Miss Taofiqah Oloriegbe of Faculty of Engineering, University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, billed to graduate as a Second Class Upper student in the forthcoming 33rd convocation of the institution, has died Few days to her graduation. She only complained about having pains in her hand and later died,” one of her friends said. Reacting to her death, the Public Relations Officer of the UNILORIN, Mr. Kunle Akogun, confirmed the death of the student through a text message. Akogun said, “The late Oloriegbe, a second class upper graduate, was billed to graduate on Saturday at the 33rd convocation of the UNILORIN. She died on Monday after suddenly taking ill in the process of preparing for her upcoming graduation. May her gentle soul rest in peace.” It was gathered that the news of her death broke via a Facebook post of a family friend of the deceased. The Facebook post, read: “Subhanallah: What a sudden and untimely death of a rare gem! She’s Taofeeqah Oloriegbe, a sister to my frie
FEDERAL MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRANSPORTATION SENATOR GBEMISOLA RUQAYYAH SARAKI CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT MOHAMMADU BUHARI
POTIUS SERO QUAM NUNQUAM: IT IS BETTER TO DO SOMETHING LATE THAN NOT TO DO IT AT ALL THE ITAKPE-AJAOKUTA-WARRI RAILWAY COMMISSIONING Today, our nation achieved another milestone in the vision of developing our transportation infrastructure to support our increased and growing industrialization as a nation. I had the singular honour of being present when His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned this afternoon, the 326-km single track standard gauge railway line from Itakpe through Ajaokuta, in Kogi state, to Warri, in Delta State. 33 years ago, a project was conceived to connect the iron ore mines in Itakpe and the steel rolling mills in Ajaokuta and Aladja in Warri through railway lines to explore our resources for national prosperity. Thirty-three years ago!!!! Abandoned. Until now. Potius Sero Quam Nunquam. It is better to do something late than not to do it all. Realizing the importance of resuscitating this long-abandoned project with a renewed vision for the indu