Month: March 2023

We are living in a very difficult and unfortunate time. Hypocrisy and phony religiosity best characterize us than any other thing. People claim what they do not have but have what they hate to be attributed to them. Not to exempt myself, we claim what we do not have but have what we hate to…

Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has welcomed the elevations of three indigenes of Ilorin Emirate in the services of the Nigeria Police, describing the development as one of community’s finest moments in the realm of police service. The Union, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Nurudeen Ibrahim, on behalf of…

Build up to this just concluded general elections in Kwara State, I wrote to predict where pendulum would swing, pointing out candidates that may likely win and lose in the polls. The piece was titled “2023 elections: How it will be won and lost “. In the said article, I x-rayed Kwara State Senatorial districts,…

By Hadiza Ado Jinta The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has begun a five-year strategic plan to help Nigerian children left behind in developmental strides meet up with their counterparts in other parts of the world. UNICEF spokesman Geoffrey Njoku started this on Thursday in Enugu during a ‘Training-Of-Trainers on Child Rights Curriculum’ for university…

The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has declared tomorrow (Thursday) 23/3/2023 as the first day of Ramadan, 1444AH The Sultan made the declaration at his palace in Sokoto following receiving information from moon sighting committees from various states in the country. He charged Muslims to commence fasting Ramadan Tomorrow (Thursday) His eminence also…

Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the victory of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the 2023 Guber Poll as a confirmation of the full-strength love people of Kwara have for him and are well pleased with his administration out-and-out. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his congratulatory message…

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Ubah Sanni, has been declared as the winner of the guber race in Kaduna State. He won with a slim margin after polling 730002 against his closest rival from PDP who polled 719196 .

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family of the late music legend Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, praying Allah to grant him al-jannah Firdaus and comfort the family. Alhaji Jaigbade died on Monday morning, according to media reports. “On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I send our condolences to the…

The Returning officer of the Kano Gubernatorial Elections Professor Ahmed Doko Ibrahim has declared the Candidate of the New Nigeria peoples Party Abba Kabir Yusif as the winner of the Kano Governorship Winner. Abba Kabir Yusif Scored the highest votes of 1,019,602 , followed by Nasir Yusif Gawuna of APC with 890,705 votes. Meanwhile the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulraRazaq of Kwara State as the winner of the March 18th 2023 governorship election in the state. Gov. AbdulRazaq of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) polled 273,424 votes to emerge winner while his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Shuaibu…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu winner of the Ilesha-Gwanara state constituency after edging out his main contestant, Usman Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Declaring the result at the collation center for the Ilesha/Gwanara constituency at the Gwanara LGEA primary school,…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has improved greatly in the conduct of the ongoing Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections. Rt. Hon. Danladi-Salihu who stated this forthwith after casting his ballot noted that, unlike the last Presidential and National Assembly…

The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twenty people including a presiding officer and party agents for alleged vote buying during the ongoing governorship and state house of Assembly in Kwara State. Speaking with journalists after parading the suspect at the EFCC Zonal Command in iIorin, Zonal Commander,…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said politicians would always resolve their differences. Ganduje stated this in the ancient city at a peace dinner, organised by Kano Peace Committee, in collaboration with the National Peace Committee, as part of efforts to foster a peaceful atmosphere ahead of this weekend’s gubernatorial and legislative polls. He…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed some constitution alteration bills into law. The Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase disclosed this on Friday in a statement. One of the bills explains that it is mandatory for the president  and Governors to submit the names of persons nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within sixty days of taking the oath…

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) Governorship Candidate in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Gobir has stepped down for the incumbent Governor and All Progressives Congress Candidate, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as a build up for the March 18 election. Gobir in a message he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Thursday, says Governor Abdulrazaq will…

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami says over seven million cyber attacks were recorded when the 2023 Presidential Election was on course. This was contained in a press release signed and made available to journalists by the spokesperson of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Uwa Sulaiman. He explained that…

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct compliance with the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 3 March 2023 in respect of the naira redesign policy. NBA’s position is contained in a statement on Monday by its President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN). The statement reads in part: “Nigerians may not be too…

Though ironical, that is the reality. Because election in Nigeria is like fighting a war. Election in Nigeria starts as war, holds like war and ends in war. Except the honourable gentleman, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who conceded defeat when he was defeated in 2015, presidential elections in Nigeria always end up in court. I…

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has officially announced the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections from 11th to 18 of this month. A statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye says the postponement followed yesterday’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal…

A Kano division of the Federal High Court on Monday granted N500 million bail to the Majority Leader of the country’s House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa. Doguwa is being investigated for his alleged involvement in the electoral violence that led to deaths and arson in Tudun Wada local government area of Kano State during…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  has led a protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The demonstration, attended by PDP bigwigs and supporters, is to protest the result of the presidential election. Iyrochia Ayu, the PDP national chairman; Ifeanyi Okowa, the vice-presidential candidate…

With all the grandstanding, old naira notes are to be recirculated again. As if the thoughtless and callous cash policy is a revelation from God through which must be obeyed unquestionably in both letter and spirit, Governor Emefiele, with full support of President Buhari, unleashed the greatest hardship on the greatest majority of Nigeria. They…

He neither contested nor campaigned but won. This is marvelous! He has to be congratulated. But who is this candidate? I will talk about him towards the end of this article. Before then, we have witnessed the first set of 2023 elections—the Presidential, Senatorial, and the Federal House of Representatives. It was relatively peaceful compare…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration and return of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu as president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the PDP asked INEC to immediately withdraw the Certificate of Return…

A sergeant in the Nigeria Police, Kwara State Command, Olalere Micheal has allegedly shot a lady death before taking his own life immediately. Confirming the unfortunate incidence, the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi said that information reached the headquarters about 8:05am today that the police personnel with tag F/ NO 497093 went…

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has dissmised two of its staff for gross misconduct. The dismissed staff, according to a statement issued by the JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin are Mr. Bilyaminu Ishaku and Mr. Andrew Anebi Candidus, from Benue State Office of the Board in Markurdi. Their…

It’s my turn actually!” Elated Bola Tinubu enthused an hour after he was declared the President-Elect of Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday morning. “I am profoundly humbled to serve as the 16th President of our beloved country. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and an…