The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole has described the sudden death of a legal luminary and Law scholar, Prof. Rasheed Ijaodola, SAN, as a great loss to the legal profession.
Egbewole said that the death of Ijaodola was a loss to the academia and the nation as a whole.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun on Sunday, in Ilorin.
It stated that the deceased hails from Offa Local Government Area, Kwara and a former Law Lecturer at the University of Ilorin.
He died on Sunday morning and until his death, he was a Law Professor at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo state.
The Vice Chancellor said that late Ijaodola bestrode the academia like a collossus, influencing several generations of lawyers who passed through his tutelage at the various universities where he taught.
Egbewole described the late Professor as ‘a bookwarm’, with no fewer than four Ph.D degrees in various fields, including Christian Studies, despite being a Muslim.
“He was a remarkable scholar, a committed community builder and a steadfast family man.
“He will be surely missed by the legal profession, the academia, his Offa community, especially his family,” he said.
The Vice Chancellor therefore prayed that Almighty Allah should overlook his shortcomings and grant him Aljanah Firdaous.
A Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Saudat Salah Abdulbaqi has enjoined Muslim women journalists to balance their journalism roles in accordance with the tenets of islam.
Prof. Abdulbaqi gave the admonition on Saturday in Ilorin at the maiden edition of Ramadan Symposium, organised by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kwara Chapter.
Speaking on the topic ”The Future of Women in Journalism: How Ramadan can be a Time for Reflection and Growth” the expert said women should also prove their worth to clear already existing stereotypes against women, especially Muslims.
She said women journalists should be the propagator of the Islamic injuction that emphasized on seeking for knowledge and spreading of same, factually.
”Already, there are stereotypes as a woman in the field of journalism and also as a Muslim woman, so, its like double jeopardy.
”People don’t think high of women, especially in competitive roles and while assigning responsibilities, because they think we have limitations.
”This and some other challenges have jeopardised our rise in our careers and the trust people have in us in carrying out our assigned roles.
”So, it is mandated on us to clear the erronous beliefs about us, with one professional reporting, which will not also go against the teachings of Islam,” she said.
Prof. Abdulbaqi said, as Muslim women journalists, we have the responsibility of ensuring that peace strives in the society, by being an epitome of Muslim women, that the hadith and the Quran talked about.
”Journalism is a profession that places high stake on planning and as women, our responsibility are in multitudes.
“We can successfully multi-task, so, we should plan ahead, so as not to be found wanting in carrying out our assigned roles.
”We need to present ourselves with humility, so that the best in us will radiate. We don’t have to verbalise our worth, rather, let our attitude preach Islam and what Islam is and what it is to be a woman journalist,” she said.
Prof. Abdulbaqi noted that as Muslim women journalists, it was necessary to join other parts of the world in discussing issues that affects women journalists, as battles fought in unity are faster won than those done individually.
She therefore urged professionals to never compromise their faith for any worldly affairs and make integrity and justice their watchword.
Also speaking, Hajia Khadijah Abdulsalam Imam advised women to shun backbiting and gossips, as it reduces rewards for good deeds.
She said that Muslim women should engage in supplications and praises of Allah, adding that it could earn them reward, instead of gossips that attracts the wrath of Allah.
Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, represented by the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Communications, Abdullateef Ibrahim charged Muslim women journalists on educating young couples, on managing their mental health.
Ajakaye commended the women journalists for their roles at home, in their variou professions and their support for the present administration.
Chairman, National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ), Alhaji Tunde Akanbi urged the association to organise an enlightenment campaign on the high rate of divorce in the society.
He called for the need for more tolerance on the part of women, as they are the home builders.
The wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq represented by the Commissioner for Environment, Hajiya Nafisat Buge said that the new era journalism had been profitalised and fake news are rampant.
”We should be able to balance the ethics of the profession and Islam, because Islam is a way of life and the tenets should not be tampered with, irrespective of ones’ profession” she said.
Group photograph taken at a Ramadan Symposium, organised by Women Journalists in Kwara
Kwara government has provided adequate, affordable and high-quality healthcare services to residents of the state, as 400 people were screened for kidney diseases.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Dr AbdulKadir Ahmed-Bola disclosed this during the celebration of World Kidney Day celebration in Ilorin on Friday.
The celebration was theme; “Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect early, protect kidney health,” and was held at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), Ilorin.
