The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU has joined other dignitaries and organisations to celebrate the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi Saliu on the occasion of his 39th anniversary celebration. The Union, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Nurudeen Ibrahim, described the Speaker as…
Muslims have been admonished not to apportion blames to Almighty Allah in any unpalatable situation they may find themselves. Dr Lukuman Hambali of Darul Kitab Wasuna, Ilorin, Kwara State, made the admonition at the fidau prayer for late AbdulRazaq Bello of Radio Nigeria Harmony FM. The cleric, who noted that death is inevitable, said every…
Abdulkadir Salaudeen Since the time of former President Buhari, a close friend of mine insisted (and still insists) that Nigeria’s problem is spiritual. I always argued with him. Later, I stopped arguing. It is not because I am convinced that Nigeria’s problem is spiritual; but because I think it could be something more than spiritual….
The Joint security agencies, under the leadership of the Kano Police Commissioner, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, has stated that Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero will remain as the Emir of Kano as they will obey the court order issued by a Federal High Court stopping the Kano State government from reinstating Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Police Commissioner,…
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 General Elections and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, said he did not influence the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano. Kwankwaso had enthroned Sanusi as Emir in 2014, but Abdullahi Ganduje, who succeeded Kwankwaso, dethroned the…
The recent controversy that beclouds the political mass wedding in Niger State leaves many in wonderment. Some wondered why orphaned ladies were “forced” into marriage. This, to them, is barbaric, retrogressive, and uncivil. Others complained why outsiders who are ignorant of their culture and religion should find their culture and religion problematic. Some are left…
Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to as a matter of necessity direct the State Ministry of Environment to ensure strict compliance with the Five to One tree planting policy with a view to addressing the menace of global warming. The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu read the resolutions following adoption of…
The Kano State House of Assembly has adopted a motion to recall the state’s emirate council amendment bill. This followed deliberations on the floor of the house during the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Isma’il. In a motion of Urgent Public Importance, moved by the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini, he urged the…
Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other government officials have been pronounced dead following a helicopter crash that has raised suspicion among world powers. They were found dead on Monday after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi dies aged 63….
The inaugural flight from General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin for the 2024 Muslim pilgrimage will now be on Tuesday May 21. Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board said in a statement on Sunday that the change in the date is from NAHCON/airlines owing to some delays in the initial plans. Pilgrims from Kwara had initially…
I read in some Nigerian dailies that if anyone would be killed for corruption that has to do with stealing from the public purse, the stealing has to be in trillions. That is to say, a stealer of a million or a billion naira is not a thief or has not stolen enough. He or…
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board today has commenced medical screening and vaccination for three thousand, one hundred and two for this year’s intending pilgrims. Speaking at the event, the Chairman, Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Professor Mashood Mahmud-Jimba said the screening was designed to ascertain the health status of each pilgrim in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened to embark on another nationwide strike in its bid to protest absence of governing councils in all federal universities across the country, among other issues the government is yet to address. The body which claimed that the federal government dissolved governing councils of the universities in…
…as the First Class Royal Father celebrates 35 years on the throne and 96th birthday. A political leader in Kwara State and acclaimed philantropist, Honourable Gbenga Oyekunle Power, has congratulated His Royal Highness, Oba Ahmed Babalola Awuni, Arepo II, the Elese of Igbaja on the occasion of the celebration of his 96th birthday and 35…
It is true that President Tinubu met Nigerians in the cauldron of abject poverty. It was officially called a multi-dimensional poverty. Muhammadu Buhari, the former President, did not hand over to Tinubu until poverty became a permanent resident in virtually every home in Nigeria. Poverty, under Buhari, had green card—positive identification—in Nigeria. A beleaguered Nigeria…
The Kwara State House of Assembly has implored the state government to set-up a task force that would address the current petroleum scarcity in the state. This was sequel to a matter of general public importance, “On need to address fuel scarcity”, raised by the member representing Ilorin North-West Constituency, Babatunde Ayi Olatundun during plenary….
Canvasses resident law implementation The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to direct the State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development to investigate the delay in payment of salaries and arrears of Local Government and State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB workers by the Consultant. This formed part…
Candidate scores 355…others follow King Steps International School, Ita-Elepa, Ilorin is among the schools with overall best students at the just concluded Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB examinations. A statement by the Director of the School, Barrister Johnson Oladokun who made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, said…
By Dr. Alameen Abdulkadir. This weekend, the China-African Relation Forum honoured the Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah with the best VC of the year award. Over time, I have closely monitored the success stories and achievements of this technocratic giant called Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, not for fun but to learn some goal…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu joins family and friends to celebrate Alhaji AbdulRazaq Baba AbdulRauf on his birthday. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu described ‘Baba Rauf’ as he’s fondly addressed as a progressive community leader and a pillar of support for the youth constituency praying to Allah to continue…
The More Nigerians Fail, the More Universities are Established! When universities were universities in Nigeria, those who dreamt of gaining admission into them were those who were prepared for the rigor that academic endeavor requires. Then, university is not for every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Now, it is for every rat, mouse, and kitten. All…
Say Autocrat can’t dictate to intellectuals…. The University of Abuja Academic Staff Union members have kicked against unilateral declaration of strike action by the chairman of the instution’s ASUU branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh. In a congress held today at the University’s permanent site, Abuja, the ASUU members accused their chairman of gross fist and autocratic…
The Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye (MNIPR), has commended members of the Guild of Digital Journalists for being fair, moderate and professional in their reportage. Speaking on Tuesday when the protem chairman of the association, Mr. Opeyemi Adeoti led other members of the association on a courtesy visit to…
Hon. Gbenga Power-Oyekunle pays sympathy visit to Kwara Traders affected by demolition in Oluwole Market and Victims of fire disaster in Docemo. …donates N2.5 Million to victims In an uncommon demonstration of empathy and solidarity, Hon Gbenga Power-Oyekunle, paid a sympathy visit to the victims of Docemo Street, Lagos Island inferno which consumed goods and…
