Kwara NSCDC Sensitize Girls On Molestation

Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has sensitized primary and secondary students on issues of rape and other forms of molestation. Kwara State Commandant of the Corps, Muhammed Tukur, during the program at Gwanara, Baruten local government area of the State, advised the students to shun immoral acts that…

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2023: PDP Crisis Will Soon Be Resolved- Saraki

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed hope that the differences between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and G5 governors, spearheaded by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, would soon be resolved. Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State, said ‘we will surprise Nigerians. We are going to work together to better…

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Tinubu Calls For Investigation Of Fake INEC Release

Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the investigation forged statement in circulation  which was attributed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Accusing the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party of being behind a demarketing campaign against its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the council said that…

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Buhari Has Landmark Achievements In Aviation Sector – Sirika

Sola Rotimi Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika says the Buhari administration will be remembered for strengthening of institutions for running the civil aviation in the country in line with global best practices. The Minister said this while answering questions from newsmen after presenting scorecard of the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the aviation sector. He…

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Group Lauds Gov AbdulRazaq over nomination of Buhariofkwara as Commissioner

Tsaragi Progressive Youth has lauded the appointment of Hon. Abubakar Saddiq Buhari popularly dubbed as Buhariofkwara by the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a Commissioner-Nominee of the State Government. The group also noted that the appointment, when finally confirmed and inaugurated would make Buhariofkwara the youngest Commissioner in the whole of Nigeria. The…

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KWARA GOV APPOINTS NEW COMMISSIONER-NOMINEES

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sent the names of Hajia Sa’adat Modibo-Kawu from Ilorin South and Hon Abubakar Saddiq Buhari from Edu Local Government Areas Commissioner-nominees. Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu made this known while reading a message from the Governor on the floor at the plenary today….

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See New Appointments Made By Kwara Gov.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Jerry Kolo as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations. Mr. Kolo, an indigene of Patigi local government area, was until his appointment the chairman of the Kwara North Development Council (KWANDCO). The Governor has also appointed Abdulgafar Ahmed Abiola, known in the public as ‘Cute…

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Liberalist Centre, Trains Journalists on Pro-freedom Reporting, Launches News Magazine

Aminah Salako – Adekunle The Liberalist Centre for Education, a Nigeria-based libertarian think tank promoting pro-freedom ideas for human flourishing, has trained journalists on pro-freedom reporting. Themed “Prompting a Free, Prosperous Society Through Pro-freedom Reporting”, the event lasted for two days, held on Friday, 28th October and Saturday, 29th October at Ilorin, Kwara State. The…

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JUST IN: Kwara Gov. Makes Fresh Appointments

• forwards names of two Commissioner-nominees to House • Appoints Wara Osin-born Orire SA Transport Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Idowu Rasaq Imam as Senior Special Assistant on Rural Mobilisation. Imam is a thoroughbred politician from Adewole Ward of Ilorin West Local Government. The Governor also appointed Ibrahim Orire, who…

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Security Advisory: PMB Calls For Calm

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the government has taken precautionary measures to sustain the protection of their lives and property. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari says the recent changes in travel advice from the US and…

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THE OWNERS OF NIGERIA AND THEIR SALARIES

The owners of Nigeria are about to have their salaries increased as a recognition for their ‘praiseworthy’ works which include among others: distribution of poverty to every nook and cranny of Nigeria, eradication of justice and everything that has to do with it, killing of jobs and entrenchment of unemployment, enabling bandits and kidnappers to…

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Chinese National Denies Killing Nigerian Girlfriend

At the continued arraignment of Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong by the Kano state government for the alleged murder of his 22-year-old Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani before a Kano High Court today, the defendant denied allegations of a culpable homicide charge read to him by the prosecution counsel led by Barrister Musa Abdullahi-Lawan. Daily News24 reports…

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CBN To Stop ATM Cards

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), with the Bankers Committee, have resolved to float a national card scheme to enhance the payment system in Nigeria. Managing Director of NIBSS, Premier Owoh, stated this during the Committee’s in Abuja. He said part of the project of the apex bank is…

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Buhari Restates Commitment To Security In North East

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that peace will fully be restored in the North East and other regions bedevilled by insecurity before the end of his administration. The President gave the assurance at the inauguration of six hundred and sixty-four reconstructed housing units in the Ngaranam community, Mafa local government area of Borno State. The…

