Muslims have been enjoined to embark on good deeds and shun all evil behaviors while they are alive. An Islamic Cleric, Ustaz Muhammad Ghali Abdullahi Agbaji made the call while delivering lecture at the Fidau prayer of Mallam Mashood Uthman Otta held at Kejebu Compound, Agbaji quarters, Ilorin. Ustaz Muhammad Ghali said this life is…
The Member representing Ilorin South Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Jimoh Raheem Agboola has noted that though he is an opposition party member, he is never in the House to oppose its progress but to contribute his quota to the development of legislative activities and the state generally. He stated this…
In its bid to accommodate some exigencies which ultimate goals are to ensure maximal benefits to potential candidates, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has made adjustment to its earlier released examination timelines. Giving the breakdown of the adjusted UTME timelines, the Board disclosed that the 2022 Unified Tertiary Examination(UTME) would be held from…
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has call on Nigerian youth to actively participate in politics ahead of 2023 general elections. Keynote Speaker at the Summit and INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made the call during a Summit on Youth and Democracy with the theme: Youth and Sustaining Democracy in Nigeria, Issues, challenges and way forward,…
The Kwara State monthly environmental sanitation exercise held today across the 16 local government areas of the state. The monthly exercise, first of its kind in the year 2022, saw the new Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, Chairman House Committee on Environment (Kwara State House of Assembly) Hon. Abdurasaq Owolabi, the Chairman, Enforcement…
With the gradual ease in the economy from the covid-19 pandemic ravaging the globe, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) posted a total IGR of N26,961,014,485.76 (Twenty Six Billion, Nine Hundred and Sixty One Million, Fourteen Thousand,Four Hundred and Eighty Five Naira,Seventy Six Kobo) for the year 2021. This was contained in a…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday signed the 2022 budget, with the capital expenditure now pegged at 56%, indicating a commitment to complete many of the ongoing infrastructural projects. The size of the budget is *N189,617,487,624* — 44% of it being for recurrent expenditure. The House passed the budget on Thursday. The…
It was a black Friday for the family of yet-to-be identified aged woman whose life was taken immediately a black Toyota Camry car rammed into her adjacent Arca Santa Shopping Complex Ilorin the Kwara State Capital. According to an eye witness account, the woman who was in her mid sixties was working as an assistant…
There was a pandemonium on Friday as unknown armed men suspected to be highway robbers attacked done motorists plying Oro Ago- Omu Aran road in ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, robbing innocent passengers of their money and other valuables and also left two commercial bus drivers with various degrees of matchete cuts ….
Limited number of cadavers for study in most medical schools in the country has been identified as hobbling the study of anatomy and achievements of its attendant gains, says Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin. Moyosore made the observation while delivering the 214th Inaugural Lecture at the university,…
I don’t argue with those who argue that education is a scam in Nigeria—especially the youths. They are entitled to their opinion. To argue otherwise would lead to an unending argument. Agreed that one cannot always win, I detest losing an argument to an opponent. In Nigeria today, one needs to be a wizard to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on has inaugurated a new 3 million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 Factory in Sokoto expressing delight that the Federal Government’s policies on economic diversification, job creation and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive are working. Speaking at the inauguration of the plant, described…
The Kwara State House of Assembly has today passed into law, the 2022 Appropriation Bill of 189.6 Billion Naira representing an increase of 0.06% from what the Governor presented late last year. The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu while reading the resolution of the House following a thorough consideration of…
Kwara Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, KOPAN, will on Sunday, 30th January play host to Honourable Jimoh Raheem Agboola, the solo PDP member at Kwara State House of Assembly. Honourable Agboola who has recently become a newsmaker in Kwara politics is expected to unveil issues and controversies surrounding his legislative mandate and the actions and…
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN has promised a new 200 housing unit project in Kwara State. This pledge was made today by the Branch Manager of FMBN in Ilorin, Mr Adedokun Adekanye, during a visit by the Kwara State Commissioner for Housing, Honourable Ibrahim Akaje. “We are ready to build 200…
This is to inform the general public that the monthly sanitation exercise for the month of January will hold on Saturday 29th, 2022 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Members of the public are hereby enjoined to fully participate in the sanitation exercise by cleaning their residential and business environments. Everybody is expected to…
The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Governor of Beneue State, His Excellency Samuel Ortom, calling him an incongruent governor. President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu in a release made available to the press explained that unlike Governor Ortom who hold the guiness record of unpaid salary has no reason to blame the…
Federal Government has refuted news making round on social media that it would soon make Dr Deoxyribonucleic Acid tests popularly known as free DNA tests free for Nigerians. The refutation was made Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora, the Minister of State while speaking with some journalists in Abuja. It would be recalled that some Nigerians…
Five arrested suspected Cannibals have been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court One in Gusau, Zamfara State for Prosecution. Police Prosecutor SP Jafar Abubakar informed the Court that the suspects were brought before it for Criminal Conspiracy, Culpable Homicide and Cannibalism, which are punishable under Sections 97, 218 and 221 of the Penel Code. The Presiding…
Federal Government has condemned in strong term, the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, calling for the immediate release of President Marc Christian Kabore and other members of his cabinet detained by the military. The strong condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Francisca Omayuli….
