IBBU Deputy Vice Chancellor dies
By Adepoju Abiodun The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Professor Kolo Samuel Tswanya is dead. The news of the sudden death of the University's Principal Officer has thrown the whole University community and Niger State into mourning mood. Late Tswanya, who was a Professor of Linguistics and a former Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Communication...
Gunmen kill two policemen, one civilian during banks’ robberies in Lapai
By Adepoju Abiodun A gang of 16 armed robbers on Wednesday robbed two conventional banks in Lapai, Niger state, killing two policemen, one civilian and carting away a huge amount of money that is yet to be ascertained. The robbery attack started at around 5:45 pm on Wednesday (29th November, 2017) when a group of unknown 13 hefty men and 3...
Al-Maiyaki primary school wins BAGYUM 4th quiz competition
Al-Maiyaki Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) School, Akerebiata area, Ilorin, has emerged overall winner of the just concluded annual Balogun Gambari Youth Movement (BAGYUM) Primary School Quiz Competition. Pake LGEA Primary School took the second position while Okesuna School 'A' clinched the third position. The 4th edition of the competition which held at Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Secretariat, Akerebiata area,...
Students cry out as IBBU increases tuition fees
The management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai, has increased the students' school fees from the existing N27,000 across board to N55,000 for non indigenes only. The decision came up on Tuesday after series of meetings with the state government over the possibility of enforcing difference in the payment of school fees between the indigenes of Niger state and...
Rhema Chapel Int’l marks 30th anniversary ……Donates duty post to NSCDC
All is set for the Convention, celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Rhema Chapel International even as the celebration coincides with the 60th birthday of the Apostolic oversight of the Church, Reverend George Adegboye. The celebration galore, which is a weeklong event, will kick start on December 4, 2017. Briefing journalists during the weekend, at the Church Headquarters, Tanke in Ilorin,...
ZAHRA OMAR: Star Exemplar Amazon Technocrat ……. Story of the Exemplary Life of a First Kwaran Female Head of Service
Mrs. Zahra Omar Preamble There is no doubt that Hajia Zahra Muazu Omar is a jinx breaker, a pacesetter, and a respected civil servant, who made an indelible mark on the sand of times. During her secondary school days, the young Zahra represented Kwara State in a Hockey game competition that took place in Lagos, she served as Agric teacher and...
Al-Hikmah students protest over high cost of hostel accommodation
Students of Al-Hiimah University, Ilorin, are currently protesting over the alleged imposition of N50,000 hostel accommodation on all students. The amount is said to be paid by all students whether living on campus or off campus. Two students of the institution who spoke with highprofile crew but did not want their names to be mentioned said the school management started with...
Read the results of kwara LG election
The Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), Dr Uthman Ajidagba on Sunday (January 19, 2017) declared all the 16 candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) for the chairmanship seats as the winners of the yesterday election. Ajidagba gave the declaration during the press briefing that took place at the KWASIEC office, Fate road, Ilorin. The KWASIEC Chairman announced...
Read what GSS Ilorin alumni did for three students
The 1999 set of the Government Secondary School (GSS) Ilorin, Kwara State at the weekend presented Scholarships and Certificate of Excellence to selected three students of the college. The beneficiaries include Ajibola Muiz ,Abdulmalik A. Shaaba and Akanbi Basit Ayomide all in Senior Secondary School class. Presenting the certificates to the benefitting students, the leader of the 1999 set, Bello Abdullateef, explained...