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KWASU COMMENCES MEDICINE AND SURGERY: RECEIVES NUC APPROVAL TO START 24 NEW PROGRAMMES

The National Universities Commission NUC has approved the establishment of MBBS Medicine and Surgery and twenty-three other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Kwara State University, Malete. The approval which was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN, was signed by the Director Academic Planning,…

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KWARA GOV MAKES FRESH APPOINTMENTS

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Elelu Mubashiru Bolakale, a professional estate surveyor, as Special Assistant on Infrastructure (Kwara Central). Bolakale, a native of Ilorin, holds a bachelor’s degree in Estate Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; and Ordinary National Diploma in Public Administration from Kwara State Polytechnic. He is a member…

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Ekiti Assembly Speaker Is Dead

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, has been reported dead. Afuye, who represents Ikere constituency 1, died on Wednesday around 6 pm at the age of 66. A member of the House who spoke on the condition of anonymity said he was rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital…

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Nigeria Airforce To Procure 36 New Fighter Jets

The Nigerian Air Force will soon take delivery of 36 brand new Aircrafts to strengthen Nigeria’s security infrastructure. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this on Monday at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The retreat was designed to review the progress of the administration since the second edition in October last…

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Oyebanji Retains Fayemi’s CPS.

Governor Biodun Oyebamji of Ekiti State has reappointed Yinka Oyebode as his Chief Press Secretary. The appointment was made known in a statement signed by Bamidele Agbede, the state Head of Service. According to the statement, the appointment which was made shortly after the inauguration of the governor on Sunday, took immediate effect. Oyebode equally…

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Sports Highlight: Mbappe Considers Buying Self Out Of Contract By January

Real Madrid is not considering another move for Paris St-Germain’s 23-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, even though the Spanish giants are monitoring former midfielder Xabi Alonso’s performance as Bayern Leverkusen manager with interest.(BBC, ESPN) Mbappe is considering buying himself out of his contract in January. (L’Equipe via Mail) Meanwhile, PSG are interested in signing Real…

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ASUU Suspends 8 Months Old Strike Conditionally

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action with conditions. A delegated  member of the union’s National Executive Committee told Channels TV early Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday….

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Kwara Gov. Mourns Moonlight’s Editor, Issa Saliu

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family and the media fraternity on the death of the publisher of _Real News_, an online platform, and Editor of Moonlight Newspaper Mallam Issa Saliu. Mallam Issa died on Monday and has been buried according to Islamic rites. The Governor described his death as a painful…

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‘WE WILL LEGISLATE TO MAKE LIFE MORE BEARABLE FOR YOU’, KWARA SPEAKER ASSURES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the Ninth Legislature would do everything possible within the ambit of the law to give necessary support to all persons with disabilities, PWD in the state.     Engr. Danladi-Salihu gave the assurance when the Kwara State Chapter of the Joint National…

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FG DECLARES MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022, PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PRESS RELEASE FG DECLARES MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022, PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal…

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2023: NALVEJ Canvasses Issue – based Campaigns

As electioneering campaigns kick off today, the National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ) in Kwara State, has enjoined politicians to shun violence. The league, in a statement by its chairman, Alh Tunde Akanbi and publicity secretary, Alh Abdullahi Olesin, urged candidates of various political parties and other stakeholders to play the game according to its…

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BIRTHDAY: YOU’RE A PHILANTHROPIST EXTRAORDINAIRE, KWARA SPEAKER CELEBRATES MUSTAPHA

TURAKI @ 50: KWARA SPEAKER CONGRATULATES SALIU MUSTAPHA The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has congratulated the Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a felicitation message to the Turaki of Ilorin and All Progressives Congress APC Kwara…

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2023: Forum Takes Mobilization For Jagaban/Shettima To Grassroots In KwaraState

Youths in kwara state have been charged to mobilize people from grassroots to ensure victory for All Progressives Congress candidates in the fourth coming 2023 general election. S. A Political to Kwara State Governor, Hon. sulaiman Abubakar gave the charge today at the Inaugural Ceremony of Tinubu/Shettima Local Government Voluntary Representative Forum, kwara State held…

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PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS UNILORIN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS UNILORIN COUNCIL CHAIR ABIDU YAZID RAFINDADI President Muhammadu Buhari joins the government and people of Katsina State in mourning a former Secretary to the State Government and Chairman/Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Alhaji Abidu Yazid Rafindadi. Reacting to the news of the death, President Buhari said the “nation has lost a…