The federal government has postponed the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice due to “high inflation and economic hardship”. Subsidy or under-recovery is the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol. The government had planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products from July this year. Zainab Ahmed, minister of…
The federal government has postponed the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice due to “high inflation and economic hardship”. Subsidy or under-recovery is the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol. The government had planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products from July this year. Zainab Ahmed, minister of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says sales of forms for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and Direct Entry, DE will commence on the 12th of February, 2022. This is contained in the JAMB’s weekly bulletin titled JAMBulletin and made available to this medium. According to the publication, sales of…
A group known as Concern Citizens Projects ( CCP) has accused Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union (TUC) of attempting to destabilize Nigeria through their planned nationwide protest against t the planned removal of fuel subsidies by the Federal Government. The group described the stand taken by Labour Unions as misguided, unwise, use, and…
Nigeria’s super eagles, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, have been paired with arch-rivals Ghana in the African World Cup play-offs draw in Douala on Saturday. Ghana will have home advantage first and both legs will be played between March 21 and 29 with the aggregate winners…
Organized Labour in Kogi State has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Kogi State government to implement the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage, which came into effect about three years ago. The Labour union said failure to effect the minimum wage agreement will lead to indefinite strike. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja, the state…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set February 1 take-off date for all importers and exporters to submit an electronic invoice , e-invoice authenticated by the authorised dealer banks to the regulator. The CBN’s ‘Guidelines on the introduction of e-valuation, e-invoicing for import and export in Nigeria’ released Friday, directed that the e-invoice should be…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has stated that no fewer than 18,000 positive cases of the coronavirus disease were detected from inbound travellers to Nigeria. He said the decision was to ensure a balance in the mandate to protect the health of Nigerians. Adetifa made this known…
Umar Goni, a Senior Secondary School 2 student, has been arrested by operatives of the Borno state Police Command for allegedly attempting to murder one of his junior colleagues. Goni was said to have used a razor blade to slit the throat of Jibrin Sadi Ramadan, his younger colleague, after a minor disagreement. It was…
Why shouldn’t he? Why should he? This is an ongoing debate. I have read people’s reactions—Muslims and non-Muslims. I observed most of the reactions are emotional; beneath them is bigotry. Bigotry is an ugly concept. I will not define it because of its relativity. But we should ask some questions. Is mosque a shrine—in a…
REFUTATION TO A RECKLESS FATWA (JURISTIC VERDICT) REGARDING HIJAB AND NIQAB-WEARING WOMEN IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS Recently, I came across a misleading fatwa regarding Muslim females who seek to study medical courses in conventional institutions. Reacting to the LAUTECH’s face-veil removal saga, the Ustaadh exerted all effort in shifting the blame on the female medical students…
Journalists in the country have been urged to avoid any conduct that will smear image of journalism, but abide by ethics of the profession as watchdog of the society. Kwara State Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade AbdulLateef Ahmed gave the advice at inauguration of Harmony FM chapel of the council in Idofian. Comrade…
As the nation is moving closer to the 2023 general elections we at the TEEJAY YUSUF For Senate Support Group had weigh all the coin and prose and options on ground and we are making the record straight…. Hon. TEEJAY without mincing words had consulted far and wide on the call on Him to run…
The Emir of Ilorin Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari recieved the newly elected officials of the apex socio cultural organisation of the indigenous people of Ilorin, Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU led by the National President of the Union, Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman fsi. The Emir was delighted and thankful to the Almighty Allah for…
By Victor Babatope Agricultureh been described as the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before the discovery of oil and gas, and still an essential source of livelihood for large part of Nigeria population, employing nearly three quarters of the adult workforce. This assertion was made by Professor David Friday Apata, the Lecturer at the Kwara State…
President Muhammadu attended the inauguration of Adama Barrow, the Gambian President for a second term, as a mark of Nigeria’s strong commitment towards the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in The Gambia and the West African sub region. Nigeria supported the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in The Gambia following the refusal of…
Residents and commuters plying the 33km Ilesha Baruba-Gwanara road in Baruten local government area of Kwara State have commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the ongoing construction of the road, saying the development represents a marked departure from their experience in the past. Some of the respondents who spoke to newsmen on the ongoing asphalt overlay…
