Hon Gbenga Power Felicitates Elese At 96
…as the First Class Royal Father celebrates 35 years on the throne and 96th birthday. A political leader in Kwara State and acclaimed philantropist, Honourable Gbenga Oyekunle Power, has congratulated His Royal Highness, Oba Ahmed Babalola Awuni, Arepo II, the Elese of Igbaja on the occasion of the celebration of his 96th birthday and 35…
Dear President Tinubu, Is This Punishment Not Too Much For Our Sin?
It is true that President Tinubu met Nigerians in the cauldron of abject poverty. It was officially called a multi-dimensional poverty. Muhammadu Buhari, the former President, did not hand over to Tinubu until poverty became a permanent resident in virtually every home in Nigeria. Poverty, under Buhari, had green card—positive identification—in Nigeria. A beleaguered Nigeria…
Fuel Scarcity: Kwara Assembly Urges State Government To Set-up Special Task Force
The Kwara State House of Assembly has implored the state government to set-up a task force that would address the current petroleum scarcity in the state. This was sequel to a matter of general public importance, “On need to address fuel scarcity”, raised by the member representing Ilorin North-West Constituency, Babatunde Ayi Olatundun during plenary….
Kwara Assembly Calls For Investigation Of Delay In Salary Of LG Staff
Canvasses resident law implementation The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to direct the State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development to investigate the delay in payment of salaries and arrears of Local Government and State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB workers by the Consultant. This formed part…
2024 UTME: Kingstep School Students Among Best Candidates In Kwara
Candidate scores 355…others follow King Steps International School, Ita-Elepa, Ilorin is among the schools with overall best students at the just concluded Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB examinations. A statement by the Director of the School, Barrister Johnson Oladokun who made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, said…
More Than Just A Vice Chancellor: Reflection As Na’Allah Wins Best VC Award.
By Dr. Alameen Abdulkadir. This weekend, the China-African Relation Forum honoured the Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah with the best VC of the year award. Over time, I have closely monitored the success stories and achievements of this technocratic giant called Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, not for fun but to learn some goal…
Kwara Speaker Celebrates ‘Baba Rauf’ On Birthday
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu joins family and friends to celebrate Alhaji AbdulRazaq Baba AbdulRauf on his birthday. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu described ‘Baba Rauf’ as he’s fondly addressed as a progressive community leader and a pillar of support for the youth constituency praying to Allah to continue…
UTME: Candidates Bound To Gain Admission Irrespective Of Poor Performance
The More Nigerians Fail, the More Universities are Established! When universities were universities in Nigeria, those who dreamt of gaining admission into them were those who were prepared for the rigor that academic endeavor requires. Then, university is not for every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Now, it is for every rat, mouse, and kitten. All…
No Strike In UniAbuja, ASUU Members Knock Branch Chairman
Say Autocrat can’t dictate to intellectuals…. The University of Abuja Academic Staff Union members have kicked against unilateral declaration of strike action by the chairman of the instution’s ASUU branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh. In a congress held today at the University’s permanent site, Abuja, the ASUU members accused their chairman of gross fist and autocratic…
Media Aides To Kwara Gov. Meet Guild Of Digital Journalists, Harp On Professionalism
The Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye (MNIPR), has commended members of the Guild of Digital Journalists for being fair, moderate and professional in their reportage. Speaking on Tuesday when the protem chairman of the association, Mr. Opeyemi Adeoti led other members of the association on a courtesy visit to…
Gbenga Power Donates Cash To Kwara Traders Affected By Demolition In Oluwole Market And Victims Of Fire Disaster In Docemo
Hon. Gbenga Power-Oyekunle pays sympathy visit to Kwara Traders affected by demolition in Oluwole Market and Victims of fire disaster in Docemo. …donates N2.5 Million to victims In an uncommon demonstration of empathy and solidarity, Hon Gbenga Power-Oyekunle, paid a sympathy visit to the victims of Docemo Street, Lagos Island inferno which consumed goods and…
Kwara Gov. Forwards University of Education and Teaching Hospital Bills To State Assembly
Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq has forwarded the Kwara State University of Education and the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital bills to the Kwara State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. In the messages read by the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu during plenary, Governor AbdulRazaq explained that the Kwara State University of Education, is a premier…
Kwara Gov. Salutes Para-badminton Star, Bolaji On Historic Win
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Kwara-born Nigeria’s star Mariam Bolaji on her gold medal win at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 in Toledo, Spain. After a streak of superlative performances through the tournament, Bolaji walloped world’s fifth best badminton player Mandeep Kaur of India 2-0 to clinch the gold medal of the tournament. Bolaji…
