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Prominent Traditional rulers from Dangote Cement Ibese host communities have commended the leadership ingenuity of the outgoing Plant Director, Azad Nawabuddin saying his pleasant personality has boosted the cordial relationship between the cement company and the host communities. It was a moment of accolades for Mr. Nawabuddin, during a send forth ceremony organized for him…

  Nigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim has warmed youths in the country against using the downturn in the economy as a license to go into crimes. The Minister explained that economic downturn is a global phenomenon and not peculiar to Nigeria alone, hence, should not be used as justification for any…

On the 3rd of April, 2024, it was a momentous and historic day as His Royal Majesty, Saaki Alh Dr. Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje the Ohinoyi Ebira, hosted a Heroic Reception to welcome home one of her subjects, Champion Sarah Ovayioza Mathew, a Gold Medalist in Arm Wrestling at the recent All African Games, held…

  Kwara state Government has restated that it paid compensations to original owners of the land where the state Polytechnic, Ilorin is sited, though some villagers within the premises of the over 50 years old institution had alleged none payment of compensation by the state government. It would be recalled that the 5,500 hectares of…

  Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions or targeting of anyone, including former public officials. In a statement on Thursday, Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Mrs. Bola Olukoju, said the trial of…

  The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Akogun Rasheed Usman, an alleged fraudster from Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, who has been posing as an officer of the anti-graft agency and defrauding victims on the pretext that he could help them procure…

  Some occupants and property owners in the Guzape area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Abuja, have sent a ‘Save our Soul’ to the Minister, Nyesom Wike and relevant government agencies over what they described as ‘life threatening blasting of rocks’ in the area. The residents lamented that the blast is being carried…

  The Caretaker Chairman of Yagba West Local Government and State ALGON Chairman, Hon. Tosin Olokun has commended the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Ahmed Usman Ododo for the launch of the Metropolitan Quick Response Squad to tame the surge of insecurity in the State. The ALGON Chairman in the statement personally signed…

  Premised on some of the recent political developments in kogi state, youths have decried the manner with which some ‘desperate’ politician have thrown caution to the wind and were about de-marketing and demeaning the image of the state, warning such actors to desist from such selfish act. The youths from across the three senatorial…

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed on Friday in Abuja that the country recorded 1,580 human rights violations in the six geopolitical zones in the March alone. The rights violations included killings , kidnapping, domestic violence , abductions, children’s right among others. Making this public at the National Human Rights Commission headquarters, its…