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

Coupists in the Republic of Niger have sought Russia’s help in the face of military threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The regional body, which has the backing of the Western democracies and the United Nations, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum as…

The Adamawa State Police Command says 25 youths suspected of being involved in the looting that occurred earlier in the day in Yola, the state capital have been apprehended. The hoodlums broke into government warehouses and some private stores early Sunday morning and stole food and non-food items stored there. In a statement, Police Public…

The Kano state government has reiterated its commitment to support the fight against the resurgence of Polio Virus in some part of the state. The State Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf stated this during the official launch of Polio Vaccination Exercise in Gabasawa LGA. Yusuf represented by his Deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, expressed concern…

Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked an online media report that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India while allegedly neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. In his response, the Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina said the report was written with malicious intent as it did not reflect the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country and the African leaders attending a summit in St Petersburg have agreed to promote a multipolar world order and fight “neocolonialism” as he offered debt write-offs and grains to woo allies across African continent. “Russia’s attention to Africa is steadily growing,” Putin said on Friday at the end…

In the twinkling of an eye, the Federal Government, through oil subsidy removal, threw millions of Nigerians into Hell. No executive meeting was held. Of course, no cabinet was in place to hold such meeting. The masses were not consulted. In the eyes of our rulers, Nigerian masses are worthless. Seeking our opinion is a…

RE: POLICE UNIFORM: COMEDIAN ABDULGAFAR ABIOLA, AKA “CUTE ABIOLA’S” CONTEMPTUOUS ACT IS CRIMINAL, PUNISHABLE In as much as the law grants Nigerians the right to enjoy their fundamental human rights, the same law prohibits an individual, under whatever guise, from rubbishing the police institution or grossly violating its provisions with regards to the use of…

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors have been reported to have  made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. For now, the list is inconclusive as there are twenty names on the list instead of…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated His Royal Highness Alhaji Aliyu Abdullah Kpotwa; the Etsu Tsaragi on his Sixty-eighth birthday anniversary. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a statement to celebrate the first-class King commended the reign of Estu Tsaragi for providing purposeful leadership which has drawn development,…

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday delivered judgement on an appeal of no case submission filled by former governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido, discharging him and his son Mustapha Sule Lamido on all count charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case which was on for about nine years came to…

The need for Muslims to be their brothers’ keepers and stick to the lessons surrounding the hijrah of the prophet Muhammad from Makkah to medinat has been stressed. In a statement, the Chairman, Islamic Orphanage Foundation, Architect Seifullahi Alege, said there is need for the people of Nigeria to be patient and endure all challenges…

To say Nigerians are going through Hell is an understatement. My advice to myself and other Nigerians who believe in the real Hell mentions in some revealed books is to mend our ways such that we do not end up falling from Nigerian Hell—under the current fuel hike and its gnashing effects—into the real Hell…

On behalf of the Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin and the entire Gobir family, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, Waziri’n Kasar Hausa and Madawaki of Ilorin extended his warmest felicitations to the entire Belgore family and Alhaji Aliyu Kola Belgore (OFR, mni), the former Chairman of the Board of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on the occasion…

After 50 days in office, President Bola Tinubu has sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate, and it is to be read out today by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The Guardian gathered that the Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, received the letter containing the list yesterday. As…

By Hadiza Ado Jinta The National Immunization Coverage survey result has revealed that, over the years, Nigeria has made progress in routine Immunisation coverage. UNICEF Chief, Kano Field office Mr. Rahama Farah made the disclosure, during a two day media dialogue, organised by UNICEF in Collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) held in Kano….

