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Offa Bank Robbery: Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentence On Convicts Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has upheld the death sentences imposed on five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery, dismissing their appeals as lacking merit. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the…

Igbomina Leader Urges Tax Compliance, Applauds KW-IRS Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National President of the Omo Ibile Igbomina, Sir. ‘Bisi Fakayode, has enjoined all residents in Kwara State to ensure prompt and regular payment of their taxes to enable them enjoy more dividends of democracy from the state government. Fakayode advocated this while members…

    Dangote Refinery Affirms Capacity to Supply 75m Litres of PMS, 25m Litres of Diesel, 20m Litres of Jet Fuel Daily     Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reaffirmed its capacity to supply fuel volumes significantly more than Nigeria’s estimated domestic consumption.   The refinery said it can supply 75 million litres of Premium Motor…

  Dangote Cement Ignites Safety Culture Transformation with Ibese plant FairPlay Launch   Dangote Cement Plc’s Ibese Plant in Ogun State has launched a Safety FairPlay Initiative to drive behavioural change and cultural shift towards safety conducts among its employees. The roll-out scheduled to be replicated at all the plants of Dangote Cement Plc marked…

Insecurity: 24-hour curfew imposed on Kwara community Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the entire Oro-Ago District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State to enable the troops rout out bandits and kidnappers from the area. The Local Government Chairman, Hadji Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement…

‎ ‎As you mark your second year in office, I take a moment to reflect on the remarkable progress we’ve made under your leadership. Your commitment to the development and progress of Kogi State is evident in the numerous achievements recorded across various sectors. ‎ ‎In security, your administration’s efforts have brought relative peace and…

Mustapha donates drugs, medical equipment to PHCs in Kwara Central Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Turaki of Ilorin and Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has flagged off the distribution of essential drugs, medical equipment, and consumables worth millions of naira to selected Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across…

  A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday remanded in Suleja prison, Niger State, the Project Coordinator of the Northeast Development Commission, Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and his associate, Prince Chibuike Echem over their alleged complicity in N5Bn Contract Scams Justice Keziah Ogbonna, issued the remand order shortly after their arraignment on…

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH), Lokoja, has congratulated Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on his second anniversary, lauding his efforts to improve the state’s healthcare sector. The ARD president, Dr David S. Omeiza, in a congratulatory message on Tuesday in Lokoja, commended the governor’s implementation of the Doctors’ Interventional Allowance,…

I, the Speaker, Rt Hon Allyu Umar Yusuf, on behalf of the Hon Members, the Clerk, staff and support staff of Kogi State House of Assembly, extend our heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on the momentous occasion of your first anniversary as the Executive Governor of Kogi State. Over the past…