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…

The Executives and members of the Ode-Giwa Development Association, both home and in the diaspora have extended their heartfelt appreciation to His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; the Executive Governor of Kwara State over what they consider a great honor and privilege by the appointment of one of their illustrious sons, Mallam Abdullateef Gidado Alakawa as…

It was an honour and privilege to be asked to represent His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III at the 2nd Annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington DC on June 28-30, 2022. His Eminence did not give me any prepared speech to read there so, whatever I said or wrote…

The Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is playing a strange kind of politics that is not known or understood by many, including some of his ally and associates. His approach to politics and political balancing has been described by some as political nonsense. In the absence of context or understanding of Gov. Abdulrahman’s approach,…

Late Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara was a prince of Gwanara Emirate, successful Teacher and a farmer – two of the noblest professions in this world. He was a complete family man and community leader who left indelible mark in the sand of time.   His birth: Late Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara was born in 1926…

The Kwara State Ministry of Health wishes to confirm the first case of monkey pox in the state. This follows rigorous efforts of the surveillance and response team that had been activated since the index case was reported in the country in March, 2022. The first confirmed case in Kwara State involves a 29-year-old Nigerian…

With gratitude to Almighty Allah, the family of Alhaji Salihu announces the passing away of their patriarch and a foremost educator, Alhaji Salihu Aliyu Gwanara, the Tafarikin Borgu, of Borgu Kingdom. He died on Friday 17th June, 2022 and would be buried according to Islamic rites this morning in his hometown in Gwanara. Alhaji Salihu…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools.   The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja.   The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement…

Kwara Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu giving his remark at the 3rd anniversary.              

Kwara State House of Assembly has marked the third anniversary of the Ninth Legislature in grand style.   Addressing his colleagues and members of the general public at a special plenary at the hollow chamber, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu recalled that twenty-five bills and fifty motions have been passed…

ATTACK ON ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, OWO, ONDO STATE The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, condemns, in the strongest terms, the heinous attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State where many innocent worshippers…

Over 50 people feared dead as gunmen invade Catholic church in Owo Ondo state today        

Four times governor of New York, vice president for two years under Gerald Ford and presidential aspirant, Nelson Rockefeller, once observed that “If you don’t have good education and good health, then I feel society has let you down.” If any objective examiner were to rate President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration on Rockefeller’s one-liner about two…

WHY I AM STEPPING DOWN AS A PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP). I have been a keen observer of Nigerian politics for so many decades, but have not been opportuned to actively participate in party politics due to my engagements in managing critical public and private institutions, among others. I have observed…

Operatives of the Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an outdoor advertisement executive over political advertisements that appeared in two billboards in Enugu bearing the name and logo of the Commission.   The two Super 48 Sheet Billboards located at Otigba and Zik Avenue Junctions in Enugu, bore offensive…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Hon. Yahaya Ahmed Yinusa (Bulldozer) as the new chairman of Kwara State Polytechnic Governing Board. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007), ‘Bulldozer’ replaces Dr. Yaru who has resigned his appointment to emerge the new rector of IVTEC. Hon. Yinusa, an indigene…

I no longer get excited about EFCC arrests and prosecutions, no thanks to President Buhari’s blundering failure in fighting corruption. To be very honest, the EFCC itself need its own EFCC if Nigeria is serious about fighting corruption. But Nigerians love spectacles and spectacles they shall get. I see that even ASUU is celebrating the…

This Friday, May 20, 2022, in Lagos, drums would be rolled out, cymbals would chime, and heads would turn in a jaw-dropping celebration of excellence as the high-flying Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) bags The Vanguard’s Icon of Education award.   Even though the newspaper is honoring the erudite scholar in…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned the general public, particularly candidates in the just- concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), to be wary of the guile and other unsavoury activities of fraudsters who are making false claims of errors in the scoring of candidates in the 2022 UTME. The Board is,…

The kernel of our electoral campaign to the people of Kwara State is to restore the dignity of the Kwara person, redeem the lost glory of the state on all fronts, ensure inclusive growth, and reposition it for greatness and competitiveness in Nigeria.  At the heart of this campaign is quality education and human capital…

The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Joeé Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr Peseiro. José Vitor dos Santos Peseiro, 62 last month, is…

Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has mourned the passage of Alhaja Sifawu Olawuyi, mother of the member representing Irepodun, Isin, Ekiti, and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, the green chamber, Abuja. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his condolence message to Hon. Ajuloopin and his family urged the…

