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Kwara Gov lauded over Ministry’s relocation Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been lauded for approving the relocation of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to a better and more conducive working environment along Fate Road. Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chief Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh (Middle) flanked by Management and Staff…

KWSG, Saraki trade words over roads construction Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Media Office of former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the claim by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration that it has constructed more roads than the past administrations as “false and another clear example of the Governor’s obsession with the…

  A witness of the Department of State Security (DSS) code named SSD has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the explosive device used to attack St Francis Catholic Savier Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022 shattered her twoChurch and later amputated above her knees. The witness, who is a…

  Two additional witnesses on Tuesday testified against the five defendants put on trial by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly masterminding the June 5, 2022 terror attacks against the Saint Francis Savier Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State. The two witnesses testified at the Federal High Court in Abuja where additional…

Kwara: Customs Intercepts Contraband Worth N1.2bn Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded major anti-smuggling breakthroughs within weeks of a change in leadership, seizing contraband items valued at over N1.2bn. Acting Area Controller of the Command, DC Najeem Akanmu Ogundeyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a…

    The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria has commended the Kogi State Government for domesticating the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law as part of Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. This was contained in a Facebook post by the chairman of the committee, Taiwo Oyedele in reference…

Families, schools key to tackling Nigeria’s insecurity – Senegalese Islamic scholar Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A foremost Senegalese Islamic scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Allaodeen Cisse, has declared that Nigeria’s seemingly intractable security challenges cannot be solved by government action alone, stressing that families and schools also have a central role in raising children on the path…

  The immediate past Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole has denied ever compiling All Progressive Congress (APC) Congress list for anybody or group. In a press statement issued on Monday and made available to newsmen in Lokoja, Prince Kolawole said those behind the rumour are enemy of progress who are…

  The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (Kogi L-PRES) Project, has kicked off the rehabilitation and upgrade of nine (9) livestock markets across the state Speaking during the stakeholders’ engagement and handover of site at Okumi Livestock Market, Lokoja, the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Dr Olufemi Bolarin, commended His Excellency, Governor Ahmed Usman…

  The Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, through his legal representative, has filed a formal corruption petition against former Managing Director of the Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This move follows the withdrawal of the same petition from…