Soludo swears in council chairmen, demands accountability
By Vincent Ujumadu Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn in the newly elected 21 local government chairmen and their deputies, charging them to prioritise service delivery, accountability and responsible use of public resources. The governor urged the officials to take their oath of office seriously, review it regularly and consider displaying it in […]
12 Nigerian banks make world’s top 1,000
TWELVE of the 24 Nigerian banks have been listed in the Global 1,000 bank ranking by the Banker magazine that does global ranking of banks in the last 20 years.
Gunmen invade Unilorin staff quarters
By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN — Official quarters of the Senior Staff of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State were, weekend, stormed by gunmen who carted away property worth thousands of naira. Informed sources told Vanguard that although no life was lost during the attack, no fewer than eight official quarters of the senior staff of […]
Rep escapes assassination
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dave Salako, was at the weekend saved from an assassination attempt on his life at his Apo Legislators’ residence, Abuja.
Kwara NDLEA arrests 4 suspected drug traffickers
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara State have arrested four suspected drug traffickers including a widow with a total of 48.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) in their custody. Similarly, the command also arrested a 57-year-old Alfa Sule Akanbi of Gaa Iman in Ilorin metropolis […]
4 hospitalised in Ilorin after eating beans meal
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — Scare of poisonous beans has hit Ilorin, Kwara State capital as four persons have been reportedly admitted at one of the private hospitals in Ilorin, weekend, for allegedly eating beans meal suspected to be poisonous. Meanwhile, the state Ministry of Health has taken the cassava flour suspected to be poisonous […]
