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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
• 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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 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….
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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 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…
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…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has charged President Bola Tinubu to take productive action against the escalating violence across Nigeria, particularly following the recent massacres in Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State. Dogara, speaking in Jos, Plateau State, during a condolence visit with former and current…
The rivalry between Governor Sim Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has taken another dimension in this festive period as both of them engaged in distribution of bags of rice to the residents of Rivers State. Amidst the backdrop of a long-standing political feud, customised rice bags imprinted with the photos of both…
Many ended last year and started the New Year badly. By “many” I mean majority of Nigerians. I don’t want to start my first article this year by adumbrating some of the calamities that are now mainstreamed as norms in our pitied existence as a nation and as humans. But as a passionate teacher, and…
Kano state government has commenced payment of N3 billion compensation to owners of Masallacin Idi shops demolished by the state government in its early days in power. The shops owners, under the aegis of Masallacin Eid Shop Owners and Traders Association, dragged the state government to High Court in Abuja, presided over by Inyang Ekwo…
The Federal Government has proscribed eighteen foreign universities in Nigeria. It was earlier reported that the federal government announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo amid the six weeks degree scandal reported by Daily Nigerian. The commission also warned Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that his government will spend N100 billion on school feeding programmes in the year 2024. President Bola Tinubu stated this while signing the 2024 appropriation bill into law in the State House in Abuja. He said the provision will serve as a stimulant to encourage attendance in schools and…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have begun preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Majority of the 25 players named on the squad for the competition have arrived the Asian country from their different bases across Europe. The quartet of Samuel Chukwueze, Francis Uzoho, William Troost-EKong…
Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by….
Let me begin with a quote by Joko Beck (1917-2011) — “We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of troubles. if we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.” Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, the Director General of the…
The senate has passed the 2024 appropriation bill, increasing it from N27.5 trillion as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to N28.7 trillion. The budget size was increased by N1.2 trillion. The bill was passed for third reading after Solomon Olamilekan, chair of the senate committee on appropriation, presented a report for the consideration. The budget…
Bags of rice worth millions of naira have been distributed to beneficiaries in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State by a Philanthropist and All Progressives Congress APC Stalwart, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle under his pet Foundation tagged “Gbenga Power Foundation”. Unveiling the rice for distribution, Kwara State Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Sunday…
A coalition of leaders in Rivers State have told President Ahmed Tinubu that any attempt by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2024 fiscal budget he already signed into law will make a mockery of the state, noting that Rivers is not a Banana Republic. The Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought spoke in…
Every year is unique in some ways. Year 2023 is unique in many ways in Nigeria. Before now, many did not understand what it means to jump out of the frying pan into the fire. No doubt, many Nigerians who could not make sense of that proverbial depiction of hardship must have witnessed its literal…
Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso, nearly 32 years after the West African nation fell out with the World Power. Burkina Faso and a Russian diplomat said in a statement on Thursday that the embassy had been reopened after it was closed in 1992. The Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexei Saltykov, said…
The new National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has expressed his gratitude to Allah (SWT), the entire members of the Union and the people of Ilorin Emirate over the successful conduct of the recently concluded 58th national conference of the Union. In a statement signed by the…
Kwara State Governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness on the death of Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu (SAN), describing him as an exceptional statesman who made indelible marks in public service. “My heartfelt condolences go to the Progressives Governors’ Forum, the government and people of Ondo State,…
New leadership has emerged for Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the umbrella socio-cultural organisation of the people of Ilorin Emirate. At an election held in Asa local government, Alhaji Abdulmumin AbdulMalik emerged the new national president of the union, marking the climax of the 58th annual national conference of the union. The election results…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’abba, has died at the age of 65. Na’aba served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003 following the resignation of Salisu Buhari. Na’abba attended ABU Zaria, where he studied political science and graduated in 1979. He was born on September…
Northern Senators under the auspice of Northern Senators Forum have condemned the recent killings in Plateau state, urging the authorities concerned to commence investigations. The forum Spokesperson, Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila in a statement, said northern senators condemned the heinous act adding that the senator had expressed their deepest condolences to the affected families,…
Many federal civil servants across the country have experienced delay in payment of their December, 2023 salaries. They said it was sad they marked Christmas yesterday without money, a development that affected their families, especially those who had no savings. Many of those who spoke to our correspondent lamented that they did not celebrate Christmas…
• Emir, IEDPU laud Gov AbdulRazaq’s strides in good governance Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said preliminary works will begin next year on the 18,000-hectare Ilorin Smart City Satellite Town that the administration has designed for the expansion of the capital city. Ilorin Smart City Satellite Town is an offshoot of the Ilorin…
As Christians in Nigeria and Kwara State joined their counterparts across the globe for another Christmas celebration, faithful have been implored to emulate the virtue of Jesus Christ which include tolerance, selflessness and generosity. The Chairman of Gbenga Power Foundation and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle, made this call in…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Christians in the state on the occasion of Christmas, which he said represents the birth of Christ in world history. In a statement on Sunday, the Governor said the birth of Christ heralded hope and urged people of faith to act in accordance with the message of truth,…
Jim Obazee, the investigator probing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that the government is about to recover two banks illegally sold to former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to the report, Emefiele used proxies to acquire Union Bank of Nigeria for Titan Trust Bank Limited and Keystone Bank without any evidence of payment….
