market to take stock…

Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has assured the people of Igbaruku community of positive development that would promote unity and progress in the area. Ododo gave assurance at the Maiden edition of the Igbaruku Day Celebration 2024 in Oke- Eri Community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. L-R: Rep of Gov. Ahmed…

  It has come to the attention of the Office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, a story with above heading being peddled by a section of the media, different from what the public saw and heard about what transpired on the floor of the State House of…

  Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with Christians in the state on the occasion this year’s Easter celebration urging the people to remain united and resilient in the face of economic challenges. Governor Ododo in his message to the people of the state noted that the promises of renewal and hope…