News from States
-
Soludo joins Archbishop Okeke in birthday mass at Correctional Center, promises to pay exam fees for inmates
The Archbishop of Onitsha, His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke, celebrated his 70th birthday with inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Center Onitsha, where he has been supporting various projects to improve their welfare. The birthday mass was attended by the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, and his wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo. The…
Read More » -
Encryption crucial tool for press freedom, expression security- Experts
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Digital experts have identified encryption as a crucial tool for press freedom and expression security in a society. Speaking separately at a workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ilorin, the Co-Founder and Director of Partnership and Sustainability of Webfala Digital Skills for all Initiative, Wale Bakare, and the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, Gbenga…
Read More » -
Abdulrazaq appoints SSAs, names Jimba, Opoola as Chairmen of pilgrims boards
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has reappointed popular thespian Eyiwuni Muka Aramide (Muka Ray) as Senior Special Assistant on Culture and Tourism. The Governor also appointed Imam Mariam Nnafatima as Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in what signals the government’s renewed focus on issues of human capital development. This was contained in…
Read More » -
BREAKING Nigeria Ambassador to Morocco, Bamalli dies
Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco and a royal prince of Zazzau, has passed away. He was the Magajin Garin Zazzau, the second most senior title in the Zazzau emirate council. He was also the biological younger brother of the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. According to a press statement by the Zazzau Emirate, he died…
Read More » -
Kwara State Hospital waives fees for accident victims
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board has announced that it will waive all medical and prescription fees for the victims of a road accident involving a vehicle of the Nigerian Correctional Services at Oja Oba Ilorin on October 19, 2023. According to a press statement issued by the board’s press secretary, Zulu-Gambari Halimat, and assistant press secretary, Okanlawon Ramat, seven…
Read More » -
Kwara rallies support for security agencies as Army flags off Operation Still Waters III to checkmate criminals
The Nigerian Army has flagged off a military exercise in parts of Ifelodun local government of Kwara State to flush out criminal elements and strengthen security of lives and properties in the area. Conducted by troops from the 22 Brigade, the operation is codenamed Operation Still Water III and is holding in Oro Ago and adjoining areas. For its success,…
Read More » -
AbdulRazaq names visitation panels to Kwara-owned colleges of education
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of visitation panels to the three public-owned Colleges of Education in the state, a new step to improve the standards of the schools and make them more efficient in the discharge of their mandates. The affected schools are the Kwara State Colleges of Education Ilorin, Oro, and Lafiagi (Technical), each having…
Read More » -
Governor Lawal accuses Matawalle of embezzling billions from abandoned Zamfara Cargo Airport
Governor Dauda Lawal has revealed that the immediate past administration of Bello Matawalle has embezzled billions of Naira from the Zamfara Airport, which was subsequently abandoned. The Government accused the previous administration of a dubious transaction of N6,775,949,561.50 for an abandoned Cargo Airport project in the state capital. In a statement on Thursday, issued in Gusau, the Spokesperson to the…
Read More » -
Unilorin condoles with parents of deceased student who committed suicide over lover’s indebtedness
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The management of the University of llorin said the institution has received with sadness the death of one of the University students, Sanni Hameedat, by suicide allegedly over a failed financial transaction. This was contained in a statement signed by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, on Wednesday. The statement described the incident as…
Read More » -
300L Unilorin female student commits suicide over N500,000 loan indebtedness for lover
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A 300Level Microbiology female undergraduate of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara state has reportedly taken her own life, Monday morning. Westernpost gathered that the deceased, identified as Hameedah Sanni, aged 20, committed suicide by drinking sniper, a strong pesticide used for agricultural purposes. Two versions of the cause of her death were also gathered; as a…
Read More »
Follow our WhatsApp Channel