Urges tolerance, harmony Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has approved the observance of every Muharram 1 as a work-free day in the state, a policy pronouncement that fulfils longstanding yearnings of the Muslim community in the state. “The Governor has thoroughly considered the longstanding requests from various quarters of the state. He has therefore approved…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to send the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening this week. By provision of constitutional amendment, the President is expected to forward the list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly 60 days from the date he takes the oath of office. The administration of Tinubu was…

The Nigerian Senate, says no member of the national assembly will receive any money from the N70 billion budgeted to support their working conditions. In a statement on Sunday by senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, the fund is for purchase of furniture and to carry out repairs in lawmakers’ offices. On Thursday, both chambers of the…

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to allow the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs). The OPC President, Mr Wasiu Afolabi, made the call in a statement signed by its General-Secretary, Mr Bunmi Fasehun, in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

The Federal Government has filed a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, before the Federal High Court. According to Channels Television’s report on Sunday, the Federal Government accused Emefiele of possessing a single-barrel shotgun without a licence. The government claimed…

An arewa group under the guidance of Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Right Hon. Ghali Umar Na’abba, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for his plans to distribute palliatives to Nigerians with the aim of reducing the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies. Ghali Na’abba, who is the grand patron…

Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s application to halt the investigation into the alleged dollar bribery videos has been scheduled for hearing by July 21 according to a ruling by Justice A.M. Liman at the Federal High Court in Kano. The Kano state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) had invited Ganduje to provide…

We live in a regime where there is subtle, some say obvious, declaration of war against education. I mean education for the poor masses. As if to say “if you must go to school you must belong. If you do not belong, never could you make it to school.” I don’t know how to put,…

President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in the food sector, aiming to tackle the growing concerns surrounding food security. According to Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, the President has officially declared a state of emergency on food security. This declaration…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday gave the Department of States Services, DSS, seven day ultimatum to charge the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to court or release him from detention. It could be recalled that the embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria had…

Like what I and a co-researcher analysed at a recent conference, Ilorin has its own mechanism for maintaining peace and tranquility. The intervention of His Royal Highness Dr. Ibrahim Zulu Gambari (CFR) in the proposed Isese festival in Ilorin was timely and necessary. The Emir intervened because he knew that the tolerant people of Ilorin…

Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency Amendment Bill Twenty Twenty-Three and Kwara State Education Trust Fund Amendment Bill Twenty Twenty-Three today scaled through second reading at the State House of Assembly. The two Executive Bills passed second reading on the floor of the House following a debate on the bills led by House Leader, Hon. Magaji…

The Ekiti State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Paul Omotosho has been kidnapped. Omotosho was kidnapped along the Agbado-Imesi-Ekiti road in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state, Saturday evening. A close source confirmed the development stating that Omotosho, who is from Imesi-Ekiti, was on his way to his hometown when the gunmen…

The committee set up by Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to investigate the alleged falsification of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by Mmesoma Ejikeme, said she admitted to have manipulated her results unaided. The panel, in a report addressed to the Governor on Friday, said that it reviewed Mmesoma‘s JAMB results and conducted interviews with…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to emerge as the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African  State (ECOWAS). President Tinubu will leave Abuja on Saturday ahead of the Sunday meeting of the heads of state of the regional political and economic bloc. The Nigerian leader is expected to take over from President…

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has called on all Nigerians regardless of socio-political background to support the actualization of the policies and programmes of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Vice President made the call today when he received some members of the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on a…

It is better not to be in a hurry to applause or criticize elected officials for what they did or did not do in the wee hours of their administration. This will amount to repeating the mistakes of the past. It will also be a display of inability to learn from history, thus, making us…

Among the top government officials that led the first batch of Pilgrims to year 2023 Hajj that arrived today from Jeddah international Airport was the Secretary to the the Kwara State Government, Prof. Shaba Jibril Mammam and the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Imam Bashir Salihu.

It is not easy to succeed but the fruit of success is fantastically sweet. When a struggler is in the course of struggling to succeed, only few—if any—pays attention to their miserable condition. However, after success, everyone talks about it. I am joining others to talk about, and celebrate, Aminat’s success. She told us her…

Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has arrested and detained former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s commissioner for works and Infrastructural, Engineer Idris Wada Saleh and five others over allegation of N1billion fraud. It was gathered that the commissioner who was also Managing Director, Kano Road Maintenance Agency, Permanent Secretary, Public Procurement Bureau, Mustapha Madaki…

The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the names of the majority leaders of the tenth Senate. Akpabio made the announcement today (Tuesday) during the plenary session at the Red Chamber The principal officers who emerged by consensus were senator Opeyemi Bamidele, as Majority leader, Senator David Umahi, deputy majority leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume,…

