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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…

Late Shaykh Abdullahi Jibril Imam Sahban was born in February, 1940 at Yaru in the present-day Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, to a father who hailed from Sahbani Compound, Idi-Orombo, Popo Giwa Quarters, Ilorin. Shaykh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban was a well known Islamic Scholar within and outside Nigeria. A proprietor of many Islamic…

A popular Islamic Cleric and founder of Muhyideen College of Education in Ilorin, Shaykh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Shaban has returned to his Creator. Reports say Imam Shaban died on the eve of Sunday the twenty sixth day of November, twenty-twenty three. Janazah prayer for the deceased Shaykh would hold at 4pm at the Muhyideen College…

Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked a military barrack in the capital, Freetown. The development comes after months of post-election unrest in the West African nation. Sierra Leone’s government in a statement on Sunday said they had repelled the attack at the military’s main Wilberforce barracks and the country is in…

The Nigerian Government is set to commit $134m loan facility given to it by the African Development Bank, AfDB to support 250,000 farmers with 50 percent subsidy of inputs to produce 1,250,000 tons of wheat, as dry season farming programme. This is in determination of the government of President Bola Tinubu to enhancing the development…

Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal Commences Sitting, Orders INEC To Allow Counsels To SDP Access Electoral Materials Within Forty-Eight Hours. The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has granted Counsels to the first applicant in the case of the governorship election, Muritala Yakubu of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, the leave of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has called on the Federal Government to introduce a new revenue allocation formula that would give more money to states and local government councils. The PDP Governors stated this in a communique after their meeting on Thursday in Abuja. The communique was read by the Chairman of the PDPGF,…

Kwara State University, KWASU Malete has approved promotion of three of her academic staff to the professional cadre. This is contained in a statement issued and made available to maxilens by the institution’s acting Director of University Relations. See the statement below: KWASU PROMOTES 3 TO PROFESSORIAL STATUS Three staff of Kwara State University, Malete,…

Premier League champions Man City take on Liverpool at the Etihad in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday lunchtime with both managers insisting the outcome of the game will have no bearing on the destiny of this season’s title race. City lead second-placed Liverpool by just a point as the two rivals prepare to once again…

The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi, has urged the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr Victor Olaiya, to work with other security agencies towards beefing up the security of life and property across the State.   Alhaji Uthman made this appeal today during a courtesy…

The authority of the University of Ilorin has published the approved undergraduate school fees for the 2023/2024 academic session. See the table below:  

How do I even start? Should I say once upon a time? This will sound as if I am about to narrate an ancient tale. That is not what I intend to do. What I intend to do is to narrate a recent but amazing story which peopleo call true life story. It is about…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has identified with the victims of the unfortunate fire incident at the popular Ojatuntun market in the Ilorin metropolis and called for adherence to fire safety measures. “I wish to sympathize with those who lost their valuables to the Ojatuntun inferno which happened…

The acting Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi has expressed hope that the 2024 Hajj fare may be less than N4.5 million. NAHCON had announced N4.5 million as initial deposit for the next year’s Hajj to the intending pilgrims. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Malam Arabi said the rise…

Former Barcelona Star Cries Out After Loosing $13 Million to “Yahoo Yahoo” Turkiye and Former Barcelona Star, Ardan Turan, has cried out after loosing a sum of thirteen million naira to fraudster. The former Turkey international was brilliant on the ball, and constantly showed his ability to dictate play against even the biggest oppositions in…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) under the command of the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut have continued to intensify onslaught and conducts series of clearance operation to terrorists/bandits enclaves in its Areas of Operations in the North West. In a recent…

Kwara State House of Assembly has advocated establishment of a Fire Service Station at Jebba, Moro Local Government Area and  other rural settings to respond to unforeseen fire outbreak. This was considered by the House, following a Matter of General Public Importance, raised by lawmaker representing Lanwa-Ejidongari Constituency, Mrs Madinah Abdulrahman during today’s sitting. Mrs…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has forwarded the name of Musa Nafeesah Buge from Baruten Local Government as a Commissioner Nominee to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. According to a message from the Governor, addressed to Speaker Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu and read before other members of the assembly, Governor Abdulrazaq pointed…

