A popular Islamic Cleric and founder of Muhyideen College of Education in Ilorin, Shaykh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Shaban has returned to his Creator. Reports say Imam Shaban died on the eve of Sunday the twenty sixth day of November, twenty-twenty three. Janazah prayer for the deceased Shaykh would hold at 4pm at the Muhyideen College…

Kwara State University, KWASU Malete has approved promotion of three of her academic staff to the professional cadre. This is contained in a statement issued and made available to maxilens by the institution’s acting Director of University Relations. See the statement below: KWASU PROMOTES 3 TO PROFESSORIAL STATUS Three staff of Kwara State University, Malete,…

The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi, has urged the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr Victor Olaiya, to work with other security agencies towards beefing up the security of life and property across the State.   Alhaji Uthman made this appeal today during a courtesy…

The authority of the University of Ilorin has published the approved undergraduate school fees for the 2023/2024 academic session. See the table below:  

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the present administration under the dynamic leadership of His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON would harness the economic and tourism potential of the Gaani festival to drive socioeconomic development in the state.   Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu stated this while speaking with…

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…

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…

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…

Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Mal. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON is set to lead the Executive arm of government to slug it out with the Speaker Danladi-led Legislative arm of government in a novelty match to mark Nigeria’s Sixty-third independence anniversary.   Scheduled to take place at the Kwara Football…

The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Aliyu Umar Yusuf has inaugurated the Standing Committee on Information and Publicity.   This is contained in a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Yabagi Mohammed. According to the statement, the Speaker while inaugurating the committee promised the…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 27th September, 2023 as Public Holiday in commemoration of Eid-ul-Maulid celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration in Abuja through a press statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin…

Kwara State Government has urged the people of the state, particularly the Oja-Iya community to renew their commitment to continuing to sustain the management of cleaning rivers and waterways across the state.   The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, stated this at this year’s World Rivers Day celebration, with the theme,’…

The Kwara State Commissioner for Ministry of Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, has called for collaboration with the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) with a view to ensuring quality and efficient working relationship to provide potable water for the people in the state. The Commissioner stated this in a meeting with the…

Taking a look at Nigerian youths and their newly found love with material things which they are willing to get at all cost, one is forced to conclude that Nigeria has a hopeless and terribly terrifying future. Youths are into all sorts of crimes to make quick money. This, in some extreme cases, has led…

36 years old Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin on Saturday emerged the new Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria.   Hon Adebo Ogundoyin who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP emerged at a national meeting of the Conference in Abuja following…

The All Progressives Congress, APC Conference of Speakers’ Forum has elected new leadership at its general meeting where matters affecting legislative autonomy and other critical and developmental issues were discussed. In a communiqué issued and signed by Speakers of the APC states Assemblies at the end of the general meeting held in Abuja, the conference…

The Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigerian Governos’ Forum, NGF His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON has assigned portfolios to his newly inaugurated commissioners who are to form the State Executive Council. This is comings after the commissioner nominees were successfully screened and confirmed by the Kwara State House of Assembly. Maxilens News obtained the…

Gentlemen of the press, We Welcome every one of you to this all-important press conference. We equally thank you for honouring our invitation. May Allah continue to honour you all. On Friday the 28th of July 2023, the Lagos State Government came out with the list of Commissioner-designates of the State for the Lagos House…

Dear President Tinubu, your economic policies have shortchanged the Muslim Ummah   I greet you with uttermost respect, my prayers and loyalty are with you. I hope this message will reach you in good health. I have listened to your National Broadcast tonight 31/7/2023 where you spoke to Nigerians about your economic policies and interventions…

The West African Nations of Burkina Faso and Mali have released a Joint-Declaration stating a “Armed Intervention” by ECOWAS or France against the Military Junta in Niger would be considered a Declaration of War against their Countries and that they will assist Niger in any Invasion; they also stated that if ECOWAS decides to launch…

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…

Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Kwara State House 10th Assembly. This was sequel to a motion for his nomination moved by Hon. Halidu Danbaba (Kaiama/Wajibe) and seconded by Hon. Arionla Lawal (Ilorin East) during today’s inauguration plenary. The 38 years old Danladi-Salihu was the Speaker of the…

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED Tinubu, GCFR ON JUNE 12, 2023   Fellow Nigerians,   2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to…

Courtesy, I am elated to be part of the epoch making event of the closing session of the Ninth Assembly in Kwara State. Indeed I am grateful to Almighty Allah for the opportunity to lead this Assembly in the last four years. All adoration belongs to Allah for sound health and wisdom to pilot the…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says Africa has lost one of her rare gems in Professor Jamiu Mosobalaje Oyawoye CON, the crown prince of Offa kingdom who transited to the great beyond today Monday 22nd of May at the age of 96. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has again remitted N2billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year, more would be remitted as its operations for the years are completed. This is in furtherance of the pledge by the Prof. Is-haq Oloyede-led management, on assumption of duty, that it would leverage on technology and…

