Turkey To Change Name To Türkiye, Writes UN

Turkey’s government has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that it be referred to as Türkiye, the state-run news agency has reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate it from the bird of the same name and negative connotations associated with…

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Kwara Central: Saliu Mustapha Wins APC Primary Ticket

Mallam Saliu Mustapha has been declared as the winner of the Kwara Central Senatorial Primaries of the All Progressives Congress. Saliu Mustapha, a former All Progressives Congress, (APC) national chairmanship aspirant and the Turaki of Ilorin defeated the incumbent senator, Dr. Yahaya Oloriegbe Ibrahim and Ambassador Yahaya Seriki. Saliu Mustapha scored 136, Yahaya Seriki 77…

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Abdulrazaq Wins APC Governorship Primary For The 2nd Time

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahaman AbdulRazaq has coast home with victory in the All Progressive Congress APC, Governorship primary election in Kwara. This will be the second time he emerged winner, last was in the eve of 2019 election. Declaring the election result, Presiding Officer, Emmanuel Dandaura said Governor AbdulRazaq who emerged unopposed, polled 961 votes…

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2023: APC RETURNS KWARA SPEAKER AS UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE FOR ILESHA/GWANARA STATE CONSTITUENCY

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has been returned unopposed to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC for Ilesha /Gwanara state constituency in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The APC Returning Officer for Ilesha/Gwanara Constituency, Zakariyau Qazeem Yusuf while declaring the result of the election explained…

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See List Of New Professors, Associate Profs. Elevated By KWASU

Kwara State University has promoted five academics to the rank of full Professor and four others to the position of associate Professor. The new Professors are: 1.Olusola Oladele James, (Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry) 2.Oluwasogo Olalubi, (Department of Public Health) 3.Oluwabukola Christiana Dada, (Department of Special Education) 4. Mufutau Adeyemi Ajao, (Department of Zoology)…

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Abacha’s Son Wins PDP Gov. Primary In Kano

Son of late head of state, Alhaji Muhammad Sanni Abacha has emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Kano State. Report has it that Abacha polled 736 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jafar Sani-Bello, who scored 710 votes in the primary election on Wednesday in Kano…

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Update On Kala-Balge: Zulum’s Aide Confirms 32 killed

clarifies victims were not farmers … Says 14 bodies recovered, search ongoing Thirty two (32) persons are believed to be the number of victims killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists around Mudu village, some 45 kilometers away from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, last weekend. Governor Babagana Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa…

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LG Autonomy: FG Wins Case Against State Governors

The Federal Government and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have won the case against the state governors over the financial autonomy from the Local Government joint account. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court delivered the ruling on Monday in favour of the Federal Government. The NFIU had in June 2019 issued guidelines…

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LG Autonomy: FG Wins Case Against State Governors

Federal Government and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have won the case against the state governors over the financial autonomy from the Local Government joint account. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court delivered the ruling on Monday in favour of the Federal Government. The NFIU had in June 2019 issued guidelines aimed…

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Israel, Switzerland Record First Cases Of Monkey pox

Israel and Switzerland have confirmed their first cases of monkeypox, joining several European and North American countries in detecting a disease that is endemic to parts of Africa. In recent weeks, more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as…

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Stakeholders Call For Community Agricultural Initiative To Beatdown Food Prices

By Abdullah Ahmed As part of contributions to complement government efforts in ensuring food security in the country, Community Agricultural Initiative Programme, CAIP, has embarked on “Back to Farm Campaign in Ilorin, Kwara State. The campaign in collaboration with Radio Nigeria – Harmony FM, Tunji and Tunji Enterprise, Agric House, Zimsworld Farms and Albarika FM…

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KWARA GOV MAKES FRESH APPOINTMENTS

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Hon. Yahaya Ahmed Yinusa (Bulldozer) as the new chairman of Kwara State Polytechnic Governing Board. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007), ‘Bulldozer’ replaces Dr. Yaru who has resigned his appointment to emerge the new rector of IVTEC. Hon. Yinusa, an indigene…

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KWASU Don Wants Government To Explore Multi-Billion Dollars Natural Medicine Markets, Suggests ‘ZoboDrink’ As Therapeutic Intake For Hypertensive Patients

Users of herbal products have been advised to pay keen attention to purity evaluation and be guided by correct dosage. Professor of Biochemistry at the Kwara State University, (KWASU), Malete, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani gave this advice at the 9th Inaugural Lecture of the institution. Professor Ajani who is also the Dean, Faculty of Pure and…

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OLOYEDE: A CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE – AKOGUN

