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*Senator Oseni responds to calls for his return to Senate* The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Yakubu Oseni has reacted to the recurring calls of students and pupils from his constituency to return to the National Assembly come 2023 Pupils from across the five local government areas of Kogi Central had during the…

Assured Okene/Ogori Magongo Constituents as Captain Timi Iyela picks nomination form PDP chieftain and one of the youngest federal election aspirants in Nigeria for the 2023 polls, Captain Timi Iyela made history on Friday, March 18, 2022; as he picks the nomination forms for the Federal House of Representatives ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Six convicted for cybercrime in Kwara By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Six persons have been convicted by the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin for offences bordering on cybercrime, impersonation and other internet related fraud. The convicts are Adeshina Wasiu; Hammed Akorede Hammed; Komolafe Shina David; Fatimehin Kayode; Adetoye Damilare Timilehin and Adebayo Ridwan Abiola….

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, inaugurated 76 housing units for Nigerian citizens in Lokoja, Kogi. The housing units, built by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, were made up of 48 units of 2-bedrooms; 24 units of 3-bedrooms, and 4 units of 1-bedroom apartments. Buhari, during the inauguration, had described…

President Buhari commissions over N1.7 billion naira 76 units of housing in Kogi. The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commissioned over 76 units of houses worth over N1.7 billion naira, comprising of 4 units of 1 bedroom, 48 units of 2 bedrooms and 25 units of 3 bedrooms located in Lokoja, Kogi…

  Renowned educationist and the Executive Director of Charity and Development Initiative (CDI), Dame Tito Omowunmi Obaigbo has called for more involvement of women in the nation’s leadership process to enable them play credible roles in the development agenda. Dame Obaigbo, a former banker urged governments at all levels to evolve policies intended at deliberately…

Insecurity: Monarchs Seek Establishment Of More Police Stations In Ilorin Emirate By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Traditional chiefs in Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State have called for the establishment of more police stations in the emirate. The monarchs said the establishment of more police stations in the area is necessary to further beef up security…

  The Attorney General of the Federation AGF and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN, will on March 17, 2022, declare open, the 2021 Media Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Abuja chapter. NAJUC comprises of experienced judiciary editors and reporters working to promote the rule of law and rights of the…

VP Osinbajo, Obasanjo to grace AbdulRazaq’s turbaning in Ilorin By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former President Olusegun Obasanjo are among the dignitaries expected to grace the turbaning of a former chairman of National Iron Ore Mining Company, Iktape, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq as Mutawalli of Ilorin on Friday. The Emir of…

Scores of PDP members defect to YPP in Kwara By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suffered another big blow with the defection of scores of its members to the Young Progressives Party (YPP). Alhaja Rahmat Oba-Jara, who led the defectors to the YPP, expressed disillusionment with…