By Correspondent in Ilorin A Magistrates’Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday granted bail to the six protesting former ‘Sunset Teachers’ who were arrested by the Police over alleged Public disturbance and non observance of COVID-19 protocols. They were part of the 2,414 sacked teachers recruited toward the end of the administration of former Governor, Alhaji…
By Correspondent in Minna As conscious efforts are on to secure freedom for the kidnapped students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara, abducted by gunmen, the state government has released the names of the victims. The Reporters gathered that no fewer than 27 students of the school, 3 teachers, two non teaching staff and…
By Correspondent in Ilorin The trial of a former Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Millenium Development Goals, MDGs, Alhaji Ope Saraki, continued on Thursday at the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin with the cross-examination of the second prosecution witness, Ijaya Adedeji by the defence. Saraki, a cousin to the former Senate President,…
By OBIKE UKOH (copied) The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) was introduced in 2004 by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in order to address the problems of late payment of pensions and gratuities to retirees. The CPS established via Pension Reform Act, 2004, covered both the public and private sector workers. For federal workers, the…
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By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja The people of kogi state have been assured of continued and direct access to justice, especially the indigents, vulnerable, poor and the less privileged, who cannot afford the services of a legal practitioner. The Director-General, Kogi State Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC), has urged relevant stakeholders in the…
(c) Godwin Ezeemo media office. PROFILE OF A FARMER, INDUSTRILIST, PRODUCER, MANUFACTURER, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR. The story of Mr Godwin Chukwunenye Ezeemo is a typical grass to grace one. Mr Godwin Chukwunenye Ezeemo, Chairman/CEO ORIENT GROUP and President Charity Ezeemo Trust for the Less Privileged will roundly fit as an impeccable model. Born of a very…
By Bisi Kazeem The ugly narrative of Road Traffic crashes in the early 70s in Nigeria changed through Federal Government’s resilience in the establishment of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in 1988. FRSC is the Lead Agency in road safety administration and traffic management in Nigeria via decree no 45 of 1988 as amended…
