Coupists in the Republic of Niger have sought Russia’s help in the face of military threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The regional body, which has the backing of the Western democracies and the United Nations, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum as…
The Adamawa State Police Command says 25 youths suspected of being involved in the looting that occurred earlier in the day in Yola, the state capital have been apprehended. The hoodlums broke into government warehouses and some private stores early Sunday morning and stole food and non-food items stored there. In a statement, Police Public…
The Kano state government has reiterated its commitment to support the fight against the resurgence of Polio Virus in some part of the state. The State Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf stated this during the official launch of Polio Vaccination Exercise in Gabasawa LGA. Yusuf represented by his Deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, expressed concern…
Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked an online media report that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India while allegedly neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. In his response, the Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina said the report was written with malicious intent as it did not reflect the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country and the African leaders attending a summit in St Petersburg have agreed to promote a multipolar world order and fight “neocolonialism” as he offered debt write-offs and grains to woo allies across African continent. “Russia’s attention to Africa is steadily growing,” Putin said on Friday at the end…
In the twinkling of an eye, the Federal Government, through oil subsidy removal, threw millions of Nigerians into Hell. No executive meeting was held. Of course, no cabinet was in place to hold such meeting. The masses were not consulted. In the eyes of our rulers, Nigerian masses are worthless. Seeking our opinion is a…
RE: POLICE UNIFORM: COMEDIAN ABDULGAFAR ABIOLA, AKA “CUTE ABIOLA’S” CONTEMPTUOUS ACT IS CRIMINAL, PUNISHABLE In as much as the law grants Nigerians the right to enjoy their fundamental human rights, the same law prohibits an individual, under whatever guise, from rubbishing the police institution or grossly violating its provisions with regards to the use of…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors have been reported to have made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. For now, the list is inconclusive as there are twenty names on the list instead of…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated His Royal Highness Alhaji Aliyu Abdullah Kpotwa; the Etsu Tsaragi on his Sixty-eighth birthday anniversary. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a statement to celebrate the first-class King commended the reign of Estu Tsaragi for providing purposeful leadership which has drawn development,…
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday delivered judgement on an appeal of no case submission filled by former governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido, discharging him and his son Mustapha Sule Lamido on all count charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case which was on for about nine years came to…
The need for Muslims to be their brothers’ keepers and stick to the lessons surrounding the hijrah of the prophet Muhammad from Makkah to medinat has been stressed. In a statement, the Chairman, Islamic Orphanage Foundation, Architect Seifullahi Alege, said there is need for the people of Nigeria to be patient and endure all challenges…
To say Nigerians are going through Hell is an understatement. My advice to myself and other Nigerians who believe in the real Hell mentions in some revealed books is to mend our ways such that we do not end up falling from Nigerian Hell—under the current fuel hike and its gnashing effects—into the real Hell…
On behalf of the Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin and the entire Gobir family, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, Waziri’n Kasar Hausa and Madawaki of Ilorin extended his warmest felicitations to the entire Belgore family and Alhaji Aliyu Kola Belgore (OFR, mni), the former Chairman of the Board of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on the occasion…
After 50 days in office, President Bola Tinubu has sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate, and it is to be read out today by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The Guardian gathered that the Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, received the letter containing the list yesterday. As…
By Hadiza Ado Jinta The National Immunization Coverage survey result has revealed that, over the years, Nigeria has made progress in routine Immunisation coverage. UNICEF Chief, Kano Field office Mr. Rahama Farah made the disclosure, during a two day media dialogue, organised by UNICEF in Collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) held in Kano….