The Governing Council of University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the institution’s Deputy Vice Chancellor academics. The Council made the appointment at its 96th Regular Meeting held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May 2023. According to a statement issued by the Registrar, Mallam Yahya I. Mohammed, the…

A candidate, Miss Aminat Suleiman Yahaya, who was featured in a widely-circulated video on tiktok and other social media platforms, alleging that she was rescheduled repeatedly to sit the Board’s 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) in Abuja, while staying in Ibadan, has apologized to the Board for misleading the public and attempting to embarrass the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.   This was contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend in Abuja.   In the…

Tinubu’s ADC is some full load of competence Trained in UK, China, how Tinubu’s ADC rose through the ranks As part of his preparation for the May 29 inauguration, the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Lieut. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf as his Aide-de-Camp designate. Barring any last-minute twist, this writer can authoritatively confirm the…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-gambari, CFR on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.   This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf.   “Happy…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has rejoiced with Muslims, as faithfuls celebrate the end of Ramadan and commencement of Shawwal culminating into the Ediul Fitr 1444AH. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his Eidul fitr greetings to the Muslim faithfuls harped on the need to sustain the reflection and…

•Appoints Hon Kure as committe’s spokesman   The Kwara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has constituted a seven man Investigative, Peace and Reconciliation Committee to wade in and unravel the circumstances responsible for the crisis rocking the party with the aim of finding peace and foster unity within the rank and file of…

Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has charged journalists to continue to ensure professionalism in the discharge of their duties. Engineer Danladi-Salihu representing Ilesha-Gwanara Constituency, gave the charge while receiving a Survenier donated to him by the State House of Assembly Press Corp to congratulate him on his re-election in the just…

2023 UTME now holds on 25th and not 29th April earlier announced It would be recalled that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier conducted its 2023 Mock-UTME on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, in 725 centres across the country. However, the exercise ran into some technical hitches in some centres thereby denying some…

AIG Ayoku – Maritime Lagos AIG Babaita – Zone 8 Lokoja AIG Mba- FCID Annex Lagos The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, has ordered the posting/redeployment of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to Departments, Commands, and Formations in line with his manpower development policy of fitting the right persons…

Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen as Grand Khadi of the State Shariah Court of Appeal Ilorin.   The confirmation of Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen was sequel to his screening on the floor of the House, which was presided by the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. Responding to some of the questions put…

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,…

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…

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…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions looking up to the apex court for a favorable judgment (today) that they expect will ameliorate their suffering, will have…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has suspended until further notice the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise, which commenced on Monday, 20th February, 2023, with effect from Tuesday, 21st February, 2023.   This is according to a statement issued by the JAMB’s head of Public Affairs and Protocols, Fabian Benjamin PhD.   The…

An Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court, on Thursday February 16, 2023 remanded one Mohammed Lawal Ismail (suspect) to Nigerian Correctional Center Ilorin for the offences of Criminal Breach of Trust and Obtaining Money by False Pretence contrary to Section 312 of Penal Code Law and Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences…

PRESS RELEASE NSCIA/HQ/PRS/041 Date: 25th Rajab, 1444AH1 16th February, 2023   THE CHARTER OF EXPECTATION OF NIGERIAN MUSLIMS FROM THE NEXT GOVERNMENT The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is the apex body overseeing the affairs of about 150 million Muslims who constitute majority of Nigerian citizens. It was founded in 1973 to “cater…

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, ​I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended its 2023 UTME registration exercise by one week starting from Wednesday, 15th February, 2023. By this extension, the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20th February, 2023, while the UTME registration ends on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023. Recall that in line with the Board’s 2023…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the state governor, His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. In a congratulatory message issued by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf, Rt. Hon. Danladi-Salihu noted that family, friends, and indeed citizens have every…

As the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS popularly known as petrol bites harder in Ilorin, Petroleum marketers operating within and around Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have,again, been urged to emulate the Bovas Petroleum Services Company by ensuring that petroleum products are sold to members of the public as expected to ease their suffering….