The Deputy Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Wada Ibrahim Dohu and Ibrahim Zakari Sarina have debunked plans by their separate parties to commence violent protest in the wake of Court of Appeal judgment that sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family of Major-General Chris Alli (rtd), the former Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Sunday. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu describing the demise of Major-General Alli as a “painful loss” to…

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has announced his intention to appeal against Friday’s decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss him at the Supreme Court. “I hereby inform the people of Kano State and well-meaning Nigerians that, based on the consensus of our stakeholders, we have instructed our lawyers to appeal against the judgement…

Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. The government says the policy implementation is ill-timed. The President, Bola  Tinubu Spike on Friday at an ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI). He was represented by the…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. Recalled a three-man panel of judges led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay had sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023, declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid as they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)….

Recently, the media was awash with the news of a young man who burnt his certificates because he considered them worthless and useless. According to him, he graduated over thirteen years ago and had not, for once, worked with his certificates. It is not that he did not want to work with his certificates but…

Fuji Maestro, King Saheed Osupa, has graduated with a second-class upper degree from the Political Science department at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. The legendary singer took to his official Instagram page to celebrate his latest achievement on Wednesday. Posting pictures from his convocation ceremony, he captioned, “Today, I attended the Convocation Ceremony of…

Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday revoked the bail earlier granted a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and one of the defendants in the trial of over an alleged fraudulent diversion of public fund to the tune of N109.5 Billion The defendant, Geoffrey Olusegun Akindele’s bail was revoked by…

Federal Government has expressed dismay over the decision by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to call out workers to commence strike action from today, despite a restraining order issued last week by Justice Benedict Backwash Kanyip of the National Industrial Court. This decision by the NLC and TUC other than…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Duoye Diri has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Bayelsa state by INEC. Diri, who contested for the second term in office, won the poll after scoring 175, 196 votes, to defeat close challenger, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored…

The National chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has  extended congratulatory message to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state over his re-election in the Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. Ganduje also expressed happiness with the overwhelming support exhibited by the electorates in Kogi state in electing Alhaji Ahmed…

The Chairman of the Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has described the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR as an epitome of progress, love and mutual coexistence. Honourable Power made this observation in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on…

Kwara State Governor/Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari (CFR) on the 28th anniversary of his turbaning as the Emir. The Governor joins the people of Kwara State, especially of the Ilorin Emirate, to celebrate the royal father whose ascendancy to the throne marked…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Dr. Adetola Ariyike Salau as Special Adviser on Education, with a focus on policy development in the critical sector. Dr. Salau, an indigene of Ifelodun, is a renowned education policy expert with specialisation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) — an area in which she has published…

We have reached this point in Nigeria where people hold this notorious belief that hardworkingness in achieving academic success is a waste of time. While this belief is ridiculous and objectionable in any sane society, it is well embraced today in Nigeria. This is why many of our elected rulers in Nigeria are enmeshed, from…

Urges Gov. Abdulrazaq to use his position as NGF Chair to facilitate Federal Appointments and Benefits for Kwarans. The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the investigative report by the Punch Newspaper, which tagged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State as one of the top Nigerian governors who have been…

The Senate has ordered the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to investigate alleged extortion of Nigerians engaged in legitimate business in border communities by officers of the service. The Red Chamber also recommended the redeployment of Comptrollers of Kaduna/Katsina and Idiroko Area Commands. The Senate’s resolutions followed deliberations on the report of its…

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, conditional bail. The judge ordered that Emefiele be released to his lawyers, who were charged with the responsibility of producing him in court for his arraignment next week or at any other…

As part of preparations towards ensuring a smooth conduct of the forthcoming Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections scheduled by the electoral umpire to hold on Saturday, 11 November, 2022, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has ordered operatives of the Corps drafted to cover the elections to ensure effective collaboration…

