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Over 800 Suspected Scammers Arrested In Myanmar-China Joint Operation
More than 800 people suspected of being cross-border scammers were arrested in a joint police operation by Myanmar and China, the junta and ...
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ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation to Hold 7th Annual Ramadan Lecture, Prayers for Nation On Saturday
By Abdulrahman Aliagan, Abuja, The foremost Islamic organisation, ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation under the leadership of Imam Sharafudeen Abdulsalam Aliagan has set to hold ...
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Easter Celebration: NSCDC Deploys 3,300 Officers To Beef Up Security In Kwara
In response to the increased activities expected during this period, The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, Commandant ...
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Why Nigeria Is In Turmoil – Shaikh Kolawole Jumu’a
A Popular Islamic Scholar, Shaikh Dr. Kolawole Jumu’a has said that, the problem Nigeria is facing is lack of Godly leaders. According to ...
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Gender Balancing: Tellthatstory Empowers Women in African Storytelling
By Usman Aliyu Benin, March 26, 2024 (NAN) In a bid to amplify women’s voices and perspectives in storytelling within the creative industry, ...
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It’s Not Late To Negotiate With Bandits, Give Them Promising Future — Former Minister
A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government to explore non-kinetic approach in dealing with the menacing phenomenon of ...
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Prayers Won’t Fix Nigeria’s Problems, Says Presidency
The presidency on Tuesday reiterated the current administration’s commitment to tackling the infrastructural deficit in the country, calling on all Nigerians to cooperate ...
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48 Cultists Surrender Arms, Relinguish Membership In Ogun
No fewer than 48 cultists have renounced cultism in the Sagamu area of Ogun State. The repentant cultists who were members of different ...
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Court Sentences Chinese National to Death By Hanging For Killing Girlfriend
Kano High Court has handed down a death sentence by hanging to a 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, for the murder of his ...
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EFCC Arrests Five for Illegal Mining, Recovers Three Truckload of Assorted Minerals
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have again arrested five persons for possession and conveyance ...
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One Dies, Several Injured In Kwara Cult Clash
A clash between a suspected cult group has left one person dead, and several others injured. Many vehicles were also destroyed during the ...
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FEC Approves Construction Of 28 Roads, Bridges Worth N1.267trn
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 28 roads and bridges across the country worth over 1.2 trillion Naira. The ...
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Gumi Has Been Invited For Questioning Over Comments On Bandits — FG
The Federal Government says Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has been invited by security agencies for questioning over some comments he made on ...
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Our Executive, Anjarwalla No Longer In Nigerian Custody – Binance
Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that its executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, is no longer in Nigerian custody. The spokesperson for Binance, Samantha ...
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How To Correct Name, Date of Birth, Others on NIN Using Mobile App – NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for Nigerians to modify their data on the National Identification Number (NIN) in ...
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RE: Gov. Abdulrasaq Moves To Replace Engr. Kale Kawu In Rural Electrification Agency
In a recent report making round on social media about the above matter, the writer did not only make a mess of the ...
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Customs Boss Seeks Support Of Emir Of Ilorin, Sister Security Agencies For Effective Operation
The newly deployed Controller, Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Compt. Mathew Ojeifo has paid a courtesy visit to the Emir ...
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N1.5m Recovered As Four Die In Auto Crash – FRSC
Four persons have lost their lives in a fatal road accident in Bauchi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The ...
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‘Challenging Times’, Tinubu Says No 72nd Birthday Celebrations
Ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday anniversary on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Presidency has urged well-wishers and friends of Nigeria’s first ...
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SSANU, NASU End Warning Strike, Direct Members To Resume Work
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), on Sunday, ended their seven-day warning strike. ...
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Aliko Dangote Foundation To Distributes Foods Across 774 LGAs
Aliko Dangote Foundation has launched its National Food Intervention Programme, aimed at distributing over one million 10kg bags of rice across the 774 ...
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FRSC Inaugurates Joint Taskforce On Use Of Trailers To Convey Passengers
In a swift response to the urgency to halt the rising cases of traffic infractions occasioned by the use of trailers to convey ...
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Abducted Kaduna School Children Released After Weeks In Captivity, Says Gov Sani
Scores of schoolchildren abducted from Kuriga, Kaduna State have been released, two weeks after they were taken away in what was one of ...
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World TB Day: Unilorin Vet Students Sensitize Butchers In Kwara Abattoir
The Veterinary Students of the University of Ilorin, on Saturday sensitize Kwara abattoirs on dangers of selling cow meat with Tuberculosis to the ...
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Kwara Salutes NIS CG On Efforts To Revitalize Service
Kwara Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Compt. Aminu Shamsuddin has commended the efforts of the new Comptroller General of Immigration, CG ...
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Appointment: ASK, Others Hail Governor AbdulRazaq, Rejoice With Alaka
The newly appointed special adviser on party affairs in Kwara State, Hon. Mashood Alaka, has thanked the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for finding ...
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Police Arrest Soldier For Allegedly Stabbing DPO In Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has arrested a soldier identified as Suleiman Sidiq, for allegedly inflicting serious injuries on ...
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Passengers Abducted As Bandits Intercept Katsina Transport Authority Vehicle
Dozens of passengers are said to have been kidnapped in a broad daylight attack launched by some bandits in the Kankara Local Government ...
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Insecurity: 16 Govs Endorse State Police – NEC
Worried by the security challenges facing the country, 16 state governors have endorsed the establishment of state police. The National Economic Council (NEC) ...
