Ajax have announced that their youth player Noah Gesser has died at the age of 16 following a car accident on Friday evening. He had been with Ajax since 2018 and had been due to be part of the U17 set up for the forthcoming campaign. A minute’s silence will be held in tribute to…
News of the arrest of former Senate President by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission surfaced lately in the media. The arrest was made in connection to multi million naira fraud allegedly linked to Saraki. However, pictures of the ex-senate president attending a wedding ceremony in Abuja have also surfaced on the internet amidst reports…
Party faithful reaffirm support for Gov AbdulRazaq
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The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to stage industrial action from Monday, August 2. This directive was issued on Saturday at the end of the executive meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union held in Umuahia, the Abia state capital. Briefing reporters at the…
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare with immediate effect after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human growth hormone. The AIU, which is an independent integrity body created by the World Athletics, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Racheal Oniga, has died at the age of 64. Oniga, began her acting career in 1993. She was originally from Eku, Delta State. She married a Yoruba man, but the marriage collapsed after she claimed another woman bewitched her husband and father of her children. The cause of Oniga’s death was unknown…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence has declared two unidentified Fulani herdsmen wanted in connection with a rape assault of an 18 years old girl and infliction of bodily harm on the victim. The spokesman of the NSCDC in Kwara State Babawale Zaid Afolabi stated this in a release he…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has unveiled 1000 volunteer hunters to complement the efforts of security agencies in protecting farmers against attacks on their farms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the return of relative peace, some farmers have expanded their activities in the outskirts of Maiduguri and neighbouring Jere, Mafa…
I wrote about the Prophet on this page last week. As if it was an inspiration, I will have to continue with the same theme. Though my initial plan was to discuss a different thing entirely, but I dont know how not to put my weight behind the Prophet (SAW). Really, we live in a…
The Federal goverment and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet tomorrow, Friday to iron out issues relating to the allegations raised by the lecturers regarding non-implementation of their agreement with the government last December. Confirming the meeting date to our correspondent via telephone interview on Wednesday, ASUU president, Professor…
Sequel to the receipt of allegation and indictment processes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against one of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari, the Inspector General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba psc (+), NPM, fdc has ordered an internal review of the allegations. The Nigeria Police Force reaffirms…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has called on federal government to proscribe Afenifere and all other religious, ethnic, cultural and tribal groups that were acting to undermine Nigeria’s peace, security, and peaceful coexistence through unguarded utterances and deliberate actions aimed at fomenting unrest and engendering inter-religious and inter-communal conflicts. The CNG, which was reacting…
By Abdullah Ahmed Kwara State Government will soon empower principals to start issuing clearance to teachers for payment of their salaries to enhance effective service delivery and checkmate high rate of truancy in schools. The Chairman, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, Mallam Abubakar Bello stated this during the monthly meeting of the Executive Members…
Nigerian Frontline Policeman, DCP Abba Kyari has refuted allegation by popular internet romance scammer, Hushpuppi that he was offered bribe at a point in time. Maxilensnews gathered that the allegation was contained in a document from Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California, on Wednesday, 28th July, 2021. However, in a swift…
Embattled Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass, otherwise known as Hushpuppi, has said that he bribed DCP Abba Kyari, following the conclusion of a $1.1 million scam deal. Politics Nigeria understands that federal authorities in the United States, have been probing Hushpuppi since his arrest last year (2020). Arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), and…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Lt General Tukur Buratai has formally met with President Patrice Talon of the Benin Republic. This is coming a week after the arrest of the embattled secessionist, Sunday Igboho and his wife, Ropo. Buratai met with the Beninese President to present his letter of credence to him. President Muhammadu…
Magistrate Yusuf Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old house wife, Mrs. Kayode to six months imprisonment for adultery. The court, however, granted the second accused bail in the sum of N200,000. The police charged Kayode, a civil servant and her alleged partner, Iroghama Charles, 39, both of Chukukun village, Gwagwalada,…
Mallam Mohammed Kawu has been approved to be the new Emir of Lafiagi. This is as the Emirate Council approved his appointment as the Emir of the ancient town, following the death of Alh. Sa’adu Kawu Haliru, the late Emir of Lafiagi. Official source confirmed that the newly appointed Emir has also received his letter…
