Students at Suban Schools in Kwara State are still defecating in open spaces despite the presence of a reportedly five-to-six million naira toilet project. The project aimed to eradicate open defecation and improve sanitation within the school. However, students are still observed using open areas and other parts of the school premises for their needs. Suban Schools, […]
It came with mixed feelings; the death of Chief Mrs Florence Morenike Saraki. We were all basking in the euphoria of Eid-el-Kabir with vim and vigour when news filtered in that Mama Saraki had breathed her last. It was so spectacular, coming at a time when Ilorin stood still for her eminent son, Dr Abubakar […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Abdulrasheed Akogun Nigeria, like many other countries, has its fair share of issues when it comes to the conduct of uniformed men. However, what is concerning is the tendency of Nigerians to amplify and focus on the unprofessional exhibitions of these individuals, without acknowledging and celebrating in equal measures, those who are dedicated to […]
I read a piece by one Ibraheem Abdullateef, an SSA on Communication to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. I did with interest, disrelish and bewilderment. The write-up, he proclaimed was in reaction to a particular programme in which “some Kwarans took over the media with salacious tales of how Senator Saraki wined and dined […]
By Abdulbaki Ndanusa It is unfortunate that the biggest news coming from Kwara State now is about the N17.8 billion that the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration budgeted to spend on the renovation of the Kwara Hotel. While the government has played all the tricks in the books to cover up the deal and divert attention from […]
