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  The National Industrial Court in Nigeria recorded more than 6,277 industrial related cases within two years and succeeded in dispossing off 4, 108 out of the suits in the same period. President of the Court, Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip who revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday said that the workload of the Court has…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the teachers as the centrepiece of his administration’s transformative agenda in the education sector, reassuring them of government’s continuous commitment to their welfare, including addressing all pending issues in phases. AbdulRazaq stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, at a state government’s event celebrating the…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated the State Task Force on Human Trafficking, ruing the prevalence of Human Trafficking and other forms of exploitation in the country. AbdulRazaq, who was represented at the event by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, said all hands must be on deck to nip the menace which, he noted,…

    Kwara State Association of Marketers (KWAM) on Wednesday commended the state government for its various policies and programmes that support small scale businesses to thrive. The association, jointly led by Iyaloja General of Kwara State, Alhaja Sidikat Akaje, and Babaloja General, Alhaji Abdullahi Saheed, disclosed this in Ilorin during their ‘thank you’ visit…

    Seven staff of Dangote Cement, Obajana in Kogi state were allegedly shot and several others injured as over 500 armed members of the state’s security outfit, the Vigilantes, stormed the cement factory in the early hours of Wednesday to disrupt operation of the company. This was contained in a statement issued by the…

  A non-government organization in Kwara state, Gobir Organization Foundation, has flagged off the disbursement of interest-free loans to all indigents of Kwara. Gobir Foundation is a philanthropic organization committed to improving the quality of lives of the people of Kwara, by providing result-driven solutions towards ameliorating the challenges faced by the people in critical…

  A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja has remanded Pastor Peter Michonza of the New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Ageva in Okene Local government area of Kogi State at the Federal Correctional Centre Kabba for 14 days. Pastor Michonza was arrested on the 19th September, 2022 by Department of State Security DSS following an outcry…

  KOGI State Government has been commended on the implementation of the law that has to do with People With Disabilities, especially in relation to inclusiveness. The facilitator, Amb Idris Ozovehe Muraina who is a member of Civil Society Organization made this known during a workshop for Kogi State House of Assembly lawmakers and staff…

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kwara State Rafiu Ajakaye has petitioned the state Police Command, requesting it to investigate and prosecute Abdulrasheed Akogun (Shoboi) and his brother Dare Akogun for alleged criminal defamation against his person. In a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, the spokesman of the Governor said the duo…

  Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed an alleged attempted murder suit brought by a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode against his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu. The dismissal of the suit followed it’s dramatic withdrawal by the former Minister. At Thursday’s proceedings slated for arraignment, Prosecution counsel,…