Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday signed the 2022 budget, with the capital expenditure now pegged at 56%, indicating a commitment to complete many of the ongoing infrastructural projects.   The size of the budget is *N189,617,487,624* — 44% of it being for recurrent expenditure. The House passed the budget on Thursday.   The…

It was a black Friday for the family of yet-to-be identified aged woman whose life was taken immediately a black Toyota Camry car rammed into her adjacent Arca Santa Shopping Complex Ilorin the Kwara State Capital. According to an eye witness account, the woman who was in her mid sixties was working as an assistant…

Limited number of cadavers for study in most medical schools in the country has been identified as hobbling the study of anatomy and achievements of its attendant gains, says Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin. Moyosore made the observation while delivering the 214th Inaugural Lecture at the university,…

President Muhammadu Buhari on has inaugurated a new 3 million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 Factory in Sokoto expressing delight that the Federal Government’s policies on economic diversification, job creation and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive are working.     Speaking at the inauguration of the plant, described…

The Kwara State House of Assembly has today passed into law, the 2022 Appropriation Bill of 189.6 Billion Naira representing an increase of 0.06% from what the Governor presented late last year.   The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu while reading the resolution of the House following a thorough consideration of…

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN has promised a new 200 housing unit project in Kwara State.   This pledge was made today by the Branch Manager of FMBN in Ilorin, Mr Adedokun Adekanye, during a visit by the Kwara State Commissioner for Housing, Honourable Ibrahim Akaje.   “We are ready to build 200…

This is to inform the general public that the monthly sanitation exercise for the month of January will hold on Saturday 29th, 2022 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.   Members of the public are hereby enjoined to fully participate in the sanitation exercise by cleaning their residential and business environments. Everybody is expected to…

The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Governor of Beneue State, His Excellency Samuel Ortom, calling him an incongruent governor.   President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu in a release made available to the press explained that unlike Governor Ortom who hold the guiness record of unpaid salary has no reason to blame the…

Federal Government has refuted news making round on social media that it would soon make Dr Deoxyribonucleic Acid tests popularly known as free DNA tests free for Nigerians.   The refutation was made Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora, the Minister of State while speaking with some journalists in Abuja.   It would be recalled that some Nigerians…

Federal Government has condemned in strong term, the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, calling for the immediate release of President Marc Christian Kabore and other members of his cabinet detained by the military.   The strong condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Francisca Omayuli….

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says sales of forms for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and Direct Entry, DE will commence on the 12th of February, 2022.   This is contained in the JAMB’s weekly bulletin titled JAMBulletin and made available to this medium.   According to the publication, sales of…

Yobe state governor and chairman Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC Mai Mala Buni, has confirmed that the ruling party will hold it national convention by February 26, 2022. Speaking at the ongoing APC Progressive Women Conference holding in Abuja, Mai mala Buni urged the women to come out massively and contest in the forthcoming…

Kwara North All Progressives Congress, APC Stakeholders Forum has called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come out and declare for the second term.   Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu made this call on behalf of other political office holders from Kwara North during a meeting of Kwara North APC…

Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead. Chief Earnest Shonekan, a boardroom guru before his selection to head the Interim National Government died in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the Chairman of the interim National Government between…

The Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress arrived Kwara State on Monday, saying it has a mandate to listen to and reconcile all the sides in the “family feud” within the state chapter of the APC. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Adamu said it would meet…

The EFCC, in continuation of the review of its operational activities for the year 2021 recovered the aggregate sum of N152, 088,698,751.64, (One Hundred and Fifty-two Billion, Eighty-eight Million, Six Hundred and Ninety-eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-one Naira, Sixty-four Kobo), $386,220,202.84 (Three Hundred and Eighty-six Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Two Hundred and…

A relationship is not based on the length of time you spent together, it is based on the foundation you have built together. As we approach 2023, which is the election year in Nigeria. Politicians, their thinktanks and foot soldiers will desperately look for progressive bonds to break in an attempt to make headway, this…

The management of the University of Ilorin has approved the promotion of 685 senior staff members of the University cutting across the academic and non-teaching cadres.   This was sequel to approval by the University’s Appointment and Promotions Committee (A&PC), which considered the various recommendations from the various Faculties and Units at its last meeting…

The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements who had been misleading the general public on the purported commencement of the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application documents. For the avoidance of doubt, any information in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it secured 2,220 convictions in the year 2021.   The Commission in the infographic released noted that the toal conviction is the highest recorded in a single year by the anti-graft body.    