Urges tolerance, harmony Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has approved the observance of every Muharram 1 as a work-free day in the state, a policy pronouncement that fulfils longstanding yearnings of the Muslim community in the state. “The Governor has thoroughly considered the longstanding requests from various quarters of the state. He has therefore approved…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to send the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening this week. By provision of constitutional amendment, the President is expected to forward the list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly 60 days from the date he takes the oath of office. The administration of Tinubu was…
The Nigerian Senate, says no member of the national assembly will receive any money from the N70 billion budgeted to support their working conditions. In a statement on Sunday by senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, the fund is for purchase of furniture and to carry out repairs in lawmakers’ offices. On Thursday, both chambers of the…
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to allow the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs). The OPC President, Mr Wasiu Afolabi, made the call in a statement signed by its General-Secretary, Mr Bunmi Fasehun, in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
The Federal Government has filed a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, before the Federal High Court. According to Channels Television’s report on Sunday, the Federal Government accused Emefiele of possessing a single-barrel shotgun without a licence. The government claimed…
An arewa group under the guidance of Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Right Hon. Ghali Umar Na’abba, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for his plans to distribute palliatives to Nigerians with the aim of reducing the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies. Ghali Na’abba, who is the grand patron…
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s application to halt the investigation into the alleged dollar bribery videos has been scheduled for hearing by July 21 according to a ruling by Justice A.M. Liman at the Federal High Court in Kano. The Kano state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) had invited Ganduje to provide…
We live in a regime where there is subtle, some say obvious, declaration of war against education. I mean education for the poor masses. As if to say “if you must go to school you must belong. If you do not belong, never could you make it to school.” I don’t know how to put,…
President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in the food sector, aiming to tackle the growing concerns surrounding food security. According to Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, the President has officially declared a state of emergency on food security. This declaration…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday gave the Department of States Services, DSS, seven day ultimatum to charge the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to court or release him from detention. It could be recalled that the embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria had…
Like what I and a co-researcher analysed at a recent conference, Ilorin has its own mechanism for maintaining peace and tranquility. The intervention of His Royal Highness Dr. Ibrahim Zulu Gambari (CFR) in the proposed Isese festival in Ilorin was timely and necessary. The Emir intervened because he knew that the tolerant people of Ilorin…
Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency Amendment Bill Twenty Twenty-Three and Kwara State Education Trust Fund Amendment Bill Twenty Twenty-Three today scaled through second reading at the State House of Assembly. The two Executive Bills passed second reading on the floor of the House following a debate on the bills led by House Leader, Hon. Magaji…
The Ekiti State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Paul Omotosho has been kidnapped. Omotosho was kidnapped along the Agbado-Imesi-Ekiti road in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state, Saturday evening. A close source confirmed the development stating that Omotosho, who is from Imesi-Ekiti, was on his way to his hometown when the gunmen…
The committee set up by Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to investigate the alleged falsification of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by Mmesoma Ejikeme, said she admitted to have manipulated her results unaided. The panel, in a report addressed to the Governor on Friday, said that it reviewed Mmesoma‘s JAMB results and conducted interviews with…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to emerge as the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS). President Tinubu will leave Abuja on Saturday ahead of the Sunday meeting of the heads of state of the regional political and economic bloc. The Nigerian leader is expected to take over from President…
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has called on all Nigerians regardless of socio-political background to support the actualization of the policies and programmes of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Vice President made the call today when he received some members of the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on a…
It is better not to be in a hurry to applause or criticize elected officials for what they did or did not do in the wee hours of their administration. This will amount to repeating the mistakes of the past. It will also be a display of inability to learn from history, thus, making us…
Among the top government officials that led the first batch of Pilgrims to year 2023 Hajj that arrived today from Jeddah international Airport was the Secretary to the the Kwara State Government, Prof. Shaba Jibril Mammam and the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Imam Bashir Salihu.
It is not easy to succeed but the fruit of success is fantastically sweet. When a struggler is in the course of struggling to succeed, only few—if any—pays attention to their miserable condition. However, after success, everyone talks about it. I am joining others to talk about, and celebrate, Aminat’s success. She told us her…
Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has arrested and detained former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s commissioner for works and Infrastructural, Engineer Idris Wada Saleh and five others over allegation of N1billion fraud. It was gathered that the commissioner who was also Managing Director, Kano Road Maintenance Agency, Permanent Secretary, Public Procurement Bureau, Mustapha Madaki…
The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the names of the majority leaders of the tenth Senate. Akpabio made the announcement today (Tuesday) during the plenary session at the Red Chamber The principal officers who emerged by consensus were senator Opeyemi Bamidele, as Majority leader, Senator David Umahi, deputy majority leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume,…