The people of Sokoto take pride in Sokoto being the seat of Caliphate—reminiscent of Uthman Ibn Fodio Jihad. A jihad undertook by this noble ancestor against syncretism and overbearingly fantastic ignorance which then prevailed in many parts of what would later be known as northern Nigeria. A caliphate is, to summarize, an Islamic government in…

• Durbar, a Tool for Socioeconomic Growth: Gov AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday joined the royal train of the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari for the #IlorinDurbar, the annual sociocultural festival of the emirate involving colourful horse riding and other local displays. The Governor had…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Chairman of the Gbenga Power Foundation, Gbenga Oyekunle-Power has congratulated Muslim faithful in Kwara State and Nigeria as a whole on the occasion of Eid-il-Kabir celebration. In a statement he personally issued in Ilorin, Gbenga Power implored Muslims not to use the time for festivities alone,…

A Philanthropist and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gbenga Oyekunle-Power has organized a special interdenomination prayer for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq An inter-denomination prayer has been organized for a successful second tenure of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq by a Philanthropist and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Honourable Gbenga Oyekunle-Power. The prayers were led…

• Community hails AbdulRazaq’s respect for traditional institutions Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated the new Onijagbo of Ijagbo land, Oba Sharafadeen Adeniyi Buhari Babalola I, tasking him to continue the legacy of uniting and rallying his people for development, peace and unity. The Governor also prayed to God to repose the soul…

• urges pilgrims to pray for Nigeria Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Muslim community on the Eid-ul-Adha festivities, saying the feast symbolises faith and total reliance on God. The Governor also felicitated the pilgrims who gathered at Mount Arafah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a major pillar of their Hajj rites. He…

More than 2.5 million Muslims are expected to take part in the 2023 Hajj, as coronavirus pandemic restrictions in place since 2020 have been fully relaxed. That year, just 10,000 people were permitted to participate; 59,000 in 2021; and last year there was a cap of one million people. The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 140 as minimum cut-off point for admission into Nigerian universities and 100 for polytechnics in the 2023/2024 academic session. The minimum cut-off mark was accepted at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, in Abuja.  

Pope Francis has confirmed his participation in the World Youth Day due to take place in the Portuguese capital Lisbon in August. “I am ready!” the head of the Catholic Church said in a video message to the world’s youth exactly 40 days before the start of the annual event. “He had already packed his…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday in Paris, France said ongoing reforms, starting with removal of fuel subsidy and streamlining of exchange rate, will be sustained for a more competitive economy that attracts Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), urging investors to take advantage of opportunities in Nigeria. “We are ready for business, prepared to welcome investments,’’ he…

To celebrate is natural. Allah knows man because He created man and knows what brings happiness to man. By man, I mean man and woman. No one should accuse me of being gender insensitive. He categorically mentions it in the Qur’an “For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they perform” (Q 22: 67)….

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj would end on Saturday. The Commission says it has already completed the airlift of 70,837 pilgrims in 171 flight schedule. The Commission in a statement by its Assistant Director in charge of Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, said…

Kano state Ministry of Education has approved Friday 23rd June 2023 as the date for the commencement of Eid-el Kabir Sallah Break for all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state. Sequel to this, Parents/ Guardians of Pupils and Students in the Boarding schools are to convey their wards home…

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114% rise in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, Vice President, governors, legislators and holders of judicial and public office. RMAFC is charged with the responsibility of determining the appropriate remuneration for political officeholders such as the President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy…

European football ruling body UEFA has unveiled the mascot for the Euro 2024 in Germany. A bear, was unveiled for the first time in the competition, and still unnamed. “The mascot pays homage to the enduring appeal of the humble teddy bear, said to have originated in Germany in the early 20th century,” UEFA said….

Saudi Arabia has announced dates for the 2023 Eid Al Adha holidays. The Dhul Al Hijjah crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom according to local media reports. This means that Arafat Day in Saudi Arabia will fall on Tuesday, June 27 and Eid Al Adha will begin on Wednesday, June 28.

Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo on Friday, volunteered to work with other groups to stop the massive oil theft going on in the region, insisting that the theft is being perpetrated by the Nigeria military cabal. Dokubo, while speaking with State House Journalists after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at…

This week is a difficult one for me. The difficulty is in choosing what to write on. Is it on Senator Bulkachuwa’s confession on how he serially manipulate his wife (a retired president of court of appeal) to manipulate justice in favour of his political colleagues? All attempts by the outgoing Senate President (Ahmad Lawan)…

The executive governor of Kano state Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that No decision has been taken yet on the status of the new emirates established by the previous administration. This was contained in a statement signed by press secretary to the governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa which was made available to journalists in…

President  Bola Ahmed  Tinubu has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. Bawa’s suspension, according to a statement by the Director, Information, SGF Office, Willie Bassey, is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. Details later.

Against the backdrop of widespread condemnation that followed the demolition of the Kano State Government House monumental roundabout, Governor Abba Yusuf has said that it’s done in the interest of the public. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the demolition was criticized by the residents, including supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP and Kwankwasiyya movement….

President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Rt. Honourable Tajudeen Abbas as they were elected President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly respectively. In a personal statement that he signed, Tinubu stressed that the election of the newly elected presiding officers by their colleagues…

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

Management and staff of secondary schools in Kwara State have been enjoined to support government efforts on education with a view to restoring the lost glory of the sector. President, All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Comrade Abdullahi Umar made the call at the State Executive Council Meeting of the Confederation held…

Silvio Berlusconi, the tycoon-turned-politician and former Italian prime minister, has has died in Milan at the age of 86. The right-wing leader, born in Milan on September 29, 1936, was widely known for his financial and sex scandals, but also transformed Italian politics. His dominance over the electoral sphere influenced the views of a generation…

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

Yobe State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a local chief and his two sons over the murder of one Goni Waje in Dako Kangarwa village, Yunusari Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement in Damaturu, named the suspects simply as Jalomi, Ciroma and Bulama….

English Premier league side Manchester city has been crowned Champions League winner after beating Serie A giant Inter Milan 1 – 0. City score the only goal at the 68 minutes of the game thanks to Spanish Rodri. This means the Premier league side have won treble after winning FA Cup and Premier league, and…

Contrary to rumour making the round that President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of Mallam Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, there is no such directive from the President. Presidency sources confided in THE WHISTLER on Saturday night that the President has not given such…

The Department of State Security Service has made u-turn over its previous statement that embattled CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele is in its custody. Previous tweet by DSS which contradicts a viral video showing Emefiele paraded by some security operatives has now been put off doubt, as the latest tweet on the official handle of the…

The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied the arrest of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The clarification by the DSS is coming against the backdrop of some media reports that the just-suspended apex bank boss is currently being detained by the secret police. This was made known by…

The immediate past Governor of Kano state Abdullahi Ganduje has said he could have slapped his benefactor and predecessor , Engineer Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, if he met him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. While briefing State House reporters after a meeting with Tinubu on the security situation in Kano State following the demolition exercise…

As if Nigerians were not crushed enough by the unabated multi-dimensional poverty, some layers of hardships are regularly added to the existing ones. This is perhaps to make sure that the most resilient among us also get crushed and completely crushed. But those who are pleased with God as their Provider will always console themselves…

Jigawa state pilgrims welfare board has concluded the airlift of over 1,600 intending pilgrims from the state in 4 batches to Saudi arabia for the 2023 hajj exercise. In an interview with Radio Nigeria at Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi International airport before their departure, the Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Ahmed Umar Labbo said, the…

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

The Interim Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Capt. Dapo Olumide, on Tuesday, confessed that the aircraft used to unveil the country’s national career was chartered flight from Ethiopian Airlines. He said the aircraft was returned to the original owner, Ethiopian Airlines after the unveiling. Olumide stated this before the Senate Committee on Aviation. The Committee…

Two speakers have emerged for the seventh Nassarawa State House of Assembly in separate elections conducted today. Thirteen members elect have elected Daniel Ogah Ogazi as speaker in the state assembly chamber, while eleven members elect also returned Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi as the speaker in a separate election held at the chamber of state ministry…

The state Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, Commandant Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim has commissioned the newly built Divisional office at Araromi, Isolo Opin in Ekiti local government of Kwara state. The building and a Patrol van was donated to the Corps by Isolo-opin community. While presenting the office, the…

