President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that peace will fully be restored in the North East and other regions bedevilled by insecurity before the end of his administration. The President gave the assurance at the inauguration of six hundred and sixty-four reconstructed housing units in the Ngaranam community, Mafa local government area of Borno State. The…
Flamingos Break Quarter Final Jinx, Defeats U.S Girls The NIgeria Under-17 women’s team qualified for the Semi final of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, putting behind the agonies of many years of struggles and failures. The gallant girls saw their first half lead erased by the opposition who gave everything in the second half…
I explained in my last column that kufr (disbelief) is a serious issue in Islam. No reasonable scholar that is well grounded in scholarship and God fearing will allow people to commit kufr or participate in democracy—if truly it is disbelief—just to secure their jobs or right of residence. An act of kufr is permitted…
The National Universities Commission NUC has approved the establishment of MBBS Medicine and Surgery and twenty-three other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Kwara State University, Malete. The approval which was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN, was signed by the Director Academic Planning,…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Elelu Mubashiru Bolakale, a professional estate surveyor, as Special Assistant on Infrastructure (Kwara Central). Bolakale, a native of Ilorin, holds a bachelor’s degree in Estate Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; and Ordinary National Diploma in Public Administration from Kwara State Polytechnic. He is a member…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, has been reported dead. Afuye, who represents Ikere constituency 1, died on Wednesday around 6 pm at the age of 66. A member of the House who spoke on the condition of anonymity said he was rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital…
The Nigerian Air Force will soon take delivery of 36 brand new Aircrafts to strengthen Nigeria’s security infrastructure. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this on Monday at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The retreat was designed to review the progress of the administration since the second edition in October last…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has decried the alleged attack by some thugs on supporters of the party at the ongoing campaign rally in Kaduna State on Monday. The former Vice President stated this in a post on his verified social media handle on Monday. “I have just received emergency…
Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals in India after the Flamingos scooped all three points from Chile in a 2-1 win in Bhubaneswar. Blessing Emmanuel’s goal in the 4th minute of the game and Bisola Mosaku’s strike off a free-kick from Miracle Usani with eight minutes left was…
Governor Biodun Oyebamji of Ekiti State has reappointed Yinka Oyebode as his Chief Press Secretary. The appointment was made known in a statement signed by Bamidele Agbede, the state Head of Service. According to the statement, the appointment which was made shortly after the inauguration of the governor on Sunday, took immediate effect. Oyebode equally…
Real Madrid is not considering another move for Paris St-Germain’s 23-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, even though the Spanish giants are monitoring former midfielder Xabi Alonso’s performance as Bayern Leverkusen manager with interest.(BBC, ESPN) Mbappe is considering buying himself out of his contract in January. (L’Equipe via Mail) Meanwhile, PSG are interested in signing Real…
The hatred of being libelled politician has kept many practicing Muslims away from politics in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the word ‘politician’ instantly creates an image of a very corrupt person whose corruption is absolutely incurable. Some even think every Nigerian politician is a potbelly individual who craves for filthy wealth and is determined to steal…
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action with conditions. A delegated member of the union’s National Executive Committee told Channels TV early Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday….
