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Kwara budgets N189.4bn for 2022 fiscal year By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has budgeted the sum of N189.4 billion for the 2022 financial year. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday laid the 2022 budget before the state parliament, with capital expenditure grabbing 55.3 percent of the fiscal plan and the remaining 44.7percent going for…

Governor Bello Restates Commitment To Drastically Reduce Number of ”Out-of-School” Children in Kogi By Stephen Adeleye   The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has restated the commitment of his Administration to drastically reduce the number of Out-of-School children in the state to its barest minimum. The governor gave the assurance at the launching of…

Buhari won’t sign electoral bill, NASS won’t override veto –Kwankwaso A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will not sign the Electoral Act amendment bill because governors have pressured him not to approve the provision for direct primary. Kwankwaso said this during a chat with…

Xmas: Tazan takes out celebration to his LG, donates foodstuffs In the spirit of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ celebration taken place all over the world, the Tazan foundation has extended its humanitarian reach to the less privileged living in Adavi Local Government Area of the state. Founder of the charity group, Tazan Onimisi…

*Again, Senator Oseni empowers 800 Ajaokuta, Okene constituents* No fewer than 800 people of Ajaokuta and Okene Local Government Areas have benefitted from Senator Yakubu Oseni’s ongoing empowerment scheme on Agricultural Value Chain. The empowerment programme which began with Okehi Local Government Area on Monday, had Okene Local Government beneficiaries drawn from Okengwe, Upogoro, Obehira…

ACTIONAID, SOLIDARIDAD EULOGIZES FORMER EX. DIR. PIBCID, MS HALIMA OIZA SADIQ …as former ED Quit to pursue personal endeavors   The Resillience Programme Coordinator with ActionAid, Team Lead of the SARVE II Project, Mr. Anicetus Atakpu, says he received the resignation of Ms Halima Oiza Sadiq, the former Executive Director with mixed feelings, described the…

Kwara Police Command arrests 3 suspected one-chance criminals By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Police Command has arrested three suspected one-chance criminals operating in a commercial taxi in Ilorin, the state capital. The Command’s spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said the suspects whose names are Adebayo Akeem, 40, Akintola Abdulahi, 38, and Muyiwa Obaseki, 33, came…

ENIRETE EREGBA @ 30: OGORIANS MUST CONTINUE TO PROMOTE ALL INITIATIVES CAPABLE OF ENHANCING GOOD VALUES-HON. BAYODE The people of Ogori in Ogori -Magongo LGA have been called upon to continue to sustain all initiates and efforts capable of the promoting the culture of unity amongst the people and other neighbouring communities at a time…

*Oseni trains youths on ICT, empowers them with laptops* In view of increased roles of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in marketing and other commercial activities, Senator Yakubu Oseni has trained 50 youths on skills to harvest optimal benefits from the digital world. The 2-day training programme which was concluded yesterday at the De Villa…

Queen Naomi Silekunola divorces Ooni of Ife The wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Naomi Silekunola, has announced that she should no longer be addressed as the Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people. Naomi, in a statement on her social media pages, said: “I bless the Lord almighty for His…