The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vaccine Taskforce has recommended compensation for citizens who suffer side effects or injury from the COVID-19 vaccination. Prof. Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), disclosed this at the 5th Regional Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement project in…
Sudan’s Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt- General, Abdel Fatah Al-Burhan, has ordered the restructuring of the country by introducing a true federal system of government where powers are devolved to the regions. This is underscored by the inability of the current centralized system of government in the country to address the needs of…
Kwara Emerging Leaders,KEL, a group of young professionals who are deeply passionate about politics, public service, policy and governance has announced the appointment of Dare Akogun, a News Editor with SOBI 101.9fm, as the new Head of Media and Public Relations of the group. A statement by its Convener, Seun Awogbenle, on Sunday March 7,…
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to present themselves for the Covid-19 Vaccination. The vice president stated this after he received the vaccine alongside the President, Muhammadu Buhari. This afternoon, President MBuhari and I received the COVID 19 vaccine.The President has urged State Governments, traditional and religious leaders to lead the mobilization effort…
Protest on Hijab in Ilorin, a joke taken too far -IEDPU The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned the proposed protest being orchestrated by some recalcitrant residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on the concluded matter of the use of hijab by interested female Muslim students in public schools in the State….
President Muhammadu Buhari today decorated the newly appointed service chiefs charging them to meet up with the expectations of Nigeria.
The Ministry of Health In Saudi Arabia has said that those who wish to become pregnant should wait for a period of not less than 90 days after taking the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The ministry made this clarification in a statement on its Health 937 Twitter account while rejecting authenticity of reports…
The generous king, do not forget, is very merciful. Out of his mercifulness towards his subjects, he vacated his seat of power just to protect his people. Can our leaders, politicians, and our moneybags learn any lesson from this story? O Allah, show us mercy. Nigeria is bleeding. Our country is crying. Lives and property…
The interview for the 9,991 applicants who met the cutoff for the ongoing SUBEB/TESCOM teaching jobs will begin on March 15, 2021, with affected candidates expected to bring the original copies of their certificates for sighting and on-the-spot online verification. “All applicants are also required to bring scratch cards for WAEC/NECO/NABTEB or any secondary school…
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria, FOMWAN has commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for approving the use of Hijab for Muslim girl students in the public and grants aided schools in Kwara State. The FOMWON in a statement by its Kwara State Amirah, Hajia Maimuna Sheu reiterated that Hijab is prescribed by Almighty Allah…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has imposed a curfew on Offa and Erinle towns. According to a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the governor Rafiu Ajakaye, the curfew will be in force between 6p.m. and 8 a.m. until further notice. It says the curfew follows the renewed hostilities between some groups of persons…
Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday, has ordered that seven men be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo, inconnection alleged arson and murder during the Shasha marker crisis. One Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi Lawal, 37; Ojo Joshua, 25; Adekunle Olanrewaju, 38; Olagunju James, 24; Rasaq Yahya, 32 and Olaide Olawuyi, 20 were…
Reports have it that, Thai navy sailors have rescued four ginger cats that were abandoned on a burning ship in the Andaman Sea. The human crew had already been evacuated, but the navy soon discovered a few forgotten members when they were sent to check the site for oil spills. A sailor swam out to…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, has said that his Boss, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to shoot anyone carrying AK-47. Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in an interview with the BBC, said the president directed a clampdown on bandits who have refused to surrender. On…
Reports coming in has it that Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba is dead. According to TVC News, the veteran broadcaster and actor reportedly died this evening after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostrate cancer. A top official of NTA confirmed the passing of the veteran broadcaster. Many well meaning Nigerians…
Some abducted Jangebe girls’ have narrated how their abductors gave out their phone numbers to them and promised to visit their parents to seek their hands in marriage. Some of the girls said their abductors proposed love to them and promised to contact them over the phone to find out if they had accepted the…
The Saudi Arabia Health authority has said that all Muslims that want to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca must provide proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry confirmed the decision in a statement on Tuesday, saying that vaccination would be “the primary condition for participation”. Health Minister Tawfiq…
GOVERNMENT CHARGED TO SAFEGUARD FOREST FROM CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES As the World marks Wildlife Day, government at all levels have been charged to put measures in place to guide against criminals using the nation’s forest as hideout. A lecturer in the Department of forest resources management, University of Ilorin, Dr.Tajudeen Amusa, gave the advice in an…
Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of Laptops. According to a statement by the Command spokesperson, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, the suspects, Olanrewaju Mayowa and Oyindamola Yusuf, were picked up following a report that Fifteen laptops were stolen at a shop in…
The second round of the Free Eye Care intervention of the Kwara State Government under the leadership of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commenced today at General Hospital, Kaiama. Speaking to a group of journalists, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Abubakar Ayinla said the surgical team was already in Kaiama in the Kwara North Senatorial district where the…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday led a delegation of state officials, traditional rulers and security commanders to Ibadan for a joint security meeting with his Oyo State counterpart Seyi Makinde and top officials of the southwestern state. The meeting, which was called at the instance of AbdulRazaq, focused on the recent security breaches…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in Kontagora area of the state. The suspects; Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both male and from Dirin Daji, Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State…
A 16-year-old girl was reportedly ganged raped by two of her co-tenants while she was at home with her younger siblings at Efunye village, Owode area. The two suspects, who are living in the same house with them broke into her parent’s apartment at about 2:00 am and dragged her into a room occupied by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara State as a no-fly zone. This is part of measures to check illegal mining and curtail banditry. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday at a meeting of the National Security Council held at the presidential villa, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen immediately after the meeting, National Security Adviser, NSA,…
The 279 female students of Government Secondary School Jangebe, Jangebe, Talata Madara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapped by bandits last Friday have been released. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammad Mutawalle confirmed this in his official Twitter handle. They were released 4 am Tuesday 2 March 2021. Governor Bello Muhammad Mutawalle, while receiving the…
The Department of State Security has invited the leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) to its office. General Secretary of the AUFCDN, Ahmed Alaramma, who disclosed this at a press briefing at Labour House, Abuja, on Monday, said the President of…
The Kwara State Government officially approved the use of hijab in public schools and grant-aided missionary schools in the state. This was announced on Thursday, 25th February, 2021 by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mamma Sabah jibril According to the statement, the decision was reached by the state government after considering submissions of…
The Muslim Stakeholders of Kwara State commends the Kwara State Government for approving the use of hijab in all public schools in Kwara State. The decision of the State Government is in consonance with the provision of the Nigerian Constitution, the National Policy on Education and Kwara State Education Edict which must be complied with…