Thirty state of the art ambulances and three fire fighting trucks have been procured by the Kogi State Government to improve access to healthcare delivery and boost emergency health intervention across the state. Also distributed were 10 SUVs to newly appointed judges as well as over 25 official vehicles for principal officers and members of…
A wave of disappointment and concern is sweeping through the loyal listeners of FRCN Kaduna, the national station that has been off air for an unprecedented two months. Many fear the station, once a vibrant hub of news and information for the north, is now on the brink of becoming a relic of the past….
I just don’t understand why a son would kill his parents. It is like a passenger who do not know how to drive a car and has not learnt to do so but, while in wilderness, kills their driver for insulting them. This world, in which we owe our existence to our parents, is like…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked rumours that it has increased the 2024 registration fee. The Board’s Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Benjamin, the information is not true, as the cost of obtaining the Board’s…
Kwara State House of Assembly has given assurance that all constituencies in the state will be given fair treatment in the Twenty Twenty-Four Appropriation estimate. The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu gave this assurance after the debate on its general principles for the second day. Engineer Danladi-Salihu said that the Twenty Twenty-Four budget is an indication…
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has extolled LT Col Ramat Suleiman as she assumes the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Nigerian Army. The Emir stated that she deserves accolades, being the first female from Ilorin Emirate to achieve such a prestigious rank. Dr. Sulu Gambari prayed to Allah to grant…
The Kwara State 2024 Appropriation Bill was read for the second time today on the floor of the Kwara state house of Assembly. While leading the debate on the general principles of the Appropriation Bill, the house leader Hon. Magaji Oba Abdulkadir said the next year Appropriation Bill will help the Kwara state Government to…
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has step up move place to prevail on Shoprite, one of Nigeria’s prominent supermarket chains from closing down its branch in Kano State. Located at the famous Ado Bayero Mall in Kano, Shoprite last week announced its decision to exit the Centre of Commerce in January,…
The Federation internationale de Football Association(FIFA) has handed over a newly constructed mini stadium worth 1.18 billion naira to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after it was commissioned on Friday in Birnin Kebbi. The mini stadium is situated along Birnin Kebbi- Kalgo- road which was commenced on 21st September 2020, three years after under the immediate…
My last week column titled ““Mistakenly” Killed or Killed For Amusement?” was a reaction to the massive killing of some worshippers in Tudun Biri in Kaduna State. In that article, I lamented the terrible condition of Nigerians in Nigeria. Explaining the worthlessness of Nigerians at the lower rungs of the societal ladder who represent the…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is prioritizing and improving Nigeria’s health sector through massive investments and the allocation of increased funds to the sector in the proposed 2024 budget. The President made this declaration at the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Renewal Compact by Federal,…
Kwara State Rural Access Road Agency Bill Twenty Twenty-Three has scaled through second reading on the floor of State House of Assembly The bill passed through second reading, following debate on the General Principles of the Bill led by House Leader, Barrister Magaji Oba-Abdulkadir Barrister Oba-Abdulkadir said the bill if passed would be a life…
Kwara state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has joined compatriots and football fans across Nigeria to celebrate the incredible feats of our star players Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala as they were named African Players of the Year in the male and female categories respectively at the CAFAwards 2023. This, remarkably, is the first time after 24…
Popular Yoruba poet, writer, artiste and religious leader, Alhaji Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead. Adepoju died on Sunday at his residence, Idi Orogbo off Ring Ring Road, Ibadan, Oyo State. He was aged 83. His son, Adejare Adepoju, disclosed this in a brief announcement on Sunday, saying “Baba has gone to rest. Inna lilahi Wa innaa…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed plan to begin the production of drones, AK-47 and other weapons locally. DSS director-general, Yusuf Bichi, disclosed this while speaking at the graduation of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 16 participants in Abuja on Saturday. Bichi said the move would help reduce the heavy reliance on foreign…
Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah, has expressed confidence that the Reds are going to do something ‘special’ in the Premier League title race this season. Salah spoke after Liverpool’s dramatic Premier League 2-1 comeback win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Two goals from Salah and Elliott gave Liverpool the victory over Crystal Palace. Liverpool were below…
The Director, National Youth Service Corps, North West Area office, Mr. Kehinde Aremu-Cole has urged the Corps Members to shun the act of engaging in night journey. He made this appeal on Thursday on his visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Kwara State. While addressing the 2023 batch ‘C’ stream 2 Corps members…
In a country where everything goes, citizens, in their hundreds, can be mistakenly killed and heads will not roll. If “mistake” could react, like a living creature, to the recent mass killing of Muslim celebrants in Kaduna State, the killers in uniform should be saying their last prayers by now. But in Nigeria, “investigation” is…
