Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will begin an African tour in Egypt on Sunday, seeking to draw on demand for non-Western alliances as Moscow pushes back against international censure over the war in Ukraine. In Egypt, Lavrov will meet officials trying to have close relationship with Russia. After meeting Arab League members in Cairo, he…
By: Ishowo Malik First and foremost, let me start by saying Nigerians are looking forward to the 2023 elections for so many reasons and factors, even myself, Ishowo Ayomide I’m also looking towards the election for so many factors, mostly because of the economy’s crippling insecurity, lawlessness, floundering economy, perennial suboptimal social services, and an…
In compliance with CBN directives, ten Nigerian banks have revealed the names of customers buying cheap dollars to likely resell at the black market. In a circular in July 2021, CBN had directed banks to publicize the identities of persons who engage in such behaviour and to restrict them from obtaining currency in the future….
Returnees from the holy land of Makkah have been admonished to keep praticing all lessons learnt during their hajj exercise in Makkah. Ustadh Sulaiman Dagbo gave this admonition today at a prayer held at Sobi Alagbado, Ilorin in honour of Alhaji Abdul Kadir Olamilekan. Ustadh Dagbo said Saudi Arabia is not a tourism centre for…
Chairman of the National Population Commission Alhaji Nasiru Kwarra has reiterated commitment of the Commission towards conducting acceptable census next year as it commenced trial census. Alhaji Nasiru Kwarra made the commitment during the launch of Census Night in Mararaba, Karu Localo Government Area of Nasarawa State. Chairman of the National Population Commission NPC, Alhaji…
Politicking is one of the most interesting things that lightens our collective daily hardship in Nigeria. Many hungry and angry Nigerians find Nigerian politics amnestic in the sense that it momentarily helps forget the existential threat, insecurity and poverty that combinably defines our national life. The meme in the town—or rather in the Nigerian political…
Let me start with some clarifications. I’m from Osun State, and my homestead is Ipetumodu, in Ife North Local Government Area. And I am not Osun in Diaspora. I was born in Osogbo, capital of the State, when my father was Principal of St Charles Grammar School in the 1960s. When he retired home, after…
Being my acceptance speech on being chosen as the running mate of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 Presidential Elections in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 12, 2022. Protocols: My first duty, is to first of all acknowledge the position that His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari…
” The punishment for flouting the order is imprisonment for one year or a fine of RM3,000 compared to six months imprisonment or a fine of RM1,000 previously.” “Engaging in Polygamy without the permission of the court is henceforth banned in Malaysia,” speaker Datuk Juhari Bulat. The development came after the Kedah state assembly…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ordered for an immediate upward review of petrol pump price from N165 per litre to N179 per litre. Maxilensnews gathered that the upward review of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is effective from Tuesday, July 19, 2022. This was contained in a notice to fuel…
Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, today paraded a 40 year old suspect, Boodo Abdullahi Alhaji at the Command Headquarters in Ilorin. According to a statement by the command spokesman, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, the suspect was arrested at Owode through Banni in Kaiama LGA of the State. He was alleged…
Leaders at the Jeddah Summit for Security and Development have reiterated in a statement the need for the departure of all foreign forces and fighters from Libya without delay. The final statement that included the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United States, reiterated support for efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis as…
Federal Government has been admonished to find lasting solution to the insecurity ravaging the country. Bishop of Jebba Anglican Diocese, Kwara State, Right Reverend Oluwaseun Aderogba, gave the advice at the Second session of Eighth Synod of Igbomina Anglican Diocese held at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Arandun in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State. Bishop…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Ademola Adeleke winner of the just concluded Osun State Gubernatorial Elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari has denied that he got advice against the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima ticket. The former Lagos governor announced the ex-Borno governor and Senator as his running mate after visiting Buhari in Daura, Katsina state. On Friday, Peoples Gazette reported that the Department of State Service (DSS) warned about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the…
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe a fortnight ago discovered and destroyed 109 illegal refining sites and arrested 24 economic saboteurs in the South-South region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, r stated this, Thursday in Abuja. He spoke at a news briefing on the operations of the Armed…
PRESS RELEASE SUSPENSION OF THE CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (CVR) The Commission met in an extraordinary session today, Friday 15th July 2022, and discussed among other things, the suspension of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). This followed the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court on Wednesday 13th July 2022 in which it dismissed the…
