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KWSG vows to order road contractor back to site over alleged poor job execution
Kwara state government has vowed to order the consultant and the contractor that constructed the N3.5 billion diamond underpass flyover in Ilorin to ...
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JAMB expresses satisfaction with inaugural computer-based test for civil servants
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the inaugural phase of the Computer-Based ...
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Chinese National Jailed 5years for Illegal Minning in Kwara
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old Chinese National, ...
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Bandit Invade Hospital In Niger, Kill 2, Abduct Doctors, Patients
At least two persons have been shot dead, while others were abducted after armed bandits invaded the Abdulsalami Abubakar General Hospital, Gulu in ...
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Bayelsa Floods Overwhelming, We Need Help – Gov Diri, Orders Civil Servant To Stay-At-Home
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday said the flooding in the state was overwhelming and beyond what the state government alone ...
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IGP ordered training of Police recruits on Public Relations
In view of the negative perception of the public against the Police, the Inspector General of Police IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered ...
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BON, NBC slam “illegal” closure of broadcasting stations in Zamfara
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have faulted the Zamfara State government’s shutting down of broadcast houses. ...
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NDLEA nabs pregnant woman, undergraduate, 26 others with drugs
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA during counternarcotic operations across 12 States have arrested a pregnant woman, a nursing mother ...
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We’ve Met Yearnings of Nigerians – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open the last Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of his administration, on Monday, saying high-impact projects have been implemented ...
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Police reveals why Labour Party Senatorial Candidate in Ebonyi, Linus was arrested
The Police Command in Ebonyi State has debunked the news of the alleged abduction of the Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South, ...
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Kwara: Sudden renovation of Metro Park political, self-serving, KAI lampoons Gov Abdulrazaq
The Kwara Advancement Initiative, KAI, has expressed disbelief over the sudden decision of the Kwara State Government to renovate the Metropolitan Square, Ilorin ...
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Floods: Over 2.5m persons affected, 82,000 houses damaged — FG
The federal government says no fewer than 2,504,095 Nigerians have been affected by the ravaging flood disaster in parts of the country while ...
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Oyebanji sworn in as Ekiti Governor
Biodun Oyebanji has been sworn in as the fifth democratically elected Governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji was sworn with his Deputy Chief Monisade ...
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Kwara Police Confirm Rescue Of Kidnapped ASP Ahmed Yusuf
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Kwara State Command on Sunday confirmed the rescue of Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Ahmed Yusuf, kidnapped ...
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Zamfara Govt Shuts Media Houses For Covering Political Rally
Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State has shutdown all federal and private media Houses in the state for covering PDP’s political rally. ...
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Six Die In Niger State Boat Mishap
Six People have lost their lives when a boat capsized with 48 passengers at Gbara Village in Mokwa Local government area of Niger ...
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9 Ghanaians sentenced to 72 years imprisonment over illicit drugs : NDLEA
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that Nine Ghanaians arrested for attempting to smuggle 10,843.95kgs cannabis into Nigeria through the sea ...
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Kwara NUJ States Position on Two Detained Journalists, Efforts To Get It Resolved
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council is doing all it can to prevail on the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to ...
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First aircraft lands in new Ekiti airport
History was made on Saturday when the first aircraft touched down at the newly constructed Ekiti Cargo Airport along Ado-Ijan road, Ado-Ekiti, the ...
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440 of 447 recipients of Buhari’s awards should be in prisons – Buba Galadima
Buba Galadima, a former close ally of the President Muhammadu Buhari criticised the national honours and awards recently given out to some Nigerians ...
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National awards: Ajia congratulates Kwara honourees, condemns exclusion of Saraki
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), House of Representatives candidate for Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency, Alhaji Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim, has congratulated the 11 indigenes ...
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AGF to file fresh charges, insists Nnamdi Kanu discharged, not acquitted
Fresh trouble may be in the offing for the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, as the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and ...
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Kwara Hotel Repositioning: Govt Inaugurates 10-People Committee
Days after the shutdown of Kwara Hotel, the Kwara State Government has inaugurated a 10-people Steering Committee to look into how the hotel ...
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Court discharges, acquits Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charges
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction of the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu from ...
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South Sudan seeks NYSC collaboration on youth development
The Republic of South Sudan has sought collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to help in boosting the development of its ...
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Arrest big men too – CACOL charges EFCC on Siemens, Halliburton scandals
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has urged anti-corruption agencies to prosecute suspects in the Halliburton and Siemens bribery scandals. The ...
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23-year-old boy fakes own kidnap to extort N10million from parents
In order to rake in N10 million from his parents, a 23-year-old boy, Edward Okache, has arranged his abduction by some men in ...
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Police officer kidnapped in Kwara
A police officer, Abdulmumini Yusuf, has allegedly been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Ilorin, Kwara State. The victim, popularly called “Emirate No1”, is ...
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Kwara Assembly Tasks LGCs on Debt Recovery
The Kwara House of Assembly has urged Local Government Councils in the state to recover outstanding debt from all former councillors. The assembly ...
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Work to complete on Osi, Ilesha-Baruba campuses of KWASU in December 2022, says KWSG
The ongoing construction work on the two satelite campuses of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Osi and Ilesha-Baruba of Ekiti and Baruten Local ...
