“IJAKADI L’ORO OFFA”
Alabidun Abdulrahaman Offa is an ancient town and Headquarters of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. By landmass, it is the second largest town in the state, after Ilorin, the state capital .It is also the traditional Headquarters of Ibolo dialect of the Yoruba speaking people of Kwara and […]
Osun Osogbo: A goddess and her many children
There is no denying the wide believe among members of the Osun cult that the deity is viewed as a ‘Mother’ and the devotees as ‘her children’ this further serves as a strong unifying factor in Osogboland, as, irrespective of the different social, economic, religious and political affiliations of the people, they all come together […]
INSIGHT ON AJIBIKE SARATU OLUWATIMILEHIN
People who live to solve societal problems, hardly go unnoticed. Ajibike Saratu Oluwatimilehin, is one of such personalities that have not just proven to be a reliable solution to generational problems, but a huge source of inspiration to others. As women leader, and a distinguished entrepreneur, she currently supritends Local Content provision in Nigeria, for […]
The Collapse of Local Governance in Nigeria, and its Impact on National Development
Henry Kissinger, a great US Secretary of State in his final interview before living office following the Nixon’s Watergate Scandal, had cautioned leaders of nations, that a world in which a few entities become islands of wealth in a sea of despair, is inherently unstable, as those who consider themselves dispossessed would always constitute the […]
Hijab Controversy: Issues And Realities
On the 17th June 2022, the supreme court judgment gave approval for female Muslim students to wear hijab to schools in Lagos State. Various reactions trailed this Judgment, while some applauded, others took it in bad faith Comfort Yakubu The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, MSSN, Lagos chapter, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, Muslim rights advocacy […]
How Gaani Festival unifies The Batonu people
The Gaani Festival in Okuta , Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria is a unifying cultural practice for the people in the environs. Gaani Festival brings to life the indispensability and vitality of language , arts and culture of the people Zakari Sulaiman The centre of activity for this year’s edition , […]
JAPAN FACILITATES INCUBATION TRAINING CENTER FOR WOMEN SME’S
The Japanese embassy in Nigeria , is facilitating the setting up of a Small and Medium Enterprises, (SMEs), incubation and training centre for Women Arise Development and Humanitarian Initiative, (WADHI), to help in building the capacity of women in business. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the center, The Director-General of ACCI, Victoria Akai, […]
AfCFTA; We Deserve Inclusion in Decision Making – Nigerian Women
Several women groups came together in Abuja on the 14th of December to discuss the Buenos Aires declaration, in a Town hall meeting organised by Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, it’s Technical partner: Women Arise Development and humanitarian initiative (WADHI) and Ministry of Women Affairs. The event was supported by the Export Expansion […]
Facts, fiction about blind beggar who singlehandedly builds a house at Gambari area of Ilorin
It sounds like an entertainment story from Nollywood, a Nigerian film industry that produces make-believe entertainments to thrill people, or like a tale in a moonlight that a blind man builds or built a house. This is a story of a blind man who is a beggar and lives at Gambari area of Ilorin, precisely […]
A rejected ancient stones of Ilorin: Can they become the pillars of the house?
Adeleke Gbenga They are often what archaeologists described as ”Megalithic ruins. Of course such ruins or relics especially if they are ancient are often objects of interest and curiosity to archaeologists, anthropologists and others just as they have attracted the attention of the staffs of National Commission for Museums and Monuments(NCMM)Ilorin, Kwara State in […]