A Kaduna State High Court has discharged and acquitted the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheik Ibrahim El- Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat. In a ruling that lasted over eight hours on Wednesday, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada upheld the no-case submission filed by Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife. The…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the recruitment of 3,000 teachers just as he commissioned five primary and secondary schools carried out by the Borno State Education Trust Fund, created by the administration. A statement issued by the governor’s media aide, Isa Gusau said the complete rehabilitation works were carried out to…
No goverment worker or member of the Nigerian Union of Teachers earns below the national minimum wage of N30,000 in Kwara State, chairman Olu Adewara clarified on Tuesday, calling on the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration to continue to prioritise workers’ welfare. Adewara said even the blind can see the huge impacts the administration has had on…
Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika’s ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was subsequently disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour, although he was already out of the Games anyway following his unanimous-points loss in the round-of-16 bout. A Tokyo 2020 statement called Baalla’s…
The Nigerian Law School says a total of 618 students who sat for the December 2020 Bar final examinations did not pass. The Director-General of the School, Prof. Isa Ciroma, SAN, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the graduating lawyers to the Body of Benchers at the 2020 Call to the Bar…
President Muhammadu Buhari is now in London, the United Kingdom (UK), where he will participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s aircraft arrived at the Stansted International Airport, London at about 11:20 p.m. (local time). NAN also reports…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has commissioned a newly constructed office accommodation at the Headquarters, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. Commissioning the completed project, the COAS stated that the new facility is to provide befitting offices to meet demands of the recent expansion…
Arguments surfaced lately in the media following the refusal of the Senate to approve the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner. The last may not have been heard about the politics that surrounded All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators’ unanimous votes against the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Digital and Social Media Aide, Lauretta Onochie,…
Kano Police Command have denied the rumoured attack on the Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero as reported on Social media and a section of online newspapers. The rumoured attack on the Emir of Kano was trending on social media and a section of online newspapers on Sunday. The Command Spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa told newsmen…
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, on Sunday stood still in honour of the late sage AGF AbdulRazaq (SAN) as dignitaries from across Nigeria gathered for the one year memorial prayers since his death last year. AGF AbdulRazaq, first lawyer from northern Nigeria and a first republic minister, died on July 25, 2020 aged…
Completion of the abandoned Ilesha Baruba campus of the Kwara State University remains a top priority of the administration as is the Kishi-Kaiama road in the northern senatorial district, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said. The Governor had earlier mentioned that the Ilesha Baruba campus is to be prioritised alongside the one in Osi…
By Rotimi Onadipe Cyber crime is a crime perpetrated through electronic communication network, particularly the internet. This menace is very rampant among youths within the age of fourteen to twenty-one and it had done incalculable damage to the image of Nigeria. Cyber crime can be perpetrated through many ways e.g. phone calls, internet calls, sending…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested two suspected thieves in connection with the stealing of generating set. The Command’s public relations officer, Babawale Zaid Afolabi stated this in a release made available to the newsmen in llorin on Friday. Acoording to him, the suspects committed the offence…
Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, on Friday inaugurated the Covid – 19 Research and Epidemiologic Surveillance Team for management of Covid 19 data and samples. Speaking at the committee’s inauguration, the Deputy Governor said that the diverse and severe impacts of Covid 19 are evident across the world. He urged the committee to…
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has teamed up with Turkish club side, Fatih Karagumruk from Kano Pillars. The Super Lig team confirmed the signing of the 28-year-old on their Instagram handle on Thursday evening. “We added the 28-year-old Nigerian offensive player to our squad. “During his career, he played for clubs such as VVV Venlo,…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin on his 60th birthday. Rt. Hon. Danladi-Salihu in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary described the celebrant as an accomplished media personality who has worked so hard…
Prophet in Islam is the highest spiritual station; only few attained it. It is not worked for; it is a blessing from Allah. Unlike in other religions where prophethood can be claimed by every Tom, Dick, and Harry; in Islam, prophethood is neither claimed nor earned. It is bestowed by Allah on whomsoever He wills….