Paying N42 Million To Learn ABC
Paying N42 Million To Learn ABC At times, the more we think we have advanced as modernized people, the more we lose our sanity. If you think paying N42 million to learn ABC gives you some pride, it means you need an emergency psychiatric service from a team of psychiatrists. Richness of the pocket is…
Gbenga Power Sympathizes With Victims Of Shop Demolition At Oluwole Market
The Chairman of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has sympathized with hundreds of natives of Kwara State who are mostly from Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state whose shops were demolished at the popular Oluwole Market, Lagos Island. Gbenga Power urged those affected to take heart and believe that God will provide…
NPSA To Hold 34th Conference, As Distinguished Nigerians Bag Fellowship Award
The Nigerian Political Science Association, NPSA has decried the current challenges facing the country. The Association made its position known in a statement preparatory to its 34th National Conference in Lokoja. According to the statement signed by the NPSA President, Prof. Hassan Salihu, the conference became imperative as a responsory to numerous challenges facing the…
Cow Poisoning: Kwara Govt Team Arrives Mandate Market, Confiscates Suspected Beef
• govt fumigates, shuts abattoir till Wednesday The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has temporarily shut the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin to allow for fumigation and general cleaning of the area following suspected meat poisoning in the facility. Dr. Abubakar Ayinla, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the steps are part of the…
Muslims Charged On Care For Orphans
Muslims have been urged to help the less privileged in the society, especially orphans who are in dare need of the assistance. This appeal was made by the Chairman Islamic Orphanage Foundation, Ilorin, Architect Seifullahi Alege, at the management meeting of the foundation held at its temporary office, Minna Road, Adewole Estate, Ilorin. Architect Alege…
Desperate to Marry but not Marriageable: The Fate of Repentant Boko Haram Ladies
This is the only way (I know) to express their condition. I wish I can express it better. It is pathetic and sad. And it is the consequence of our inaction in the face of injustice. We were all silent (and still silent) when some few individuals, which we chose to lead us, make looting…
Association Of Industrial Pharmacist Of Nigeria Salutes Establishment Of Coordinated Whole-Center
Kano Coordinated Whole-Center ,Good Omen – Pharmacist Kenneth Chinedu The National Chairman of Association of industrial Pharmacist of Nigeria Pharmacist Kenneth Chinedu says the Association is impressed with the settings and operations of the Coordinate Whole-Center in Kano. Pharmacist Kenneth Chinedu disclosed this during an inspection tour on the facilities of the Coordinated whole center…
Senator Rafiu’s Death Is Devastating –Gbenga Power
The Chairman of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has described the death of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim as psychologically devastating. In a statement, Honourable Gbenga Power said that Kwara State and Nigeria has lost a seasoned banker turned politician. “Dr Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim will be remembered for so many things, because he meant different things…
Kwara Gov. Mourns Senator Rafiu Ibrahim
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq received with shock and profound sadness reports of the death of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party after a brief illness. The Governor sends his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late senator, the people of Ojoku in Oyun Local Government Area, and the Peoples Democratic Party…
Banding Nigerian Power Consumers In Order To Bandit Them
Abdulkadir Salaudeen To President Tinubu and his regime, Nigerians seem to be too stubborn. We are too stubborn in enduring hardship. We are too dogged, overly obstinate, and desperately determined to live in the face of the daily revised hardship. Nigerian hardship is being revised daily by its rulers to make sure that it goes…
20,065 Hectares SmartCity Project: Governor AbdulRazaq Walking The Talk
Olayinka Fafoluyi During the 2024 Budget presentation to the Kwara State House of Assembly, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON announced the SmartCity project, an offshoot of the Ilorin City Master Plan modelled after Sustainable Development Goal 11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Building such cities requires foresight and…
No Crescent Sighted In Saudi Arabia, Kingdom To Observe Eid On Wednesday
Report has it that no crescent was sighted on Monday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which makes it become necessary for this years Ramadan fasting to extend till Tuesday. In a tweet by Haramain News, “The crescent moon was NOT sighted in Saudi Arabia, consequently, Eid l Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, 10th…
14-year Old Girl In Company Of 17-year Old Lover Dies In Hotel
A 14-year-old girl by name Shallon Ebitare has reportedly died while in company of her 17-year-old lover in a hotel room in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The incident happened on Wednesday when the minor and her 17-year-old boy friend, identified as Lucky Okubo, went to a hotel room in Yenagoa, but she was said to have…
Hajj Subsidy VS. Palliative: Can Government Learn From Amokachi?