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday told holders of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes that in line with the provision of Section 20(3) of the CBN Act, they would still have the opportunity to redeem the face value of their cash only at central bank offices…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that as from 31st January, 2023, no candidate would be registered without the provision of an email address. The Board noted that this review of its Advisory on the ongoing UTME registration is to ensure that best practices are followed in the process of capturing all…

It was always obvious to keen, disinterested observers that Bola Tinubu’s gamble in helping Buhari to ascend to power won’t pay off in the end; that his opportunistic political love affair with Buhari won’t be requited; and that the brittle, delicately thin thread that held their relational dynamic would snap sooner or later. I wrote…

Ahead of the January Thirty-first deadline for old naira notes of #200, #500 and #1,000 in circulation to be returned to banks, some financial institutions have elected to work on Saturday and Sunday to beat the deadline, see below some the banks that have issued notice to that effect:        

Kwara Speaker, Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu; his counterpart from Kogi State, Rt.Hon Mathew Kolawole and his colleagues at the 9th Kwara Assembly; Kwara APC candidates for State Assembly joined Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and other APC chieftains in Kwara State and beyond to welcome the front runner for the 2023 Presidential race, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and…

Former Zambian International footballer Philemon Mulala killed by his 3 dogs, including 2 pitbulls. People should know that pitbulls are not so intelligent, those who keep them must be very careful or better stay away from keeping them at all. Pitbulls are dangerous.     Credit: @Brotherbarth Twitter page    

All Progressives Congress Campaign Council in Kwara State has said the opposition PDP will definitely cry out its heart next month when the President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to be in the state to commission some legacy projects executed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.   Campaign Spokesperson and Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi, said…

Sudents of Arabic Schools have been advised to remain focused on Arabic Education and be of good conduct to contribute to the betterment of the Society. This was part of the message delivered by Alhaji AbdulRazaq Arema, the Principal of Darul Ulum, Isale Koto, Ilorin at the send forth programme organized by the school for…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, secured a total of 3785 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five) convictions across all its Commands in 2022. The figure, which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement over its record for 2021(2220). It also represents a 98.93% success…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 57TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ILORIN EMIRATE DESCENDANTS PROGRESSIVE UNION (IEDPU) HELD BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH DECEMBER, 2022 PREAMBLE The 57th edition of the annual National Conference of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, (IEDPU), held between Sunday, 25th and Monday,26th December, 2022 with an opening ceremony at the…

IEDPU is set for the 57th Annual National Conference All arrangements have been concluded towards the success of the 57th edition of Ilorin Emirates Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU, Annual National Conference and fund-raising for the completion of Ilorin Skills Acquisition Centre which holds on the 25th and 26th December respectively. According to a statement signed…

JAMB FIXES DATES FOR 2023 MAJOR ACTIVITIES The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has, at the end of its management meeting held on Tuesday, 20th December, 2022, rolled out some major dates for its activities in 2023. Consequently, the Board has approved the commencement of registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from…

At the Chatham House in London, the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed and interacted with Nigerians on array of contemporary issues affecting Nigeria. After the Discourse, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu was also hosted to a dinner, take a look at some videos and pictures of the event          

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday addressed Chatham House in London ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election in February next year. Tinubu who has been addressing various strategic groups in Nigeria at town hall meetings, travelled to the United Kingdom weekend to share his campaign plans at Chatham House…

Kwara State University, Malete KWASU has postponed the 10th Convocation Ceremony of the community university earlier scheduled for Tuesday 6 December, 2022.   KWASU Registrar, Dr K.W Sallee communicated the postponement in a terse statement issued to the university community.   Dr. Sallee added that a new date would be announced later.   Read the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Tuesday, commence the physical inspection and auction of forfeited properties including 649 vehicles,15 vessels and barges about 39 mobile phones, 11 laptops and other devices.   The auctioning would take place in Ilorin, Lagos, Rivers, Delta and other parts of the country.   Read below full details…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inaugurated two new commissioners and a Special Adviser amid a minor cabinet reshuffle. The newly inaugurated commissioners are Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu and Abubakar Saddiq Buhari. Cabinet-returnee Modibbo-Kawu got the education portfolio again, while Buhari is to man the Ministry of Communications. The Governor also swore-in the new Special…

“…Budget would be carefully and meticulously scrutinized as constitutionally required…”

INAUGURATION ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR ADEMOLA JACKSON NURUDEEN ADELEKE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27TH, 2022. Protocol, Today, I stand on the podium of history with a sacred pledge to God and the good people of Osun State that my intellect, passion and strength will be devoted to nothing but…

Tsaragi Progressive Youth has lauded the appointment of Hon. Abubakar Saddiq Buhari popularly dubbed as Buhariofkwara by the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a Commissioner-Nominee of the State Government. The group also noted that the appointment, when finally confirmed and inaugurated would make Buhariofkwara the youngest Commissioner in the whole of Nigeria. The…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sent the names of Hajia Sa’adat Modibo-Kawu from Ilorin South and Hon Abubakar Saddiq Buhari from Edu Local Government Areas Commissioner-nominees. Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu made this known while reading a message from the Governor on the floor at the plenary today….