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Kwara State Branch has commended Federal Government for honouring late Football Legend, Rashidi Yekini with a posthumous award of MON. Late Yekini, who hailed from Irra, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara state scored the first goal for Nigeria at the World Cup, in 1994. The late Yekini was…
As the phenomenal Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, mounts the dais to receive another consequential national award, Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), it is pertinent to heave a sigh and reflect on this rare human species at 68. For a man who has served…
The Bokobaru Speakers Group has sympathised with the entire people and the Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Omar Muazu Bagidi Kiyaru, The Fourth, over the recent unfortunate incidence involving the former Chief Medical Director of General Hospital, Kaiama, Abbas Adio Adebowale. The group described the arrest of Abbas Adio by the police and his criminal revelations…
Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja. Friday, 7TH October, 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This…
PRESS STATEMENT FG DECLARES MONDAY 10th OCTOBER 2022 PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK EIDUL-MAWLID CELEBRATION The Federal Government has declared Monday 10th October, 2022 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf…
It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? You can’t physically see footprints on water, but then, that’s what President Muhammadu Buhari has done with the country’s waterways. He has planted his footprints on them, and they are some of the things that will stand him in good stead as he exits May 29, next year. Managing Director…
The National Coordinator, Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA), Niyi Sunmonu, has said that the members of the newly registered union are not on strike and will teach students if they are back to class. The federal government had on Tuesday formally registered two new university unions, the CONUA and National Association of Medical and…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family and the media fraternity on the death of the publisher of _Real News_, an online platform, and Editor of Moonlight Newspaper Mallam Issa Saliu. Mallam Issa died on Monday and has been buried according to Islamic rites. The Governor described his death as a painful…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Ninth Legislature would do everything possible within the ambit of the law to give necessary support to all persons with disabilities, PWD in the state. Engr. Danladi-Salihu gave the assurance when the Kwara State Chapter of the Joint National…
INDEPENDENCE DAY: KWARA SPEAKER WANTS NIGERIANS TO REMAIN PATRIOTIC, PRAYERFUL AND HOPEFUL. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has charged Nigerians to be more patriotic and prayerful for Nigeria to overcome her challenges and attain her full potential. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press…
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all…
Politics is what the political scientists say it is. That also goes for democracy. The political scientists who studied it and how it was/is practiced across the globe should be the ones to tell us what it is and what it is not. Democracy is a system of government where majority have their way and…
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PRESS RELEASE FG DECLARES MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022, PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal…
As electioneering campaigns kick off today, the National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ) in Kwara State, has enjoined politicians to shun violence. The league, in a statement by its chairman, Alh Tunde Akanbi and publicity secretary, Alh Abdullahi Olesin, urged candidates of various political parties and other stakeholders to play the game according to its…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will bring an end to security challenges facing the country before the end of this year. The President stated this during the 2022 Olojo Festival in Ile Ife. The President who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said: “We must be vigilant, we must not…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former presidential aspirant said he had been working silently behind the scene to ensure the return of normalcy into the party. The main opposition party slipped into an unusual crisis months ago after the party’s primary election held…
TURAKI @ 50: KWARA SPEAKER CONGRATULATES SALIU MUSTAPHA The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a felicitation message to the Turaki of Ilorin and All Progressives Congress APC Kwara…
By Hadiza Ado Jinta After a careful scrutiny of his pedigree and experience as a one time House Majority leader, Kano State House of Assembly, the Managing Director, Kano Road Traffic Management Agency(KAROTA) Alhaji Baffa Babba Danagundi has been appointed as North-West Director, Tinibu Support Group(TSG) His appointment came on the heels of the Presidential…
Youths in kwara state have been charged to mobilize people from grassroots to ensure victory for All Progressives Congress candidates in the fourth coming 2023 general election. S. A Political to Kwara State Governor, Hon. sulaiman Abubakar gave the charge today at the Inaugural Ceremony of Tinubu/Shettima Local Government Voluntary Representative Forum, kwara State held…
PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS UNILORIN COUNCIL CHAIR ABIDU YAZID RAFINDADI President Muhammadu Buhari joins the government and people of Katsina State in mourning a former Secretary to the State Government and Chairman/Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Alhaji Abidu Yazid Rafindadi. Reacting to the news of the death, President Buhari said the “nation has lost a…
Yes, you will end up in Hell if you participate in the forthcoming 2023 elections as voters, contestants or ad-hoc staff. You may find this shocking. I find it shocking too. It is a recent fatwa (religious verdict) by some scholars. The evidence for this verdict is very simple: Democracy is Kufr (disbelief). Just like…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has announced the appointment of Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, a Professor of Microbiology as the 8th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Institution. Professor Kuta whose appointment was announced on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022 by the Chairman of Council, Prof. Olu Obafemi, NMON, was…
“This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in Kongi’s Harvest. And that was what President Muhammadu Buhari did Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America. The President had his last dance, and how dainty and dignified were the steps. He didn’t do…
President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of a former General Manager of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Lokoja and Kano stations as the new Director General of the NTA. Dembos’ appointment according to a release by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has a three-year tenure. Read the press statement…….