Religion in Nigeria has been serially abused, misused, and ridiculed for selfish interest. It becomes more horrible when it is manipulated for politics without human face. People speak in the name of God even when they have quarantined themselves from what is godly. This is why we are arguably one of the most religiously ungodly…
Kwara Speaker Mourns Chief Imam Of Patigi
Kwara Speaker mourns Chief Imam of Patigi, Magajin Geri of Lafiagi, and Wambayi of Ilesha-Baruba The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the deaths of the trio of the Chief Imam of Patigi; Alhaji Abdulmalik Ibn Mohammed, Magajin Geri of Lafiagi; Alhaji Ahmed Alhassan and the Wambayi of…
EASTER: EMULATE THE VIRTUES OF SACRIFICE AND HUMILITY– HONOURABLE GBENGA POWER-OYEKUNLE
As Christians in Nigeria and other parts of the world celebrate another Easter, emulating the virtues of sacrifice and humility of Jesus Christ has been described as fulcrum for a peaceful and progressive society. A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Chairman, Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle made this assertion in his…
Speaker Danladi Mourns Kwara Former Deputy Governor, Elder Kisira
The Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the death of a former Deputy Governor of the state; Elder Peter Kisira as a great loss. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a condolence message issued on Saturday, described the late former Deputy Governor as a perfect gentleman who distinguished himself…
Subsidizing the Rich, Senator Ali Ndume, and Hajj Fare Palaver
I don’t understand. Who is Senator Ali Ndume referring to? Few days ago, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) made an upward review of hajj fees. The rationale behind the increment, according NAHCON’s spokesperson—the right honourable gentlewoman Fatima Sanda Usara—was due to the fluctuating nature of exchange rates. She explains that “In the event…
Kwara Gov. Mourns As Oloro Passes On
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has joined the people of Oro Kingdom to mourn the sad passing of the Oloro of Oro Kingdom HRM Oba AbdulRafiu Olaniyi Ajiboye Oyelaran 1. The monarch joined his ancestors in the early hours of Saturday. The Governor said the late monarch was a peacemaker, a father figure to…
How Is Balance Diet Possible In The Midst Of Balance Hardship?
