Kwara State chapter of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop further disbursement of local government allocation to the Kwara state government pending the conduct of elections. The party made the call during a press briefing by its chairman, Hon. Babatunde Mohammed, who was flanked by other leaders…
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has given assurances of the Tenth Legislature to continue to uphold the tenet of democracy by putting the interest of the people first. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu gave the assurance while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill to…
Caprecon Development Foundation, a UK-based Non-governmental Organization, NGO, has promised to support out-of-school children back to school in Kano state. Statistics have shown that there are over 1 million out-of-school children, a staggering figure that had become a source of concern to government and stakeholders. Speaking to journalists shortly after a visit to Internally Displaced…
Zamfara State Government has described the call to for state of emergency on its territory as hypocritical as a Coalition of Arewa Activist Group calls on President Bola Tinubu to quickly slam a state of emergency in Zamfara State over rising acts of banditry. The Chairman of the Coalition, Thrahim Muazzam in a communique he…
Wonder shall never end. This new regime which started on the 29th of May 2023 is like a big functional and ever busy cinema in which movie producers compete to have their movies shown. It is interesting that those of us who are not fans of entertainment produced in the Nigerian film and movie industry—due…
Ilorin, a city situated within both the southern and northern regions of Nigeria, has gained reputation for its rich Islamic scholarship. This reputation is the result of the unwavering dedication of Shaykh Alimi and his fellow scholars, including figures like Shaykh Sholagberu and others who collaborated to establish the city on a strong Islamic foundation….
Internal Revenue Service, KW-IRS in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development holds next week Thursday at Ilorin, the Capital of Kwara State.
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for the judgment on the appeals by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, respectively. The duo is praying the apex court to set aside the judgment by the presidential election tribunal which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu….
The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the Take-off of 14 programs at the Transportation University, Daura Katsina state. This is contained in a letter communicated to the university’s authorities dated October 18, 2023, with reference number NUC/AP/T’6ONOL.II 02, paving the way for the university’s immediate launch. Senator Saidu A. Alkali, the minister of transportation…
The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has reportedly escaped assassination attempt on his way to Abuja on Sunday. The state Commissioner of information and communication Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in a statement made available to journalist. The statement reads: “The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assasination…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was issued to striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022. The special Adviser to the…
The Executive governor of Kano State Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf has resumed foreign scholarship programme with one thousand and one (1,001) beneficiaries who will study masters degrees in various universities around the world in fulfilments of his campaign promises. The first batch of the beneficiaries numbering 150 out of the 1,001 has departed Nigeria to various…
Recently, I have been trying to figure out the difference between what people call public schools and playgrounds. The focus here is not on our higher institutions which are becoming citadel of academic stagnation; though I will tangentially talk about them. My concern is our so-called public primary and secondary schools. Children in Nigeria, especially…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). In a statement on Thursday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced that the president had revoked…
Arrangements have been concluded to admit the Law graduates of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, into the Nigerian Law School soon. Kwara State Government gave this indication when the State’s Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mary Ronke Arinde, had a familiarization visit to the school in Malete. Dr. Arinde, while on the visit, commended…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the Attorney General of Jigawa state as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Communication (ICPC). The president also approved the appointment of Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as secretary to the Commission. This was contained in a…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi to as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan,…
The Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdulkadir Muazu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government. He replaces Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal who has been sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Minister of Environment. Dr. Mayere’s appointment takes immediate effect….
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Programme (SAPZ) organised by the ministry in collaboration with IFAD and IsDB in Kano will be rolled out. Kyari who represented by the Director Projects Coordinating Unit of the…
No fewer than 100 households have benefitted from the Federal government food items for internally displaced persons in Kwara State. The food items include Rice, Garri, Semo, spaghetti, vegetable oil and salt. At the flag off ceremony held at the Federal Secretariat Ilorin, the Federal Commissioner National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…
The camp of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘forger-in-chief.’ In a statement on Sunday, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, claimed that the world has come to the inevitable conclusion that Tinubu is a confirmed forger-in-chief on “account…
Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the National leader of the NNPP, has offered advice to the 1,800 couples at a reception organized by the State Government at the Open Theatre in Kano Government House. Kwankwaso gave a piece of advice that revolved around the importance of not checking one’s husband’s phone as a means to maintain a…
PLWD means persons living with disability. In Nigeria, we are now in the majority. No one should think that more than half of Nigeria’s two hundred million plus people are blind, deaf, dumb, crippled, or suffer one impairment or the other. No. Like many Nigerians, I do not have any of the impairments listed above….