Nigeria’s interim boss at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Augustine Eguavoen, may have the skill to win the title, after winning it as a player. The “Super Eagles” face Guinea Bissau in their final Group D match in Garoua on Wednesday (8:00 p.m.), but they have already secured their place in the…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has confirmed the arrest of four Fulani Bororos suspected to be members of the armed robbery gang terrorising and attacking passengers and motorists along Isanlu Isin-/ Ijara road in Isin local government area of the State. The Command’s spokesman Babawale Zaid Afolabi…
Yobe state governor and chairman Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC Mai Mala Buni, has confirmed that the ruling party will hold it national convention by February 26, 2022. Speaking at the ongoing APC Progressive Women Conference holding in Abuja, Mai mala Buni urged the women to come out massively and contest in the forthcoming…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated his deputy, Honourable Rapheal Olamilekan Olanrewaju Adetiba on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. Engr. Danladi-Salihu described the lawmaker representing Oke-Ero State Constituency “as a dependable ally and strong pillar of support to the Ninth Legislature who has contributed in no…
Kwara North All Progressives Congress, APC Stakeholders Forum has called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come out and declare for the second term. Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu made this call on behalf of other political office holders from Kwara North during a meeting of Kwara North APC…
Novak Djokovic may be barred from playing in the French Open as things stand presently after the Sports Ministry said on Monday there would be no exemption from France’s new vaccine pass law. World number one Djokovic, who has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, was deported from Australia on Sunday before the first Grand Slam…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices and leadership position to “direct the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to provide the organization with a copy of the agreement recently signed with Twitter, Incorporation and to widely publish the details of such agreement. SERAP…
Somalia’s government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu has been reported wounded after an alleged suicide bomb attack. In a statement, the prime-minister’s office has confirmed the attack. A local witness also confirmed the attack that was later claimed by the Al-Shabaab group. Today’s attack came after Somali leaders agreed this month to wrap up parliamentary elections…
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was toppled by the military in 2020, has died. He died on l Sunday at his home, his family said. Ibrahim.l Boubacar Keita led Mali from 2013 to 2020. “Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led Mali between 2013 and 2020, died Sunday 16 January at his…
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for more support for members of the Armed Forces and sister security agencies whose efforts the Governor said keep the country united and its people safe. Speaking to reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, shortly after inspecting the guard of honour and laying the wreath in honour of…
Kano State Agency for evacuation and repatriation of beggars says it has arrested three hundred and three street beggars at various locations in the state. Managing Director of the Agency, Muhammad Albakari Mika’il, disclosed this while parading the beggars to journalists at the Kano Remand Home Headquarters. The MD says the beggars were nabbed between…
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Makinde Iskil Ayinla has appealed to the POS operators and the entire people in the State to be wary of fraudulent act of certain criminal elements who are going around with the intention of defrauding them of their money. The Commandant dropped the…
The Kwara State Government is committed to ensuring that all parts of the state have access to timely information dissemination as part of responsibilities of the state-owned media houses. The State Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh gave the assurance today after receiving the broadcast licence for the state-owned Nootia FM 88.7 station in…
Idolatry, even by modern standard, is archaic. Only few lunatics in the modern age identify with idolism (the worship of idols). Idolatrous people of present day, in most cases, shroud their activities in secrecy. Not because they are few, even many Muslims are idolatrous, but because our sense of modernity tells us it is not…
In case you don’t know the nature of Nigeria’s prebendal politics, Tinubu going to Buhari is a good case study. It is better we open our eyes, they have started again. The excruciating sufferings of the masses is never their problem.How ASO Villa became APC Secretariat calls for serious investigation. When it became a wrestling…
The exchange rate between the Naira and the US dollar according to the data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded showed that the naira opened at ₦416.25 per dollar on Thursday, January 13th, 2022, after it closed at ₦416.00 per $1 on Wednesday, 12 January 2022. This represents a change…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Wednesday hold a meeting with three separate transport unions in the operating at Alagbado area of the Ilorin metropolis in order to forestall a possible bloody showdown that was imminent among the three unions. According to the NSCDC spokesman in the State…