A Muslim cleric sent shock waves through my spine. I cannot bear it. It is alarming. It is unbelievable, uncivil, undemocratic and, worst of it, ungodly. While we have our biases and choices which are legitimate and which define us as humans who are free to choose, to think your choice of whom to vote…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has refuted circulating reports that he requested permission from President Muhammadu Buhari to leave the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The paper, dated June 24, 2022, with the reference number SH/VP/605/2./0 and titled “Permission to retire from APC,” stated family pressure and other grounds for the purported choice. Mr. Laolu Akande,…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has reaffirmed that investment in education yields the best results. Atiku made the assertion on Wednesday on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony of the Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The ARU Awards…
As the globe marks World Population Day, Sociologist and health care providers in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital have expressed worry on the nation’s population growth and societal development. With a population projection by the United Nations of around Two Hundred and Sixteen Million at the end of 2022, they expressed concern on how family…
By Professor Babagana Umara Zulum Earlier today, I received with the greatest joy, the announcement of my mentor, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of our party, the APC and insha’Allah, the next Vice President of the Federal Republic under His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, our incoming President, Bi’iznillah. It…
Tinubu paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina, on Sunday to brief him on his chosen running mate. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has settled for a Muslim running mate, Kashim Shettima, NAN reports. A highly-competent source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, who requested anonymity,…
As Muslim faithful mark Eid-El-Kabir celebration , Kwara Online Publishers Association Of Nigeria, KOPAN, has sent message of felicitation to all faithful, urging them to exhibit the virtues and lessons of the day at all times. In a message signed by the Chairman, Hammed Adedayo Said, and the Secretary, Opeyemi Daniel Adeoti, KOPAN called for…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, kwara state Command Arrested three (3) Suspects; Lawal Ibrahim 25yrs, Muhammed Issa 19yrs, and Ibrahim Ahmed 20yrs for alleged Rape and Robbery. A case of Rape and Robbery was reported on the 5th July at the NSCDC Woro outpost. The crime reported to have happened at Woro Village…
By: Abdulmalik Ishowo. Muslims around the world will begin giving out Eid Mubarak wishes to friends and family. Eid Mubarak is a traditional greeting used in the Islamic religion during times of holy festivals such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It’s a celebratory term that’s exchanged between communities as a sign of respect and…
Recently abducted Chinese Citizen in Ilorin rescued by Kwara Police. Acting on an actionable intelligence , eagle- eyed operatives attached to Kwara State Police Command ,apprehended some suspected ritualists whose stock in trade is buying, trading and trafficking in human body parts who couriered human skull from Lagos State into Ilorin and heading to Balogun…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu sends his warmest greetings to the Nigerian Muslims, calling for deliberate efforts towards the nation’s unity. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his Sallah message to the Ummah, made the call, maintaining that Nigeria is better off as an entity, hence the need for critical stakeholders…
The Executives and members of the Ode-Giwa Development Association, both home and in the diaspora have extended their heartfelt appreciation to His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; the Executive Governor of Kwara State over what they consider a great honor and privilege by the appointment of one of their illustrious sons, Mallam Abdullateef Gidado Alakawa as…
We do not have option than to give thanks to Allah who spares our souls. Obviously not by our doing as they say, it is by His grace. I don’t think anyone should appreciate life and existence than Nigerians living in Nigeria. It is killing all over. No one is safe. The most fortified places…
Education in Nigeria is in a sorry state. This makes foreign education appealing to many parents and their children. Though only a few can afford the expense without pain, many go through Hell to get themselves or their families educated abroad where they become second citizens. This is, to many Nigerians, better than schooling in…
The Ag Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Kwara State Command DCC Jonah Gabriel has ordered the deployment of 2000 personnel of the corps across the state to ensure a hitch-free Eid-Kabir celebration. The Commandant felicitates with His Excellency, Mallam Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq, the Executive Governor of Kwara State, His Royal Highness, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has been defined as an enduring legacy and unifying factor in the country. Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq said this in a message to the passing out ceremony of the 2021 Batch B, Stream One corps members deployed to the State, held at the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin….
Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore. Aregbesola congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora on the occasion.
Sadiya Madu Gwary Assuming the strike is suspended soon, do our universities have the capacity to accommodate the thousand of returnee students along with the three sets of jambites on ground? It is no news that public universities in the country have been under closure for the past four months. All thanks to the Federal…
RE- KILLING OF A POLICE INSPECTOR AND THE KIDNAP OF A CHINESE NATIONAL IN SHAO/OLORU EXPRESS WAY ILORIN. On 2nd of July 2022, at about 1615hours information was recieved by the Kwara State Police Command to the effect that, some armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded the premises of CGC construction company along Shao…
It was an honour and privilege to be asked to represent His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III at the 2nd Annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington DC on June 28-30, 2022. His Eminence did not give me any prepared speech to read there so, whatever I said or wrote…
The academic world will never cease to amaze me. Let us look at just one example. Take an invitation to present a paper at an international event, as I was in June 2022. This particular event was the 90th commemoration of the establishment of Oriental Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland. About 30 of…
The Nigerian Population Commission (NPC) in Ekiti State says it will deploy technological innovations to conduct an accurate, reliable and transparent census come April 2023. The NPC Federal Commissioner, Ekiti State, Hon Ayodeji Ajayi, said this at a news conference on Monday, in Ado Ekiti on the proposed trial census. He said: ”The trial census…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman has approved recruitment of at least 197 different medical professionals, to boost Human Resources and efficient service delivery in the state’s health sector. According to a statement singed by the Press Secretary, Kwara State Hospital Management Board, Halimah Sulu-Gambari the appointment includes employment of eight consultants, 23 medical doctors, and 72…
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is playing a strange kind of politics that is not known or understood by many, including some of his ally and associates. His approach to politics and political balancing has been described by some as political nonsense. In the absence of context or understanding of Gov. Abdulrahman’s approach,…
By Hadiza Ado Jinta Research conducted by a team of journalist sponsored by UNICEF at Kankara local government Area of Katsina state has revealed that the GEP3 intervention provided by the UNICEF in the local government has played a significant role in the increase of enrollment of the girl-child. Several reasons and obstacles were seen…
Pope Francis has expressed disappointment as he cannot make a planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday due to knee pain. The 85-year-old pontiff suffers chronic arthritis in his knee, according to Vatican sources, and has cancelled a string of events in recent months. “The Lord knows how greatly…
A Bosnia man, Senad Hadzic has arrived Saudi Arabia, for this year’s Hajj after walking across seven countries and covering about 5, 700 kilometers. Mr. Hadzic left his home last year December to perform this year’s Hajj on foot crossing Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and finally Saudi Arabia. Hadzic said he trek in the…
Police arrest Popular pastor in Ondo over alleged abduction of over thirty persons The police in Ondo state have arrested the pastor of The whole Bible deliverance Church, for allegedly abducting over thirty persons including children The arrest followed complaints of some parents who reported the case to the police in Ondo town. Spokesperson of…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, departs Lagos this afternoon for Accra, Ghana to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government holding tomorrow.Prof. Osinbajo, will join other leaders to deliberate and take decisions on the political, security and humanitarian issues regarding the sub-region at the regular…
It is better to be a foreigner in Nigeria than a citizen. This is ironic but real. Foreigners, especially whites, are given maximum protection. Though foreigners are not to be hated; the point is, humans are humans. Yet when Nigerians find ourselves in foreign lands, they are treated as second citizens at best or as…
Sola Rotimi Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, today paraded three suspects before newsmen for various offenses. Addressing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Ilorin, spokesman of the corps, Mr Olasunkanmi Ayeni, said two of the three culprits were arrested at Agbede in Moro Local Government Area of the…