Senator Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf, former minister for internal affairs and commerce, has been reported to have passed away. A family source said the deceased died after protracted illness at a private hospital in Kano this morning. Senator Yusuf represented the Jigawa South West constituency as a Senator first elected in April 1999 and reelected…
The duo suspects of Adama Joseph and Oreoluwa Davies, arrested by the Nigeria Police for killing a club owner in Kwara State, Adeniyi Ojo, have narrated how they killed the socialite. The ladies paraded by the police in Abuja on Wednesday evening confessed to the crime, attributing the causes of their action to the late…
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has approved the appointment Mr Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes commission . This was contained in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngalele. The statement reads as follows “By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/Cheif Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). This was contained in a statement signed by special adviser to the president on media and public Chief Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, the appointment includes new and returning Chief Executives…
More casualties have been recorded in Israel after Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli tank with a guided missile leading to destruction of the weapons. Also, Israel says mortars were fired from Syria, with some landing in open areas, the development led to revenge hours latter by the Israelis. The development has also led to suspending…
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Monday, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has not reinstated fuel subsidy. This is despite the confirmation of oil marketers that the federal government has restored subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Tinubu had…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect floods in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed disclosed…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is ready for peaceful negotiations with the Nigerian government. The proscribed group in Nigeria, on Saturday, requested a peaceful exit of Biafra from Nigeria through a United Nations-supervised referendum. IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful said in a press statement that the group has lost over 5,000 members and…
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu thehas announced indefinite suspension of N-Power Program. He announced this during an interview on TVC News on Saturday. According to Edu, the decision was birthed by some irregularities within the scheme. The N-Power was an initiative of the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Edu said…
Having in mind the fact this book was first published in the 1800s in London (about two hundred years ago) by Nelson and Sons, it is rational to conclude that the use of “gay” in the above line is innocuous—harmless, inoffensive, innocent, and safe—considering the age it was published. “Gay” in its dated meaning means “happy.” In that age when the line was first written it means “Is this the way? Yes, let us be happy.”
The Kwara State House of Assembly has received a message on the Twenty Twenty-three revised supplementary budget estimate from Governor AbdulRahmam AbdulRazaq for consideration and approval. Reading the Governor’s message during plenary, the Speaker Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu gave a breakdown of the supplementary estimate as Two Hundred and Thirty-nine point Eight billion naira, as against…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to disqualify President Bola Tinubu from office or compel him to resign over his alleged identity theft and certificate forgery. HURIWA made this call in a press statement following the revelation that the academic record from South-West College, which Tinubu…
The Kwara State Government has urged the Kwara Aritisian Congress in the State to make a comprehensive list of its members to aid decision-making. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Honourable Usman Yunusa Lade, stated this during a meeting with the representatives of the association at the ministry’s conference room today. Hon. Lade…
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Umaru Shehu, is dead. He was a distinguished Nigerian Professor of Medicine who has held significant positions in several universities, including the UNN, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, and the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). He was the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke. The anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Acting spokesman, confirmed the development to PM News. Following alleged bribery allegations, Alison-Madueke was…
A popular Nigerian cement producer, BUA has fulfilled its promise by bringing down the price of cement to #3,500 per bag. Recall that BUA had earlier promised to reduce the cost of cement from the present #5,000 to #3,500 effective from January 2024 but in a release by the company, the reduction has now…
BUA, a popular Nigerian cement producer has fulfilled its promise of bringing down the cost of cement to ₦3,500 per bag. Recall that the company had earlier made a promise to reduce the cost of cement per bag effective from next year as a way of crashing the rising cost of cement and…
The Chairman of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has felicitate with Nigerians home and in the Diaspora on the celebration of the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. In a statement Honourable Gbenga Power said that Nigeria has every reason to celebrate the continued existence of nationhood despite all odds. ” I strongly believe that we…
