The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the flagrant and arrogant refusal of some recalcitrant elements to allow the resumption of academic activities as reported on Wednesday, March 17,2021 in a few schools in Ilorin, urging the Kwara State Government to mobilise every governmental power towards the effective…
Former Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has been arrested for alleged financial impropriety to the tune of N900 million by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offence Commission (ICPC). The Ex-JAMB registrar was arrested in Abuja for allegedly committing multiple frauds while heading…
Violence erupted on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital after the state government reopened 10 grant-aided schools shut last month over the denial of use of hijab by Muslim female students. The violence started after Christian officials of Baptist School, Surulere denied students in Hijab from going into the school in line with government’s directive….
It is regrettable that I chose to begin this write up on a sad note. I do not have any alternative though I would have liked one. What best define our existence in Northern Nigeria today is sadness, melancholiness, insecurity, and what have you. Going by the world map and the common usage in the…
The Kwara State Government hereby announces the reopening on Wednesday March 17, 2021 of the 10 schools that were recently shut down over the hijaab question, even as government’s peacebuilding efforts continue. The government is convinced that its policy to allow _willing_ Muslim schoolgirls to wear their hijaab in public schools will lead to sustainable…