The CMD said that the event is marked in collaboration with Renal Study Group, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, to commemorate 2025 World Kidney Day.
He said that the annual celebration was to create awareness about kidney health and advocate for preventive measures against kidney diseases, for healthy living of citizens.
Ahmed-Bola underscores the vital role of early detection and intervention in preventing kidney disease and its severe complications.
He revealed that the 2025 event would feature sensitization and screening of over 400 residents, for kidney disease.
“This is done to harp on early detection, reduce the burden of kidney diseases and sustain healthy living of the people of Kwara,” he added.
The CMD noted that kidney disease is a growing global health problem that affects millions of people globally.
“10 per cent of the world’s population is affected by chronic kidney disease, with millions of people dying every year because of the lack of access to affordable treatment,” he said.
Ahmed-Bola emphasized on the readiness of the present administration, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to engage in various programmes that would increase sensitization and allow early detection, for proper treatment and support.
Earlier, Prof. Timothy Olanrewaju, Coordinator, Ilorin Renal Study Group explained that Kidney disease is a silent killer that could progress without symptoms, until it’s too late.
Olarewaju stressed that early detection is crucial, therefore there was need to increase the advocate for kidney disease and encourage people to get screened without delay.
He said that in a condition when the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood properly, there would be a serious tendency of having kidney disease.
“Kidney disease risk factors include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, family history, obesity, misuse of painkillers and herbal medicines, age and glomerulonephritis, among others,”Olanrewaju said.
The Chairman of Local Organising Committee for 2025 World Kidney Day, Dr. Dapo Oyedepo, said that the event was part of a broader effort to improve kidney health awareness in Kwara.
“We are working to create awareness about kidney disease and to improve access to healthcare services for individuals with kidney disease.
“We are also advocating for policies that support kidney healthcare delivery, by creating awareness through this event and organise free Kidney screening with the residents blood pressures, blood glucose, urine and others.
“We hope that we will be able to detect people suffering from the early-stage of kidney disease,” he said.
Ilorin, March 11, 2025 (NAN) The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised the newly decorated Assistant Superintendents of Police in the Nigeria Police Force to be loyal and dutiful to the nation.
Sulu-Gambari, also the Chairman, Kwara Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba, gave the advise when the officers visited him at his Palace, in Ilorin on Tuesday.
He reminded them that the Police core mandate was to protect lives and properties of the people, stressing that, “Police has become an enviable profession that everyone is now proud of.
“Without effective policing system, there cannot be peace and harmony in the society and when the society is not well-secured, the nation cannot witness growth and development that the people desire,”the Emir said.
Sulu-Gambari, however, warned the ASPs not to get themselves involved in any negative conduct that could truncate the progress of their career.
“The nation is looking up to you and I pray that Almighty Allah will guide and protect you throughout your years of active service to the nation and humanity in general,”he prayed.
The newly promoted ASPs in a group photograph with the Emirnof Ilorin
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, has on Monday inaugurated Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe and Dr. Maryam Nnafatima Imam as new members of the state cabinet.
The Governor urged the new appointees to be team players and to key into the administration’s efforts to build on its achievements across sectors.
Dr Olohungbebe was assigned as the Commissioner for Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, while Nnafatima was appointed as the Commissioner for Social Development.
The cabinet was also reshuffled, in which Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu was moved to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, while Dr. Mary Arinde is to lead the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.
Also, Dr. Afeez Abolore was appointed as the Commissioner for Environment and Social Development, while Ministry of Solid Minerals to be led by Mrs Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh.
The new ministries created, Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Livestock Development were assigned to Lafia Aliyu Kora-Sabi and Olohuntoyosi Thomas Adebayo, respectively.
Speaking shortly after the inauguration, Governor AbdulRazaq said that the new commissioners got a deserving elevation from their previous roles as Senior Special Assistants.
“Today marks not just the beginning of a new chapter for the commissioners-designate but, expectedly, a renewed commitment to serving the people of Kwara State with dedication, integrity, and vision.
“In leadership and especially in public service, the strength of any administration lies in the power of teamwork.
“Be mindful that our mission is to collaborate, combining our strengths and ideas to leave Kwara far better than we met it.
“As is clear to everyone, our government has delivered very substantial, measurable progress in different sectors.
