SATANIC CHURCH RITUAL: COMMENDING THE JUDICIARY, CONDEMNING BIGOTRY AND DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SHEIKH AISAMI 26th Muharram, 1444 AH 24th August, 2022 On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, an Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and another Christian, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for the heinous crime of beheading a seven-year old Muslim boy, Kazeem…
PR ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS. At about 1500hrs of 22/8/2022, a team of policemen and members of Miyetti Allah of Oro-Ago in a combined operation, went in search of a gang of armed robbers, whose stock-in-trade was mainly robbing unsuspecting citizens in the area ,of their money and goods on market days. The operation…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Mr Kayode Akinyemi, the owner of Sixteen Hour Hotel along Alomilaya area, Ganmo Ilorin by some gunmen who invaded the hotel shooting indiscriminately. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi says the assailants also inflicted injury on the hotel manager,…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for swift justice in the killing of Shaykh Goni Aisami by two soldiers on Friday, 19th August, 2022 at between Nguru and Jajimaji in Yobe State. MURIC described the killing as brutal, callous and cold-blooded. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, 22nd August, 2022 by…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is laying the foundation for the rigging of the 2023 election through the manual collation of results. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in…
Anthony Joshua fell to another defeat at the fists of Oleksandr Usyk despite pushing the Ukrainian pound-for-pound star to the limit of his endurance. While Usyk retained the WBA, IBF and WBO titles to set up the prospect of a unification clash with Tyson Fury, he was hurt on several occasions by an underdog who…
A political pressure group known as Kashim Shettima Northern Youths Support Organization (NYOSO) has described the recently organized rally by the “North Central Progressive Youths” demanding the resignation of Kashim Shettima from the Vice presidential race as malicious, and self-centered. In a statement signed by the National President and National Publicity Secretary of the organization…
The Emi Lokan lyrics has gone viral not only because of its melodiousness (it is indeed melodic) but because it sends a strong political message. Plus, it is alleged to be ridiculing the person of Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu—the APC presidential candidate. While it emanated from Tinubu himself, its conversion to lyrics is credited to…
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that Federal Government had met all conditions laid down by ASUU except the ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy which is the only condition delaying the truce with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He stated this while featuring at the 47th Session of the State House Briefing organised…
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action. NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the conferment of the Governor of the Year Award (Governance and Sustainable Development Category) on His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is most deserving. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his congratulatory message to the Governor noted that the award speaks about the genuine, deliberate, and…
Ahead of the Kwara NUJ Inter -Chapel Table Tennis Championship,the representative of Radio Nigeria ( Harmony FM) , Adebara Sodiq has expressed his readiness to clinch the highest prize of the tournament. Adebara, who noted that although the event will see him slugging it out with some veterans in the game said he’s not going…
Islamic Orphanage Foundation (IOF) has felicitated with one of its board of trustees, Dr. Kamaldeen Babatunde Omo-pupa on his appointment as the liberian of the prestigious University, University of Ilorin. A statement personally signed by the Chairman of the IOF, Architect Saefullahi Alege, indicates that the appointment is a well deserved one due to contributions…
Kwara State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of the Acting Auditor General of the State, Fatai Tiamiyu for a period of six months. The tenure extension was sequel to a Message from the Governor titled ” Legislative Approval for a Six Month Tenure Extension of Acting Auditor General of the State” addressed to…
Commissioner for Information Culture and Tourism, Nasarawa State Alhaji Lawal Yakubu has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Confirming the incident to Radio Nigeria through telephone interview, a resident of Nasarawa Eggon, Mr. Joseph Audu said the gunmen trailed the commissioner to his house in the area and took him to unknown destination between 8: 45…
Says incident not a clash between Ajase-Ipo people, Fulani Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said there was no clash between the people of Ajase-Ipo and the Fulani or Bororo community, saying the Friday incident in Kara (Ajase-Ipo) involved some cattle traders in Kara and members of a group who were travelling through the area…
Religious and community leaders have been urged to enlighten people on the dangers of engaging in criminalities especially the acts of cultism, drug abuse and kidnapping that have placed the country on red alert in the map of the World. The appeal was made today by the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq…
By: Ishowo Malik I have a friend and classmate that is no longer interested in going back to school as a result of the ongoing strike. A couple of days ago she sent a text message to me asking for an update on hopeless ASUU condition and I told her the strike remains stagnant. I…
See List Of Beneficiaries From N109Billion Suspended Accountant-General Loot. A chief superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Hayatu Ahmed has revealed that suspended accountant-general of the federation, Ahmed Idris diverted public funds by compromising government account systems. He listed the account systems as the Treasury Single Account (TSA), government integrated financial management…
A major violent conflict which could have degenerated into inter ethnic bloodbath was nipped in the bud Friday evening at Ajase-Ipo following the prompt intervention of His Royal Highness, Oba Ismaila Muhammed Atoloye Alebiosu, the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo. Fight was said to have broken out between travelling members of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC and…
