For unsavoury reasons, the story of the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Mr Yahaya Bello has literally seized the media space in the country, week-in, week-out. The hide -and seek game between Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), blew
Nigerians, especially Kwarans, are elated with Eniola Mariam Bolaji’s stunning exploit at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2024 Level 1 tournament in Toledo, Spain. The Kwara-born Para-Badminton star defeated her opponent, the World number 6, Oksana Kozyna, from Ukraine 2-0 to win the gold
One of Senator Bukola Saraki’s bootlickers recently tried to compare the cool-headed Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the embattled former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello. In the piece, the fictional writer attempted to draw a
His phone rang. He neither picked up nor returned my calls. That was unusual. Like a frightened mouse, my heart raced in my chest, hoping that the news was not correct. When Hon. Sulyman Warah, now in Abuja, returned my several calls, he
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s huge investments in education are bearing fruits, as seen in the performance of the Kwara team that represented Nigeria at the prestigious World School Debate in Singapore. This is the second time Kwara students would be participating in this international
Politicians in this clime are often in pursuit of their ego massaging projects rather than what the people’s very critical needs are. At a time when the land is plagued with the dearth of the most fundamental of human needs – insecurity and
The Governor Ademola Adeleke administration came into being 15 months ago and it has recorded little or no impact in the lives of the energetic youth population of the state. I am making this deduction, judging from the inability of the government to
The development of a nation in all aspects is linked, and could be directly proportional to its security architecture and dynamism. In many areas, and by many scholars, security has not only been seen or perceived as absence of war but also the
Nigeria’s most sought-after university, the University of Ilorin, has continued to elevate its national standing with its latest award of ‘Outstanding Nigerian University of the Year 2023’ conferred on it in Lagos penultimate Friday (February 2, 2024) by the New Telegraph, Nigeria’s most
I was taken aback reading through the press release by a disoriented group in the name of ‘Consensus Group’. I take delight to malign the misnomer of such a legless face of adulterated movement, especially while we have pockets of developmental and social
