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We live in a country where law and order are like missing documents from official files. Though we know the provisions of the law but because they have grown wings and flown without traces from our statute, everyone abuses the law. Senator Ike Ekweremadu was not that lucky. As a major partner in the Nigerian…

The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the elected Governor of Osun State. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the judgement on Tuesday affirmed the ruling of the Appeal Court that had upheld the electoral victory of Ademola Adeleke. The five-member panel of the apex court…

The Governing Council of University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the institution’s Deputy Vice Chancellor academics. The Council made the appointment at its 96th Regular Meeting held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May 2023. According to a statement issued by the Registrar, Mallam Yahya I. Mohammed, the…

A candidate, Miss Aminat Suleiman Yahaya, who was featured in a widely-circulated video on tiktok and other social media platforms, alleging that she was rescheduled repeatedly to sit the Board’s 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) in Abuja, while staying in Ibadan, has apologized to the Board for misleading the public and attempting to embarrass the…

The victim in Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s organ harvesting trafficking case, David Nwamini, has pleaded with the UK government to remain and work in the UK, expressing fear that “they could arrest him or kill him in Nigeria.” Nwamini’s impact statement was read in court on Friday at the sentencing where the former Deputy Senate President,…

Nigerians are not safe anywhere on Nigeria’s territory. They are not also safe anywhere in the belly of Nigeria’s earth. On earth, they are not safe; in graves, their eyes must be wide open—though they are deceased—for the fear of disentombment after being honorably entombed. Our dead could not rest in peace any more due…

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), has expressed concern on possible escalation of various forms of cancers in the years ahead, depending on how long they have been consuming the Indomie Noodles brand. More worrisome, according to a statement signed by the Director General of NICRAT, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, is that…

Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has joined the race for the 10th Assembly speaker. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa /Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, sent a letter communicating his intention to members-elect. He said the desire to aspire to the position was fueled by his passion for nation building….

Paris Saint-Germain has suspended Lionel Messi with immediate effect. The suspension will take place now and it will be valid for the next two weeks, as revealed by RMC Sport. Paris Saint-Germain decision follows Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia this week not authorized by the club. Leo Messi’s side now awaits official communication from PSG…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.   This was contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend in Abuja.   In the…

The Federal Government has debunked reports that it has suspended fuel subsidy removal  stating that the implementation of the policy is still on course. The reaction is against the backdrop of some media reports that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday said that the Federal government has suspended the…

Tinubu’s ADC is some full load of competence Trained in UK, China, how Tinubu’s ADC rose through the ranks As part of his preparation for the May 29 inauguration, the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Lieut. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf as his Aide-de-Camp designate. Barring any last-minute twist, this writer can authoritatively confirm the…

When I wrote an article titled “Aishatu Binani’s Shrewd and Subtle Jab at Supporters”, some readers reacted and asked if I was supporting female governorship. They considered the article a subtle praise and support for Aishatu Binani’s candidacy. That was February 3, three months ago before the election. They could be right. Why won’t I…

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to the country on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja where his plane touched down. The President-elect was in company with his…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-gambari, CFR on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.   This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf.   “Happy…

Muslims almost all over the world are in festive mood. We are happy to have successfully completed Ramadan fasting. We started this year fasting on Thursday and it ended on Thursday. This is not unique. Probably many of us do not observe that the day Ramadan commences is likely the day it ends. The only…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has rejoiced with Muslims, as faithfuls celebrate the end of Ramadan and commencement of Shawwal culminating into the Ediul Fitr 1444AH. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his Eidul fitr greetings to the Muslim faithfuls harped on the need to sustain the reflection and…

I made a case for the poor in my last Friday article titled “Hopeful in Ramadan; Hopeless after Ramadan”, Maxilens News published it with the title “Fate of the Poor Man after Ramadan”. Among other things, I discussed how the main objective of Zakat which is to eradicate poverty—or at least reduce it—has been defeated….