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State, Andrew Okungbowa has resigned. Okungbowa cited his dissatisfaction with how he was treated as the reason for his resignation. Recall that Okungbowa was appointed Chief Press Secretary just five months ago, on July 25, 2023. In a short three-paragraph letter, dated December…
ARMY CHIEF VISITS TUDUN BIRI, COMMISERATES, TENDERS APOLOGY, PLEDGES SUCCOUR TO DRONE STRIKE VICTIMS, COMMUNITY The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Army Chief arrived the community in the early hours of Tuesday 5…
Nigerian Medical Association, Kano Sate Chapter has revealed that a total of 162 medical doctors and 789 nurses have relocated to foreign countries from the state in continuation of the “Japa syndrome” The chairman of the association, Dr. Abdullahi Sulaiman stated this to newsmen. Dr. Sulaiman was reacting to the so-called “Japa”, a terminology used…
Unveils Ph.D. MPhil/Ph.D. M.Sc. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally granted approval for the splitting of Political Science and Public Administration into separate programmes in Fountain University Osogbo, Osun State. The splitting also avails Political Science Department to start running B.Sc. as a separate program at undergraduate level in addition to the approval for…
The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State legislatures who is also the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has sought a working and effective collaboration with the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy towards the embracing and the adoption of E-parliament by all State Assemblies in Nigeria. The Conference Chairman stated…
Ishowo Malik Ayomide Since my sojourn in this world, it is noticed that the economic structure in Nigeria has always been a major source of concern for all Nigerians. However, one of the obvious reasons Nigeria itself is a fragile nation is apparently due to the kind of leadership we have been wilfully producing since…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated the newly promoted professors in the university. Speaking on the tradition of meeting and congratulating newly promoted professors in the university, the Vice Chancellor charged the accomplished academics to deliver their inaugural lectures within the next twelve months. Prof. Egbewole made…
The Senate on Friday has charged President Tinubu not to release funds to the Local Government Areas being run by unelected appointees. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senate minority leader, Senator Abba Moro, who lamented the deliberate acts of some state governments not to conduct local government elections. The…
The Jigawa State High Court No. 3, sitting in Dutse presided over by Justice Muhammad Abubakar Sambo has convicted and sentenced the first defendant Isah Haruna, (m) 30 years, of Gwaram Sabuwa, to life imprisonment for the offense of Sodomy. The convict was earlier arraigned before the court on the 2nd May 2023, on a…
Tinubu’s critics would have soft-pedalled their criticism of him if they had paid attention to some of his subtle achievements. I agree achievement is relative. What constitutes achievement to some isn’t worth its name to others. Notwithstanding, achievement is achievement. Also, what critics would itemize as Tinubu’s achievements would definitely be different from what praise…
The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, winner of the November 11 governorship election in the state. The PDP…
Former secretary of state under Richard Nixon who became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US foreign policy in the 20th century, Henry Kissinger has died at the age 100. His consulting firm Kissinger Associates announced his death in a statement on Wednesday evening, but did not disclose a cause. The celebrity…
Unidentified number of people in their houndred has staged a protest on the streets of Kano over the sacking of Governor Abba Yusuf by the Appeal Court. Two weeks ago, the appeal court panel upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The lower…
The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU, Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi, has appealed to the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,(NSCDC) Kwara State Command, Mr Umar Muhammed, to intensify efforts at tackling security challenges in the State. Alhaji Uthman made this appeal on Tuesday, 29 November 2023, when…
In its characteristic concern for the welfare of its students and their parents, the University of Ilorin management has announced new school charges. These charges reflect a substantial reduction from the ones released over the weekend.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness over the death of the former House of Representatives member Hon. AbdulYekeen Sidiq Alajagusi, praying Allah to forgive and grant him rest. Alajagusi represented Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
In compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1, 2023: (1) Chief Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board Chairman (2) Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari — Group…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N27trillion as the 2024 appropriation for the country. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave the approval on Monday at the weekly executive meeting presided over by the president. The 2024 appropriation would be the first yearly budget to be presented by President Bola Tinubu a few weeks after he presented…
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has elected Aisha Ibrahim Bura as the new president of the association. Mrs Bura was elected during the association’s eleventh triennial delegate conference, where she defeated the incumbent Nawoj’s president, Mrs Ladi Bala, in Abuja. Other newly elected officials include Wasila Ladan, as the National Secretary, Lillian Okonkwo…
Protests have rocked the ancient city of Kano State, with hundreds of people taking to the streets as they ask the Supreme Court to ensure justice for Kano majority, in the appeal he filed following the Court of Appeal judgment. The protests that were conducted at different locations in Kano, came at the hills of…