With profound gratitude, I deeply appreciate the Nigerian Navy for giving me the uncommon opportunity to imbibe discipline through a regimented procedure in the areas of career development, moral values, work ethics, to mention but a few. I can dauntlessly say that, I have the required intelligence and human development finesse to continue to live…

In a bid to ensure successful reelection of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for a second term, a foremost youth and SDGs advocate and parliamentarian, Honourable Saddiq Buhari who is famously dubbed Buhariofkwara today met with youth groups and Market women in Tsaragi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State to campaign and canvass support for…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Elelu Mubashiru Bolakale, a professional estate surveyor, as Special Assistant on Infrastructure (Kwara Central). Bolakale, a native of Ilorin, holds a bachelor’s degree in Estate Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; and Ordinary National Diploma in Public Administration from Kwara State Polytechnic. He is a member…

The hatred of being libelled politician has kept many practicing Muslims away from politics in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the word ‘politician’ instantly creates an image of a very corrupt person whose corruption is absolutely incurable. Some even think every Nigerian politician is a potbelly individual who craves for filthy wealth and is determined to steal…

As the phenomenal Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, mounts the dais to receive another consequential national award, Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), it is pertinent to heave a sigh and reflect on this rare human species at 68. For a man who has served…

Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja. Friday, 7TH October, 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This…

  PRESS STATEMENT   FG DECLARES MONDAY 10th OCTOBER 2022 PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK EIDUL-MAWLID CELEBRATION   The Federal Government has declared Monday 10th October, 2022 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).   Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf…

It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? You can’t physically see footprints on water, but then, that’s what President Muhammadu Buhari has done with the country’s waterways. He has planted his footprints on them, and they are some of the things that will stand him in good stead as he exits May 29, next year. Managing Director…

INDEPENDENCE DAY: KWARA SPEAKER WANTS NIGERIANS TO REMAIN PATRIOTIC, PRAYERFUL AND HOPEFUL. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has charged Nigerians to be more patriotic and prayerful for Nigeria to overcome her challenges and attain her full potential. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press…

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022   Fellow Nigerians,   I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all…

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PRESS RELEASE FG DECLARES MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022, PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal…

TURAKI @ 50: KWARA SPEAKER CONGRATULATES SALIU MUSTAPHA The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a felicitation message to the Turaki of Ilorin and All Progressives Congress APC Kwara…

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS UNILORIN COUNCIL CHAIR ABIDU YAZID RAFINDADI President Muhammadu Buhari joins the government and people of Katsina State in mourning a former Secretary to the State Government and Chairman/Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Alhaji Abidu Yazid Rafindadi. Reacting to the news of the death, President Buhari said the “nation has lost a…

The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has announced the appointment of Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, a Professor of Microbiology as the 8th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Institution.   Professor Kuta whose appointment was announced on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022 by the Chairman of Council, Prof. Olu Obafemi, NMON, was…

“This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in Kongi’s Harvest. And that was what President Muhammadu Buhari did Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America.   The President had his last dance, and how dainty and dignified were the steps. He didn’t do…

President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of a former General Manager of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Lokoja and Kano stations as the new Director General of the NTA.   Dembos’ appointment according to a release by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has a three-year tenure.   Read the press statement…….

SATANIC CHURCH RITUAL: COMMENDING THE JUDICIARY, CONDEMNING BIGOTRY AND DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SHEIKH AISAMI 26th Muharram, 1444 AH 24th August, 2022 On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, an Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and another Christian, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for the heinous crime of beheading a seven-year old Muslim boy, Kazeem…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the conferment of the Governor of the Year Award (Governance and Sustainable Development Category) on His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is most deserving. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his congratulatory message to the Governor noted that the award speaks about the genuine, deliberate, and…

This is to alert the general public to a well-orchestrated smear campaign against JAMB and its management. This sinister campaign is being sponsored by some disgruntled individuals whose unwholesome interests are being affected by the spate of current reforms in JAMB which have successfully blocked their sources of illicit wealth. To achieve their nefarious agenda,…

Immediate past Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Architect Aliyu Muhammad Saifuddeen now redeployed to Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is indeed a Starboy and one of the best brains in the Cabinet of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State. Saifuddeen’s oratory, analytically, is housed with wisdom and apt response to…

SPEAKER DANLADI GREETS KWARA DEPUTY GOV. ALABI AT 59. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the State’s Deputy Governor, His Excellency Mr. Kayode Alabi on his 59th birthday describing him as a true progressive kwaran, team player, and dependable lieutenant to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in…

Let me start with some clarifications. I’m from Osun State, and my homestead is Ipetumodu, in Ife North Local Government Area. And I am not Osun in Diaspora. I was born in Osogbo, capital of the State, when my father was Principal of St Charles Grammar School in the 1960s. When he retired home, after…

Being my acceptance speech on being chosen as the running mate of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 Presidential Elections in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 12, 2022.   Protocols: My first duty, is to first of all acknowledge the position that His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu sends his warmest greetings to the Nigerian Muslims, calling for deliberate efforts towards the nation’s unity. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his Sallah message to the Ummah, made the call, maintaining that Nigeria is better off as an entity, hence the need for critical stakeholders…