•Appoints Hon Kure as committe’s spokesman   The Kwara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has constituted a seven man Investigative, Peace and Reconciliation Committee to wade in and unravel the circumstances responsible for the crisis rocking the party with the aim of finding peace and foster unity within the rank and file of…

Abdullahi Ahmed Ahead of the 2023 Eidel Fitri Celebration, Kwara State Government says it has concluded arrangements to ensure a hitch-free celebration. The government, in a statement, advised members of the public to be law abiding and organised themselves in an orderly manner towards successful conduct of the Eid prayers at the Ilorin Eid Prayer…

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared PDP’s Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Winner of Adamawa Governorship Election As announced by the returning officer Professor Muhammad Mele said, Ahmadu Fintiri who is the incumbent governor of the state scored a total of 430, 861 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aisha…

The Outgoing Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has over the weekend begged for forgiveness from those he might have offended in the course of discharging his duty or while governing the state. Ganduje Seeked for the forgiveness while speaking during a Ramadan lecture at Al Furqan Juma’at Mosque located at Nasarawa GRA Kano…

Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, has been declared winner of the Adamawa Governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa Professor Hudu Yunus Ari declared Binani as winner midway into the collation. Reports have it that results from 10 out of the 20 local government areas had been declared while the exercise was…

One needs to be poor to experience what the poor go through. It is not easy to observe fasting for a whole month. Yet, a Muslim who does not merely profess Islam will fast it come what may; except those who are exempted by the Law Giver (Allah). I do not intend to discuss those…

Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has charged journalists to continue to ensure professionalism in the discharge of their duties. Engineer Danladi-Salihu representing Ilesha-Gwanara Constituency, gave the charge while receiving a Survenier donated to him by the State House of Assembly Press Corp to congratulate him on his re-election in the just…

2023 UTME now holds on 25th and not 29th April earlier announced It would be recalled that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier conducted its 2023 Mock-UTME on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, in 725 centres across the country. However, the exercise ran into some technical hitches in some centres thereby denying some…

AIG Ayoku – Maritime Lagos AIG Babaita – Zone 8 Lokoja AIG Mba- FCID Annex Lagos The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, has ordered the posting/redeployment of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to Departments, Commands, and Formations in line with his manpower development policy of fitting the right persons…

Nigeria is a country with a never ending interesting episodes. In Nigeria, it is never a dull moment. We regale ourselves even as we suffer hardship from those who make subjecting us to hardship their topmost priority. What I consider an earnest debate about rulers and regimes in Nigeria is: “who and which among them…

Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen as Grand Khadi of the State Shariah Court of Appeal Ilorin.   The confirmation of Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen was sequel to his screening on the floor of the House, which was presided by the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. Responding to some of the questions put…

By Ajide Akingbade To many Nigerians, the name Nigeria is no longer a title contender but just a figurehead in the African community. The country battles a severe cash crunch, severe poverty, lack of jobs, poor governance, etc. According to the Nigeria bureau of statistics (NBS), 2022, 50 million of Nigerians live below poverty level…

Former United States President Donald Trump has presnted himself for court hearing in New York. The development was held amid tight security and a global media frenzy, as the Republican billionaire becomes the first American president in history to face criminal charges. In a spectacle playing out on live television – with rival protesters rallying…

A Magistrate’s Court at “Gidan Murtala” in Kano has ordered a man Isyaku Shu’aibu from Ja’en area neighborhood to slaughter his cock. His neighbor Malam Yusuf Muhammad Ja’en filed a complaint in the Court that the Cock belonging to Isyaku Shu’aibu has been violating his rights by preventing him from sleeping due to cock crow…

By Abdullahi Ahmed All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary School, ANCOPSS, has appealed to the Kwara State Government to look into the issue of salary disparity between the workers of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB and others. President of the ANCOPSS, Comrade Umar Abdullahi made the appeal during the state Executive Council…

We are living in a very difficult and unfortunate time. Hypocrisy and phony religiosity best characterize us than any other thing. People claim what they do not have but have what they hate to be attributed to them. Not to exempt myself, we claim what we do not have but have what we hate to…

Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has welcomed the elevations of three indigenes of Ilorin Emirate in the services of the Nigeria Police, describing the development as one of community’s finest moments in the realm of police service. The Union, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Nurudeen Ibrahim, on behalf of…

Build up to this just concluded general elections in Kwara State, I wrote to predict where pendulum would swing, pointing out candidates that may likely win and lose in the polls. The piece was titled “2023 elections: How it will be won and lost “. In the said article, I x-rayed Kwara State Senatorial districts,…