At least 100 Youths have benefitted One Million Naira grant each from Kwara state g6overnment to support their business. Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries at a programme tagged Kwapreneur 2.0, to commemorate International Youth Day 2022, in Ilorin, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazq said the idea is to improve their work and expand their businesses. He…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has dissociated himself from a rumored lawsuit that he allegedly filed to remove Atiku Abubakar from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the general election of next year. This comes just after certain media outlets falsely claimed that Wike had ordered the removal of PDP flags from…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has dissociated himself from a rumored lawsuit that he allegedly filed to remove Atiku Abubakar from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the general election of next year. This comes just after certain media outlets falsely claimed that Wike had ordered the removal of PDP flags from…
“Nigeria shall be great.” This sounds utopian to many. The growing pessimism among Nigerians makes anyone who says Nigeria shall be great look stupid. The most charitable pessimist will discard such utterance as wishful thinking—that is, to believe in a future that can never be. Therefore, believing Nigeria shall be great is, to some, a…
The Emir of Ilorin and his environs, His Royal Highness, Mai-Martabah, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, CFR, has inaugurated the 14-member Hosting Fathers, Elders and Mentors Committee(HFEMC) for the 79th National Islamic Vacation Course(IVC), tagged “KWARA2022″, to be hosted by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria(MSSN), Kwara Area Unit. The National (IVC) is scheduled to…
Anti-government protesters are clashing with police in Sierra Leone’s opposition areas. It has been reported that a number of officers and protesters have died. Many Sierra Leoneans have been rallying against the high cost of living, corruption and police brutality. Protesters in Freetown are also calling for President Julius Maada Bio to step down. BBC
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has informed President Muhammadu Buhari that terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in Kaduna with a “parallel” government and “permanent operational base. The terrorists belonging to Ansaru al-Musulmina fi Bilad al-Sudan, or Ansaru for short, are believed to have moved to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State in 2012 when…
Kwara State House of Assembly has called on residents of the state to inculcate healthy lifestyles to protect them against Hepatitis B infection. This was sequel to a Motion on Notice titled” Need to for Massive Awareness and Sensitization Campaign on Hepatitis B in Kwara State” during plenary. Reading the resolutions, the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the results of 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, (WASSCE). WAEC’s Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan made the disclosure on Monday while briefing newsmen. According to him, the results were released 45 days after the last paper. The examination held for six weeks from…
After months of evading security forces, a notorious armed bandit, Alhaji Abdulkareem Lawal, and 27 others have been eliminated by aggressive bombardments of the Nigerian military airstrikes in Katsina State, on Saturday evening. Abdulkareem Lawal, who is popularly called Abdulkareem Boss, by his criminal colleagues, was a high-valued target on the radar of the Nigerian…
Nigerians have been advised to see themselves as one indivisible entity, tolerate one another and always live in peace irrespective of religion and ethnic difference for the country to witness meaningful development. The Olosi of Osi, and Chairman, Traditional Council, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Salihu Abdulkareem Adasofegbe gave the advice during…
The police in Lagos has arrested a 36-year-old applicant, Ifeanyi Ezennaya, for allegedly drugging and robbing six women of six iPhones valued at N4 million. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident happened at Falolu area, Surulere, Lagos. Ezennaya, whose residential address is unknown, lured the young ladies to a hotel, laced their…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has appealed to striking lecturers to resume. Oloyede appealed to parties to reach a truce to ensure affected students return to the classrooms. While urging the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing industrial action by the…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government cannot borrow to settle the university lecturers on strike. Keyamo stated this on Channels TV noting that members of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU are not the only ones in the country that other…
By Abdulkadir Salaudeen Until this is done, JAMB may wish to make ZERO the minimum cut-off score for admission into our tertiary institutions. The elementary truth is that 140 out 400 (35%) or 0 out 400 (0%) falls within the bracket of failure. We call it F9. We move round in circle in Nigeria. The…
Dr Azizat Omotoyosi Amoloye-Adebayo On July 11, 2022, I was contacted via WhatsApp chat by one “Ameh Ochojila from the Guardian”. He had gotten my contact information from one of my colleagues in the Faculty of law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin. His request was for my ‘opinion on the Supreme Court judgement on the use…
The ancient town of Omupo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State yesterday witnessed a colourful and huge political gathering when the acclaimed philantropist and political stalwart, Honourable Gbenga Oyekunle Power declared his House of Representatives bid in the 2023 elections before a mammoth crowd of supporters and well wishers. The occasion also witnessed…
This is to alert the general public to a well-orchestrated smear campaign against JAMB and its management. This sinister campaign is being sponsored by some disgruntled individuals whose unwholesome interests are being affected by the spate of current reforms in JAMB which have successfully blocked their sources of illicit wealth. To achieve their nefarious agenda,…
Kwara State Government recently mobilised the Nigerian Army to sweep forests in Ile Ire District of Ifelodun Local Government Area with a view to flushing out criminal elements hibernating in one of the agrarian belts of the state. This is an ongoing exercise whereby the state government engages the security agencies, including the police, to…
Immediate past Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Architect Aliyu Muhammad Saifuddeen now redeployed to Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is indeed a Starboy and one of the best brains in the Cabinet of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State. Saifuddeen’s oratory, analytically, is housed with wisdom and apt response to…
• Moves four commissioners Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated five new commissioners and a Special Adviser — amid a minor cabinet reshuffle that saw four others move places. The swearing in was preceded by a state executive council meeting presided over by the Governor. The new cabinet members are: Alhaji Agbaje Wahab (Whyte)…
SPEAKER DANLADI GREETS KWARA DEPUTY GOV. ALABI AT 59. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the State’s Deputy Governor, His Excellency Mr. Kayode Alabi on his 59th birthday describing him as a true progressive kwaran, team player, and dependable lieutenant to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in…
