Three former police officers accused of the murder of a student in Kwara State have been arraigned in the court on charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The officers — two former inspectors, Abiodun Kayode and James Emmanuel — and a sergeant, Oni Philip, were dismissed following their indictment by a police investigation report. … Read more
Twenty more bodies of passengers of a boat that capsised on Tuesday in Niger State were recovered on Thursday as community members recalled harrowing experiences of the disaster. The ill-fated wooden boat was conveying about 300 passengers from Kwara State to an event in neighbouring Niger State when it capsised at Gbajibo in Mokwa LGA … Read more
The federal government has commenced the distribution of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide to fast-track the change of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to use CNG. The Programme Director of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi), Micheal Oluwagbemi, disclosed this during an inspection tour and distribution of the kits to six CNG conversion centres in … Read more
The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged all states that are yet to make submissions on the proposed State Police to submit their report on or before 9 September. The acting governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Lawal, made this known while briefing journalists at the end of 144 NEC meeting held at the Presidential Villa, … Read more
Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Umaru Bago of Kwara and Niger States have commended President Bola Tinubu over the 1000-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project being executed by his administration. The governors spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Thursday at a forum held to brief the public on the Kwara and Niger sections of the superhighway. … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) said on Sunday that it is conducting a supplementary examination for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME). The board has also scheduled the supplementary examinations for 22 June, according to a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. JAMB said 24,535 candidates are to take part in the … Read more
The Kwara State government says erratic power supply to the state by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is affecting the pumping of water by its waterworks. The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Usman Yunusa- Lade, said this at a meeting with the regional head and management of the distribution company in his office on … Read more
