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CSOs charge govt to engage citizens on implementation of Environmental Laws
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and the Centre for Anti-corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), have called on the government at all levels to constructively engage citizens of the state in fashioning environmental laws in the state. The CSOs gave the charge at a maiden monthly stakeholders’ interactive roundtable on public policy making and execution organised by…
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Gov. Abdulrazaq inaugurates Multi-sectoral Committee on Food Security
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated a Multi-sectoral State Working Committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure people have access to affordable food. The Committee comprises the Governor as the Chairman; the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; the Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy…
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Obasanjo leads investors to Angola
…..meets President Lourenco in Luanda By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has met with the President of Angola on a trade mission with oil refineries, hydro power, pharmaceuticals and agriculture as areas of interest. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo led Nigerian investors under the aegis of the Angola Nigeria…
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Expert highlights effect of Climate Change on Public Health in Africa
An Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology in Nasarawa state, Dr Ishaku Akyala, has highlighted the effect of climate change on public health in Africa. Akyala said in Abuja on Monday that “the devastating effects of extreme weather, including floods and heat waves, led to increased disease burden and deaths across the continent.’’ He said that vulnerable…
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Kwara to become Nation’s food hub, says Agric Commissioner
The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to making the state the food hub of the country. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas made the reiteration while receiving in audience the delegation of China-Africa Economic and Trade Council and representative of the organized Private Sector in Ilorin, the state capital. The Ministry of…
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Ramadan: Oyetola greets Osun Muslims, appeals to wealthy individuals to reach out to less privileged
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated Muslim faithful in Osun State and around the world as they commence the 1445 AH Ramadan fasting, praying Allah to grant every fasting Muslims the guidance to navigate through the Holy month. In a statement issued by his media aide, Ismail Omipidan in Abuja, on Monday, …
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Cyber offence: Kwara tabloid asks court to dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Mandate International Publications Nigeria Limited, publishers of National Pilot Newspapers, based in Ilorin, Kwara state Monday, asked a revenue court sitting in Ilorin to dismiss the case of a direct criminal complaint levelled against it and one of its reporters for lack of jurisdiction. The company asked the court to strike out the case for lack of locus…
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Ramadan: Gov. Adeleke felicitates with Muslim faithful
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with the Muslim ummah on the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan, describing the spiritual month as “an era of cleansing and revival” In a statement issued by the spokesperson to the Governor,Mallam Olawale Rasheed,on the first day of the month-long fasting, Adeleke noted the significance of the…
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Osun Govt approves appointment of Owa of Igbajo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Executive Council on Monday, approved the appointment of Prince (Dr) Ademola Stephen Kayode Makinde as the new Owa of Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government of the state. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, said, during the Executive Meeting held at the Exco chambers, in the…
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After years of barreness, sexagenarian gives birth in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael A 68-year-old woman, Alhaja Kehinde Sofiat Adekunle, after years of marriage and childlessness, has given birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in the Olomore housing estate area of Ogun State. Disclosing the extra ordinary and seemingly wonderful event to our corespondent, Hon. Kafayat Afolake, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in…
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