Establishment of more learning infrastructure to cater for the growing population of students has been identified as one of the ways of providing quality education and solving challenges confronting educational system in the country. The Acting Rector, Federal Polytechnic Offa, FEDPOFFA, Dr. Afolabi Olarongbe stated this at the inauguration of the Polytechnic Bookshop at the…
The Kwara State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, did passing out parade for 302 recruits who are 2019 intakes today 29th June, 2022 after their mandatory three (3) months basic training. The event which took place at the Base ball stadium Adewole estate Ilorin, kwara state was attended by His…
The Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said that it received the death of a frontline Yoruba Broadcaster, Adeyemi Qazeem, with utter shock and disbelief. It described Adeyemi’s transition as saddening and colossal loss not just for NUJ where he was a prominent member but the entire humanity. This was contained…
Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed says his call on the people to acquire firearms and defend themselves is to enable them to complement the efforts of the security forces in the ongoing war against the terrorists. The governor, who said this in the state capital Gusau, during the inauguration of four special committees, added that…
Former Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin and Ex- Chairman of Federal Character Commission, (FCC), Professor Shuaib AbdulRaheem, has been adopted as the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kwara State. The chairman of NNPP in the state, AbdulRazaq Abdulsalam announced this in Ilorin, the state capital on Monday shortly after a…
The Management of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano has expressed appreciation to the management and staff of E-HEALTH Africa, DCL, and Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education for their contribution to the successful conduct of this year’s World Sickle Cell and World Blood Donor Day respectively. The Deputy Chairman Medical Advisory committee in charge of Training…
Former presidential aide to ex President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has again tackled the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu over his academic credentials. Tinubu had told the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that he does not have both primary and secondary schools certificates. Also, the APC presidential flagbearer told INEC…
Late Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara was a prince of Gwanara Emirate, successful Teacher and a farmer – two of the noblest professions in this world. He was a complete family man and community leader who left indelible mark in the sand of time. His birth: Late Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara was born in 1926…
Ike Ekweremadu is obviously a powerful man. Spending his 20th year in the Senate of which 12 were as Deputy Senate President. He could have used the time to get Nigeria a world-class kidney hospital but no! He didn’t need kidney treatment so it was his least bother. Things happen and his own child needed…
Nigeria has become what it is. You need to be naturally gifted and ought to have achieved some wizardry in argument to convince most Nigerians that we still do have selfless people among us. I am not referring to Nigerian politicians who are generally adjudged—wrongly or rightly—as the devil incarnate. I am rather referring to…
FIFA will allow countries to select up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, increasing the maximum squad size by three for the November 21-December 18 tournament. “The number of players to be included on the final list has been increased to at least 23 and a maximum of 26,” FIFA said…
The Kwara State Ministry of Health wishes to confirm the first case of monkey pox in the state. This follows rigorous efforts of the surveillance and response team that had been activated since the index case was reported in the country in March, 2022. The first confirmed case in Kwara State involves a 29-year-old Nigerian…
The former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu has advised the Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to waste his time and money vieing for the forthcoming presidential election. He stated this due to the current political situation in the country. While speaking during an exclusive interview on…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has forwarded the names of five new commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for approval. The nominees are former House of Representatives aspirant Dr. Afeez Abolore Alabi (Ilorin East); Adenike Afolabi-Oshatimehin (Ifelodun; and Wahab Femi Agbaje (Offa). The two other nominees are Gidado Lateef Alakawa (Asa) and Ibrahim Akaje…
Sola Rotimi Members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have been counseled not to use the social media for fueling hatred and misinformation. NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Mohammed Fada, gave the counsel in a message to the Swearing-in ceremony for newly deployed Corps members to Kwara State for their one year national service….
