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EFCC Arrests POS Operators For Selling New Naira Notes In Kwara
The Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin zonal office have arrested three people for selling new naira notes in ...
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EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other for Suspected Illegal Mining
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese: Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao ...
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PDP Hails President Tinubu’s Decision To Upgrade Health Facility Centre In Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has commended President Bola Tinubu’s government for its decision to include Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre, ...
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WASA2023: Military Hospital Honours 5 Soldiers, Civilians
The Nigerian Army Military Base Hospital in Benin, has rewarded two soldiers and three civilians for their outstanding performance and
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EFCC Warns Transport Unions Against Illegal Mining
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called on members of the
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NLC To Hold Two-Day Nationwide Protest Over Hardship, Insecurity
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the
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Court Remands Fake Unilorin Teaching Hospital CMD In Prison Over N18 Million Job Scam
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical ...
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Tell Us How Much Goes To Every Tier Of Govt Monthly – Falana Charges AGF
Renowned human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called upon the Office of the Accountant General of the ...
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Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun Announces N5bn Palliatives For Residents
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a N5bn palliatives in all sectors of the state economy to cushion the effects of ...
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FG Indebted To Tune of N1.3 trillion, Can’t Continue To Subsidise Electricity — Power Minister
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a ...
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Land Encroachment: Kwara Assembly Makes Case For Polytechnic’s Perimeter Fencing
To stop further encroachment on its vast land, the Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday urged the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman
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Stakeholders Express Worries Over Alarming Rate Of Drug Abuse In Kwara, Chart Way Out
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his administration is deploying different strategies and investing in people-
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42,000 Nurses Have Left Nigeria In Three Years, Says FG
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Faruk Abubakar says 42,000 nurses have left the country
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Emefiele: Documents Used To Pay Election Observers $6.2m Not From My Office, Ex-SGF Testifies
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, appeared at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
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Governor Adeleke’s Removal Of Oba Famodun A Witch Hunt – Community Leaders
The people of Igbajo in Boluwaduro local government of Osun state Monday described the nullification of the process that led to the installation ...
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Again, PDP Governors Demand State Police, Say Nigeria Almost Becoming Venezuela
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to ...
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Gunmen Free Seven Inmates In Imo Prison Attack, Kill Cop
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlements, in Umualomoke community in the Okigwe Local Government ...
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Tears As Fire Burns Down Community Leader House In Kwara
No fewer than twenty rooms and properties worth millions of Naira were on Monday night razed by a fire outbreak at Wara community ...
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WASA2023: Obaseki lauds military’s support on fight against criminality in Edo
By Usman Aliyu Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has applauded the Nigerian Army for its support on the unprecedented successes in curbing criminal ...
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Seek Debt Relief From International Creditors — Afe Babalola Tells Tinubu
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has urged President Bola Tinubu to seek debt relief from international creditors. ...
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Blame Buhari Not Tinubu For Economic Hardship, Ex-CBN Governor Sanusi Tells Nigerians
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mohammed Sanusi, has said rather than blaming President Bola Tinubu for the present hardship in the ...
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Rain, Wintry Weather Responsible For Herbert Wigwe Helicopter Crash — US Authorities
The United States authorities said rain, winty weather could be responsible for the crash in the helicopter that claimed the lives of Herbert ...
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Kano Hisbah Seizes 8,600 Bottles Of Beer, Arests 15 For Prostitution
Kano State Hisbah Board has confiscated no fewer than 8,600 bottles of beer loaded in a van that came to the state from ...
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Kidnapping: Seriki n Fulani Kwara Kicks Against Tribal Tagging, Seeks Collaborative Efforts To Nab Perpetrators
The Seriki n Fulani in Kwara South Senatorial District, Adamu Ojonla Mahmud, has called for a collective collaboration in tackling insecurity, saying tribal ...
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Minimum wage: APC Chieftain Warns FG To Avoid Arbitrary Increment
Osita Okechukwu, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the federal government to exercise caution in implementing an “arbitrary” salary ...
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Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe Feared Dead In Helicopter Crash
The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been feared killed in a helicopter crash along with his ...
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FG Has A Duty To Control Prices Of Commodities – Falana
The Nigerian government has a duty to intervene decisively on behalf of the majority of the people by enforcing price control mechanisms that ...
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Pensioners Threaten To Protest Naked Over Rising Cost Of Living In Nigeria
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners says its members will take to the streets naked, if the welfare of pensioners in the country does ...