The Olubadan-in- Council has announced High Chief Dr Moshood Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan.   Addressing a press conference, Osi Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola explained that the Kingmakers resolved that Dr Balogun is going to be the next Olubadan in line with tradition.       TEXT OF THE PRESS…

The National Republican Convention, NRC Presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa is dead. The former Presidential Candidate, Bashir Othman Tofa breathed his last in Kano. Tofa, a former presidential candidate of the defunct NRC in the 1993 aborted election died after a protracted illness. The erudite politician and astute businessman was earlier rumoured to have died on…

High Chief Moshood Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan is, according to tradition and practice, expected to be the next Olubadan of Ibadan Land after the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji.   The succession to the throne of Olubadan in Oyo state is very unique like no other with a very solid and structured arrangements put…

The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji has joined his ancestors. Reports say Oba Adetunji who was 93-years-old, today joined his ancestors at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. He was crowned the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan following his coronation on March 4, 2016. Prior to his ascension to the throne of the…

Most Reverend Paul Olawore, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin is dead.   Aged 60, Bishop Olawore died today after a brief illness at an undisclosed hospital.   His death was confirmed by a terse statement issued by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Very Reverend Father Daniel Iletogbe.   The statement reads:  …

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Ninth Assembly would continue to pay keen attention to and advance legislation that would further improve the well-being of Kwarans and make life more bearable for them. Engr. Danladi-Salihu who stated this in his new year message congratulates Nigerians and Kwarans…

We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. 2. I salute the courage and resilience of all Nigerians, which was…

Barely nine days before the commencement of the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, health concerns and injuries constrain have forced the Super Eagles of Nigeria to alter her  final 28-man list for the mundial. According to information made available by the Nigeria Football Federation, lively forward Victor Osimhen’s positive test to the coronavirus…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 appropriation bill and the Finance Bill 2021 into Law in keeping with the tradition of restoring a predictable January to December fiscal year. The President signed the documents in the Presidential Villa in the presence of Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,…

Our attention has been drawn to a cooked-up story by a faceless group or individual on an alleged endorsement of the 2023 Kwara North Governorship bid by the Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, the Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly To start with, the last time the Speaker Engr. Danladi-Salihu visited Baruten was in the…

TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, IN LAGOS ON THURSDAY, 30 DEC, 2021 TO SHOWCASE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION DURING THE OUTGOING YEAR 2021 Gentlemen, good morning, and thanks for honouring our invitation to this press conference which, in line with our…

The Nigeria Football Federation has urged the public to disregard report in some media that the Interim Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen dropped Leceister FC forward Ademol Lookman from the final squard of the of the Eagles to the 2021 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.   In a terse statement from the NFF,…

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has issued the following Statement: “An official source in the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque stated that it was decided to restore the physical distancing measures in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, starting from…

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has confirmed the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles weeks after terminating the appointment of Gernot Rohr.       The Confirmation was contained in a communique issued after the virtual Executive Committee of the NFF held today Wednesday 29th December, 2021.   According…

The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU has reelected a retired Director of the Department of State Services, Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman,fsi,as its National President.   The reelection of Alhaji Uthman was part of the highlight of the 56th edition of the Union’s annual national conference that was concluded at Oke-Oyi, the headquarters of Ilorin…

Contrary to earlier report on the inferno at the popular Supermarket in Abuja, another footage has emerged where some of the items evacuated were seen gathered at a location. The video:

A popular supermarket in Abuja, ‘Next Cash n Carry’ has been engulfed by fire. Unconfirmed reports say the inferno started mid-day Sunday 26th day of December. Footage of the unfortunate development can be seen below:             Meanwhile, another footage has emerged on social media of some people taking the advantage…

The Financial Secretary-elect of the All Progressives Congress, APC Kwara Chapter, Hon Abdulganiy Tola Kure has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for nominating Hon Ibrahim Akaje as a cabinet member of his administration.   Hon Kure in a statement he personally signed in Ilorin the state capital described the nomination of Hon Akaje as one that…

The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union IEDPU, Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman,fsi,has,again, commended the Executive Governor of Kwara State,Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for his exceptional diligence and glittering patriotism, saying that the Union absolutely agreed with the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Emirs and Obas,Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,…

Super Eagles’ Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen, has named his 28-final list of the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon 9th January – 6th February 2022.   According to information posted by the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF on its verified social media handle, Eagles’ Captain, Ahmed Musa,…

