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Your resolve for joint security outfit good for our economy – NANS to S/W Governors

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The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS on Monday said the resolve by Southwest governors to establish a joint security network and food hubs to address insecurity and hunger respectively, would enhance regional growth and development.

Ekwutosblog reports that the governors at a meeting held in last week in Lagos decided to establish a combined security network and food centres hubs in the region, in an effort to promote the socioeconomic growth of the southwest.

The Governors of the six South-West states- Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo and Ondo, also announced that they would work together to make sure the Southwest Development Commission could effectively promote coordinated regional development.

 

Responding to this, the student body in a statement signed by the NANS Ogun JCC chairman, Gabriel Francis, in Abeokuta, described the resolution by the Southwest Governors Forum as laudable.

Francis said the governors took the right decision to collaborate on key issues such as insecurity and hunger, noting that such a regional cooperation would go a long way in boosting economic prosperity in the southwest.

He stated that the governors decision pertaining to insecurity, could not have come at a better time than when insurgents and terrorists are suspected of flooding to the southwest.

According to the NANS chairman, if the governors cooperate and work together on the issues that support the region’s development, the southwest would restore its prestigious status in the nation.

Meanwhile, he maintained that aside issues of insecurity and hunger, the Southwest Governors Forum should expand their cooperation to transportation, joint trade fair, youth development programmes, industrial, ICT and other socioeconomic development activities.

While urging the governors to make sure they implement the commendable resolutions, Gabriel also asked them to start working by setting up various committees to create a work plan for ensuring their resolutions function as intended.

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Kwara university students escape death in Ilorin bus fire

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July 16, 2025

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Students of the Kwara State University, Malete, escaped death in an 18-seater bus in Ilorin on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at about 07:54hours, when the bus with registration number, XUF134ZD, went up in flames and was completely razed down.

The students were said to have been on their way to the main campus of the institution from Bovas filling station along Akerebiata axis on Ilorin-Sobi road.

According to the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, “the Kwara State Fire Service responded swiftly to a distress call regarding a vehicle fire involving an 18-seater bus with registration number XUF 134 ZD along Shao Road, near Sobi Barracks.

“The fire crew responded swiftly and successfully extinguished the fire. Regrettably, the vehicle was completely consumed by the flames, with all parts severely damaged.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire originated from a spark in the engine compartment, which rapidly escalated and engulfed the entire vehicle.

Director of the state fire service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, extended his heartfelt sympathy to the bus owner and used the opportunity to advise all road users to carry out routine vehicle checks before embarking on any journey, as a precautionary measure against such incidents.

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I’m not interested in legacy, I want to be remembered as fierce lover – Chimamanda

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Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed what she wants her legacy to be.

The renowned novelist said she wants to be remembered as a person who loved fiercely.

She, however, noted that she is not particularly interested in legacy because when she is gone, she wouldn’t know what would be happening in the world she left behind.

According to her, men are more concerned about legacy than women.

“I think it’s actually men who spend their time thinking about legacy. I don’t. I’m thinking about the next book I want to write,” she said in an interview with DW News.

“I want my legacy to be a person who loved fiercely. That’s all I want my legacy to be. And by the way, when we die, we don’t know what happened, so why should I care what my legacy is? I don’t know where I would be. I might not know…

“But more personally, I want to be remembered as a person who loved the people she loved and the places she loved very fiercely.”

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“I’m a proud father!” – Actor Van Vicker celebrates as daughter graduates with law degree

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Veteran Ghanaian actor Van Vicker is all smiles as his daughter officially bagged her LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree.

The proud dad shared the good news on Instagram, posting a photo of himself beside his daughter in her graduation robe, beaming with joy.

“Yesterday, my daughter graduated with a Legum Baccalaureus degree (Bachelor of Laws),” he wrote.

“I am a proud father and basking in it till tomorrow.”

He praised her for staying focused and resilient despite how difficult it can be to remain committed in today’s world.

“I appreciate her success, because staying focused, determined, committed and being resilient is an arduous undertaking in recent times.”

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