Farmers get PULA, Leadway, Heifer, AFEX N110m claims
PULA Advisors AG in partnership with Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Heifer International, and AFEX Commodity Exchange has commenced payment of N110 million agricultural insurance claims to Nigerian farmers. The country commercial manager, PULA Advisors AG, Dr Mike Enahoro, in a statement issued in Abuja, said the payment of the money began the 2023 Wet Season Insurance Claims Pay-out Ceremony, which...
Kwara’s inaugural Hajj flight now Tuesday May 21
The inaugural flight from General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin for the 2024 Muslim pilgrimage will now be on Tuesday May 21. Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board said in a statement on Sunday that the change in the date is from NAHCON/airlines owing to some delays in the initial plans. According to a statement signed by the Executive Secretary, Kwara Pilgrims...
Preparations for 2024 Hajj And Senator Oloriegbe’s positive dispositions
By Abubakar Imam Since the beginning of the preparations for the forthcoming 2024 Hajj exercise began, yours sincerely has been frequenting the Office of the Kwara State Muslim Pligrims Welfare Board in Ilorin to monitor how services of the Board are rendered "for the love of our people". I was there again on Thursday, May 16, 2024, around 6:00pm, which coincided...
BREAKING NEWS: Slovakia Prime Minister shot five times in assasination attack
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico was shot five times on Wednesday, in the most serious attack on a European leader in decades. Officials said the act was a politically motivated assassination attempt, stoking fears that Europe’s increasingly polarized and vitriolic politics could tip into violence. Mr. Fico, a veteran populist politician, underwent hours of emergency surgery after being critically...
MKU’s Maiden Matriculation: Marking A Remarkable Realisation of A Vision
By Abubakar Imam I was there. I was not the only one who witnessed the event. Many people were equally there. And so, my interpretative account or report of the event can either be corroborated or punctured. Most of the expected guests honoured the invitation of the University, either in person or through representation. Many who were not expected also found...
Hajj 2024: First batch of intending pilgrims from Nigeria arrived Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
First flight for 2024 Hajj takes off The first flight conveying pilgrims for 2024 Hajj from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia has departed. The FlyNas flight with 417 Kebbi pilgrims and seven officials took off at m 4: 54 pm Nigerian time. Nigeria’s Vice President, His Excellency Sen Kashim Shettima who arrived the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, (SABIA) Birnin Kebbi at...
Global embrace of Durbar excites Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed satisfaction with the way international communities, particularly multinational organizations, embraced the Ilorin Emirate Grand Durbar, which holds every second day of Ileya festival. The Emir spoke in Ilorin while receiving members of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee led by its Chairman and Danmasani...
Sugar Film Factory partners Ilorin Emirate on 2024 Durbar
The Management of the Sugar Film Factory, Ilorin Kwara State has pledged partnership with the Ilorin Emirate Grand Durbar for the full coverage of the activities during the 2024 Durbar. The event is slated for the second day of the Ileya festival at the Emir's Palace, Ilorin. The Managing Director of the factory, Mr Gbenga Titiloye, made the pledge when he...
Kwara Gov names 16 LGA Devt Officers
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq has approved the appointment of 16 local government area development officers (LGA-DOs) in the state. The Governor made the announcement in a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye on 14 May, 2024. The LGA-DOs are Adisa Jimoh Olarewaju (Asa); Asaburu Umar Mora (Baruten); Mohammed Haruna Likpata (Edu); Ajiboye Yemisi...
AA: Supreme Court dismisses Kenneth Udeze’s appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ( May14, 2024) dismissed the appeal filed by Mr Kenneth Udeze challenging his suspension and subsequent expulsion from the Action Alliance (AA). In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal on behalf of the five man panel of justices, the apex Court threw out the appeal of Udeze. Udeze who had been suspended and subsequently...