On Thursday, Ms Deborah Yakubu Samuel, a student of Sokoto State College of Education was mass-beaten to death and burnt over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Her murder was not only gruesome but painful to people across the world, especially well-meaning and informed Muslims across the globe, because fellow students who…

To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that he/she had used for registration and the result would be returned as a text message. This is the only process of checking the 2022 UTME results…

The National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ), in Kwara State has described the death of ace broadcaster and the treasurer of the league, Chief (Mrs) Yemi Ademokoya Agboola as saddened and unfortunate. Chief Ademokoya according to a statement from her family died on Saturday at the age of 67. The league in a statement by…

First class monarchs from North and South of Kwara State have said Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq deserves to have another term in office based on his hard work, impacts on every region in the state, and his humility in relating with all segments of the state. The monarchs spoke on Friday during separate sallah homage paid…

Zulum is Coming People should forgive my ignorance if what I write here does not come to pass. His Excellency, Professor Babagana U. Zulum, the Governor of Borno State, the subject of this article, should overlook my wrong forecast at the political climate and not feel offended if indeed I am proven wrong. It is…

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs and Obas, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on Tuesday hailed the hands-on approach of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to the duties of his office, saying it would be good to have the Governor run for another term in the 2023 ballot. “The Governor AbdulRazaq has been…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families that efforts were ongoing to ensure safe return of all those being held by bandits, directing security agencies and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to provide more regular and detailed information to families. Receiving some FCT residents at State House on Sallah homage Monday, the President said the government…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips from Saturday, 30th April, 2022, ahead of this year’s exercise. The Director, Information Technology Services, Mr. Fabian Okoro, made the announcement via a statement released to…

1. Buhari, the arrow head of the Federal Government is presently rounding off his government. 2. He doesn’t have anything on the tenterhook that will make him see ASUU’s demands as crucial unlike someone who wants a return ticket or has just commenced his tenure (1st or 2nd). 3. The said government is even broke,…

The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration. Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for…

This not the best of times for Nigeria virtually in all areas. There is a lot of tension in the land with our fellow citizens being subjected to various forms of inhumanity. Children cannot go to school in many places, especially in the north east, and their future hangs on the balance. For many years…

  Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, Wednesday, declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot contest the 2023 presidential election by 137 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). There have been speculations that the former President may defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling…

Adamawa State House of assembly has declared the seat of the member representing Michika state constituency, Joseph Ayuba vacant for defecting form the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). During Wednesday’s plenary presided by the speaker of the house Rt. Hon Aminu Iya Abbas, the house citing section 109 1(G) of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command has arrested thirty suspected internet fraudsters in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The suspects, comprising of twenty-eight males and two females were arrested at different locations in Ado-Ekiti based on credible intelligence obtained by the Command. They are Godspower Falodun, Omoniyi Pelumi, Victor Damilola, Akerele Olugbenga, Oluwatosin…

PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS JAJI OLOLA ABDULGANIYU AS CONTROLLER GENERAL OF FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Jaji Olola Abdulganiyu as the Controller General Federal Fire Service with effect from Friday 22nd April, 2022. Until his appointment, Engr Abdulganiyu was the Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Administration and…

FOOD SECURITY: PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUDS AfDB FOR BEING PROACTIVE President Muhammadu Buhari has given plaudits to the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) for planning ahead of whatever negative consequences may come from the Russia-Ukraine war in terms of food security. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, during an audience with the AfDB President, Dr…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle involving two ministries.   The Governor directed the Honourable Commissioner for Environment Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh to proceed to the Ministry of Solid Minerals; while the Honourable Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development Mrs. Remilekun Banigbe reverts to the Ministry of Environment.   According to…

Ahead of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) slated to hold between 6th and 14th May, 2022, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reminded prospective candidates of the need to adhere strictly to examination etiquette, warning that stiff penalty awaits anyone who runs foul of the laid-down rules and regulations governing the…

Sources from the Ancient Palace of the highly revered monarch confirmed the demise of the Iku Baba Yeye. Alaafin, or The Owner of the Palace in the Yoruba language, is the title of the emperor of the medieval Oyo empire and present-day Oyo town of West Africa. He ruled the old Oyo Empire which extended…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has allocated 2022 hajj seats to States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare boards, FCT and armed forces group.   NAHCON Chairman Barr Zikrullah Hassan announced the distributions of the Hajj 2022 allocation received from Saudi Arabia to States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards today during hajj operational meeting with Chief Executives of…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no individual or group will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria. ‘‘We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I do not know why people…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer. CSP Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on 16th February, 2022 after taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course…

  TEN (10) TIPS AND REALITIES REGARDING PARTY PRIMARIES AND THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF 2023:   1. Once you’ve purchased a particular party’s form and agree to participate in the primaries you cannot withdraw and contest on another party’s platform in the same election. 2. Regarding the issue of consensus candidate, all aspirants must write…

Manchester United Football Club forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has announced the death of one of his sons. The former World Footballer of the year made announcement via his verified Instagram account today.  