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Kidnapped Chinese national rescued in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has rescued the Chinese national, PengChao Zhang, who was kidnapped recently by gunmen. PengChao, also known as Williams ...
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Slain Soldiers Will Receive National Honours, Befitting Burial – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the slain military personnel in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, ...
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FG Begins Distribution Of 42,000mt Free Grains, To Release 58,500mt Rice To Markets
The federal government Tuesday said the distribution of 42,000 metric tons of assorted grains across the country has commenced. It also said arrangements ...
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FG, states, local governments shared N10.143trn in 2023 —NEITI
The three tiers of government, Federal, state and local governments shared N10.143 trillion from the Federation Account as statutory revenue allocations in 2023. ...
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Senate Tells FG To Compensate Families Of Slain Soldiers
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to immediately compensate the families of the 17 murdered soldiers. The request was made during a ...
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NGIJ Congratulates Kunle Aderinokun on Appointment at Access Corp.
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists NGIJ has extended a warm congratulations to Mr. Kunle Aderinokun on his appointment as the new Head ...
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Ramadan: Opportunity For Muslims To Engage In Special Good Deeds – IWF Kwara Coordinator
The Coordinator of the Islamic Welfare Foundation (IWF) in Kwara state, Honorable Is’hak Mohammed Sabi, has called on all Muslims to participate in ...
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Kwara Gov Canvasses For Entrepreneurial Skills Among Youths, Says Degree Not Enough To Survive In Present Nigeria
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has urged Nigerians, especially young people, to learn entrepreneurial and other skills to brighten their chances of earning ...
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Customs Reopens Kamba Land Border In Kebbi
The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State command, Iheanacho Ojike, has reopened Kamba land border in compliance with the directive of President Bola ...
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Killers Of Military Personnel In Delta Won’t Go Unpunished, Tinubu Vows
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of military personnel in Delta State, saying the perpetrators, whom he described as “cowardly” must not ...
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Adopt New Strategy Against Terrorists, Kidnappers, FG Charges Police
As the nation grapples with security challenges, the Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Police Force to up its game. Part of what ...
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Lagos Opens ‘Ounje Eko’ Discounted Food Markets
Lagos State Government on Sunday launched the ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets, offering discounted prices on essential food items across the state. The markets ...
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Delta Community Razed After Killing Of Soldiers
The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong ...
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122 Families Adequately Compensated For Kwara Poly Land – Management
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic has again warned the trespasser on the institution’s land to stay away said a total number of ...
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Kaduna, Borno, Sokoto attacks: Tinubu Orders Rescue Of Captives As FG Reviews Offers Of Help From U.S., Others
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will not tolerate payment of ransom to criminal elements engaged in the abduction of citizens in some ...
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Kwara Polytechnic Embraces Farming To Stave Off Land Encroachers
In recent times, the songs on the lips of the management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has been the widespread encroachment of its ...
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Kwara Government Evacuate Beggars From Ilorin Metropolis
In its concerted efforts to rid off all forms of social menace caused by road side begging within the strategic areas of Ilorin ...
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Most Kidnappings In FCT Are Stage-Managed – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed ...
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Hardship: Kwara Government Gives Tertiary Institution Students Noodles As Palliative
Kwara state government on Wednesday, commenced distribution of 50,000 cartons of noodles to support students across state, federal and private tertiary institutions. The ...
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Corpse Of Missing Tricycle Rider Found With Missing Body Parts In Kwara
The dismembered corpse of a tricycle operator simply identified as Musbau has been discovered in Oko- Olowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State. Musbau ...
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Ramadan: ASK Greets Muslims, Tasks Leaders On Hardship
A leading pressure group in Kwara State, Alliance For Sustainable Kwara (ASK) has rejoiced with Muslims all over the World on the commencement ...
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Kidnappers Demand N40trn, 11 Hilux Vans, 150 Motorcycles As Ransom For Kaduna Residents
Kidnappers have reportedly asked for a ransom of N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 residents abducted ...
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Many CBN Approvals Under Emefiele Didn’t Have Buhari’s Signature – Presidency
The Presidency says many approvals for the release of funds within the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Godwin Emefiele did not have ...
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Gov. Abdulrasaq’s Aide Vs NationalPilot: Court Asked To Dismiss Case For Lack Of Jurisdiction
Mandate International publications Nigeria Limited, publishers of National Pilot Newspapers Monday, asked a revenue court sitting in Ilorin to dismiss the case of ...
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of 36 Exotic Cars ‘Stolen’ From Canada
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of 36 exotic cars, allegedly stolen from Canada to Nigeria.
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Minna Airport Renamed After President Tinubu
The Niger State Government has renamed the Minna International Airport after President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Recall that the airport was formerly known as ...
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Tinubu Orders Customs To Return Seized Food Items To Owners With Conditions
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to give back the food items they seized at the border communities to ...
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Police Dismiss Officer, Suspend Two Others For 3,000 USDT Extortion In Rivers
The police authorities have dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USDT from a Port Harcourt ...
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Ramadan Crescent Sighted In Saudi Arabia
The crescent, which signals the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. This is according to a ...
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Kwara Governor Flags Off Skill Acquisition Training For Youth, Communities On Mgt Of Public Infrastructure
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched a programme to train community folks on proper handling of public facilities for efficiency, long lifespan, ...
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IBEDC Explains Blackout In Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kogi, Niger, Ekiti
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC), on Sunday, said several factors contributed to the recent blackout in its franchise areas. ...