By Hadiza Ado Jinta The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has begun a five-year strategic plan to help Nigerian children left behind in developmental strides meet up with their counterparts in other parts of the world. UNICEF spokesman Geoffrey Njoku started this on Thursday in Enugu during a ‘Training-Of-Trainers on Child Rights Curriculum’ for university…

The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has declared tomorrow (Thursday) 23/3/2023 as the first day of Ramadan, 1444AH The Sultan made the declaration at his palace in Sokoto following receiving information from moon sighting committees from various states in the country. He charged Muslims to commence fasting Ramadan Tomorrow (Thursday) His eminence also…

Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the victory of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the 2023 Guber Poll as a confirmation of the full-strength love people of Kwara have for him and are well pleased with his administration out-and-out. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his congratulatory message…

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Ubah Sanni, has been declared as the winner of the guber race in Kaduna State. He won with a slim margin after polling 730002 against his closest rival from PDP who polled 719196 .

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family of the late music legend Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, praying Allah to grant him al-jannah Firdaus and comfort the family. Alhaji Jaigbade died on Monday morning, according to media reports. “On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I send our condolences to the…

The Returning officer of the Kano Gubernatorial Elections Professor Ahmed Doko Ibrahim has declared the Candidate of the New Nigeria peoples Party Abba Kabir Yusif as the winner of the Kano Governorship Winner. Abba Kabir Yusif Scored the highest votes of 1,019,602 , followed by Nasir Yusif Gawuna of APC with 890,705 votes. Meanwhile the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulraRazaq of Kwara State as the winner of the March 18th 2023 governorship election in the state. Gov. AbdulRazaq of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) polled 273,424 votes to emerge winner while his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Shuaibu…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu winner of the Ilesha-Gwanara state constituency after edging out his main contestant, Usman Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Declaring the result at the collation center for the Ilesha/Gwanara constituency at the Gwanara LGEA primary school,…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has improved greatly in the conduct of the ongoing Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections. Rt. Hon. Danladi-Salihu who stated this forthwith after casting his ballot noted that, unlike the last Presidential and National Assembly…

The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twenty people including a presiding officer and party agents for alleged vote buying during the ongoing governorship and state house of Assembly in Kwara State. Speaking with journalists after parading the suspect at the EFCC Zonal Command in iIorin, Zonal Commander,…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said politicians would always resolve their differences. Ganduje stated this in the ancient city at a peace dinner, organised by Kano Peace Committee, in collaboration with the National Peace Committee, as part of efforts to foster a peaceful atmosphere ahead of this weekend’s gubernatorial and legislative polls. He…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed some constitution alteration bills into law. The Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase disclosed this on Friday in a statement. One of the bills explains that it is mandatory for the president  and Governors to submit the names of persons nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within sixty days of taking the oath…

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) Governorship Candidate in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Gobir has stepped down for the incumbent Governor and All Progressives Congress Candidate, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as a build up for the March 18 election. Gobir in a message he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Thursday, says Governor Abdulrazaq will…

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami says over seven million cyber attacks were recorded when the 2023 Presidential Election was on course. This was contained in a press release signed and made available to journalists by the spokesperson of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Uwa Sulaiman. He explained that…

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct compliance with the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 3 March 2023 in respect of the naira redesign policy. NBA’s position is contained in a statement on Monday by its President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN). The statement reads in part: “Nigerians may not be too…

Though ironical, that is the reality. Because election in Nigeria is like fighting a war. Election in Nigeria starts as war, holds like war and ends in war. Except the honourable gentleman, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who conceded defeat when he was defeated in 2015, presidential elections in Nigeria always end up in court. I…

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has officially announced the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections from 11th to 18 of this month. A statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye says the postponement followed yesterday’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal…

A Kano division of the Federal High Court on Monday granted N500 million bail to the Majority Leader of the country’s House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa. Doguwa is being investigated for his alleged involvement in the electoral violence that led to deaths and arson in Tudun Wada local government area of Kano State during…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  has led a protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The demonstration, attended by PDP bigwigs and supporters, is to protest the result of the presidential election. Iyrochia Ayu, the PDP national chairman; Ifeanyi Okowa, the vice-presidential candidate…