Federal Government  says underage  candidates would henceforth be banned  from the National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) for admission into unity colleges across the country. The government directed NECO to put strict measures in place to prevent underage from registering for the examination, including making birth certificates compulsory as registration…

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message of commiseration to the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal accident involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, State House Director of…

Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the good people of Ilorin Emirate, has called on relevant authorities to ensure the swift removal of the offensive advertisement of an alcohol on the advertisement billboard along Offa Garage Road, Ilorin. The Union, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam…

Buhari is now a former president. Power is sweet, intoxicating, but transitory. One must relinquish it willy-nilly—as a result of death or through change of government. Since 1999, Buhari is the second former president, after Obasanjo, who left office because he is statutory barred to continue. Another commonality between them is that they handed over…

Ridwan Jamiu ‘And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart’ (Jeremiah 14:14) In the countdown to the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria,…

The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) has approved the renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Press and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi made available to the media on Sunday. According to the statement, the airports include Akure…

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been sworn into office as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office at exactly 10:37 am, Nigerian time. Earlier, Kashim Shettima took the oath as Vice-President as exactly 10:28am.  

The secretary of the state government of Kano State Alhaji Usman Alhaji has officially handed over documents of power to the Kano Governor Elect Engineer Abba Kabir Yusif during a ceremony that took place at Government House Kano. He said on behalf of the outgoing governor Alhaji Umar Ganduje comprehensive handing-over notes had been provided…

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said, the self-professed leading Yoruba groups, OPC and Afenifere had never worked for the victory of Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. CNG was replying to the statement by the OPC that tends to threaten the North from demanding what is due to it describing the development as unguarded…

Four-man robbery gang on Friday robbed a Hausa biz man and carted away $11million in the Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects escaped the scene with the $ 11 million stacked in two ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags, after demobilising the car of their victim, a Hausa trader, who…

Moved by the recent threat to the North by the Oodu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) on the issue of contesting the National Assembly leadership sharing formula announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, the Oodu’a Peoples Frontiers (OPF) said, time immemorial, the North has always supported Yoruba Presidency. In a statement issued…

The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said the…

A conglomeration of about 107 Anti-Corruption crusade groups led by Crime and Corruption Monitors, has impressed on the incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is cleaned of entrenched corrupt leadership symbolized by its current Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa. This follows a protest by the Anti-Corruption crusade…

A Northern Nigerian group, Democratic Watch Initiative has written a letter to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu demanding his immediate intervention in the process of selecting leadership of the 10th National Assembly, saying that he should allow democracy to take charge in the process. The group in a letter addressed to the president-elect and…

I want to thank Allah, exalted is He, for the historic event in which my brother Governors bestowed upon me the Chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). The significance and the huge responsibilities of this office are not lost on me. I hereby pledge to uphold the ideals and vision of the NGF whilst…

The Ohanaeze Youths Group has called on Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa to step aside from his position and face probe over corruption allegations against him. National President of the group, known as, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide Mazi Okwu Nnabuike disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday….

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

  Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has stated that the Dangote refinery was established at a total cost of $18 billion. He stated this while giving a speech at the commissioning of the Dangote refinery in Lagos state earlier today, May 22. According to Emefiele, the Dangote Group and the CBN partnered…

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed dismay of the recent post-election dialogue between the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso. It’s in the public domain that Tinubu was reported to have met with Kwankwaso for four hours in France, on a wide range…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the death of Elerin of Erin Ile, Oba Ibrahim Abdulganiyu Ajibola Olusookun II MFR as a colossal loss. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his condolence message noted that the first-class monarch was an accomplished personality who ruled his community for 41…

Why this dehumanization? Why must Nigerian students suffer like refugees in their motherland just to purchase Direct Entry Form? Why do we progress only to retrogress? Why a step forward but two steps backward? Why is JAMB undoing what it has perfectly done and for which it has received several commendations? It is a pity…

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

The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to dissociate itself from a baseless and unfounded opinion currently published on different news platforms, linking the Corps to seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to compliment existing extant regulations on enforcement of traffic rules and prosecution of offenders. The public is to note that the entire statement does…