The Chief Medical Director, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Dr Shedrack Offiah, said the management had sacked six doctors for abandoning their jobs after collecting their salaries. Offiah disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while stating steps taken to deter ABSUTH doctors who use government time…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated all the new traditional title holders of the Ilorin Emirate, praying Allah to grant them success and long life in their services to the people of Ilorin. The ranking title holders, as announced by the Ilorin Emirate Council are;Sheikh Yakub Imam Aliagan(Serikin Mallami of Ilorin); Dr.AbdulKadir Alfa Oba-Solagberu…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday took delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the U.S. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement in Abuja. According to Gabkwet, the aircraft arrived in Kano, at about 12.34 p.m. He…
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has appointed popular Islamic Preacher, Sheik Suleiman Faruq Onikijipa as the new Grand Mufti of Ilorin. The Emir announced the appointment, Thursday in Ilorin, Maxilensnews gathered. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari also confirms the appointment of the founder of Darulkitab Wa…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will inaugurate an intervention effort for young Nigerians. Named Generation Unlimited, (GenU), the collaboration between the federal government and UNICEF, will be inaugurated on July 26. It is aimed at urgently supporting expanded education, training and employment opportunities for young people, aged…
A 36-year-old lady, Chioma Afam, who wears a hijab to evade security scrutiny has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Benue state along with her partner, Peace Chidinma Caleb, 22, for trying to smuggle a total of 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha, Anambra state to…
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has called for calm among residents of Ilorin over the suspension of the 2021 Durbar celebrations, saying security of lives and properties takes precedence over every other thing. “We are aware of how important and significant the Durbar is to every son and daughter of Ilorin Emirate Enirate as…
Kwara State Government has announced the suspension of the annual Durbar earlier scheduled for Wednesday July 21, 2021 on security grounds. “The suspension, painful as it is given our people’s attachment to it and government’s investments to promote this colourful cultural heritage, follows a police intelligence report which indicated that some forces plan to use the boisterous nature of the cultural event…
Sunday Igboho’s lawyer, Chief Yomi Aliu SAN, has stated reasons why his client should not be extradited to Nigeria. According to Yomi , the existing treaty between Nigeria and Benin Republic on political offenders would prohibit the later from extraditing Igboho. “The Extradition Treaty of 1984 between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin excluded…
Popular aggitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. Igboho was said to have been arrested Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s secret police. According to report, a source privy to his departure from Nigeria…
By Chris Nyamtu Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on the Muslim Ummah to use this period of Sallah to rededicate themselves to service to humanity in line with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The Governor made the call in a statement to mark Eid – el – Kabir celebration in Lafia. According…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Muslims and all Kwarans on the occasion of Eid-el-Adha 1432 AH, or the feast of sacrifice, praying God to bless their households, accept their prayers, and reward their offerings. In a personal Eid message to the people of the state, the Governor said the feast of sacrifice is a…
The need for Muslim faithful and Nigerians, in general, to continue to demonstrate pure love, tolerance and make sacrifices to keep Nigeria as an indivisible entity for her to attain sustainable growth and development has been stressed. The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danaladi-Salihu in his Sallah message…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a high-powered committee of statesmen and diplomats to resolve the longstanding Erin-Ile and Offa crisis in the state, a process he hopes would help to finally restore harmony between these “great communities of brothers.” The committee is chaired by iconic former Governor Cornelius Adebayo, and peopled by statesmen, jurist, historians, academics and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO). His appointment followed the death of the immediate past Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma, who died recently. The head, information and public relations division at NECO, Azeez Sani, in a statement noted that the president…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied reports that one of its aircraft crashed on Sunday. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated this while reacting to reports of a NAF fighter jet crash in Kaduna, saying, “No crash in Kaduna.” He said he was still making contacts from…
