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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana |Adekunle Jimoh
Motorists stranded as bridge linking North, Southwest collapsesWednesday night’s rain in Mokwa, Niger State was not much different from others before it, except for its duration: about four hours. The residents, many of them farmers, were happy for the gift of nature. Their farms and crops would be better for it, they thought. And they wished the day to break soon for them to go and do some work on their farms. Anas Usman was one of them.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
Acting Provost of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Mallam Jimoh Ibrahim, has hailed Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq for promoting an enabling environment for teaching, learning and research. Accordingly, the provost dedicated two awards received by the college’s Department of Dispensing Opticianry from the Optometrist and Dispensing Opticianry Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) to the governor.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nicholas Kalu |Chris Njoku |Adekunle Jimoh |Damian Duruiheoma
Reform JAMB exams, say CSOs, othersHouse of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies has called for an independent probe into the human errors that disrupted this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Addressing reporters at National Assembly yesterday in Abuja, Committee Chair, Oforji Oboku, said they are working with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on reforms to restore credibility of the exam process.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Adekunle Jimoh |Justina Asishana
Seven dead, 16 injured in Niger truck crashAbout 37 traders have lost their lives in a boat accident in Kwara State. The mishap occurred in Gbajibo-Mudi community, Kaiama Local Government Area. Last October, at the same Gbajibo, a boat ferrying worshippers who went for Maulud celebration in Mokwa Local Government of Niger State capsized, killing over 200 passengers who were returning home.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued fresh marching orders to security and intelligence chiefs to flush out terrorists from every part of the country. “Enough is Enough,” the President told the military and intelligence bosses after a briefing yesterday at his residence in the State House. Those who briefed the President are: National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu; National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General, Mohammed Mohammed; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj-.Gen.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Adekunle Jimoh |Jide Orintunsin
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended heartfelt condolences to the Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Baribari. The late matriarch, who died at 93, passed away on Saturday night. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Hajiya Safara’u as a woman who nurtured generations of leaders who went on to excel in various fields.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Precious Igbonwelundu |Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
The above questions are begging answers as controversy continues to dog Jimoh’s sudden and unnatural death. The deceased was alleged to have been arrested by detectives attached to the Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) of the Kwara State Police Command, Ilorin on December 19, following allegations he owed his senior colleague at Olam Farms, Gabriel Sunday. Jimoh was allegedly arrested while on a bike after he was lured out of his house in the Balogun-Fulani area of Ilorin by a friend around 5pm.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
Trial of former Kwara State governor, AbdulFatah Ahmed, and his finance commissioner, Demola Banu, for alleged diversion of N5.78 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) fund, continued yesterday at the state High Court, Ilorin. Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought the two of them before the court. The duo had pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Kolade Adeyemi |Ernest Nwokolo |Adekunle Jimoh |Alao Abiodun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “extraordinary leader and statesman” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development remain profound. In a birthday tribute he penned to celebrate Obasanjo’s 88th birthday, President Tinubu highlighted the former leader’s pivotal role in shaping Nigeria’s history over the past six decades. “Providence has constantly thrust General Obasanjo to the forefront at critical junctures in Nigeria’s story.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Gbenga Omokhunu |Adekunle Jimoh
The police commands of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kwara, Delta, and some other states have begun the enforcement of the third-party motor vehicle insurance in line with the directive of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. All vehicle owners, the police said, are required to possess a valid third-party Insurance policy before operating on public roads. The police advised those without any form of insurance to get insured immediately to avoid penalties.