Federal Government has increased hazard allowance for Medical Doctors by Eight Hundred Percent.   According to a memo from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission sighted by this medium, NYSC Medical Doctors also benefited from the increment by over Six Hundred Percent.   By implication, medical doctors from Five Thousand Naira would now be…

I rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. It is a special period that brings peoples of the world together with one purpose; to celebrate togetherness, joy, peace, and above all, to share love with one another through exchange of goodwill and gifts. For…

Tomorrow, 25th December will be celebrated as the Xmas Day by many Christians world wide. In spite of that, there are many other Christians who are not celebrating the day as the birthday of Jesus. They are of the opinion that he was born in either June or October, not December. This controversy is difficult…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has sent warm greetings to Christians in Kwara, Nigeria and across the globe as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.   “It pleases me to celebrate with and congratulate my brothers and sisters on this joyous occasion of Christmas celebration as they…

The Federal Government has, in the spirit of festive season, declared movements in passenger trains across the Nigerian Railway Corporation system, free of charge.   A communique from the Nigerian Railway Corporation which confirmed this development explained that the gesture is to enable Nigerians travel for the celebration of Christmas and new year.    The…

The United Arab Emirates agencies, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority, NCEMA and the General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA have suspended entry passengers from four African countries. The four suspended countries are Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. According to the agencies in their statements posted online, the suspension which would take effect from…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday laid the 2022 budget before the state parliament, with capital expenditure grabbing 55.3 percent of the fiscal plan and the remaining 44.7percent going for recurrent. The budget is 12.5 percent bigger than the revised budget of 2021, and focuses on completing ongoing projects and initiating new ones in…

The Chairman,Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, will on Saturday preside-over the opening ceremony of the 56th edition of the annual national conference of the Ilorin Emirate main sociocultural organisation, Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU. A statement signed by the Union’s National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Imam, on behalf of the National President…

Protocols For the third time since we assumed office in 2019, I am presenting to this Honourable House a fiscal document which points the next phase of our service to the people of Kwara State. Over this period of time, we have delivered on our many electoral promises to restore the glory of Kwara State…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sent names of new commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and subsequent confirmation. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu made this known while reading a message from the Governor to the lawmakers at the plenary today. The names of the…

The Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitates with Christians and all Nigerians at home and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, stating that signing it into law would cause trouble among the political parties in the country.   According to reports, the letter of rejection of the bill, which is before the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, will reportedly be read…

On Monday morning, December 20, the social media was awash with an article titled ‘It Does Not Take 15 Years’. It was written by a leading samurai of the Saraki dynasty, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. Abdullahi, author, former editor, minister and commissioner, qualifies to be called a public intellectual by any fair standard. However, there is…

Gabriel Boric has become Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory over his far-right rival in a polarizing race.   Boric, 35, garnered nearly 56 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent his closest rival, Jose Antonio Kast got in a poll that recorded participation of tens of thousands of Chileans.    …

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) will soon commence the sale of application documents/ registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination( UTME) and Direct Entry(DE). According to information, the Board, is at the moment, engaging its core functionaries in a series of intensive training exercises to ensure that once the date is announced,…

Today marks exactly sixteen years since the passage to eternal glory of one of the most accomplished participants in the march to the greatness of Ilorin Emirate,Shaykh Muhammad Kamaldeen Habibulahi Musa Al-Adaby. He died on Sunday(December 18,2005) after sojourning for approximately a century(100 years) on the surface of the soil.   He is widely acknowledged…

Today, December 17, 2021 Ilorin, the renowned citadel of Islam,learning and peace,would be playing host to dignitaries from all walks of life and from far and near who would converge on the city,particularly at the palace of the Emir of Ilorin to witness the turbaning of Shaykh Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa as the new and fourth…

Fadilat Sheik Sulaiman Farooq Onikijipa, alias Al-Miskinu Billahi is a renowned Islamic scholar who has millions of fans in Nigeria and across the globe. Sheikh Sulaiman Onikijipa was born on the 25th of February, 1962, was born to the Onikijipa family by Alhaja Aminat Faruq: the daughter of Fadilat Sheikh Sa’adullahi (Al-Imam).     Sheikh…

The importance of security can not be overemphasized. It is requisite to the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. In planning, coordination and deployment matters relating to electoral processes, well-coordinated security is a fundamental requirement for success. Adequate security ensures the free movement of electoral staff, materials, voters, candidates and observers on…

Protocols Mr. Chairman, the Chief Launcher, the Guest Speaker, distinguished guests, gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I must confess that I cannot fathom the reason why the Organising Committee of this Book Presentation settled for me as the person to review this beautiful piece of intellectual effort. But even then, when I was…