Dieticians cannot be stopped from doing what they are trained to do. They keep educating us on the essence of balance diet in our wellbeing. They always urge us to maintain healthy habit when it comes to feeding. They want us to have balance diet. They will not stop to inform us that children who…
Kwara: FG, World Bank Hail Gov. AbdulRazaq On New Agric Project
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a six-year $500m food security programme supported by the World Bank and the Federal Government. Both the Federal Government and World Bank commended the Governor for providing quality leadership and platforms for livestock value chain production and commercialisation in…
Ramadan: Dangote Feeds Ten Thousand People Daily
Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, through Aliko Dangote Foundation, has launched the distribution of free meals to no fewer than 10,000 fasting Muslims in Kano state, his state of origin. In a statement signed by Samira Sanusi, an official of the foundation in Kano, the gesture was also follwed with distributing one million bags…
Defense Headquarters Posts Cryptic Message After Killing Of Soldiers
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday posted a cryptic message on X, formerly called Twitter, after 16 military personnel were killed in Delta state. The personnel — comprising a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers — were killed on Thursday while on a “peacekeeping mission” in Okuoma, Bomadi LGA of Delta. They…
Cleric Canvasses For Care And Affection Towards Orphans
Caring for the orphans and vulnerable children in the society has been identified as one of the best way to secure Allah’s favors on earth and hereafter. An Islamic Scholar, Fadhilat Ahmad Labeeb Baba-Lagbaji made this assertion while delivering lecture at the annual Ramadan lecture of Waafah Islamic Orphanage Home, Ilorin, Kwara State. Fadhilat Baba-Lagbaji…
President Tinubu Should Please Cry Out For Help
Dear President Tinubu, Please Cry Out! Yes! This government needs help. It is high time President Tinubu cried out for help; not for loan. Loan will not solve our problem. Already the country is overwhelmingly indebted. We should shed that toga of giantism and face the reality. The status “Giant of Africa” which Nigeria claimed…
Value Seeds Limited Commissions Genetic Lab In Zaria
A private owned company which specializes in Agro inputs has commissions a genetic Lab in Zaria with the aim of enhancing food production nationwide. Speaking during the flag off ceremony the president of the company Value Village Company Sir George zangir said the aim of the gesture enhance food production in the country. He said…
Ramadan 1445AH: Kwara Speaker urges prayers for Nigerian leaders
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has welcomed the sighting of the crescent to commence Ramadan 1445AH fast, calling on the Muslims to pray for the Nigerian leaders. In a statement issued on Sunday, Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu congratulated the Muslim faithful on the commencement of another Ramadan fast…
Food Security: Kwara Speaker lauds FG
The Federal Government has been lauded for its efforts toward improving agricultural productivity and ensuring food sufficiency across the country. This is coming at a time the International Monetary Fund; IMF is urging the Nigerian government to give top priority to addressing food insecurity. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu…
Food security: Kwara Speaker lauds FG
The Federal Government has been lauded for its efforts toward improving agricultural productivity and ensuring food sufficiency across the country. This is coming at a time the International Monetary Fund; IMF is urging the Nigerian government to give top priority to addressing food insecurity. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu…
The Young Izala Guard, Hunger, and “Failure” of Religion
Abdulkadir Salaudeen Many people are fed up with religion of recent. Some have even concluded that religion is our problem in Nigeria more than ethnicity. It is used as a cover for corruption and bad governance. These people hinge their arguments on the lifestyle of some of these so-called men of God who, in alliance…
Enforce Anti-liqour Laws, IEDPU Urges Kwara Police
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has urged the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police to ensure the full enforcement of the laws against sale and consumption of alcohol and all forms of pool betting as well as related offences in prohibited parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. This appeal was made by…
Why Kano Anti-graft Can’t Probe Ganduje Over Dollar-Video
The Federal High Court, sitting in Kano has ruled that the Kano State Public Compliant and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC lacks the merit to investigate former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje over the alleged $5 million bribery video. The presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Liman, while delivering the judgment on Tuesday said the alleged offence is…
Why I Returned “Lost” 100 Million Naira To Owner–Islamic Guard
One of the Islamic Izala Guards of Jamaatu Izalatul Bidia Wa ikamatussunnah, Salihu Abdul Hadi, has given reason why he returned 100 million Naira lost money to its owner. The money, which was found in Katsina, was lost by a woman of Kano origin. Upon finding the money, which mostly comprised foreign currency, Salihu located…
IEDPU Commends Prof. Na’Allah’s Visionary Leadership In UniAbuja
National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has commended the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. AbdulRasheed Na’Allah for his numerous contributions towards the progress and development of the people of Ilorin Emirate. Alhaji Abdulmalik stated this when he led a delegation of the Union’s National Executive…
Kwara: Police Parade 28 Criminals For Heinous Offenses
Kwara State Police Command has paraded Twenty-Eight suspects for various offences, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery and homicide. Addressing newsmen during the parade of the suspects at the Police Headquarters, Ilorin, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Victor Olaiya said the move underscores wavering commitment of the Police in combating crime in all its forms….