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NUJ hails Onikijipa, Kamwire, other Kwarans over National Merit Awards
The Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has applauded the federal government for the conferment of National Merit Awards on ...
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AU-ECOSOC Declare Supports For Nigerian Youth in Governance Summit
The Nigerian Representative at the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council Dr. Tunji Asaolu has declared his support for the upcoming Nigerian ...
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Kogi Assembly in flames
The Kogi House of Assembly has been gutted by fire in the early hours of Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports ...
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Kaduna-Abuja train attack: I rejected terrorists commnader’s marriage proposal – Azurfa Lois John
A 21-year-old Azurfa Lois John, who was among the 23 released Abuja-Kaduna train victims, on Tuesday, said the terrorists’ commander proposed to her, ...
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Lagos gets FG approval for Lekki airport
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received the Federal Government letter of approval for the construction of the Lekki airport. The presentation was ...
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NLC commends Sanwo-Olu on planned salary increase for Lagos workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Lagos Government for the planned salary increments for workers in the state’s public service. The ...
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Gov AbdulRazaq Congratulates Kwara’s 2022 National Awardees
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated all the recipients of the 2022 national awards from the state, commending them for their great ...
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Workers demand sacking of Kwara Water Corporation GM over alleged poor leadership
Workers under the auspices of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Kwara State Water Corporation branch ...
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Why We Stopped Construction of N27bn Kishi-Kaima Road – Gov AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend announced that Federal Government has approved the construction of Kishi-Kaiama road at the contract sums ...
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Why price of gas will continue to increase – IPMAN
National Operations Controller, of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mike Osatuyi, said independent marketers sourced dollars for importation from the ...
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NLC reveals Abia Govt owes judges, doctors, others 18 months’ salaries
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that the Abia State Government has not only failed to implement the minimum wages, but it has ...
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Kwara Commissioner to speak at NUJ 34th Media Parliament
The Commissioner for Tertiary Education in Kwara State, Dr Alabi Afees Abolore, has been designated as Guest Speaker at the 34th Media Parliament ...
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Group Urges FG To Consider 70% Inmates for Freedom
Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) championing advocacy for release of unsentenced prisoners in Nigeria has commended ...
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Don’t Fall Victim To Scammers, Military Persons Board Alerts Ex-servicemen
Authorities of the Military Pensions Board, MPB, have alerted retired ex-soldiers/military retirees not to fall victim to the purported information making the rounds ...
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Govt shuts Kwara Hotel, Redeploys Workers To Ministry
Kwara State Government on Sunday announced the shutdown of the popular Kwara Hotel, located along Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin. Announcing the shutdown, the ...
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I was victim of corruption fighting back – Ex-EFCC chairman, Magu
Former EFCC Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu has described his exit from the anti-corruption agency as corruption fighting back. Magu made the assertion ...
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KWSG Holds Retreat For MDAs On Performance, Impacts On Citizens
Kwara State Government on Saturday held a retreat for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to appraise their achievements, programmes, policies, and areas of ...
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Contract staffing, outsourcing in banks, others: FG unveils employment guidelines
After ten years of intense discussions and negotiations among stakeholders, the Federal Government has released for implementation Guidelines on Labour and Administration Issues ...
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Gunmen In Army Uniform Kidnap Four Farmers In Oyo
four people have been kidnapped at Farm Settlement in Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government area of Oyo State. Chairman of the Farm Settlement Association, ...
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9 rescued, 76 missing as boat capsizes in Anambra – SEMA
AN unspecified number of people were feared dead weekend when an engine boat carrying 85 persons capsized at Umunankwo in Ogbaru local government ...
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Cleric Stresses Importance of Loyalty In Career Progression
A Kwara-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Buhari Ibn-Musa Ajikobi, on Saturday said respect for one’s teacher and loyalty is germane for career progression. The ...
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2023: We have no plan to disrupt election in South-East Says IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that it has no plan to disrupt election in Igboland in 2023. The media and ...
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K1 Bags National Honour
Still basking in the euphoria of his 50th year on stage celebration, King of Fuji Misic Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal who is popularly known ...
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2023: Ajia receives certificate in public leadership and policy from SPPG
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the House of Representatives in the Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, on Saturday ...
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Niger Delta Elders writes Lalong over failed promises
The League of Niger Delta Elders have knocked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC government for failing to deliver on its ...
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NDLEA Destroys Hectares Of Indian Hemp Farm In Ogun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed fifteen hectares of Indian hemp farm in Imosa, Ijebu-East Local Government, Ogun State. The ...
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Envoy seeks inclusion of PWDs in elections
The US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, Sara Minkara says when Persons with Disabilities are fully included in political processes they add ...
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Petrol subsidy will end in 2023 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured that petrol subsidy will end by 2023, saying it was no longer sustainable in the current fiscal ...
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Buhari, governors meet over deadly floods ravaging states
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governors to meet with the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, over the floods wreaking havoc in states. ...
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2022 floods kill over 300 Nigerians – Report
The 2022 floods in Nigeria claimed over 300 people in multiple states as of September, according to to Save the Children. The leading ...