Women in Politics: A Cry for Help
By Maryam Afolabi It is no longer news in Nigeria that we are now in the full swing of electioneering and political campaign for the 2023 general elections. The political bigwigs that hardly visits their homes are now regular patron of their villages central and…
Kwara Speaker Loses Dad
The death has been announced of a foremost educator and the Tafarikin Borgu, of Borgu Kingdom Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara. He is the father of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. A statement issued by Alhaji Mohammed…
UPDATED: Saraki’s aide indicted in #19bn Paris Club scandal emerge Kwara PDP Deputy Guber Candidate
The Kwara state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has unveiled Hon. Peter Gbenga Makanjuola, a former two-term Member of the Federal House of Representatives and aide to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as its Deputy Governorship candidate. Makanjuola who was also the running mate…
2months After Fund Diversion Scandal, Kwara APC Group Accuse Gov. AbdulRazaq of Abandonment
By Ahmed Hadnan Two (2) months after it was embroiled in fund diversion to the tune of over N2.2m, the Coalition of Kwara APC Youth Stakeholders (CKAYS) has cried out over alleged abandonment of the group by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The group in April was…
‘Gov Oyetola has done tremendously well in the last three years, deserves second term’ – Assembly Commission Chair
…as TUC Chair Scores Governor high on infrastructural development By Dare Akogun The Chairman of the Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission Hon. Abiodun Akinwale Awolola, has commended the Governor Gboyega Oyetola led administration saying that the Governor has done tremendously well in the…
No PVC, No salary — IPMAN Tell Employees
Employees of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) will not get their salaries until they obtain the Permanent Voter Card (PVC). This came on the heel of an earlier directive by IPMAN’s National President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, asking its employees nationwide to obtain…
“Governor Oyetola’s performance in last three years below par” – ex APC chair
By Dare Akogun Chairman, The Osun Progressives, TOP, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, has labeled the Governor Gboyega Oyetola administration as a failed one for performing below expectations and not leveraging on the good works of his predecessor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregebsola. In a chat with the Nigerian…
Kidnapped Kwara Anglican Bishop, Wife Regains Freedom
By Ibrahim Sheriff The Bishop of Jebba Anglican Diocese, Bishop Rt. Rev Aderogba Adeyinka, his wife and driver who were abducted while travelling along the New Oyo/Ogbomosho Expressway have been freed. Recall that Fresh Insight had reported the abduction of the Anglican Bishop of Jebba…
2023: Eschew your ‘Me-or-No-One-Else’ attitude, Kwara APC to C. O. Adebayo
By Ibrahim Sheriff Kwara state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to what it described as ‘Me-or-no-one-else’ attitude of son of former Governor of Kwara state , Engr. Cornelius Oluwasegun Adebayo. Adebayo had resisted attempts by the APC to withdraw his ticket…
NYSC deploys 1,000 prospective corps members to Kwara
By Ibrahim Sheriff The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed a total of 1, 000 prospective corps members to Kwara state for the 2022 Batch B, Stream One, orientation course. This was contained in a statement made available newsmen today in ilorin by the…
Osun NUJ welcomes NGIJ, lauds them on professionalism
By Dare Akogun The chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Osun state Council, Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu has lauded the Nigeria Guild of Investigative Journalists NGIJ on professionalism. He gave the charge on Tuesday in the presence of the Council secretary, Comrade Bukola Elufadejin, when…
Kwara Anglican Bishop and wife abducted in Oyo, kidnappers demand N50 million ransom
By Dare Akogun Kidnappers have abducted the Anglican Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, Rt. Rev Oluwaseun Aderogba, and his wife along Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway on Sunday night. His driver was also said to have been kidnapped alongside the couple who were traveling on the new…
OPINION: Baraje: All hail the new Tafida of Ilorin!
By Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode It’s no longer a news that Friday 18th February, 2022 will be for the turbaning ceremony of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, CON, as the new Tafida of Ilorin Emirate following his appointment about a couple of months ago by His Royal…
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: KWSG identifies adequate care for the earth to prolong healthy living
By Dare Akogun The Kwara State Government has said that adequate care for the earth will prolong a healthy living for the citizenry. Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Remilekun Banigbe gave this indication at the celebration of the 2022 World Environment Day in Ilorin, the State…
144billion Cubic Meters of Gas Flared at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities in 2021 – World Bank
By Ibrahim Sheriff Global progress to reduce gas flaring, the wasteful industry practice of burning natural gas during oil production, has stalled over the last decade. According to the World Bank, the 2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report shows that 144 billion cubic meters of…
Health Education: KWSG Trains Information Managers on Infodemics
By Abdulrasheed Shafihi The role of health educationists, Information/Communication Officers and stakeholders in information management in Kwara state have been described as essential to effective health care service delivery and uptake of intervention strategies in the health sector. This Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of…
Kwara Government announces end of total lockdown.
Kwara Government announces end of total lockdown. • Insists we’re not out of danger yet • Military to man borders as police lead internal ops • State records three new COVID-19 cases • Govt okays special allowances for health workers attending to COVID • Don’t…