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  • Thunderstorms likely in Ilorin

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States of the country on Monday with chances of thunderstorms over Ilorin in the morning hours.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 36 and 20 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that there were prospect of thunderstorms and moderate rains over Makurdi, Jos, Taraba, Kaduna, Adamawa and Nasarawa axis during the afternoon and evening hours.

    The agency predicted that the southern states would experience  cloudiness with prospects of thunderstorms over some places like Benin, Enugu, Osogbo, Abeokuta, Shaki, Asaba, Lagos, and Portharcourt axis in the morning hours.

    It also predicted moderate rain showers over the southwest inland and coastal cities with chances of thunderstorms over the southeast inland and coastal cities later in the day.

    NiMet further predicted the southern states would have day and night temperatures in the range of 30 to 33 and 20 to 24 degrees Celsius  through the forecast period.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience chances of thunderstorm over Zaria and Maiduguri axis in the afternoon and evening hours while other cities are likely to remain under cloudy conditions throughout the forecast period.

    “Northern States would also have day and night temperatures in the ranges of 33 to 43 and 20 to 26 degrees Celsius respective.

    “Prospects of thunderstorms and rain showers over some part of the country with varying intensities are likely to prevail in the next 24 hours”

  • INEC registers 70, 000 prospective voters in Kwara

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 70,000 people in Kwara since the commencement of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in April 2017.

    Mr Paul Atser, INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, made this known during a meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ilorin on Monday.

    He said that the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of the 70,000 registered prospective voters would soon be sent to the state for distribution.

    He added that of the 242,000 unclaimed PVCs in the state, 4,000 had been collected by their owners.

    Atser assured IPAC members that the newly printed PVCs would soon be ready for collection, adding that stakeholders would be adequately informed on this.

    According to him, card owners will have to personally visit INEC collection centres as there will be no collection by proxy.

    The administrative secretary expressed satisfaction over at the ongoing registration and urged members of the IPAC to mobilize those yet to register to do so.

    He commended the peaceful and serene political environment existing among the political parties in the state.

    Atser noted that the political parties had been conducting their activities in peaceful manner devoid of any major rancour and appealed to them to sustain the situation.

    He said that the meeting was called to update political parties with developments since the last meeting.

    He urged IPAC members to feel free to visit the commission’s office to obtain clarifications on any issue.

    Earlier, IPAC Chairman in the state, Comrade Abdul-Mumeen Onagun, who is also the Labour Party (LP) Chairman, commended the openness of the state office of INEC in handling all issues relating to political parties and creating a level playground all the time.

    Onagun noted that in spite of INEC’s efforts, the number of the registration centers were still “grossly inadequate” and very far from the registrants.

    He, therefore, urged INEC to create more centres, to ensure that no one was disenfranchised due to inability to register.

  • KSC host victorious athletes

    The Kwara Sports Council (KSC) on Tuesday hosted the athletes that did the state proud in the recent Handball and Squash competitions in Lagos.

    Speaking at the reception for the athletes in Ilorin, the Director of Sports, Tunde Kazeem, praised the athletes for their good performances, as well as being good ambassadors of the state.

    He thanked the state government for providing an enabling environment for the athletes and also urged individuals and corporate bodies to support sports.

    Kazeem also advised other associations to brace up, insisting that only vibrant athletes would represent the state at the upcoming Youth Games and the National Sports Festival in Abuja.

    He thanked the former chairmen of squash, handball, badminton, athletics and other associations for their support to their athletes.

    The Kwara director of sports disclosed that Saheed Shittu made Nigeria Handball team that beat Benin Republic in World Cup qualifier.

    He also poured encomium on Rukayat Oladunmoye, Musa Aminat and others that did the state proud in squash championship in Lagos.

    NAN

  • NiMet predicts cloudy skies, rain showers on Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Wednesday morning with chances of localised rain showers over Abuja, Minna, Bida, Ilorin, Lokoja, Mambilla and Jalingo axis.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 33 to 41 and 25 to 28 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that places like Yola, Jos, Kaduna and Makurdi axis were expected to be under the influence of localised thunderstorms during afternoon and evening hours.

    The agency predicted that the southern States would experience cloudy conditions with chances of isolated thunderstorms over Ogoja, Ikom, Obudu and environs in the morning hours.

    It also predicted isolated thunderstorms over the southwest and coastal axis during the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 32 to 35 and 21 to 26 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in the morning hours with chances of localised thunderstorm over Maiduguri and Kebbi axis.

    “Northern States are expected to have day and night temperatures in the range of 43 to 43 and 26 to 30 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “With moisture as far as the extreme north, thunderstorms are probable across the country within the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicts.

    NAN

     

  • Buhari greets Emir of Ilorin, Sulu-Gambari, at 78

    President Muham-madu Buhari has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu-Gambari, on his 78th birthday, today.

    In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari joined the indigenes of Kwara State, the historic Ilorin emirate and all associates of the Emir in celebrating the septuagenarian, whose reign on the throne has ushered in an era of peace, development and prosperity for his people.

    The president commended the traditional ruler for his simple, disciplined and modern leadership style, which he has translated into remarkable developmental strides by promoting the values of good education, harmonious living, tolerance for divergence and the power of collective, progressive investments.

    The president re-affirmed that the Emir of Ilorin, who is also the Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Council, has contributed tremendously to the development of Nigeria, starting out early as a lawyer and later a jurist, and regularly providing wise counsel to leaders and serving the nation dutifully whenever he was called upon.

