Before dawn had fully broken over Popo Giwa in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, the familiar rhythm of the morning call to prayer was suddenly drowned by a deafening crash. Within seconds, a home that had stood for more than seven decades became a heap of concrete, dust and broken memories, trapping members of a...
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Kwara Stakeholders Unite to Expand Women’s Economic Opportunities, Leadership
A broad coalition of government officials, civil society organisations, development partners and private sector representatives has launched the Kwara State Project Steering Committee for the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Nigeria Project, with a renewed focus on strengthening women’s participation in leadership and boosting their economic empowerment. Speaking during the inauguration, Chairperson and Chief...
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Faleye Mourns Enoghase, Daily Independent Business Editor, Consoles Family
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye has expressed sadness over the death of the Labour Editor/Group Business Editor, Daily Independent Newspapers, Mr. Sylvester Enoghase. Barrister Faleye, in a personal condolence message, described the late editor as an exceptional journalist even as he consoled the family over the demise...
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Igbaja Queens Club Celebrates First Anniversary, Showcases Community Impact
The Igbaja Queens Club (IQC), a women-led community development organisation in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has marked its first anniversary by highlighting its contributions to grassroots welfare, education, and empowerment. Founded on June 11, 2025, the club was established to promote unity, support vulnerable groups, advance education, and create opportunities for...
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Ejigbo: Where Survival Competes With Nature
By Prosper Okoye The first thing that catches the eye in Ejigbo is not what is there, but what is missing. Along dusty roads that wind through the ancient Yoruba town in Osun State, tree stumps protrude from the earth like unfinished sentences. In some places, bare patches of land stretch toward the horizon where...
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“Being a Child in Nigeria Is Increasingly Risky” — Child Protection Advocate
By Prosper Okoye Child protection advocate and Founder of Saffron Social Development Global Foundation (SaffronSDGF), Opeyemi Ebulu-Eyuruntari, has warned that being a child in Nigeria is becoming increasingly dangerous amid rising cases of kidnappings, violence, abuse and other threats affecting children across the country. Speaking in a statement to mark the 2026 Children’s Day celebration,...
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DR. RAYMOND ANTHONY ALEOGHO DOKPESI, OFR — THE VOICE THAT REFUSED TO DIE
Today, and indeed every day, Nigeria remembers High Chief Dr. Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi, OFR — a man whose life was not merely lived, but poured out in service to nationhood, democracy, media freedom, and humanity. Some men pass through history. Others leave footprints upon it. Raymond Dokpesi carved his name into the soul of...
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NDC Shifts Activities Over Eid Holidays, Confirms Nationwide Primaries for May 29
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has confirmed that its presidential, governorship, National Assembly and state assembly primaries will hold nationwide on May 29 despite disruptions caused by the Eid-el-Kabir holidays. The party said logistical challenges linked to the public holidays, including limited flight availability, had left many aspirants and members of its screening committees stranded...
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