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FG APPOINTS PROF KUTA AS FUT-MINNA VC-DESIGNATE

The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has announced the appointment of Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, a Professor of Microbiology as the 8th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Institution.   Professor Kuta whose appointment was announced on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022 by the Chairman of Council, Prof. Olu Obafemi, NMON, was…

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The Last Dance at UNGA – Adesina

“This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in Kongi’s Harvest. And that was what President Muhammadu Buhari did Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America.   The President had his last dance, and how dainty and dignified were the steps. He didn’t do…

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PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS DEMBOS AS NEW DG OF NTA

President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of a former General Manager of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Lokoja and Kano stations as the new Director General of the NTA.   Dembos’ appointment according to a release by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has a three-year tenure.   Read the press statement…….

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Flood: Shonga Residents Call For Help

Emir of Shonga, Dr Haliru Ndanusa Yahaya and the people of the area have appealed to government at all levels, philanthropic organisations and spirited individuals to come to the aid of flood victims in Shonga District of Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the President…

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Over 280 Foreign Nationals Get Nigerian Citizenship, Buhari Charges Them On Patriotism

President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday has  administered on 286 foreign nationals, including four Americans, 14 Britons and 86 Lebanese, the Oath of Allegiance adopting Nigerian citizenship. Rauf Aregbesola the Interior Minister told State House correspondents that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had, on February 9, 2022, approved a list…

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SATANIC CHURCH RITUAL: COMMENDING THE JUDICIARY, CONDEMNING BIGOTRY AND DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SHEIKH AISAMI

SATANIC CHURCH RITUAL: COMMENDING THE JUDICIARY, CONDEMNING BIGOTRY AND DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SHEIKH AISAMI 26th Muharram, 1444 AH 24th August, 2022 On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, an Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and another Christian, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for the heinous crime of beheading a seven-year old Muslim boy, Kazeem…

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Kwara Police Command Confirms Killing Of Hotelier

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Mr Kayode Akinyemi, the owner of Sixteen Hour Hotel along Alomilaya area, Ganmo Ilorin by some gunmen who invaded the hotel shooting indiscriminately. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi says the assailants also inflicted injury on the hotel manager,…

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2023: Manual Collation Of Results, INEC Laying Foundation For Rigging – Atiku

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is laying the foundation for the rigging of the 2023 election through the manual collation of results. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in…

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Again, Anthony Joshua Defeated By Usyk

Anthony Joshua fell to another defeat at the fists of Oleksandr Usyk despite pushing the Ukrainian pound-for-pound star to the limit of his endurance. While Usyk retained the WBA, IBF and WBO titles to set up the prospect of a unification clash with Tyson Fury, he was hurt on several occasions by an underdog who…

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2023: Choosing Kashim Shettima as Running Mate, Best Move For Sustaining Democracy – NYOSO

A political pressure group known as Kashim Shettima Northern Youths Support Organization (NYOSO) has described the recently organized rally by the “North Central Progressive Youths” demanding the resignation of Kashim Shettima from the Vice presidential race as malicious, and self-centered. In a statement signed by the National President and National Publicity Secretary of the organization…

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JUST IN: Electricity Workers Call off Strike

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action. NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the…

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BLUEPRINT AWARD: KWARA SPEAKER CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR ABDULRAZAQ

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the conferment of the Governor of the Year Award (Governance and Sustainable Development Category) on His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is most deserving. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his congratulatory message to the Governor noted that the award speaks about the genuine, deliberate, and…

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Gunmen Kidnap Commissioner In Nasarawa

Commissioner for Information Culture and Tourism, Nasarawa State Alhaji Lawal Yakubu has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Confirming the incident to Radio Nigeria through telephone interview, a resident of Nasarawa Eggon, Mr. Joseph Audu said the gunmen trailed the commissioner to his house in the area and took him to unknown destination between 8: 45…

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See List Of Beneficiaries From N109Billion Suspended Accountant-General’s Loot

See List Of Beneficiaries From N109Billion Suspended Accountant-General Loot. A chief superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Hayatu Ahmed has revealed that suspended accountant-general of the federation, Ahmed Idris diverted public funds by compromising government account systems. He listed the account systems as the Treasury Single Account (TSA), government integrated financial management…

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