Former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has been reported to be flown abroad due to serious illness. According to the report, the retired Army General may have suffered partial stroke. He was reported to be first flown to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) but now at a hospital in the United…
The Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria, FOMWAN, has applauded Supreme Court judgement which upheld the use of hijab by Muslim female students at their schools, It described the judgment as giant stride in support of constitutional rights of freedom of worship as enshrined in the Nigeria Constitution and also it follows the injunction…
French legend Zinedine Zidane has admitted he is ‘not proud’ of his headbutt on Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final. The match which was last of Zidane’s entire career saw the Frenchman netted a Panenka penalty just seven minutes into the game but was sent off with ten minutes remaining of extra-time…
Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has sent congratulatory message to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, on his resounding victory in the Ekiti State governorship election, which was held on Saturday. The Senate President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, said the outcome of the election…
With gratitude to Almighty Allah, the family of Alhaji Salihu announces the passing away of their patriarch and a foremost educator, Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara, the Tafarikin Borgu, of Borgu Kingdom. He died on Friday 17th June, 2022 and would be buried according to Islamic rites this morning in his hometown in Gwanara. Alhaji Salihu…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement…
By Abdulkadir Salaudeen It seems we are in the era of blasphemy and killing in the name of religion. The shortcut to getting at one’s enemy is to accuse them of blaspheming either the Prophet (SAW), the Qur’an or anything that is generally held sacred. I hope I will not be accused of blasphemy by…
The Nigerian Political Science Association, NPSA, wants citizens to discern political parties on the basis of credibility of candidates and not religion. President, Nigerian Political Science Association, Professor Hassan Saliu stated this at a media chat organized by the association in Ilorin. Professor Saliu who was responding to questions from journalists on the imperative mood…
As part of effort to promote girls child education the Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Jigawa state chapter in collaboration with state ministry of education science and technology organised first female competition. Speaking at the event, the state chairperson of NAWOJ Hajiya Hauwa Ibrahim Ladan said, the aims is to groom the young girls…
By Prof. Maurice N Amutabi, Ph.D. I am an internal and external examiner for over 12 universities in Africa and when I attend some of the masters and doctoral viva voces (oral examinations or defences), I always leave the venues very annoyed and disappointed with our system in African universities. It always makes me realize…
As part of preparations towards ensuring a smooth conduct of the forthcoming Ekiti gubernatorial elections scheduled by the electoral umpire to hold on Saturday, June 18, 2022, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered operatives of the Corps drafted to cover the election to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian…
Kwara Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu giving his remark at the 3rd anniversary.
Kwara State House of Assembly has marked the third anniversary of the Ninth Legislature in grand style. Addressing his colleagues and members of the general public at a special plenary at the hollow chamber, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu recalled that twenty-five bills and fifty motions have been passed…
Zonal Director National Blood service commission southwest Zone, Dr Oladapo Àwòránti has advised Nigerians who are fond of selling blood to patients rather than donating it to desist from the act saying such negate the rule of humanitarian service. Dr Àwòránti gave the advise during a road walk to commemorate this year’s world blood donor…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said that he has never failed in an election before. Tinubu said this at APC the rally held on Tuesday in Ekiti ahead of the governorship election in the state to drum up support for the party’s candidate in the election, Biodun Oyebanji. The…
By PROF. EMMANUEL OJEME Basketball is among the prime sports activities in Nigeria in the rank of Athletics (track & field), Football, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Boxing, Swimming and Wrestling, amongst others. These Sports activities are governed by National Sports Federations. They are all also affiliated to International Sports Federations. They are expected to…
I join our compatriots worldwide to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day, named in honour of the many heroes and heroines of civil rule, especially the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, GCFR. This day reminds us of a chapter in our history when Nigerians forged a common front for democratic rule in expectations of a greater…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says Nigeria’s democracy has witnessed an appreciable level of development in the last twenty-three years, calling on government at all levels to sustain the tempo towards improving it. Engr. Danladi-Salihu who stated this in a statement marking this year’s democracy day noted that…
By David Titiloye 2019 will be remembered as the year in which Nigeria, particularly Kwara state witnessed the most dishonest and hypocritical campaign ever in our nation’s history. A group of people hired a political strategy and media group reputed as of one of the foremost political mercenaries in Africa to set a deceptive narrative…
By Abdullateef Ishowo The phrase, the lesser of two evils is derived from an Islamic maxim—-….Akhafu ddararaen.(أخف الضررين). It is also from a concept put forth by Thomas à Kempis in the early 1400s in his work “Imitation of Christ: of two evils, the lesser is always to be chosen”. That is, in two poor…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the leading political parties to avoid the thought of Christian/Christian or Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket in 2023. CAN’s National Secretary, Barrister Joseph Bade Daramola, said on Friday in Abuja that such development is a threat to the fragile peace and unity of Nigeria. He, however congratulated the presidential…
By Abdulkadir Salaudeen It is normal to win or to be defeated in a political contest. Though winner goes home with a trophy, loser might need to re-strategize towards a future contest. The APC’s primary election has come and gone. Bola Tinubu was declared the winner in a landslide that stunned many analysts and onlookers….