Kwara Govt, citizens welcome Chief of Staff Prof. Gambari to Ilorin for Sallah Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, was agog on Sunday with the homecoming of the Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari ahead of this year’s Eid-al-Adha celebration. Gambari, a retired global statesman who was named the chief of…
By Lanre omotosho Government at all levels have been urged to put measures in place towards eliminating insecurity in the country. Bishop, Igbomina Anglican Diocese, Right Reverend Emmanuel Adekola, gave the advice at the end of First session of the Eighth synod of the diocese at Omupo, Kwara State. Bishop Adekola said government at all…
Police in Kano said they have arrested 225 suspects accused of committing various offences between June first and July sixteen. Police spokesperson in Kano Abdullahi Kiyawa announced this in a statement issued in Kano. He said those apprehended include 21 armed robbery suspects, 7 kidnapping suspects, 23 drug dealers, 18 suspected fraudsters, 5 motor vehicles…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Usman Baba has ordered his men to beef up security across the country ahead of the 2021 Eid el-Kabir celebration. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The I-G called on Commissioners of Police (CPs) across the country…
Federal Government has placed six states on red alert against Eid-l-Kabir celebration. The six states are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, and Plateau. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Saturday. It, however, warned other states of the…
Commercial sex workers have been issued thirty-day ultimatum by Gwaram Local Government Area in Jigawa State to vacate the area. Council Chairman Alh. Zaharadden Abubakar disclosed this on Friday after he received a delegation of Sara community, a popular weekly market, in his office. He said the aim is to tackle immorality in the local…
The Ilorin Emirate Durbar Planning Committee has announced that this year’s Durbar will hold in the front yard of the Emir’s palace instead of the earlier intended Kwara State Stadium Complex. A statement by the committee’s chairman, Engr. Sulaiman Oba Yahaya Alapansanpa also assured all invited guests of maximum security all through and after…
Dauda Iliya Borno state government says it has taken deliberate steps to reduce cases of gender based violence in IDP camps and communities in the state. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri. The Commissioner noted with concern that in 2020 alone,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, ordered the closure of the case of Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order, also fixed October 4 for parties in the case to adopt their final written addresses. After an adoption of a final written address,…
The joint border patrol of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police in Kwara State has rescued a 12 years old boy, who is suspected to be a kidnap victim. This was revealed in a release signed by the public relations officer of the NSCDC in Kwara State,…
The controversial Islamic Cleric Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara who is known for his controversial religious commentaries and statements that are regarded as insult to the companions and sacrilegious to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has been charged to court for blasphemy. A statement issued by Kano State commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba says that…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC)says that a twenty eight(28) year old Mohammed Abubakar has been arrested for theft and sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a magistrate court in Kaiama, Kwara State. The incident occured on the 15th of July 2021 around 6:45pm at cattle market in…
The remains of the former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, late Major General Huseini Ahmed has been laid to rest at Guards Brigade Cemetery Abuja. Late Major General Huseini Ahmed was killed on 16 July 2021 by unknown gunmen while travelling on Lokaja -Abuja road. In his remarks during the funeral rites, the Chief…
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Iskil Ayinla Makinde has ordered the deployment of 1000 officers and men of the corps for the forthcoming Eid Kabir festival in all the 16 local government in the state. This is contained in a release signed by the command’s spokesman, Babawale Zaid…
Determined to overcome the likely consequences of the cancellation of the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for two consecutive years, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed plans to adopt the Malaysia and Indonesia system of Hajj operations to deal with the congestion. The chairman of the Hajj Commission, Alh Zilkrullah Kunle Hassan,…
The runner up in the just concluded elections of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdullahi Dare Akogun, has urged members of the Union across the State to support the new executives of the council in the interest of growth and development of the council in the state. Akogun stated this…
I am personally not excited that ‘Idul Adha is around the corner. I was so absent-minded of its approach until my students in the Islaamiyyah drew my attention to it. They importuned: ‘Malam, when shall we have Sallah Break?’ I understand their excitement. They are kids. They are not in the know. To them, all…
Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and Wednesday July 21, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of Federal Government congratulated all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on the celebration. “I call on…
The Italian Defence General Staff Policy and Planning Deputy Division Head, Major General Massimo Biagini has sought to promote a collaboration between the Italian military and the Nigerian Army particularly in the area of military courses and manpower development. This was made known today Thursday 15 July 2021 when he paid a courtesy call on…
The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria. The 6 aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021. A statement by…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has vowed to ensure the killing of any bill that seeks to gag the press or erode its autonomy and independence.. Mr Gbajabiamila gave the assuran,ce on Monday in Abuja, at a ceremony on the award of excellence and good governance, by the House of Representatives…
The Senate has called for the sanction of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in accordance with Rule 3129 of the Financial Regulations and Public Service Rules 030402 over the diversion of funds from the Capital Projects Funds for purchase of Sallah/Christians welfare package to the staff of the Ministry. The upper chamber…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the award of a contract to Dangote Industries for the construction of five roads totaling 274.9 kilometres at the local cost N309,917,717,251.35 to be advanced by the company as tax credit. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this at the end of the council meeting presided…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, launched an App, Eagle Eye, designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Speaking during the launch, Executive Chairman of the Commission, Malam Abdulrasheed Bawa, described the App, being the first of its kind by any law enforcement…
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is ready to use everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country and bring perpetrators of criminal activities to their knees. The president stated this at a Presidential Dinner with the 469 members of the National Assembly, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Tuesday. Insecurity,…
The newly elected chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Kwara State chapter, Abdullateef Ahmed, has expressed the readiness of his administration to partner with members of the Kwara Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, (KOPAN). Speaking earlier today while receiving a delegation of members of KOPAN at the NUJ Press Center located along Offa…
By Abu Mar’yam Hanafi Abdulkadri Nowadays, the rate at which Muslim men abuse the practice of polygamy (polygyny) is likely unprecedented in history. In Northern Nigeria, polygamy has become more of customary practice than a socio-religious responsibility. Many Muslims in Yorubaland who subscribe to plural marriages are equally abusing this right. And sadly enough, this…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a letter announcing the suspension of the former governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha. A letter dated July 12, 2021, and signed in the name of Mai Mala Buni and John Akpanudoedehe, national chairman and secretary of the APC caretaker committee, respectively, that went viral on Tuesday evening, noted…
President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight at meet the 109 Senators of the National Assembly. The scheduled meeting between members of the upper chamber and President Buhari was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read during plenary by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The Senate on April 27, 2021, reached a…
Kwara State House of Assembly has suspended the only PDP member in the assembly, honourable Jimoh Agboola. Agboola who represents Ilorin South constituency, was accused of violating House Rules, Maxilensnews gathered. Speaking under the motion without notice, the House Leader, Olawoyin Magaji said Agboola should be suspended for alleged unguarded and Inciting comments while featuring…
The Senate has rejected Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Onochie was rejected following the consideration of the report of the Committee on INEC, chaired by Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano). The Senate also stood down the approval of Professor Sani Mohammed Adam till further legislative action. The…
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for a review of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dues on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to reduce pressure on the price of the product in the country. Osinbajo made the call at the Valuechain Magazine 2021 fourth annual lecture and awards, in Abuja,…