A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honourable Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau has been reportedly killed by gunmen in the State. This sad development was confirmed by the Clerk, Kaduna State House of Assembly while briefing newsmen in Kaduna state on Wednesday.     Until his death, Honourable Gadagau was the lawmaker representing Giwa…

Kwara State Bureau of Micro Small and Medium Scale  Enterprise Bill Twenty Twenty-one has been submitted to Kwara State House Assembly by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu read the letter to his colleagues at the plenary on Tuesday. The bill seeks to provide for the establishment and promote investment in Micro and…

According to report, this young man that can be seen jumping into lagoon at Berger Bridge in Epe, Lagos was said to have threatened anyone who tries to rescue him

Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq late Monday assented to an Executive Order 001 to ease off many bottlenecks that make doing business cumbersome in the state. Signed at a dinner for captains of industry and members of the business community in Ilorin, the executive order represents a milestone in the government’s efforts to bolster Kwara’s…

The National Universities Commission, NUC has named the University of Ibadan, UI as the best federal institution in the country for 2021. The NUC made this known at a two-day capacity building workshop organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund in Abuja Monday. Speaking at the event, Professor Peter Okebukola, NUC’s former executive secretary, noted…

The Ministry of Interior has described as false and misleading news making round on some social media platforms claiming that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared all marriages conducted by Ikoyi Marriage Registry to be illegal and invalid. Permanent Secretary and Principal Registrar of Marriages, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore made…

•Replaces Sacked Minister of Power
•Appoints new National Commissioners for INEC

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has sacked Super Eagles’ handler, Gernot Rohr after 64 months as Nigeria’s longest serving coach. The NFF has also appointed former Super Eagles’ captain, Augustine Eguavoen as the Technical Adviser of the team on an interim basis. The appointment was confirmed following a virtual meeting of the NFF Executive Committee…

The Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, is dead.   According to sources, Oba Ajagungbade III died at the age of 95.   He died after spending 48 years on the throne.It was gathered that the monarch died Saturday night at the age of 95.   Late Oba Oyewuni Ajagungbade…

After spending about twenty days in detention, the Nigerian Navy has confirmed the release of an online Comedian, Abdulgafar Ahmad, popularly known as Lawyer Kunle. This was made known by the Naval spokesperson, Commodore Suleman Dahun on Friday. Lawyer Kunle was reported to have been missing on Monday, November 15, 2021, when his colleague in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC says it has confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron in the country. NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa stated this in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja. According to the statement, “In line with the routine travel tests required of all international travellers, genomic…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State.   The presiding Judge, Justice Anwuli Chikere while delivering the judgement held that restrictions placed on Mallam Sanusi after his deposition on…

Following the outcry by the family, friends and fans of the popular Ilorin born Comedian, Abdulgafar Abiola also known as Cute Abiola on social media, the Nigerian Navy has come out to to set the record straight, stating that the Comedian also known as Lawyer Kunle was detained for conducting himself in a way that…

The horrible incident of a student assaulting his lecturer on campus last week was disheartening. It was an unimaginable incident that has several implications. It implies a high level of moral decadence in today’s youths. It is also a consequence of the failure of our learning institutions to inculcate good character in the students. Presumably,…

•Seko and Babaloye Appointed as Gov’s Assistants

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has sent his warmest congratulations to the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs and Obas , Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR on the occasion of his 26th coronation anniversary. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in the congratulatory message acknowledged the immense contributions…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the death of the Special Assistant on Religion (Christian) to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Reverend Dr. Samuel Olusegun Adedayo as a great loss. Engr Danladi-Salihu in the condolence message specifically commiserated with Kwara State Governor, the family of Dr. Adedayo, the Christian…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Governor-Elect; Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Anambra State.   In a statement released by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President; Femi Adesina, President Buhari praises the security agencies…

KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ASA DAM ROAD, ILORIN INVITATION TO PUBLIC HEARING The Kwara State House of Assembly hereby invites the General Public to a Public Hearing on a Bill Titled ” Kwara State Public Audit (Re-enactment) Bill, 2021. Venue : Committee Room 213, Kwara State House of Assembly Complex, Ilorin. Date : Monday…

Two Bills have been forwarded to Kwara State House of Assembly for consideration and passage by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq The bills are State Public Audit Bill twenty twenty-one and Request  for Legislative Approval to access Federal Government Bridging Facility of Eighteen point seven billion naira These were contained in two messages from the Governor addressed…