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2023: Yahaya Bello unveils Presidential ambition, lunch campaign group …… says Kogi is the safest state in northern region   The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has declared his intentions to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigerian at the 2023 general elections. Speaking on behalf of the Governor…

Kogi state house of assembly has suspended the chairman Okene local government area, Abdulrazak Muhammed Yusuf, from office. His suspension followed a report from the department of state security services, passed through the office of the governor to the house alleging that he used his position as council chairman to carry out undue arrest, intimidate…

Kwara TV station to commence 24-hour service, says Commissioner By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state-owned Television Station has been renovated and equipped by the state Government to commence 24-hour service. It would be recalled that the Television Station had not been operating optimally as a result of obsolete equipment, the sorry state the…

Ex-convict, Oluwatobi, back to prison for same cybercrime ***Will spend 28 years By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A 29 year-old ex-convict, Joshua Ajayi Oluwatobi, has been sentenced to 28 years imprisonment by Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin for impersonating the Dean, Student Affairs, University of Ilorin, and others…

Deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi floors Kano govt, Police, DSS, as court declares banishment unlawful.   Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State by the Kano state…

Deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi floors Kano govt, Police, DSS, as court declares banishment unlawful.   Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State by the Kano state…

Insecurity: Kwara CP debunks Gani Adams’ claim of bandits’ relocation to the state By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state Police Command has stated that there was no relocation of bandits or kidnappers to the state as claimed by AreOnakakanfo iba Gani Adams.. A statement by the Command’s spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said: “This…

Kwara Gov flags off Kwara Trade Fair By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government is building an international conference centre in Ilorin, the state capital, to attract increased attention and investments to the state’s hospitality sector, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of the 8th Kwara State Joint Trade Fair…

Fire guts four plank shops in Kwara By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin No fewer than four plank shops have been gutted by fire in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. According to the spokesman of the Kwara state Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, the incident occurred on Friday night at the Challenge area, beside Nigerian Railway…

An old Student of Okene Secondary School, Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu says the only way to go to revive the decay infrastructures of the college is for the old boys to pull their resources together to remodel their Alma meter. Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu ,who is the husband of the FCT Minister of State, Doctor Ramatu Tijjani…