When You Are Elevated By The Noble Book: An Encomium To Hajara Ibrahim
Award winning books are many. But no matter how rich and admiring some of these books are, we only read them, talk about them, and praise their authors for doing some great literary works. It is hard to find that people who admire these books commit them to memory out of admiration. Doing so would…
Hijrah Organization Commends NAFDAC On Ban Of Sachet Alcoholic Drinks
Communique issued by Hijrah Organization of Nigeria after her Monthly Meeting held on Sunday 25th February 2024 at late justice Orire’s house GRA Ilorin, Kwara State. The Hijrah Organization of Nigeria has commended the Decision of NAFDAC on the total ban of Sachets alcoholic drinks across the country, this it is believed will certainly revive…
Kwara: Joint Security Team Foil Kidnap Attempt, Arrest 5 Suspects
A swift response from the Kwara State Joint Security team consisting of the Nigerian Police Force and local Vigilantes led to neutralizing and arrest of a gang of suspected kidnappers who carried out a brazen attack at a camp in Alo Village in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The response from the Joint…
Saudi Arabia Starts Export Of Fresh Tomatoes
Saudi Arabia has achieved a remarkable milestone by exporting tomatoes to Europe for the first time in February 2024. This historic event, broadcasted across television networks, signals a significant breakthrough in the nation’s agricultural sector. Traditionally challenged by its harsh climate and heavy dependence on imports to fulfill domestic demands, Saudi Arabia has triumphed over…
Kwara Emerges Best In Immunisation Coverage In North Central, Wins UNICEF Award
Gov. AbdulRazaq’s Health Interventions Win UNICEF’s $500,000 for Kwara •State emerges Best Immunisation Coverage in North Central Kwara state government has emerged UNICEF winner on immunisation coverage in the North Central zone with a cash prize of $500,000. Speaking at the meeting of the taskforce on Immunisation and Primary Healthcare Agency in Ilorin at the…
Kwara–Security Beef up As EFCC Sets To Arraign Former Governor Ahmed
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to charge former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to court for allegedly spending N1.6billion on chartered jets, just as he has also been accused of alleged mismanagement of security votes. Ahmed is charged along with a former Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Ademola Banu, who served with him….
President Tinubu’s Kids And Their Endurance Sermon
Nigerians are experiencing the extremest hunger of their life. It is not poverty anymore; it is hunger. It is now I realize there is a difference—a gulf one—between poverty and hunger. Though I belong to the post civil war generation, those who experienced the Nigerian civil war—especially those from the eastern part of the country—will…
Guild Of Digital Journalists Condemns Harassment Of Journalists, Reiterates Commitment To Professionalism
The Guild of Digital Journalists (GDJ) has been described as a group of professionals, leading the way in the new development of strict ethics, in online media practice. This was disclosed by Mr Opeyemi Daniel Adeoti, the protem Chairman of the body, when he was featured Thursday morning on AM Drive, a Kwara TV morning…
COULD BUHARI AND TINUBU REALLY BE LIKENED TO PHARAOH AND HAMAN?