“We have set new standards in public education, primary healthcare, rural and urban development, infrastructure, upgrade, social inclusion, structured social protection, and wealth redistribution initiatives,” he said.
The Governor therefore urged the new appointed commissioners to embrace creativity, always touch base with the people to think outside the box and apply prudence in every decision making.
He congratulate all the new appointees and wished them God’s guidance in the service of the state.
Iconic Super Eagles captain and legend, Ahmed Musa, on Sunday in Ilorin, said that it would amount to total disaster for Nigerian football if Nigeria fails to make to the 2026 World Cup.
According to him, a whole generation of talented players would be lost and with it confidence for upcoming players for the country.
Musa made this explanation at the Taiwo Awoniyi Sports Media Center/SWAN Secretariat, Ilorin, where he also heaped plaudits of the Nottingham Forest ace, Awoniyi for helping the sports writers complete a functional work Secretariat.
“The Super Eagles are in a very difficult situation right but we believe in our selves that we can still scale through,” Musa said.
Adding further, he said:
“Super Eagles cannot be absent from the 2026 World Cup.
” It is going to be a big disaster for Nigerian players not to be at the World Cup.”
Super Eagles is currently in the Fifth position in group C with South Africa, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Benin.
But the Super Eagles striker believes that the Rwanda game for which he has been called up to join others is key to turning around Eagles fortune.
“The important game is Rwanda.
” If we can get the three points from that match it’s going to be a turning point for us. But it is not just a job for the Super Eagles alone.
“Every Nigerian must be involved because we need their support,” he said.
Musa also commended teammate , Awoniyi for his gestures to the state sports writers guild, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN.
“I am going to say a very big thank you to my younger brother, Taiwo Awoniyi for this magnificent building he has built for SWAN.
“Every footballer needs to learn from what Awoniyi has done.
The Super Eagles captain is in Ilorin with his club, Kano Pillars to play the NPFL league match with Kwara United.
He is full of praise to the organisers of the local league because of its improvements according to him.
“This is not my first time of playing in the Nigerian league.
“Back in the days, you can never go to an away game and win like you saw in the match between Lobi and Ikorodu United match where the home team lost to the Lagos side,” Musa said.
My parenting changed when I learned that the critical years are only the first three.
Yes, only the first three.
After that, everything eases up gradually until the child becomes an adult.
The first three years are called the trust versus mistrust stage, and they’re the landing phase of life.
Your work as a parent is to pour love into your child unreservedly and to travel all the distance to meet them emotionally.
When they smile, you smile back. When they’re sad, you soothe them.
When they play with you, you play with them. When they want to be held, you hold them.
If you respond consistently and lovingly to them at this stage, they learn that people are loving and the world can be safe.
They don’t learn about mom and daddy or their home. They’re learning the world.
Should we say that in other words?
During the first three years of life, the child is not just learning you. They’re learning the world through you.
If you win their trust, you have won their trust for the world. If they can’t trust you, neither can they trust the world.
There’s no other stage in life when a person is so impressionable.
Sometimes, the child will have very inconvenient needs, like asking you to carry them when you’ve just arrived from work and you’re tired.
Do not deny them or punish them. Just drop everything and pick them up. You can wisely help them transition from that mood shortly after using diversionary tactics, but you must meet their need for connection first.
When they share their toy or food with you, receive it with full attention and appreciation. They’re giving you everything they have.
It’s not just a toy but their entire possessions. When you appreciate it, you’re registering in their highly impressionable brain that they matter.
Sometimes, the child will be restless, irritable, and outright difficult.
You will try five different meals, and they refuse all of them.
You will change their diapers and clothes, and they’re still crying.
You’ll soothe them for hours, and they still refuse to fall asleep.
You’ll feel frustrated and even angry. This is understandable and totally human.
But during those moments, you should remember one thing: the child is not trying to frustrate you.
They’re simply struggling with being human on that day. They’re as lost as you.
Your task at that time is to try one thing after another until you get out of the phase.
Perhaps they have stomach discomfort or colic. Perhaps the weather is too hot. Or you brought in a new nanny, and it made the child anxious for having to lose the other one with who they had bonded so well, and now he or she needs to grieve while also embracing a new person.
Perhaps there’s water in the baby’s ear or an irritating eye after water got into their eyes during bath time.
In other words, the child could be going through any of a hundred baby problems. You should attempt one solution after another until the phase passes.