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has expressed shock over the demise of a two-term member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Audu Liman Saidu. Engr. Danladi-Salihu described the death of Hon Saidu as a huge loss and condoled the Emir of Tsonga and the people of the…
We heartily felicitate with the indefatigable leaders, Atiku Abubakar and Asiwaju Tinubu on their landslides electoral victory at their parties primary. The coalition of political conservatives against the emergence of the now PDP and APC Presidential flag-bearers is nothing but rampant will-o’-the-wisp in the political industry. These two great statesmen have already shown their admirers_…
1. Bola Ahmed Tinubu 1,271 2. Rotimi Amaechi 316 3. Prof Yemi Osinbanjo 235 4. Sen. Ahmad Lawal 152 5. Gov. Yahya Bello 47 6. Sen. David Umahi 38 7. Dr. Ogbonna Onu 1 8. Sen Rochas Okorocha 0 9. Pastor Tunde Bakare 0
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has explained why the southwest has not been able to produce consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election. Although he noted that consultations are still ongoing, he said shocking announcements could come up later before the voting begins. Sanwo-Olu spoke in a live interview with Channels TV…
A delegate from Jigawa state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Isa Baba Buji has slumped and died amidst last minutes preparation ahead of the Presidential primary elections taking place at eagle’s square, Abuja. Alhaji Isah Baba Buji reportedly dies at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja while attended the APC presidential primary election…
As the global community marks this year’s World Food Safety Day, Nigerians have been advised to be mindful of how they process their foods to guide against food poisoning . A lecturer in the department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, Professor Bashir Raji gave the advice in an exclusive interview with Correspondent Lanre Omotoso, to…
Some of these clerics, through their lectures, give some reassurances that all hope is not lost. We can still live together despite our mutual differences. Nigeria is indeed in a trying time. Not in civil war but seems to be worse than civil war. Lawlessness on the ascendancy and life becoming more difficult. Thus difficult…
ATTACK ON ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, OWO, ONDO STATE The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, condemns, in the strongest terms, the heinous attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State where many innocent worshippers…
Over 50 people feared dead as gunmen invade Catholic church in Owo Ondo state today
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the gas explosion which occurred at a Kano factory as extremely horrific. The president made his feeling known in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. Buhari said he was distressed by the tragic accident, the second in the city in a month. About 201…
Players of Nigeria’s national men’s and women’s basketball teams have resolved to seek an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari as they hope for the reversal of the self-imposed two-year ban from international basketball. On May 12, the Ministry of Youth and Sports announced that President Buhari granted approval that the country should stay away from…
Abdullateef Ishowo Wait a minute! Whose hand holds the broom in the APC logo? How important is the hand or the broom to the logo? What happens, should the hand slacks? Political parties’ logos, ideologically or conservatively convey deeper meanings than we can ever imagine. This may not be unconnected to the importance of logo…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Dr. Mike Omotosho, a former gubernatorial candidate, as painful and shocking. Dr. Omotosho was the Kwara State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in 2015. In a statement on Saturday night, the Governor said the death of Dr. Omotosho was shocking, and a great depletion…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed that the first set of Nigerians to depart the country for the 2022 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would begin their journey on June 9. The Chairman of NAHCON, Zikirullah Hassan, made the announcement in Abuja while speaking at the signing of the 2022…
By Hadiza Ado Jinta The role foreign support plays in the improvement of enrollment of the Girl Child into Primary schools can be over emphasized. In Nigeria especially in some states of the North west Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom has offered tremendous support on girls’ education which has started yielding…