Fir’aun (Pharaoh), Haman, and Qarun (Korah) are the three most terribly corrupt and tyrannical people during the lifetime of Prophet Musa (Moses[AS]). Their tyrannies are classical. An Islamic cleric in Zaria Kaduna State recently likened Buhari and Tinubu to Pharaoh and Haman. Lamenting on the prevailing terrible situation in the country, Sheikh Auwal Sheriff asserted—in…
Recruitment: Police Shortlist 171, 956 Candidates, Fix Date For CBT
PSC SHORTLISTS 171,956 APPLICANTS FOR JAMB CBT FIXED FOR TUESDAY MARCH 5TH NATIONWIDE The Police Service Commission has fixed Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 for the Computer Based Test (CBT) for successful applicants for Police recruitment from the just concluded credentials and physical screening exercise that held throughout the 36 states of the Federation and the…
Kwara: Court Rejects Gov. Application To Arrest Journalists
The Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court has rejected the application made by the Kwara State Government to order the Police to arrest a Kwara-based reporter with the National Pilot newspaper, Ahmed Ajikobi. Senior Media aide to Governor Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, Mr. Michael Fafoluyi, has filed a petition against Ajikobi and the medium, accusing both…
Atiku, Okonjo-Iweala Mourn Wigwe, Ogunbanjo, Others In US Aircrash
The death of Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been announced following the crash of a helicopter conveying him and five others on Friday night near the California-Nevada border in the United States of America. According to several media reports, others involved in the fatal crash were his wife, Chizoba; his…
Shettima To Represent Tinubu At AFCON Final Tomorrow
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential team to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The Vice President had also represented the President at the semi-finals when the Super Eagles defeated South Africa in a pulsating encounter. The Nigerian national team…
Taraba: Kidnapper Nabbed While Picking Ransom
The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected female kidnapper while attempting to pick ransom for an abducted victim in Taraba state. The army also apprehended a notorious gunrunner dealing in arms and ammunition and supplying them to criminals within Taraba State and other parts of the country. The female suspect, it was learnt, was married…
Avoid Watching AFCON Final If You’re Hypertensive–Medical Expert
An Akure-based medical doctor, Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has warned Super Eagles fans and football lovers who are highly emotional and have heart conditions to avoid watching Sunday’s final live. Ikubese, who stated this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, said these category of persons should instead involved in diversionary measures instead. The…
ÈMI LO KÀN TO PUNISH NIGERIANS
No one should take the Èmi Lo Kàn in the title of this article to mean I am referring to myself. I am not referring to myself but I don’t know of a better way to say it. It literally means it is my turn to punish Nigerians. I am referring to the propounder of…
Kano Varsity Suspends Lecturer For Subjecting Students To Corporal Punishment
The management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has suspended a staff member who allegedly subjected students to corporal punishment for minor infractions during their ‘Nigerian People and Culture’ lesson. The incident gained widespread attention through a viral video on social media, prompting a Kano-based lawyer, Barr. Abba Hikima, to…
Gbenga Power Salutes Abdulrazaq At 64
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC from Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State and Chairman of the Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has felicitate with the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON on his 64th birthday. In a congratulatory message he personally signed and made available to newsmen…
Abdulrazaq Offsets Salary, Pension Arrears
Kwara State Government has committed another N1,031,149,451.36 (one billion, thirty one million, one hundred and forty nine thousand, four hundred and fifty one naira, thirty six kobo) to again offset the salary arrears the last administration owed to local government workers, basic school teachers and pensioners. The government has repeatedly said it is committed to…
Only Minister Has Right To Transfer Oil And Gas Assets–NUPRC To Expatriates
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has clarified that ownership of oil and gas assets in Nigeria can only be transferred from one entity to another subject to the consent of the Minister as spelt out by the 2021 Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief…
ICPC SECURES ABOUT 70 NUDE PICTURES TO PROSECUTE RANDY UNICAL PROF.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured about 70 nude pictures following forensic analysis of call logs, videos and messages for two months as evidence against a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Osim Ndifon. Ndifon is standing trial at a Federal High Court…
Kwara Speaker Decries Killing Of Ekiti Monarch, Charges Security Agencies To Fish Out Perpetrators
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has decried the killing of His Royal Highness Segun Aremu; the Olukoro of Koro in the Ekiti local government area of the state. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu who described the killing as nefarious commiserates with the monarch’s family and charged the security agencies…
WHY ARE OUR MARKETS SCARING LIKE GRAVEYARDS?
It is obvious that things are getting out of hand. The country is sick. Even the government has stopped feigning ignorance of the country’s sickness. It is just too obvious. There may be disagreements and different explanations about what ails the country and how to go about its cure. What is not in dispute is…
TRIBUTE TO LATE Dr. IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR ELEYINLA
The Death of As-sheik Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Eleyinla was no doubt a sudden arrhythmic death that hit us like a flash fiction. I have never known anyone within the extended family staple that keeps the knot of kinship intact than him. He will keep in touch physically and online (while he was in Malaysia). He…
Investments In Hospitality And Tech Very Strategic–NIPR To Kwara Gov.