If you leave the baby with a dishonest caregiver, for example, they may disrupt their sleep schedule by letting the baby oversleep while they indulge in their own leisure. Results? At bedtime, the baby is fully awake, and your attempts to make them sleep only annoy the child.
Is the child to blame for disturbing until 2 a.m.? They’re simply not sleepy because they slept too much during the day while under the care of another parent figure whom you delegated them to.
In short, it’s not easy to parent right during this stage, but if you approach it with empathy and patience, you’ll manage.
Once the child clocks three under this intensive care, voila! The programming is done.
Now they repel mean friends and shady adults because anything that’s not loving is strange to them.
Now, you can reason and schedule your interactions with working breaks in between. You can ask them what they experienced while you were away.
The child can let you work or go to the market as long as you keep your word and continue the same reliability and commitment you had when they were under three.
But life gets easier now since they can reason, communicate their needs, and even control themselves for increasing periods.
The next fifteen years after age three are divided into blocks of 5, each with a distinct role. Ages 8, 13, and 18 are the last pivotal milestones to cross, but each is easier than the previous.
Kwara State Fire Service has confirmed fire incident at Ejiba Street, off Kwara Stadium Road, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara, in which 15 rooms were destroyed.
The fire was said to be caused by negligence in the handling of a gas cooker and it happened to be the second incident, recorded by the state fire service in Ilorin, in one week.
In a statement by the Principal Fire Officer and Head of Media and Publicity of the state fire service, Mr Hassan Adekunle said that the incident occurred on Friday, at about 8:05 pm.
Adekunle stated that the service received a distress call regarding a fire outbreak at Ejiba Road, beside Ejiba Bridge, Ilorin.
“The fire crew responded swiftly and arrived to find several rooms ablaze.
“Out of 104 rooms in the storey building, they successfully saved 89, with only 15 affected by the inferno.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by a gas cooker left unattended to,” Head of Publicity said.
He recalled that a sparkling fire emanating from a gas cooker had on Wednesday destroyed seven rooms in the Oke-Apomu Area, Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state.
“The fire which occurred at number 90, Koro compound, Oke-Apomu Area, Ilorin affected a one-story building containing 20 rooms, seven of which were completely burnt,” he said.
The Director of State Fire Service, Prince Falade John urged the public to prioritize safety at all times.
John emphasised that it was the second fire incident within a week and both were due to negligence in handling gas cookers.
He therefore warned against using gas cookers without strict attention.
“The State Fire Service remains committed to safeguarding lives and properties through proactive fire prevention and rapid emergency response,” the Director assured.
The Kwara State Television Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara Council, has elected an all-women executive to pilot the affairs of the chapel for the next three years.
The Kwara NUJ Chairman, Abdullateef Ahmed, swore-in the six contestants who were unopposed at the election on Friday in Ilorin.
Busayo Aweda emerged as the chairman; Ganiyat Adedeji clinched the vice-chairman position, while Muslimah Abubakar emerged as the secretary.
Fatima Mohammed was elected as the assistant secretary; Nusirat Popoola emerged as the financial secretary, while Aminat Sadiku-Yunus was elected as treasurer.
Ahmed congratulated the new executives and urged them to familiarise themselves with the constitution of the union.
According to him, the new positions are a challenge to the new leadership, with the way the new media has put the conventional journalists on their toes.
“Home-made media in the state should key into what is obtainable in the media in the 21st century, by being technology-inclined.
”We have a responsibility to ensure that we move with the trend, so as not to be left behind,” he said.
Also, the General Manager (GM) of Kwara TV, Malam Ayobami Akanbi, charged the present leadership to continue with the panache with which the union had been run since assumption of office.
Akanbi added that the station was 100 per cent compliant with the affirmation for women in positions with the new executives.
He charged the new executives to work towards raising the capabilities of their members to enhance their career.
The GM also urged them to seek the partnership of the NUJ in training and re-training of its members.
Meanwhile, Aweda, the new chairperson of Kwara TV Chapel, expressed commitment to the development of the station and members welfare.
The chairperson said the leadership would build on the foundation already laid by the predecessors.
She promised a partnership with the management of the station to hold trainings, seminars and workshops to enhance productivity of the members.
Chairman of NUJ, Mallam AbdulLateef Lanre-Ahmed swore in the new executives
