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KWASU Don Urges Protection of Medicinal Plants   Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin   Professor Olusogo Adewole Olalubi of the Department of Public Health, Kwara State University (KWASU), has called for the effective implementation of policies on sustainable harvesting practices and stronger environmental safeguards to protect medicinal plants used in the treatment of malaria. Professor Olalubi…

BOB Most Transformative Leader Kwara Needs In 2027: APC Groups Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Ahead of the 2027 general elections, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the three local government areas of Isin, Ilorin West and Ilorin East in Kwara State have declared that the Kwara South Senatorial District parades the most qualified…

    The newly elected Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi State, Engr. Momoh Ezzu has pledged to return the party to its grassroots base by strengthening party structures at the polling unit and ward levels across the state. The Chairman made this commitment during a grand reception rally organised in his…

  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism against the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz.   When the case was called on Wednesday, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), who…

Kwara NSCDC Boss Pledges Stronger Operational Strategies   Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin   The new Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abas Nda Mohammed, has pledged stronger operational strategies, improved intelligence gathering, and sustained collaboration with stakeholders in the fight against crime and protection of critical national assets in…

    The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned 43,750 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) intercepted along the Niger/Kwara axis, as authorities intensify efforts to curb fuel smuggling and economic sabotage across border communities. Speaking during the exercise in Ilorin on Wednesday, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Deputy…

  The National Industrial Court, (NIC) in Abuja, has again affirmed Comrade Innocent Bola-Audu as the legally elected President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants in Nigeria, (ASCSN), thereby laying to rest, the more than four years legal battle on the leadership of the association. The Court on Wednesday ordered that Bola-Audu must be…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kogi State, has bid farewell to its State Coordinator, Mr Femi Oshungbohun, who retired from active service after 33 years. At a send-off ceremony on Tuesday in Lokoja, Oshungbohun formally handed over the reins to Mrs. Chika Touchi Chris-Moneke, who assumes office as the new State Coordinator. Oshungbohun, who…

  The Commissioner in charge of Training at the Kogi State House of Assembly Service Commission, Barrister Alfred Bello, says a bill is underway to establish a Legislative Training Institute in the state. Barrister Bello made this known during a one-day seminar organized for legislative staff at the Assembly complex in Lokoja. He emphasized the…

2027: Kwara North Holds Mega Rally For Tinubu’s reelection, Zone’s Demand For Guber Slot   Stephen Olufemi Oni Ilorin   A Mega Rally by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the five local government areas of the Kwara North Senatorial District, described as a defining moment for unity and political alignment in Kwara…