The President of the 8th Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has pledged to continue to stand by the people and strive relentlessly to make life better for all. The Waziri Ngeri of the Ilorin Emirate, Saraki, stated this on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, as he commenced the distribution of rams for the celebration of this […]
• Beneficiaries laud govt for seamless exercise Kwara State Government has commenced the distribution of another17,578 50kg bags of maize, sorghum and millet palliatives it received from the Federal Government to further support vulnerable citizens amid the inconveniences from fuel subsidy removal. The food items are already being distributed among the less privileged across the […]
In a bid to give them a sense of belonging, pupils of the School of the Special Needs, Enu-Odi, Ilesa held their Children’s day party amid donations and funfare. The annual event held at the school hall was graced by special guests who joined the school management and the students to celebrate the special day. […]
The proposed Kano State Emirate Council Law 2024 passed by the Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday, May 23, technically dethroned Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano. The law recognised former CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. The Nation reports that, Sanusi’s portrait has since been adorning the giant wall of […]
As part of efforts to ensure a seamless execution of Project Trust, the Connected Development organized a step down training for members of the Community of Practice. The training session, held on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The session aimed to equip members of the Community of Practice (COP) with […]
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, has urged the people of Osun not to lose sleep over the defection of some individuals into the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. The party described the defection as expected and irrelevant as such could not stop the PDP from winning the July 16, 2022, […]
If the misery of the ‘man’ be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.Charles Darwin In 2023, Nigeria ranked 21st among countries with the worst record for human rights and rule of law violations in the world. This was according to US-based online platform, theglobaleconomy.com, that offers […]
Rick Slayman, the 62-year-old who grabbed headlines as the world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Slayman who was living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation of […]
Person With Disabilities, PWD, have frowned at the absence of Disability Commission to oversee the affairs of the people in Kwara state. The Persons with Disabilities also lamented non-compliance with key provisions in the Kwara State Disability Law, which they said should have made life more conducive for them. The stakeholders expressed their discontent during […]
The Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Wednesday, May 08, 2024, resumed sitting in a case preferred against Chief Olowofela Oyebanji and 12 others. Godwin Jacob (1st defendant) Olowofela Oyebanji (2nd defendant) and 11 others are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information contrary to Sections […]