This Friday, May 20, 2022, in Lagos, drums would be rolled out, cymbals would chime, and heads would turn in a jaw-dropping celebration of excellence as the high-flying Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) bags The Vanguard’s Icon of Education award.   Even though the newspaper is honoring the erudite scholar in…

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Kano Clarifies News On Explosion In Sabon Gari

Kano state government has clarified  that the early Tuesday morning explosion in the Sabon Gari area did not occur in a school. The state commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba said the incident happened at an animal feed store opposite the school along Aba Road, Sabon Gari area of Fagge local government. He said while…

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BLASPHEMY: SOKOTO RELAXES CURFEW

Sokoto state Government has ordered the relaxation of the 24 hour curfew in the state metropolis. This is according to a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information Isa Bajini Galadanci saying the relaxation followed a briefing by the Security Heads to the governor of the state on the return of peace in the…

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JAMB Activates Result Checker For 2022 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has activated result checker portal for 2022 UTME. The activation was made available after the release of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB has however, directed candidates to send U-T-M-E-RESULT to 5-5-0-1-9 using the same phone number that was used for JAMB registration 2022 to…

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KWARA SPEAKER MOURNS AJULOOPIN’S MOTHER

Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has mourned the passage of Alhaja Sifawu Olawuyi, mother of the member representing Irepodun, Isin, Ekiti, and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, the green chamber, Abuja. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his condolence message to Hon. Ajuloopin and his family urged the…

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Blasphemy: Tambuwal Imposes 24hrs Curfew

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has imposed 24 hours curfew on Sokoto metropolis. The governor made the announcement during a state broadcast in Sokoto following a violent protest by youths who were agitating for the immediate release of the two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Deborah Emmanuel for Blasphemy. “Following the…

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JUST IN: JAMB RELEASES 2022 UTME RESULT

To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that he/she had used for registration and the result would be returned as a text message. This is the only process of checking the 2022 UTME results…

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Kwara Gets New Attorney General

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Barrister Senior Ibrahim Sulyman as the new Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice for Kwara State, according to a statement on Wednesday. The young, brilliant lawyer was until now the Honourable Commissioner for Tertiary Education in the state. Senior is a 2008 law graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria….

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Cabinet Members Seeking Elective Office Must Resign Within Five Days- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered cabinet members intending to contest elective offices to resign on or before Monday, the 16th of May, 2022. The directive was sequel to court ruling, affirming section 84(12) of the electoral act. Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Science,…

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2023: Tinubu Visits Gombe, Seeks APC Delegates’ Support On Presidential Ambition

…As Governor Inuwa Describes Former Lagos State Governor As Politician Par Excellence Preparatory to the All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential primaries, the national leader of the party, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has visited Gombe State to seek for support from delegates and stakeholders as a precursor to actualizing his nomination as the party’s flag bearer….

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JUST IN: Group Buys APC Presidential Ticket For Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been reported to have defected to APC to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. (APC). Maxilensnews gatherer that a northern group picked the forms on behalf of Jonathan at the International Conference Centre (ICC)…

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Alleged Shabby Renovation Of Lafiagi General Hospital: Group Calls For Detailed Report, Applauds ENetSuD

The People’s Voice Advocacy Network read the news of the shabby condition of the state owned General Hospital Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, in the recent report made available by a foremost civil society organisation named Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD). We are surprised that despite several millions of public funds reported to have…

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ZULUM IS COMING – TILDE

Zulum is Coming People should forgive my ignorance if what I write here does not come to pass. His Excellency, Professor Babagana U. Zulum, the Governor of Borno State, the subject of this article, should overlook my wrong forecast at the political climate and not feel offended if indeed I am proven wrong. It is…

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JUST IN: APC Extends Deadline For Sale Of Form

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday extended its sale of expression of interest and nomination forms by another four days. This was disclosed in a statement by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka. He noted that the exercise had been extended from Friday to Tuesday. In a revised timetable issued by the…

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A NEW ERA IN KWARA POLITICS: THE PEOPLE’S PLATFORM (TPP) ADVOCATES REVIEW OF LEADERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION IN KWARA STATE

Kwarans have been advised to be wary of self-centered politicians seeking election or re-election at all cost through last minutes empowerment programs and unfeasible campaign promises. This is contained in a press statement by a socio-cultural group in Kwara State, “THE PEOPLE’S PLATFORM” and made available to newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital. The non-partisan…

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2023 Election: Who Likely Becomes The President? —Franklin Daniel