• We want to become a hub for conferencing: Gov AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday received applause from the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for his administration’s investments in critical infrastructure and projects that can drive rapid economic growth and make the state a hub. President of the NIPR, Dr Ikechukwu…
I Did Not Sign Any Pact With Tinubu Over Supreme Court Ruling–Kano Gov
Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has debunk rumor making round that he has signed an agreement with Presidency prior to 12th January, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on Kano Election Petition where he emerged victorious. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, described a document already circulating on social media indicating…
FG Gives Further Clarification On CBN And FAAN Relocation To Lagos
Federal Government says that the relocation of some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) corporate headquarters from Abuja to Lagos State is not ill intended but to improve efficiency and save costs. This was stated in a press statement issued by Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information…
SPECIAL REPORT: How Successive Kwara Governments Played Politics With Egbejia Road Construction–Community
Egbejila Road Construction: Successive Kwara Governments have used the road for political gains–Community …Allegedly Awarded Contract to Unregistered Company …Causing a Lot of Havoc. Our People Cannot Use the Road – Community Leader …Permanent Secretary Attributes Delay to Lack of Funds Egbejila is a peaceful community that provides home for thousands of people in Ilorin…
Kwara Gov signs 2024 Appropriation, LG Amendment Bills into law
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law, calling it another bold step to expand infrastructure and grow the economic base of the state on a sustainable basis. The Governor also assented to the Local Government Amendment Bill, saying: “We are looking forward to holding the local government elections…
A journey to making history – Ubandawaki
When the new National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON helmsman, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi assumed office on the 18″ of October, 2023, he made a solemn pledge to pursue the acronym mantra of T.S.A (Trust, Sacrifice and Allah sees everything) in the administration of Hajj. According to him, he has not come to overturn everything…
WHO MADE ABUJA UNSAFE?
It was the former First Lady Aisha Buhari who first raised the alarm some years ago, as an insider, that Aso Villa is not safe. But because she had the means, she packed her packable things and japa(ed) to Dubai for safety. I will run for my life too if I had the means. Thereafter,…
Kwara Assembly Cuts 2024 Budget By 3.7bn
Kwara Assembly passes 2024 budget, reduces it by 3.7bn Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the 2024 appropriation bill of #292,741,292,132.30 presented to the House of Assembly by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq into law. Governor AbdulRazaq had on the 14th day of December last year, presented a budget of #296,457,875,578.00 to the legislative arm of…
Ganduje Arrives Kano Six Months After Exit
Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has arrived at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Wednesday evening. The APC national chairman was accompanied by senior party members including the state chairman of the party, Abdullahi Abbas and Murtala Sule Garo, the deputy governorship candidate of the party in the 2023 elections. Based on…
Medicinal Properties of Agbalumo
Agbalumo as fondly called by the Yoruba people is also called African Star Apple or African Cherry in English Language. Its botanical name is Chrysophyllum Albidum. The IGBO people called it Udara. It is the season of Agbalumo and it is now in local market accross the country, It is a power-packed favourite. Below are…
Sex For Admission: Unilorin Expels PG Student
The authority of University of Ilorin has expelled a postgraduate student, Mr. Mathew Adeboye Balogun, also known as Plato, over sexual harassment against vulnerable students and admission seekers. Mr. Balogun is a PG student in the Department of Councillor Education, Faculty of Education. In a letter released by the University’s Student Affairs Unit, dated January…
Why Osimhen Consoled Guinea Midfielder After Comical Own Goal
Nigeria took an early lead over Guinea-Bissau at the Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a comical own goal. In a reaction, African Player of the year, Victor Osimhen took it upon himself to console Guinea-Bissau midfielder Opa Sangante after his comical own goal handed Nigeria an early lead at the Africa Cup of Nations….