..say prompt evacuation of refuse, illegal dumpsites guide against epidemic Residents of Ilorin, Kwara State capital have lauded the efforts of the state government over the evacuation of illegal dumpsites at different areas in the metropolis. The residents said the timely evacuation of waste and illegal dumpsites have helped immensely in guiding against epidemic in…
North Korea says it has conducted another hypersonic missile test, under the watch of its leader Kim Jong-un. State media said the missile fired on Tuesday had successfully made a turn before hitting its target in the sea some 1,000km (621 miles) away. It marks North Korea’s third reported test of a hypersonic missile, which…
Tennis Champion,Novak Djokovic has admitted “errors” in his travel papers and in his behaviour after a claimed coronavirus infection as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record 21st Grand Slam. The world number 1 said his team had offered fresh information to the Australian government, which is pondering whether to cancel…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Prince Suleiman Abubakar (Sai Kayi), an All Progressives Congress stalwart, as Special Assistant Political for Central Senatorial District. He also named Olumide Daniel Ibitoye as Special Assistant Political for South Senatorial District, according to a statement on Tuesday by Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye. The statement said the…
Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead. Chief Earnest Shonekan, a boardroom guru before his selection to head the Interim National Government died in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the Chairman of the interim National Government between…
The Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress arrived Kwara State on Monday, saying it has a mandate to listen to and reconcile all the sides in the “family feud” within the state chapter of the APC. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Adamu said it would meet…
The EFCC, in continuation of the review of its operational activities for the year 2021 recovered the aggregate sum of N152, 088,698,751.64, (One Hundred and Fifty-two Billion, Eighty-eight Million, Six Hundred and Ninety-eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-one Naira, Sixty-four Kobo), $386,220,202.84 (Three Hundred and Eighty-six Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Two Hundred and…
A relationship is not based on the length of time you spent together, it is based on the foundation you have built together. As we approach 2023, which is the election year in Nigeria. Politicians, their thinktanks and foot soldiers will desperately look for progressive bonds to break in an attempt to make headway, this…
Following the strike embarked on by tricyclists association in Kano, citizens in the state woke up to see major roads deserted as movement was truncated.
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has claimed that a total sum of $15 billion (over N6.1tr) has been squandered through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years. In its report, the political and security elite monetised the conflicts and the resultant humanitarian crises. CDD was established in the United Kingdom in…
The management of the University of Ilorin has approved the promotion of 685 senior staff members of the University cutting across the academic and non-teaching cadres. This was sequel to approval by the University’s Appointment and Promotions Committee (A&PC), which considered the various recommendations from the various Faculties and Units at its last meeting…
The Police in Nasarawa State has arrested one, Ovye Yakubu, over alleged murder of his wife, Esther Aya, in their residence at Sabonpegi-Shabu community of Lafia. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lafia. According to him,…
Ever since Nigeria fired coach Gernot Rohr a few months ago, the focus of many football analysts have shifted to the Super Eagles, particularly on how the interim boss, Augustine Eguavoen, will turn things around in Cameroun. In sacking Rohr, the NFF said it was unhappy with the team’s form despite the fact they won…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq today paid condolence visit to the Christian Association of Nigerian over the death of its state chairman, Most Rev Paul Olawoore. Delivering the condolence message on behalf of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at the CAN secretariat Ganmo, the Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi prayed that God will console the…
I laughed hysterically and I cannot just help it when I read that the Federal Government trained some almaajiris on computer literacy. Computer training for almaajiris? Though amusing, I see it as a typical example of putting the cart before the horse. I hope someone is thinking like me. The Federal Government should learn how…
Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed four additional Commissioner Nominees submitted by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The Commissioner Nominees screened and confirmed were Abdulmalik Risikatullahi from Asa Local Government, Adamu Jemilat-Baki, Baruten Local Government, George Towoju, Oke-Ero Local Government and Ibrahim Akaje, Ilorin-West Local Government. The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu urged the Commissioners Designate to…
The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements who had been misleading the general public on the purported commencement of the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application documents. For the avoidance of doubt, any information in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it secured 2,220 convictions in the year 2021. The Commission in the infographic released noted that the toal conviction is the highest recorded in a single year by the anti-graft body.