SERIAL PERSECUTION: BAUCHI SPEAKER TENDERS RESIGNATION LETTER FROM APC, OBTAINS PDP MEMBERSHIP CARD Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman has formally tendered resignation letter from All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Guda Ward of Ningi Local Government, the…

In the early to middle 1990s the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) came up with some witty and ingenious car stickers in protest against the poor wages in the Nigerian University System. These included: ‘My boss is a comedian, the wage he pays is a joke’. And ‘My take home pay cannot take me…

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECONSTITUTES BOARD OF FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. This is with a view to repositioning the bank as a core banking institution with core competence in mortgage finance. Recall that the President had, in January this year, appointed…

  I join our Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate this year’s Easter, which is the most significant event/festival in the Christian calendar. This year’s celebration is very unique for adherents of the two great faiths in Nigeria. It culminates the 40-day season of Lent for Christians, where the faithful is expected to fast, pray,…

The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was Head Coach of the Super Eagles B…

Long before Kwara consummated its unprecedentedly humane minimum wage package for the workforce, senior citizen Saliu Ajibola Ajia, PhD, authored an article in October 2020 in which he observed that the state wage bill was so huge that little was left for development. It was an article incredibly rich in verifiable data. Even so, its…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has directed political appointments seeking elective position in 2023 to tender their resignation letters not later than April 15, 2022. In a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Mamman Saba Jibril, the governor said the recent Electoral Act 2022, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, provides that…

The family of the famous Ilorin-born and Lagos based reformer, Sheikh Adam Abdullahi Al+Ilory has been thrown into mourning following the death of their patriarch, Sheikh Ridwanullahi Adam-Abdullahi-Al-Ilory, the first son of the late founder of the Markaz Agege.   One of the Markaz old students, Sheikh Abdul-Rasaq Abdul-Azeez Ishola confirmed the sad news on…

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that 1 million pilgrims (Hujjaj) will perform this year’s Hajj. The Ministry also announced the following policies for the 2022/1443 Spiritual Exercise: – 1 million Hujjaj will attend Hajj from inside and outside the Kingdom – Maximum age limit 65 years…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-constitution of members of the governing boards of some agencies under the Federal Ministry of Transportation. The agencies affected are the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, (MAN, ORON) and the National Inland Waterways…

The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications companies in Nigeria to immediately bar all outgoing calls for all Nigerians who have failed to link Subscribers Identity Modules( SIM) with their National Identity Numbers( NIN). It said enforcement of the policy begins from Monday April 4, 2022 as part of necessary steps for enhanced security across the…

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE POST OF VICE-CHANCELLOR Introduction The Council of the University of Ilorin hereby announces to the general academic community that the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University will be vacant with effect from 16th October, 2022. In accordance with the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No….

Ramadan Moon Sighting: Muslims in Nigeria advised to look out for the crescent that will signifies the commencent of Ramadan Fast from tomorrow 1st of April 2022 equivalent to 1443 After Hjra. The Nigeria Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs in a statement by the Director of Administration Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu, said the search for the…

Haters of God and humanity struck on Monday, bombing the Abuja-Kaduna train. They then proceeded to open fire on passengers of the immobilized coaches. It was premeditated murder from the very bottom of hell. See the toll of the carnage. Promising lives, cut short. Destinies terminated. Hopes and plans, ruptured. People who committed no sin,…

All Federal Government to stop work at 1Pm on Tuesday to ensure Nigerians are able to go and Support the Super Eagles take on the Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The match is the crucial World Cup play off to determine who goes to the 2022 World Cup…

A lot of auguries have attended the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), which holds a crucial National Convention on Saturday. And most of the prognostications have not been good. Implosion. Explosion. Schism. Scatter, are some of the words often used to describe the fate that would befall the party. But don’t forget. The APC had…

