If anyone had told Ahmad Abdulrasaq, a resident of Ilorin, Kwara State, he would be dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force without official notice, he would probably have reconsidered his choice of profession. Abdulrasaq was excited when he was enlisted into the Force as an auto-electrical official in 2000. But his prospects changed when he…
Shuaib Jawondo, a resident of Ilorin, has narrated to the judicial panel of inquiry on #EndSARS protest in Kwara State that he was detained for seventy-three days by men of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In his narration, Jowondo who was one of the petitioners, appearing before the justice Garba-led panel, was arrested in…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold its grip across the globe, a flicker of light is being sighted as a preliminary analysis of the first effective coronavirus vaccine shows that it can prevent more than 90% of people from contracting the deadly virus. According to BBC, the vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people…
REPORTER’S DIARY: How Non-intervention Of The Nigerian Police Enthroned Lawlessness, Aided Looting in Ilorin October 23, 2020, would forever be engraved in the heart of residents of Ilorin, Kwara state capital. It was the day terror went on a rampage, rubbing salts on the wounds of residents who have barely recovered from the economic shock…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced N500m fund to assist all those whose businesses in Ilorin were looted by hoodlums, as parts of the administration’s efforts to bring them back on their feet following the incident. The governor said this Saturday evening after he visited various shops and scenes that were looted by…
THE Kwara State Government has told private schools’ owners in the state not to collect third term school fees from parents and guardians as the 2020/2021 academic session commences on Monday, 5th October 2020. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Bisola Ahmed made this known in a meeting with stakeholders…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non- Academic Staff Union(NASU) have declared a warning strike that will commence next Monday, October 5, and last 14 days across public universities nationwide. This was just as the federal government announced the reopening of all schools including universities six months after their closure due…
In a move to prevent Monday’s planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Federal Government has scheduled a meeting with the leadership of Organised Labour for 7pm on Sunday. The meeting was earlier adjourned to Monday at 3pm following the inability of the Federal Government to reach…
The Kwara South Consultative Forum (KSCF), a socio-cultural group in Kwara south senatorial district, has demanded a merger of Yoruba people of Kwara and Kogi State with the Southwest Region of the country through boundary adjustment According to the Nigerian Tribune, the demand was disclosed in a memorandum to the ninth National Assembly’s Committee on…
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their victory in the September 19 governorship election in the state. This was contained in a statement released by the State factional chairman of the APC, Anselm Ojezua, who expressed displeasure at the…
Not less than ten persons have been confirmed dead following tanker explosions at Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State on Wednesday. Some of the victims include five students of Kogi state polytechnic, three nursery school pupils, and passers-by. Idris Fika Ali, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the explosion that…
• Varsity proposes fee increment • Students groan • We’re committed to our promises – Kwara govt There is growing apprehension among students of the Kwara State University over a reported plan by the university management to review their school fees ahead of the 2019/2020 academic year. The students who took to social media to…
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is set to partner with a frontline agriculture company, Agric International Technology & Trade (Agrited), for a sustainable drive toward agricultural advancement and entrepreneurship. The Acting Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture in the institution, Prof. Adesiji Benjamin, announced while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Monday. Benjamin said that…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched the state health insurance scheme to provide quality and affordable healthcare to residents of the state The scheme featured the enrollment of about 10,000 indigents who were captured in a statewide registration of indigents for the scheme in March 2020. While launching the scheme, AbdulRazaq who said…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to commence another nationwide strike starting from September 7. This was disclosed in a statement signed by its President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba; Secretary, Dr Bilqis Mohammad, and the Publicity Secretary, Dr Egbogu Stanley. The strike would commence after the 21-day ultimatum it gave to the Federal…
The Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has kicked against the hike in the pump price of fuel. The organisation called on the Federal Government to urgently reverse the hike in fuel price. In a tweet on Thursday on its Twitter handle, @SERAPNigeria, the group said the hike in fuel price was a travesty…
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative seven days after contracting the virus This disclosure was made known by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. He said Abayomi retook the test on Sunday and the result turned negative. Omotoso said his Health counterpart will resume…
The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State. In a judgment delivered on Monday, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, dismissed the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in…
There was a mild drama on Friday following the resignation of Kwara state commissioner for special duties, Aisha Ahman Pategi, barely a week after the resignation of the special adviser to the governor on Health Matters, prof Wale Sulaiman, from the cabinet of governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The news which has been spreading like wildfire following…
Twenty students who are currently writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Bayelsa state have been confirmed to have the infectious disease. This is coming barely three days after a student tested positive to the virus in Akwa Ibom. The Permanent Secretary, Bayelsa State Ministry of Health, Inodu Apoku, while making the…