With all the grandstanding, old naira notes are to be recirculated again. As if the thoughtless and callous cash policy is a revelation from God through which must be obeyed unquestionably in both letter and spirit, Governor Emefiele, with full support of President Buhari, unleashed the greatest hardship on the greatest majority of Nigeria. They…

He neither contested nor campaigned but won. This is marvelous! He has to be congratulated. But who is this candidate? I will talk about him towards the end of this article. Before then, we have witnessed the first set of 2023 elections—the Presidential, Senatorial, and the Federal House of Representatives. It was relatively peaceful compare…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration and return of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu as president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the PDP asked INEC to immediately withdraw the Certificate of Return…

A sergeant in the Nigeria Police, Kwara State Command, Olalere Micheal has allegedly shot a lady death before taking his own life immediately. Confirming the unfortunate incidence, the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi said that information reached the headquarters about 8:05am today that the police personnel with tag F/ NO 497093 went…

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has dissmised two of its staff for gross misconduct. The dismissed staff, according to a statement issued by the JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin are Mr. Bilyaminu Ishaku and Mr. Andrew Anebi Candidus, from Benue State Office of the Board in Markurdi. Their…

It’s my turn actually!” Elated Bola Tinubu enthused an hour after he was declared the President-Elect of Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday morning. “I am profoundly humbled to serve as the 16th President of our beloved country. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and an…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has expressed heartfelt appreciation to Kwarans and indeed the great people of Kwara north and Baruten in particular for their overwhelming votes given to the All Progressives Congress APC at the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu who led and…

Nigerians are out again for an election. A sort of ritual that is carried out at the turn of every four years to elect other sets of leaders. Instead of electing leaders who will better our lot, elections in Nigerian are tantamount to renewal of covenant with poverty, with injustice, with grinding hardship, with joblessness…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has expressed disappointment at the late arrival of election materials and electoral officers to some wards in the Baruten Local Government Area of the State. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu made this known while addressing newsmen in his hometown immediately after casting his ballot…

The former Presidential candidate under the platform of Action Alliance, HE (Dr.) Yahaya Ibrahim Al-Yakub and his entire followers have followed suit to declare support for the PDP Presidential candidate HE Alh. Atiku Abubakar. In a statement signed by HE (Dr) Yahaya Ibrahim Al-Yakub said his entire structure in all the thirty-six States and FCT…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has taken campaign trail to Baruten Local Government Area of the state, rooting for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be the next president of the Federal Republic of…

The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has declared Tomorrow, Friday 24th February, 2023 work – free day for the State Civil Servants. This is to enable the State Workers to travel down to their respective polling areas to actively participate in the Presidential election holding on Saturday. This was contained in a…

By Tajudeen Raji (Olofamojo) After reading this article last time, I got divergent responses from the public: to some it taken a well informed mind to take this path, while others believed that its nothing but act of betrayal,,,,,, some even dropped the biggest bombshell! “Taju,,ELO NI GBENGA POWER GBE FUN E? How much did…

By Tajudeen Raji (Olofamojo) My mother who is an octogenarian, never hesitate to narrate how the first republic politicians work passionately not about amazing wealth for themselves and their associates, but how to make the country a place of pride. Due to the opportunity she had in acquiring western education, my mother gives stage by…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions looking up to the apex court for a favorable judgment (today) that they expect will ameliorate their suffering, will have…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has suspended until further notice the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise, which commenced on Monday, 20th February, 2023, with effect from Tuesday, 21st February, 2023.   This is according to a statement issued by the JAMB’s head of Public Affairs and Protocols, Fabian Benjamin PhD.   The…

By Tajudeen Raji (Olofamojo) Last time I gave out some of the remarks made by Gbenga Oyekunle-Power in one of his numerous empowerment programmes where he displayed his usual passion for uplifting women, girl child and the youth. For a man who has never occupied any political office, to make it a point of responsibility…

By Tajudeen Raji (Olofamojo) Before delving into this episode’s discourse, let me identify with my fellow Kwarans and Nigerians at large, the dilemma which we have been subjected to in the last 60 days! Do I hear someone say it’s more than that? You are correct. The fuel scarcity has been very terrible at this…

An Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court, on Thursday February 16, 2023 remanded one Mohammed Lawal Ismail (suspect) to Nigerian Correctional Center Ilorin for the offences of Criminal Breach of Trust and Obtaining Money by False Pretence contrary to Section 312 of Penal Code Law and Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences…