When it comes to predicting a collective choice, things are very complex. Unlike objects which cannot modify themselves, consequently we are likely to predict them, humans can respond to the environment and cause self-change in themselves. How this self-change will go is probabilistic rather than highly predictable. This also applies to collective choice. Even to…

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TRAIN ATTACK: WE ARE WORKING ON SAFE RETURN OF ALL ABDUCTEES, PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families that efforts were ongoing to ensure safe return of all those being held by bandits, directing security agencies and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to provide more regular and detailed information to families. Receiving some FCT residents at State House on Sallah homage Monday, the President said the government…

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SPEAKER DANLADI GREETS WORKERS ON LABOUR DAY

Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has praised the resilience, commitment, and dedication of Nigerian workers especially those from Kwara on the occasion of International Labour Day. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a statement noted that the Kwara workforce has proven to be resourceful and industrious thereby contributing immensely to the business…

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Citizens Should Join Hands With Government To Tackle Insecurity- Oladimeji

Nigerians have been advised to re-orientate themselves and join hands with government in tackling insecurity in the country. The Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Al-Hikman University, Ilorin, Professor Abdullateef Oladimeji gave the advice during the maiden Ramadan Lecture organised by Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, Kwara State. Professor Abdullateef Oladimeji…

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JAMB DIRECTS CANDIDATES TO BEGIN PRINTING OF UTME NOTIFICATION SLIP

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips from Saturday, 30th April, 2022, ahead of this year’s exercise. The Director, Information Technology Services, Mr. Fabian Okoro, made the announcement via a statement released to…

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARES HOLIDAYS TO MARK WORKERS’ DAY AND EIDUL-FITR CELEBRATIONS

The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration. Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for…

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POOR PARENTING SYNDROME – ADEDIMEJI

This not the best of times for Nigeria virtually in all areas. There is a lot of tension in the land with our fellow citizens being subjected to various forms of inhumanity. Children cannot go to school in many places, especially in the north east, and their future hangs on the balance. For many years…

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KWASU Don Calls For An End To Local Government/State Joint Account To Straddle Development Across Nigeria

The implication of local government state joint account is that their is denial of funds to explore the Potentials of these local government areas and their natural resources to ignite the development which they yearn for. Professor Abdulrauf Ambali re-echoed this during the 8th Inaugural lecture of the Kwara State University, Malate, entitled, ” Administration…

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INTERNET FRAUD: EFCC ARRESTS THIRTY-FOUR IN EKITI, KWARA

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command has arrested thirty suspected internet fraudsters in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The suspects, comprising of twenty-eight males and two females were arrested at different locations in Ado-Ekiti based on credible intelligence obtained by the Command. They are Godspower Falodun, Omoniyi Pelumi, Victor Damilola, Akerele Olugbenga, Oluwatosin…

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PRESIDENT BUHARI MAKES NEW APPOINTMENT

PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS JAJI OLOLA ABDULGANIYU AS CONTROLLER GENERAL OF FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Jaji Olola Abdulganiyu as the Controller General Federal Fire Service with effect from Friday 22nd April, 2022. Until his appointment, Engr Abdulganiyu was the Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Administration and…

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KWARA: GOV ABDULRAZAQ EFFECTS MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle involving two ministries.   The Governor directed the Honourable Commissioner for Environment Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh to proceed to the Ministry of Solid Minerals; while the Honourable Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development Mrs. Remilekun Banigbe reverts to the Ministry of Environment.   According to…

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BISHOP KUKAH’S 2022 EASTER MESSAGE: IGNORE THE MESSENGER: ACCEPT THE MESSAGE

The homily delivered by Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah on the occasion of 2022 Easter celebration threw a jab at President Buhari’s lackluster administration. This angered the spokespersons to the President and sparked reactions from them. This should be expected—that is what they are paid for. Bishop Kukah is well known within government circle (past and…

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CSP ADEJOBI TAKES OVER AS FORCE 25TH PRO

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer. CSP Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on 16th February, 2022 after taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course…

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JUST IN: BAUCHI SPEAKER DITCHES APC FOR PDP

SERIAL PERSECUTION: BAUCHI SPEAKER TENDERS RESIGNATION LETTER FROM APC, OBTAINS PDP MEMBERSHIP CARD Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman has formally tendered resignation letter from All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Guda Ward of Ningi Local Government, the…

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Abusive Relationship, Who Is To Blame ? – Abdullateef Zakariya Olawuwo

In its definition, English learning dictionary puts “Abusive” as wrongly, unjust and being physically injurious, characterized by repeated violence. Simply put, relationship is the condition of being related, either in a romantic or sexual involvement. Marriage on the other hand referes to coming together of a man and a woman after a mutual understanding to…

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