Kwara Speaker Salutes Hon. Wahab Isa On Birthday
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated an All Progressives Congress APC Chieftain and a former federal lawmaker, Hon. Wahab Isa on his birthday anniversary. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a birthday greeting to the former Ilorin East and Ilorin South Council Chairman described Hon. Isa as a…
Kwara Govt Resolves Communal Dispute In Baruten
Sues for peaceful coexistence… The Kwara State Government has resolved the lingering communal dispute between indigenes and non-indigenes in the Chikanda community, Baruten Local Government area of the state. The State Government’s delegation, led by the Speaker, of Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu sued for peace among the warring parties…
Professor Maqari And His “Sex For Food Palaver”
From sex for grade to sex for food. Sex out of wedlock for anything is condemnable in the major religions practised in Nigeria. The fact that excuses are being made for this immoral act—even by clerics—shows that we are in a big trouble. Professor Ibrahim Ahmad Maqari recently stirred the hornets’ nest with his fatwa…
Bandits Attack NIS Office, Kill Immigration Officers
Bandits have killed two officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) during an attack in Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria. The bandits reportedly stormed the NIS station at Garin Garba, near Kangiwa, the headquarters of Arewa Local Government Area of the state on Monday and opened fire; killing two officers, Isa Nafiu and Garba Haruna Fana….
VIDEO UPDATE: GOV MAKINDE VISITS EXPLOSION SCENE IN BODIJA
We visited the scene of the explosion which occurred at about 7.44 pm yesterday, 16 January 2024 in Bodija, Ibadan. This unfortunate incident resulted in death and injury to residents in the vicinity and also affected properties. We have already deployed first responders and all relevant agencies within Oyo State to carry out comprehensive search…
VIDEO: EXPLOSION ROCKS IBADAN
BREAKING: Explosion Rocks Ibadan as Ace Mall goes to Ruins. A Massive Explosion has rocked the heart of Bodija in Ibadan today, leaving casualties of lives and property.
Why I Refused To Sack Emefiele–Buhari
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite linking the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential ticket, he refused to sack him. He said that he could not have removed the apex bank’s chief from office because Emefiele did…
Vice President Kashim Shettima pays tribute to late former spokesman, Gusau
My friend, Isa Gusau — A Tribute, By Kashim Shettima There couldn’t have been a more poignant last chapter to a man’s life than my final text exchange with him. He reached out on December 31, 2023, to draw my attention to a Qur’an recital competition in Damaturu, Yobe State, stating that it transpired without…
Saraki Laments Kidnapping Of Al-Kadriyar Children in Abuja, Charges Security Agencies
The former Governor of Kwara, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has condemned the news of the abducted six girls in Bwari area council of Abuja. The family whose entire children were kidnapped in their home in Abuja hails from Saraki’s hometown Ilorin, Kwara State. Saraki reacting to the sad event said “It is unconscionable that Nabeeha’s…
EFCC Re-opens Case Against Kwankwaso, Fayose, Orji, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened its investigation into money laundering cases against 13 former governors and several former ministers, with the total amount involved surpassing N853.8 billion. The development signifies a major step in Nigeria’s fight against financial crimes. According to Punch, the sum implicated in cases involving the former state…
Zulum Loses Spokesperson
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of his spokesperson, Malam Isa Gusau, who passed away after a protracted illness on Thursday 11th, January 2024 at an Indian hospital. Governor Zulum, expressed that the entire Borno State government mourns the loss of a dedicated public servant and a…
KLEPTOMANIAC APPOINTEES: BETWEEN TINUBU AND BUHARI
“A mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which they cannot control, to steal things.” This is how Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines Kleptomania. But is stealing a mental illness? Could it also be spiritual? I should have read enough and life experience should have taught me to answer in the affirmative. Yes,…
Kwara State Govt. Restates Commitment To Sustainable Workers’ Welfare, Dialogue
Kwara State Government wishes to restate its commitment to promote the welfare of workers and the people of the state. This assurance is in reaction to the press briefing of the labour unions who made demands for the implementation of some outstanding allowances and emolument. This administration, despite being among the third lowest recipients of…
Tinubu Asks Betta Edu To Go Home
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu from office following the scandal that rocked her office caused by the minister’s directive to the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) to make a payment of N585 million to a personal account…