Emir of Shonga, Dr Haliru Ndanusa Yahaya and the people of the area have appealed to government at all levels, philanthropic organisations and spirited individuals to come to the aid of flood victims in Shonga District of Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the President…
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has nullified the governorship primary election that gave victory to Mr. Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 gubernatorial election. An aggrieved aspirant, David Kente, had dragged the party and its candidate to court over certain infractions in the conduct of…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has insisted that government is behind oil theft in the country. Mr. Obi, who was the guest speaker at the Private Sector Economic Forum of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), asserted that no one can steal oil except the government. “Subsidy is organised…
The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) Zaria, says it is proposing a legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as ‘kpomo’, in the country. Prof. Muhammad Yakubu, Director-General of institute, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the legislation was necessary to revive the comatose…
There was a heavy traffic gridlock at Idofian community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State this morning following a peaceful protest by the community who barricaded the popular Ilorin/Ajase-ipo highway. The protest was said to be due to the death of a Fifteen year old girl who was hit by a vehicle yesterday….
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday has administered on 286 foreign nationals, including four Americans, 14 Britons and 86 Lebanese, the Oath of Allegiance adopting Nigerian citizenship. Rauf Aregbesola the Interior Minister told State House correspondents that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had, on February 9, 2022, approved a list…
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…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has directed the suspension of the Ohi of Eganyi and Chairman, Ajaokuta Traditional Area Council, HRH Alhaji Musa Isah Achuja with immediate effect. In a letter to the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kogi State, the governor also directed that the Chairman of Ajaokuta Local Government Area, Mustapha…
Kwara State Government is set to boost the state’s transport sector with provision of additional mini buses across the metropolis. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Intervention, Mr. Kayode Oyin-Zubair disclosed this on Saturday while taking members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN on an inspection tour of the transport facilities….
The former governor of Kano and senator representing Kano Central, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has revealed that the majority in the Senate has started to propose the impeachment of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, due to the security problems. Senator Shekarau, who is a member of the Security Committee of the Nigerian Senate, testified to this during…
In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and proficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. Those affected in the redeployment released on…
Abdullahi Olesin, Ilorin Muslims politicians seeking elective office across the country have been challenged to tell Nigerians the strategies they will employ to solve the nation’s hydraheaded security challenges. Chairman, Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria, Prof Badmas Yusuf threw the challenges at the Muslim politicians and candidates during the celebration of 1444 Hijrah in Ilorin, Kwara…
It is high time we stopped this hide and seek game. The audacity exudes by these ‘guys’ who freely operate is beyond comprehension. One needs to be in Nigeria to believe this. Anyone—outside Nigeria—who reads the news about terrorists threatening to kidnap our President will outrightly discard it as joke. If the threat was made…
Kano State High Court Presided over by Justice Usman Naaba has sentenced the Kidnapper of a five year old Hanifa Abubakar to death by Hanging and a five year Imprisonment for all the five charges levelled against him. The Court also found guilty the 2nd defendant in the case Hashim Isiyaku in four charges and…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu has said the lower chamber of the National Assembly will soon serve the President, Muhammadu Buhari impeachment notice over insecurity and other challenges confronting the country. Opposition senators on Wednesday angrily stormed out of plenary Wednesday, chanting Buhari must go and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,…
Some Senators on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over worsening insecurity in the country. The lawmakers angrily walked out of the plenary around 2.10 pm, chanting “Buhari must go” repeatedly. Addressing journalists at the Senate Press Corps, SPC Centre, the Minority Leader, Senator Philip Aduda, said President Buhari will be given…
Kwara State House of Assembly wants Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to work out modalities towards establishing modern markets for transaction of specific goods or items in different parts of the state. This was part of the resolutions of the House after considering a Motion on Notice titled” Need to Establish More Modern Markets Designated For Specific…
Terrorists have threatened to abduct Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari few weeks after his convoy was attacked in Katsina State. The convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah. Two persons sustained injuries in the attack, which the presidency said was repelled. The…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan first set a world record, then followed it up by winning gold in one of the most competitive fields in the entire World Athletics Championships. Amusan won the first semifinal heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles in 12.12 seconds Sunday at Hayward Field, topping American Kendra Harrison, the previous world record-holder, in…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over claims that he(Atiku) lobbied him to be his Vice-President in 2007. Tinubu had made the comment in response to Atiku’s criticisms over the controversial ‘Muslim-Muslim’ ticket the APC is running with. The Lagos Politician opined that Atiku…
The Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdul-Ganiyu Adekunle Salawudeen, joined his ancestors on Sunday after a protracted illness. The monarch reportedly died on Sunday morning at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.