The Federal Government on Wednesday, declared bandits as terrorists. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, President Muhammad Buhari insisted that the Administration had made progress in tackling insecurity especially in the North East part of the country where the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists are holding sway. According to the Attorney-General of the Federation…
President Muhammadu Buhari has again stated that creation of state police was not the precise solution to Nigeria’s security problem. He stated this in an interview with Channels TV. The President insisted that state police is not an option, adding that more attention should be paid to the relationship between local government and…
The Olubadan-in- Council has announced High Chief Dr Moshood Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan. Addressing a press conference, Osi Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola explained that the Kingmakers resolved that Dr Balogun is going to be the next Olubadan in line with tradition. TEXT OF THE PRESS…
Security has been beefed up at popular Mandate market in Ilorin, Kwara State as there was a palpable fear and tension on Tuesday when an hausa man allegedly stabbed a Yoruba man in the head and mouth as the two argued over sales of sugarcane. According to a release signed by the spokesman of the…
Lately the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi was sighted on a work session in a bid to stay fit and healthy. The 83 year old had a light work-out session at the Durbar Stadium in Oyo the boxing ring arena of the Durbar Stadium, Durbar Oyo Town. “It is important for one to look…
On October 26, 2021, former senate president Bukola Saraki was on a national television to attempt a rebrand of himself ahead of the 2023 election. In what many have called his signature conceit and the groupthink into which his beleaguered camp has sunk, the politician said the people of Kwara had misjudged his dynasty. He…
More players have joined the Super Eagles’ camp as the team had its first training ahead of the Cameroun 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. Eleven players out of the 28 invited by coach Austin Eguavoen took part in the training yesterday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Maxilensnews gathered. The Cameroun 2022 AFCON will…
One of the lawyers of self-determination campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), Pelumi Olajengbesi, yesterday, announced his withdrawal from the agitator’s legal team. Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner, Law Corridor, in a terse statement on his official Facebook page, announced his withdrawal. His resignation followed a statement by the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana…
The National Republican Convention, NRC Presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa is dead. The former Presidential Candidate, Bashir Othman Tofa breathed his last in Kano. Tofa, a former presidential candidate of the defunct NRC in the 1993 aborted election died after a protracted illness. The erudite politician and astute businessman was earlier rumoured to have died on…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 56TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ILORIN EMIRATE DESCENDANTS PROGRESSIVE UNION (IEDPU) HELD ON 25TH AND 26TH DECEMBER 2021 PREAMBLE The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) held the opening ceremony of its 56th Annual National Conference at the forecourt of the Emir’s Palace, Ilorin on 25th December, 2021….
High Chief Moshood Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan is, according to tradition and practice, expected to be the next Olubadan of Ibadan Land after the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji. The succession to the throne of Olubadan in Oyo state is very unique like no other with a very solid and structured arrangements put…
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji has joined his ancestors. Reports say Oba Adetunji who was 93-years-old, today joined his ancestors at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. He was crowned the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan following his coronation on March 4, 2016. Prior to his ascension to the throne of the…
Most Reverend Paul Olawore, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin is dead. Aged 60, Bishop Olawore died today after a brief illness at an undisclosed hospital. His death was confirmed by a terse statement issued by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Very Reverend Father Daniel Iletogbe. The statement reads: …
The possibility of the eagerly anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is gradually becoming visible. Although the fight has not been officially confirmed, Joshua has been having training sessions in Dubai with his friends and boxers Chris Eubank Jr. and Lawrence Okolie. The former IBF, WBO, and WBA heavyweight champion has not relented…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Ninth Assembly would continue to pay keen attention to and advance legislation that would further improve the well-being of Kwarans and make life more bearable for them. Engr. Danladi-Salihu who stated this in his new year message congratulates Nigerians and Kwarans…
