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,,,,,Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mustafa Adebayo Balogun died at the Reddington Hospital, Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm today during a brief illness, family sources have confirmed to NewsmakersNG. Balogun who was Nigeria’s 11th indigenous IGP died at 74. …….Born on August 25, 1947, Balogun became IGP on March 6, 2002, and was…
By, Saheed Abdullahi Immediate past Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Architect Aliyu Muhammad Saifuddeen now redeployed to Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is indeed a Starboy and one of the best brains in the Cabinet of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State. Saifuddeen’s oratory, analytically, is housed with wisdom and…
No fewer than seven persons have again been killed in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The killing is coming less than 24 hours after 18 other persons lost their lives during a clash between bandits and members of vigilante group in the Wase Council Area of…
Three daring attacks by terrorists within three weeks have raised questions about the security architecture in the nation’s capital. Regarded as one of the most fortified custodial centres in the country, the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre was on July 5 successfully attacked by members of the Islamic State for West African Province, who freed 443…
Kwara State Government is set to boost the state’s transport sector with provision of additional mini buses across the metropolis. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Intervention, Mr. Kayode Oyin-Zubair disclosed this on Saturday while taking members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN and National Union of Road and Transportation Workers,…
,,,,,,Friends of a Cairo-based businessman, simply identified as Teebam, are currently seeking for justice after his girlfriend, Ife, burnt him alive. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday, July 18. A credible source disclosed that “Teebam returned from Cairo to surprise his wife on her birthday. She discovered that he had cheated on…
,,,,,,Eight persons have died when a trailer truck coming from the northern part of the country rammed into a stationary vehicle at Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Oko-Olowo junction on Wednesday. An eyewitness, Salaudeen Abiola, said the driver of the trailer with registration number…
,,,,,“everything remains stagnant. A town without head is more or less lawless and may be driven to anarchy. Nobody remembers us for good.” …..The above summarized the mood of the indigenes and residents of Idofian, a town in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State. The town which is about 15km to Ilorin, the State…
The National coordinator Muslim Political Awareness front MUPAF Alhaji lukuman Obembe has rejoiced with the Nigerian Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Obembe noted that the period calls for sacrifice and commitment to the cause of the Almighty Allah. He called on Nigerian Muslims, especially those participating in this year’s Hajj, to…
As Muslim faithful mark Eid-El-Kabir celebration , Kwara Online Publishers Association Of Nigeria, KOPAN, has sent message of felicitation to all faithful, urging them to exhibit the virtues and lessons of the day at all times. In a message signed by the Chairman, Hammed Adedayo Said, and the Secretary, Opeyemi Daniel Adeoti, KOPAN called for…