FAK doles out cash prizes, certificates to ITF Entrepreneurship trainees
The Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FAK Fashion House, Ilorin, Dr (Mrs) Fatimah Aliu has commended the Industrial Trust Fund (ITF) for reducing unemployment and poverty rate among Nigerian youth. Dr Aliu gave the commendation at the weekend during the official presentation of Certificates and cash prizes to the best three trainees who have recently concluded their...
Kwara Hotel: Another moment of Seward’s folly
By Rafiu Ajakaye In 1867, a former US Secretary of State William Seward committed $7.2m of taxpayers’ money to seal a deal that bought Alaska from Russia, triggering a flurry of reactions that culminated in the media historically dubbing the development ‘Seward’s folly’ and calling it an outright waste of public resources. Poor Seward would become a hero a few years...
GAMA congratulates new IEDPU president, AbdulMalik, other executives
The Gamji Members Association (GAMA) in Kwara State has congratulated a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Alh AbdulMumini AbdulMalik on his election as the new president of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU). AbdulMalik and other executives of the union were elected on Tuesday during the 58th annual national conference of the IEDPU in Afon, the headquarters...
Abdulmalik emerges IEDPU new President
A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has been elected as the new National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the people of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State. The election of Alhaji AbdulMalik was the highlight of the 58th annual national conference of the Union, which was...
NGF Chairman mourns Ondo Gov Akeredolu
By Ayinde Muhammad Kwara State Governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness on the death of Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu (SAN), describing him as an exceptional statesman who made indelible marks in public service. The Governor made this known via a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye today,...
Kwasu denies ‘land for sale’ advert
By Abdullateef Fowewe The management of the Kwara State University has denied advertising to sell the university campus land. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the varsity Registrar, Dr. Kikelomo W. Sallee on Tuesday evening (December26, 2023), following the rumour that the university was advertising to sell some land on the school campus. Part of the statement read, “The attention...
Foreign based Lecturer sheds light on higher education in Russia
A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, RUDN University, Russia, Dr Mustapha Muhammed Jamiu has highlighted the benefits of obtaining higher education in foreign land and in Russia particularly. The scholar who is Nigerian born is reputed for his regular programmes in local communities in his home country where he shares his knowledge and experience of the international...
Onasanyas losses Matriarch, burial holds December 30, 2023
The Onasanya family of Oke Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State has confirmed the passing of their Matriarch, Madam Rachael Atinuke Onasanya (Nee Badejo) popularly known as ‘Aya Akowe’, whose passing occurred on Saturday, 30th September, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the spokesperson for the family, Professor Samuel Adebisi Onasanya, a Don with...
Baraje Centre for Islamic studies graduates 139 students in Ilorin
...As centre blames fuel subsidy removal on students' low performance ...four teachers of the Centre recently bagged PhD in various disciplines The Baraje Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday (December 23, 2023) graduated 139 students in its 2022/2023 academic session, even as the management of the center attributed the fuel subsidy removal to students' absenteeism...
The Vladimirs of Russia, Ukraine may face elections next March as terms end
By Mubarak Oladosu Once again, a cross fate unites and separates Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, as their respective presidential terms expire in March 2024. Some observers have suggested that just like the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East has captured the attention of the international community and rendered the Russian operation in Ukrainian secondary throughout the last quarter...