A family,whether nuclear or extended, consists of individuals,male and female,young and old members who are always bonded by blood or filial relationship. The family is the basic and foundation social unit, which determines the superstructures or the eventual quality of a society. A community is a greater and much bigger social unit. It is an…

The Chairman and founder of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle was at the country home of the former Nigerian Head of State and two term President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to celebrate his 85th birthday.   Baba Iyabo as he fondly called in local parlance was treated to a novelty football match where the octogenarian…

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday applauded the BUA Group for its strides in narrowing the gap between demand and supply of cement in the country.   The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while receiving a top delegation from BUA Group, led by the Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, which was on a thank you visit. President…

SSG/AKS/S/200/VOL.1/406 22 February, 2022 Akparawa Ephraim Inyang-eyen, Office of the Chief of Staff to Governor, Governor’s Office Complex, 1 Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo Dear Sir, APPRECIATION OF YOUR SERVICE On behalf of His Excellency, the Governor, government and the good people of Akwa Ibom State, I write to convey to you His Excellency, the Governor’s…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared the suspended Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigerian Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari wanted over his involvement in a 25kilograms Cocaine deal. The anti-narcotic agency declared Kyari wanted at a press briefing addressed by its Director of Media…

The Management of Kwara State University has announced that henceforth, students would not be allowed to drive vehicles on campus. This was contained in a release issued by the Director, University Relations, Mr. Abdulrazaq Sanni, immediately after the inauguration of Compliance and Enforcement Committee on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.   The Vice Chancellor stressed that…

UNILORIN-ASUU CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS The Congress was called to order by 2. 25p.m, the branch chairperson gave opening remarks bothering on extending greetings from the Principal Officers and Trustees of the Union to all members of Congress and also showed his sincere appreciation to members for the support given to him during his inaugural lecture. He…

THAT THURSDAY TERROR AT OYUN BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL, IJAGBO The attention of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has been drawn to the sadistic attack and barbaric carnage unleashed on some Muslim students in Ijagbo, Kwara state, on Thursday 3rd of February, 2022. The victims of this premeditated violence were only exercising their…

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says the commencement of the 2022/23 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) and Direct Entry(DE) Registration exercise earlier scheduled for Saturday, 12th February, 2022, has now been postponed to Saturday, 19th February , 2022 and to end on Saturday, 26th March, 2022.   This is contained in a statement released by…

Ahead of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and Direct Entry, DE Registration exercise nationwide, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede FNAL has charged proprietors of Computer-Based Test, CBT centres to consider their engagement with the Board as a national assignment. According to the JAMBulletin, a weekly publication…

The Kwara Progressive Media Organization (KPMO) has congratulated the newly-sworn in Kwara State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi during an inauguration ceremony conducted by Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) today at the National Secretariat, Abuja.   In a statement released by the Focal…

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq switched on the Kwara Television 24-hour transmission on Tuesday, a giant step that the Governor said takes the medium an inch closer to the administration’s vision of making it a leader in the audiovisual industry and viable means of informing the public.   The development represents another first in the…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthen existing cordial relationships between personnel of the Armed Forces and civilians in the state. He also commended their efforts — alongside other sister agencies — to protect the national territorial integrity and check criminality and keep the state peaceful. AbdulRazaq spoke at…

The Nigerian Senate has today passed into law the bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University of Technology Offa, Kwara State into law.   This was part of the resolutions reached at today’s plenary as presided over by the Deputy Senate President, His Excellency Senator Ovie Omo Age.   With this development, the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a public health threat and place more people living with HIV on treatment annually.   Speaking at the launch of the HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN), the President pledged that his administration would continue to…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next Administration. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders, the President said he was…

In its bid to accommodate some exigencies which ultimate goals are to ensure maximal benefits to potential candidates, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has made adjustment to its earlier released examination timelines. Giving the breakdown of the adjusted UTME timelines, the Board disclosed that the 2022 Unified Tertiary Examination(UTME) would be held from…

The Kwara State monthly environmental sanitation exercise held today across the 16 local government areas of the state. The monthly exercise, first of its kind in the year 2022, saw the new Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, Chairman House Committee on Environment (Kwara State House of Assembly) Hon. Abdurasaq Owolabi, the Chairman, Enforcement…

With the gradual ease in the economy from the covid-19 pandemic ravaging the globe, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) posted a total IGR of N26,961,014,485.76 (Twenty Six Billion, Nine Hundred and Sixty One Million, Fourteen Thousand,Four Hundred and Eighty Five Naira,Seventy Six Kobo) for the year 2021.   This was contained in a…