The Patriotic Elders Forum for Peace and Unity has cautioned the United States, over security alarm recently warning its citizens to be wary of some states in Nigeria because of fear of terrorist attacks. The Elders, who rose from an urgent meeting in Kano, on Tuesday, described the warning from the US as hypocritical and…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says the present administration under the dynamic leadership of His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON would harness the economic and tourism potential of the Gaani festival to drive socioeconomic development in the state.   Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu stated this while speaking with…

The recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly which was passed within the twinkling of an eye has generated a lot of noise. The noise is not out of place. The breakdown of the budget shows it lacks human face. As if it was deliberately drawn up to spite the masses and smite their…

Stepping Stone College, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Annual Kwara State Internal Revenue Service Tax Club Quiz Competition grand finale. The school scored a total of Eighteen points to defeat five other Secondary Schools who made it to the final from the semi-final earlier in the day. With this outstanding…

National Institute For Legislative and Democratic Studies,  NILDS has stated its  resolve to train young Nigerians on the practice of legislation and democratic studies. DG  of  the institute, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman represented by Director,  Department of Economic in the institute Prof. Peter Shiya said the objective of the organizing the Quiz Competition was to provide…

The Kano State government has arraigned the former managing director of the state’s Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and two others for alleged N4 billion fraud. The two others are the ex-MD’s son, Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and incorporated Trustees of the Association of Compassionate Friends. The defendants were arraigned on a 10-count…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem (OFR) as chairman of the study, planning and implementation committee for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education, according to a statement on Wednesday. The 11-person committee also comprised Deacon Pastor Afolayan J. Babatunde (Secretary);…

Kwara State chapter of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop further disbursement of local government allocation to the Kwara state government pending the conduct of elections. The party made the call during a press briefing by its chairman, Hon. Babatunde Mohammed, who was flanked by other leaders…

The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has given assurances of the Tenth Legislature to continue to uphold the tenet of democracy by putting the interest of the people first. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu gave the assurance while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill to…

Caprecon Development Foundation, a UK-based Non-governmental Organization, NGO, has promised to support out-of-school children back to school in Kano state. Statistics have shown that there are over 1 million out-of-school children, a staggering figure that had become a source of concern to government and stakeholders. Speaking to journalists shortly after a visit to Internally Displaced…

Zamfara State Government has described the call to for state of emergency on its territory as hypocritical as a Coalition of Arewa Activist Group calls on President Bola Tinubu to quickly slam a state of emergency in Zamfara State over rising acts of banditry. The Chairman of the Coalition, Thrahim Muazzam in a communique he…

Wonder shall never end. This new regime which started on the 29th of May 2023 is like a big functional and ever busy cinema in which movie producers compete to have their movies shown. It is interesting that those of us who are not fans of entertainment produced in the Nigerian film and movie industry—due…

Ilorin, a city situated within both the southern and northern regions of Nigeria, has gained reputation for its rich Islamic scholarship. This reputation is the result of the unwavering dedication of Shaykh Alimi and his fellow scholars, including figures like Shaykh Sholagberu and others who collaborated to establish the city on a strong Islamic foundation….

Internal Revenue Service, KW-IRS in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development holds next week Thursday at Ilorin, the Capital of Kwara State.

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for the judgment on the appeals by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, respectively. The duo is praying the apex court to set aside the judgment by the presidential election tribunal which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu….