The Department of State Service (DSS) has present 40 evidences at the continued hearing in the trial of rape and murder of a 300-level student of the University of Ilorin, Olajide Blessing Omowumi. Among the exhibits tendered by the DSS operative, Mr. Igwe Imo, included a wooden toy gun, allegedly used by the suspects to…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday flagged off the presentation of cheques to 463 beneficiaries of home renovation loan scheme of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. “This home renovation loan scheme is basically an initiative of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria that many of you have enrolled in. You have played your…
By Sodiq Adebara Some England fans have petitioned UEFA asking for a replay of the Euro 2020 final. They feel the defeat to Italy on penalties was “unfair”, according to the Daily Mail. Italy have been accused of playing “dirty”, after their captain Giorgio Chiellini pulled on Bukayo Saka’s collar, dragging him onto the pitch…
The Metropolitan Police have said they are aware of the comments and racial abuses rained on English footballer and they will be investigated. Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho have been racially abused on social media after missing penalties in yesterday’s Euro 2020 final that caused England‘s penalty shootout defeat to Italy. Saka,…
By Lanre omotosho All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has attributed high cost of foodstuffs in the country to kidnapping and killing of farmers. Kwara State Chairman of AFAN, Comrade Umar Aboki made the attribution in an exclusive interview with Correspondent Lanre Omotoso in Ilorin. Comrade Aboki said because of insecurity in the country, most…
Romance scam is the manipulation of a relationship for fraudulent or financial gain. It happens when a scammer creates a fake identity or profile to gain a victim’s trust and affection in order to deceive and defraud the victim. The main focus of the scammers is to study the victims, build an intimate relationship with…
It is a month long tournament that overcame a one-year pandemic delay and innumerable public health concerns on its way to a final, scintillating day in London. The final was worth the wait: It saw England take the lead on a goal by defender Luke Shaw after only two minutes, and then a second-half response…
By Ibrahim Jabir Isah Nigeria is bleeding due to the fatal injuries sustained from insecurity, bad governance and mismanagement of state owned resources. The genesis of this entire problem our nation finds itself in today is due to bad governance.Nigeria is in a state of comatose and everybody is living in a state of fear….
The Kwara Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (KOPAN), on Saturday congratulated the State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) on its peaceful election, describing the outcome “as a true show of democracy and an example for the larger society to emulate.” In a release signed by the Acting Chairman of the association, Ogbeni…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has gone back to school and is currently studying for a master’s degree in a UK University. This was disclosed on Saturday, 10th July by the president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina let the cat out of the bag while delivering the convocation…
Colleagues of late Sound Sultan have mourned the demise of the musician and basketball enthusiast. Sound Sultan died in the early hours of Sunday in the US at 44 after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. His death took the entertainment industry and his fans by surprise. Reactions of his colleagues indicate struggle to come to terms…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun routine food distribution for over 35,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Borno State. The IDPs are those residing in camps, host communities and liberated areas. In a statement by the Principal Information Officer NEMA North East, Borno State, Abdulkadir Ibrahim said the Agency as part of its responsibility provide…
Former American president Jimmy Carter after his loss to Ronald Reagan in 1980 Says, “I have a deep appreciation of the system, however, that lets people make a free choice about who will lead them”. Fellow colleagues, we have come to the end of a long journey. The members of the Kwara Council of the…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danaladi-Salihu has congratulated the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Kwara Council on the successful election of its new executives in the state. Engr Danladi-Salihu while reacting to the election which produced Mr Ahmed AbdulLateef Lanre of The Herald Newspapers as the new Council Chairman also…
Abdul-lateef Ahmed of Herald NewsPapers Chapel has been elected as the new Chairman, Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Ahmed emerged winner of the election with eighty five votes after defeating his closest rival, Dare Akogun of Sobi FM Chapel who garnered seventy two votes Babajide Fadeyi of Federal Information Chapel polled…
Standards Organisation of Nigeria has destroyed substandard goods worth about Nine Million Naira in Kaduna. State Coordinator of the organisation, Mallam Kasim Mohammed Yahaya led officials of the agency to destroy the fake items at a dumpsite in Kaduna. Mr Kasim Yahaya explained that the items were confiscated as a result of a market survey…
The National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, held its inaugural meeting. President Muhammadu Buhari on June 22 inaugurated the committee tasked with driving the target of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10…
