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Lawyer advises government to prioritize women empowerment

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:53:15 +0000

An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Jimoh, has advised governments at all levels to prioritize the matter of empowering women economically in the country. Jimoh, who gave the advice in Ilorin on Sunday, said women should be considered first because they are creative. According to him, women are creative and should be considered first on […]

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Proprietor counsels teachers on discipline

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:58:03 +0000

Mr Dare Babatunde, the Proprietor of a private school in Ilorin, has advised school teachers to be disciplined and always lead by example while discharging their duties. Giving the advice in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview, Babatunde said teachers must be morally sound and be mindful of their actions in the classroom and public. […]

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Ilorin Emirate frowns at provocative advert

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:45:45 +0000

Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned an offensive billboard advertisement portraying the people of Ilorin as drunks. The union, an umbrella sociocultural organization, expressed it concern in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin. The statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Nurudeen Ibrahim, called on relevant authorities to order those responsible for […]

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Exam Malpractice: Proprietor advocates use of Technology

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 12:45:07 +0000

The Proprietor of a private school in Ilorin, Mr Moses Adeoye, has advocated the need to adopt modern technology to tackle examination malpractices in the education system of the country. Adeoye, who made the call in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview, said examination malpractice must be stopped by technology for Nigeria to enjoy quality […]

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Proprietor advocates free ICT training for teachers

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 08:05:03 +0000

The Proprietor of Future Stars Nursery/ Primary School, Ilorin, Mr Godwin Oluwole, has advocated the need for free Information Communication Technology (ICT) training for teachers in the country. Oluwole made the call in Ilorin on Friday. He said that ICT knowledge is important for teachers in the country. According to him, there is need for […]

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Ilorin residents decry hike in fuel price

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:53:08 +0000

Some residents of Ilorin, Kwara capital, have decried the recent increase of petrol pump price in the state. The residents, who also expressed unhappiness over hoarding of the commodity by filling stations in the state capital, said that the fuel price hike has unsettled their financial capacities and caused spiral inflation. They prayed for the product […]

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One killed as gunmen strike in Ilorin

Roland Edwards — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 22:28:47 +0000

There was an uneasy calm in some parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Thursday as gunmen, suspected to be cult members, struck and killed one person. The victim, simply identified as ‘Abbey’ was shot dead around Ikokoro area, off Niger Road, in Ilorin. The unidentified gunmen, believed to be of a rival cult […]

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FEC approves Dangote Construction firm’s proposal to build Obajana-Kabba road

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 18 May 2016 19:41:21 +0000

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the proposal for Dangote Construction Company to use cement to build a section of the Lokoja- Obajana-Kabba-Ilorin road. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He said […]

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Fuel scarcity bites harder in llorin

Femi Adewale — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:56:20 +0000

Economic and social activities in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, and its environs are gradually being paralysed, following scarcity of petrol in many filling stations. A visit to several filling stations in the area on Thursday, reports that vehicle owners, especially commercial vehicle drivers, spent several hours at filling stations waiting to buy fuel. In […]

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Eight docked over Ilorin prayer ground disturbance, attack on Saraki

Femi Adewale — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:44:53 +0000

Eight persons were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court in connection with the disturbance at the Muslim prayer ground and attack on Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on September 24. The accused persons are Aliyu Immam, 24, Sheu Ibrahim, 23, AbdulKadri Sharafadeen, 25, Yusuf Olayinka, 26, Mohammed Abiola, 27, Ayo Giwa, 65, Zakariyau […]

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