The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the Take-off of 14 programs at the Transportation University, Daura Katsina state. This is contained in a letter communicated to the university’s authorities dated October 18, 2023, with reference number NUC/AP/T’6ONOL.II 02, paving the way for the university’s immediate launch. Senator Saidu A. Alkali, the minister of transportation…

The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has reportedly escaped assassination attempt on his way to Abuja on Sunday. The state Commissioner of information and communication Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in a statement made available to journalist. The statement reads: “The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assasination…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was issued to striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022. The special Adviser to the…

The Executive governor of Kano State Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf has resumed foreign scholarship programme with one thousand and one (1,001) beneficiaries who will study masters degrees in various universities around the world in fulfilments of his campaign promises. The first batch of the beneficiaries numbering 150 out of the 1,001 has departed Nigeria to various…

Recently, I have been trying to figure out the difference between what people call public schools and playgrounds. The focus here is not on our higher institutions which are becoming citadel of academic stagnation; though I will tangentially talk about them. My concern is our so-called public primary and secondary schools. Children in Nigeria, especially…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). In a statement on Thursday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced that the president had revoked…

Arrangements have been concluded to admit the Law graduates of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, into the Nigerian Law School soon. Kwara State Government gave this indication when the State’s Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mary Ronke Arinde, had a familiarization visit to the school in Malete. Dr. Arinde, while on the visit, commended…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the Attorney General of Jigawa state as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Communication (ICPC). The president also approved the appointment of Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as secretary to the Commission. This was contained in a…

President Bola Tinubu has  appointed  Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi to as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan,…

  The Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdulkadir Muazu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government. He replaces Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal who has been sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Minister of Environment. Dr. Mayere’s appointment takes immediate effect….

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Programme (SAPZ) organised by the ministry in collaboration with IFAD and IsDB in Kano will be rolled out. Kyari who represented by the Director Projects Coordinating Unit of the…

No fewer than 100 households have benefitted from the Federal government food items for internally displaced persons in Kwara State. The food items include Rice, Garri, Semo, spaghetti, vegetable oil and salt. At the flag off ceremony held at the Federal Secretariat Ilorin, the Federal Commissioner National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…

The camp of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘forger-in-chief.’ In a statement on Sunday, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, claimed that the world has come to the inevitable conclusion that Tinubu is a confirmed forger-in-chief on “account…

Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the National leader of the NNPP, has offered advice to the 1,800 couples at a reception organized by the State Government at the Open Theatre in Kano Government House. Kwankwaso gave a piece of advice that revolved around the importance of not checking one’s husband’s phone as a means to maintain a…

PLWD means persons living with disability. In Nigeria, we are now in the majority. No one should think that more than half of Nigeria’s two hundred million plus people are blind, deaf, dumb, crippled, or suffer one impairment or the other. No. Like many Nigerians, I do not have any of the impairments listed above….

Senator Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf, former minister for internal affairs and commerce, has been reported to have passed away. A family source said the deceased died after protracted illness at a private hospital in Kano this morning. Senator Yusuf represented the Jigawa South West constituency as a Senator first elected in April 1999 and reelected…

The duo suspects of Adama Joseph and Oreoluwa Davies, arrested by the Nigeria Police for killing a club owner in Kwara State, Adeniyi Ojo, have narrated how they killed the socialite. The ladies paraded by the police in Abuja on Wednesday evening confessed to the crime, attributing the causes of their action to the late…

President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has approved the appointment Mr Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes commission . This was contained in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngalele. The statement reads as follows “By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/Cheif Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). This was contained in a statement signed by special adviser to the president on media and public Chief Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, the appointment includes new and returning Chief Executives…

More casualties have been recorded in Israel after Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli tank with a guided missile leading to destruction of the weapons. Also, Israel says mortars were fired from Syria, with some landing in open areas, the development led to revenge hours latter by the Israelis. The development has also led to suspending…

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Monday, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has not reinstated fuel subsidy. This is despite the confirmation of oil marketers that the federal government has restored subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Tinubu had…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect floods in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Director General of  NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed disclosed…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is ready for peaceful negotiations with the Nigerian government. The proscribed group in Nigeria, on Saturday, requested a peaceful exit of Biafra from Nigeria through a United Nations-supervised referendum. IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful said in a press statement that the group has lost over 5,000 members and…

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu  thehas announced indefinite suspension of N-Power Program. He announced this during an interview on TVC News on Saturday. According to Edu, the decision was birthed by some irregularities within the scheme. The N-Power was an initiative of the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Edu said…