Security: Kwara Deputy Governor visits NSCDC, reiterates government support

By: Mujidat Oyewole The Deputy Governor of Kwara, Mr Kayode Alabi has paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara command on security issues in the state. The Deputy Governor said that the visit was necessary after the  visit by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq a few months earlier. He said it …

Launching of Atoto Arere Online Tv

By: Mujidat Oyewole Ogbeni Ibrahim Alagunmu, Founder of Atoto Arere Online Television has said that the establishment of online television was to promote the culture of Yoruba land and inform people on new developments. Alagunmu made the statement during the launching of the online television at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat, Ilorin, on Tuesday. …

Centre unveils NAN correspondent, 31 others for West Africa’s maiden biodiversity training

By Toba Ajayi A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent, Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus and 31 others have been selected for the maiden edition of the Ghana Journalists for Environment, Science, Health & Agriculture (GJESHA)- The North Journals (TNJ) Biodiversity Training Series. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the GJESHA Chairman and the …

ICAN boss tasks accountants on upholding accuracy, integrity

By: Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Mrs Bosede Fagbile, the newly inaugurated Chairman, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Ilorin District Society, has charged members to uphold the standards of accuracy and integrity as professionals. Fagbile gave the charge at her investiture as the 16th Chairman of ICAN Ilorin and District Society in Ilorin on Thursday. The …

Egbewole mourns ex-Kwara Governor, Adebayo

By: Mujidat Oyewole The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN has commiserated with the government and people of Kwara, over the demise of a former Governor of the state, Chief Cornelius Adebayo. Adebayo served as Governor of Kwara, between October 1 and December 31, 1983 and died on Wednesday, following old …

Chaos in court as ex-convict attempts to escape

By: Mujidat Oyewole A dramatic scene unfolded on Tuesday in an Ilorin Area Court as an ex-convict, Segun Samuel, attempted to escape from the court premises , the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Samuel Mayowa, who witnessed the incident, told NAN that the ex-convict cunningly removed the chains from his …

Court dissolves marriage on couple’s agreement

By: Mujidat Oyewole An Area Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, dissolved an Islamic marriage between AbdulKareem Ramata and Suleiman Yahya on mutual agreement. The Presiding Judge, Idris Etsu, while delivering the ruling, said that since the two parties have agreed on divorce, there was no need to force them on each other. Etsu thereby …

Troops nab 8 kidnap suspects, rescue 2 victims in Kwara

By: Mujidat Oyewole Troops of the 22 Armoured Brigade, deployed at the Forward Operation Base (FOB) Patigi, in Kwara have nabbed eight suspected kidnappers and rescued two victims. This is contained in a statement signed by Lt. Stephen Nwankwo, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Brigade in Ilorin on Sunday. “Acting on credible …

Don calls for support of sustainable, value-driven marketing research

By: Mujidat Oyewole Prof. Rotimi Gbadeyan, Department of Marketing, University of Ilorin has called for support sustainable and value-driven marketing research beyond the profit maximisation objectives. Prof. Gbadeyan made the call during the 284th Inaugural Lecture, at the University of Ilorin, titled “Something Else Beyond Marketing”. He said that academic institutions should prioritise and fund …

MlNlLS workers protest over DG’s reappointment

By Abdulfatai Beki Workers of the Michael lmoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MlNlLS), llorin, Kwara on Wednesday protested over the reappointment of Mr lssa Aremu as the Director-General of the institute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest which was organized by the three-in-house unions in the institute, paralysed academic activities. …

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