     

  • NiMet predicts cloudy weather for Tuesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States on Tuesday morning.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Monday, also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 29 to 40 and 17 to 28 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    According to NiMet, there are chances of localised thunderstorms over Abuja, Lafia, Yola, Bauchi, Ilorin and Mambilla plateau, during the afternoon and evening hours

    The agency predicted that the southern states would experience cloudy conditions over both inland and coastal cities with chances of localised thunderstorms over Calabar and Port-Harcourt in the morning.

    It also predicted prospects of isolated thunderstorms over Lagos, Ibadan, Abakaliki, Obudu, Calabar and Port-Harcourt with day and night temperatures of 32 to 35 and 22 to 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with localised thunderstorms over Southern Borno, Gombe, Kano, Kaduna and Gusau.

    “Northern states are expected to have day and night temperatures in the ranges of 39 to 42 and 26 to 29 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    “As more moisture influx is expected in the country, partly cloudy to cloudy conditions are expected over the extreme northern cities.

    “There are chances of isolated thunderstorms over some parts of northern states down to the southern cities in the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicts.

    NAN

  • NiMet predicts cloudy weather for Tuesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States on Tuesday morning.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Monday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 29 to 40 and 17 to 28 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    According to NiMet, there are chances of localised thunderstorms over Abuja, Lafia, Yola, Bauchi, Ilorin and Mambilla plateau, during the afternoon and evening hours

    The agency predicted that the southern states would experience cloudy conditions over both inland and coastal cities with chances of localised thunderstorms over Calabar and Port-Harcourt in the morning.

    It also predicted prospects of isolated thunderstorms over Lagos, Ibadan, Abakaliki, Obudu, Calabar and Port-Harcourt with day and night temperatures of 32 to 35 and 22 to 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with localised thunderstorms over Southern Borno, Gombe, Kano, Kaduna and Gusau.

    “Northern states are expected to have day and night temperatures in the ranges of 39 to 42 and 26 to 29 degrees Celsius, respectively.

    “As more moisture influx is expected in the country, partly cloudy to cloudy conditions are expected over the extreme northern cities.

    “There are chances of isolated thunderstorms over some parts of northern states down to the southern cities in the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicts.

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  • Rainstorm destroys properties in Ilorin

    Rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 electricity poles and other property worth millions of naira in some parts of the Kwara state capital, Ilorin, resulting in blackout.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rainstorm  which took place on Monday night in  areas such as Offa garage, Olulade, Ita-Alamau, Gaa-Akanbi and Budo Efo culminated in downpour that lasted several hours.

    A witness’ account also revealed that some public utilities on Ajase-Ipo road including some newly installed solar powered-street light were affected by the rainstorm.

    The source further told NAN that the driver of a taxi cab sustained injuries when a pole at Ita-Alamu fell on the moving taxi.

    NAN reports that the damage came less than a week when a similar rainstorm rendered hundreds of residents of Ilorin township homeless.

    The facilities in the Kwara stadium and some commercial banks were also destroyed by the rainstorm.

    Commenting on the incident,  Mr Asaju Kolawole, the Regional Communication Officer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in Ilorin, stated that the technical team of the company had moved to scene to assess the extent of destruction for the management’s necessary action.

    Kolawole, who assured the residents that power would be restored to the affected areas before the end of the week.

    “You know, this damage of poles entails a lot of things. We will have to dig a hole, erect the pole and wait for sometimes before we lay wire.

    “So it will take sometimes before we restore light. However, before this week ends, all the issues revolving around it would be resolved,” he said.

  • Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ilorin

    Rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 electricity poles and other property worth millions of Naira in some parts of the Kwara state capital, Ilorin, resulting in blackout.

    The rainstorm  which took place on Monday night in  areas such as Offa garage, Olulade, Ita-Alamau, Gaa-Akanbi and Budo Efo culminated in downpour that lasted several hours.

    A witness’ account also revealed that some public utilities on Ajase-Ipo road including some newly installed solar powered-street light were affected by the rainstorm.

    The source further told our correspondent that the driver of a taxi cab sustained injuries when a pole at Ita-Alamu fell on the moving taxi.

    The damage came less than a week when a similar rainstorm rendered hundreds of residents of Ilorin township homeless.

    The facilities in the Kwara stadium and some commercial banks were also destroyed by the rainstorm.

    Commenting on the incident,  Mr Asaju Kolawole, the Regional Communication Officer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company ( IBEDC ) in Ilorin, stated that the technical team of the company had moved to scene to assess the extent of destruction for the management’s necessary action.

    Kolawole, who assured the residents that power would be restored to the affected areas before the end of the week.

    “You know, this damage of poles entails a lot of things. We will have to dig a hole, erect the pole and wait for sometimes before we lay wire.

    “So it will take sometimes before we restore light. However, before this week ends, all the issues revolving around it would be resolved,” he said.

    NAN

  • Lecturer calls on govt to establish more Technical schools

    A lecturer at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Mr Ibrahim Oseni has tasked both  Federal and State Governments to establish more technical schools to equip school leavers with skills to earn a living.

    The lecturer of Mechanical Engineering department made the call on Monday in Ilorin in an interview with our reporters.

    He said technical schools will allow graduates to be self-employed instead of roaming the streets seeking for a white collar jobs, thus tackling the problem of unemployment.

    “Time has come for government to invest more on technical schools through proper funding and monitoring; get them equipment needed to train students.

    “Technical school will expose students to new things, art work, craft, weaving, painting, tailoring, and plumbing that will make them self-dependent after school.

    “A standard technical school will breed creativity, discover talents and also reduce the rate of unemployment in our society.

    “There are lots of technical colleges in Europe and that is why the unemployment rate is low in those countries; it’s not everybody that can study Medicine, Engineering, and Biology in school.

    “It is time we emulate Western world where they prioritise technical schools in their educational system. Everybody cannot become a Medical Doctor or Pharmacist,” he said.

    NAN