PRESS RELEASE NSCIA/HQ/PRS/041 Date: 25th Rajab, 1444AH1 16th February, 2023   THE CHARTER OF EXPECTATION OF NIGERIAN MUSLIMS FROM THE NEXT GOVERNMENT The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is the apex body overseeing the affairs of about 150 million Muslims who constitute majority of Nigerian citizens. It was founded in 1973 to “cater…

The more you see in Nigeria, under the current rulership, the more you are confused. The more you read newspapers or listen to daily news broadcasts to keep abreast of current events, the more you regret why you are educated and invest energies in current affairs. “Ignorance is”, at times, “golden.” That is right in…

By Victor Babayemi It is with a heavy heart so agonizing, shocking and still very unbelievable that my father is no more with us in flesh. I find it very difficult to believe that the cold hand of death had taken my father to the world beyond but people kept flowing into his house to…

By Tajudeen Raji ( Olofamojo) *My foundation was set up to help humanity, some old men and women can no longer go to the farm and they have to eat and access medical care no matter how little. The Gbenga Power Foundation has given out free JAMB forms to no fewer than 1,800 candidates across…

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, ​I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended its 2023 UTME registration exercise by one week starting from Wednesday, 15th February, 2023. By this extension, the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20th February, 2023, while the UTME registration ends on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023. Recall that in line with the Board’s 2023…

By Tajudeen Owolabi. (Olofamojo) Good begets good, let us reciprocate his numerous gestures by voting for him during the election, we shouldn’t betray his continuous effort, he was the only one we got to meet during our hunger days, anyone that comes to us now is just for benefits of election please let us remember…

The Kano state government had on Sunday, shut down popular supermarket, Wellcare, over refusal to accept old Naira notes from the populace. According to the Acting chairman of the consumer protection council, Baffa Babba Danagundi, the supermarket was shut shortly after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave the order. Also confirming the story, Abubakar Aminu Ibrahim,…

By Issa Imam Recall that the foundation laying of Imam Gambari Mosque was performed by the Emir of Ilorin Mai Marrtaba Serikin Ilori Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Zulu Gambari CFR sometime in June, 2018 and central committee was constituted to ensure the realisation of the project and the reconstruction began in earnest. It is also recalled…

By Abdulkadir Salaudeen This is an interesting question if one chooses to answer it. It is, at the same time, an answerless question if one chooses to discard it as a silly question. Indeed it is. It is to be noted that it is not a new question being asked by modern man whose mind…

The regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission has ordered a closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive was based on the directive…

By Tajudeen Raji (Omo Olofamojo) Occupying a public office in Nigeria over the years, has been attached with the good, the bad and the ugly. The good in this context is that some leave indelible marks on those they were oppotune to serve, to others it is a tale of poor performance which gives them…

A Lagos based association of Kwara South extraction, Orepeju Igbaja Club, under the aegis of Ifelodun Indigenes in Lagos for Gbenga Power, have thrown their weight behind the candidature of the African Democratic Congress, ADC candidate for Ifelodun, Offa and Oyun Federal Constituency, Gbenga Oyekunle-Power. Speaking at a town hall meeting held at Lagos Airport…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the state governor, His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. In a congratulatory message issued by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf, Rt. Hon. Danladi-Salihu noted that family, friends, and indeed citizens have every…

The Adamawa Woman in Satanic Mold, Her Wicked Son, and their Ignorance of Islam. I write with pain. I am in pain. I am uneasy and unsettled. It rankles my being. It ruffles my mood. I lose my composure. I am off balance. I cried; but my tears are drained out of shock, gravity, and…

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has alleged plot by some powerful group  to cause a crisis that will lead to the postponement and disruption of the February 25 polls in Nigeria. Tinubu stated this at the presidential campaign rally at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State…

As the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS popularly known as petrol bites harder in Ilorin, Petroleum marketers operating within and around Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have,again, been urged to emulate the Bovas Petroleum Services Company by ensuring that petroleum products are sold to members of the public as expected to ease their suffering….

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday told holders of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes that in line with the provision of Section 20(3) of the CBN Act, they would still have the opportunity to redeem the face value of their cash only at central bank offices…