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Troops Arrest Suspected Female Kidnapper While Trying To Pick Ransom
Troops of 93 Battalion under 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected female kidnapper while trying to pick ransom for ...
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Tinubu Orders Recitation Of National Pledge At Public Events
President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. Tinubu ...
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Gov AbdulRazaq Commends FG Over N350 Billion Ongoing Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu Road
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday visited under-construction Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu road project, calling it a major breakthrough for the state and Nigeria. ...
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NNPCL Denies Plan To Increase Fuel Price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has denied any imminent hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known ...
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NLC, TUC Issue 14-Day Ultimatum To FG Over Non-Implementation Of Agreements
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the non-implementation ...
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AFCON: Kwara Varsity Deputy Bursar Dies While Watching Nigeria/South Africa Semi-Final Match
The deputy Bursar of Kwara state University (KWASU) Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Olaitan Abdullahi on Wednesday night died while watching the semi final match ...
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2024 Census Will Hold As Scheduled, Senate Assures Nigerians
The Senate has assured that the much-awaited population and housing census slated for November this year will hold as scheduled. Speaking yesterday in ...
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Lagos Govt Discloses Plans To Turn Ijora Under-Bridge Into Recreational Spot
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it plans to turn the Ijora under-bridge into a creational spot. On Saturday, the government destroyed ...
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Court Orders FG To Fix Price Of Milk, Flour, Others Within Seven Days
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to fix the price of goods and petroleum products within ...
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Hardship: Kwara Governor Meets Stakeholders, Sues For Patience
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday in Ilorin, the state capital, briefed different segments of the state on developments in the country, including ...
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EFCC Docks Car Dealer, One Other for Selling Forfeited Assets
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 5, 2024 arraigned a 56-year-old car dealer, Rasaq ...
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Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 41 Suspects, Impounds 12 Trucks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks allegedly containing different types of ...
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Kwara NUJ Canvasses Better Welfare For Home Media Workers
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council has advocated urgent intervention to improve the welfare of media practitioners in Kwara State-owned ...
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Poverty, Unemployment, Cause Of Banditry, Kidnapping In North West — Kaduna Governor
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that poverty and unemployment are responsible for the incessant security breaches in the North West. ...
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Nigerians Are Heartbroken, Hopeless, Mbaka Tells Tinubu
Fiery Catholic Priest and founder of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, AMEN, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sit ...
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High Cost Of Living: Niger Residents Protest Hunger, Shut Down Major Roads
Residents of Minna in Niger State yesterday stormed some major roads in the state capital, protesting the high cost of living, lamenting that ...
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Finally, FG Bans Sachet Alcoholic Drinks
The National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The agency said the five-year ...
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Senate To Increase Customs’ Revenue Target
The Senate is considering an upward review of the N5.079 billion revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from the second half ...
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Gunmen Abduct Passengers Of Two Abuja-Bound Buses In Kogi State
Kidnappers have abducted passengers of two Abuja-bound buses in the Inele-Eteke Ogugu, New Road area of Kogi East district. A source told Channels ...
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Estate Code Expands in Ilorin: A New Chapter in Real Estate Excellence
In a recent development, Estate Code Nigeria Ltd has opened a new door to the bustling city of Ilorin, Kwara State. The new ...
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Tinubu’s Economic Policies Dashing Hopes, Creating Pain – Atiku
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 General Elections, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. ...
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Common Nigerians Suffering Hard Times, Leaders Secured — Pastor Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday, lamented that many Nigerians are suffering difficult times bedeviling ...
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NYSC Has Stopped Posting Corps Members To ‘Very Unsafe States’ – FG
The Federal Government said members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) are no longer posted to states deemed unsafe in the wake ...
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Driver Killed As Abducted Ekiti Pupils, Teachers Regain Freedom
The pupils and teachers of the Apostolic Faith Montessori School in Emure Ekiti kidnapped on January 29 have regained their freedom. The schoolchildren ...
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MDCN Urges KWSG To Take Full Occupation of Unilorin Mini Campus
The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr Tajudeen Sanusi has urged the Kwara State Government to take back ...
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NIPR President, Experts Commend Gov Abdulrazaq On Training Of Information Officers
The President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Nellaku, and other experts in the profession have commended the Kwara ...
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Saudi Arabia Reduces Hajj Costs For Nigerian Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has secured a reduction in the charges for the 2024 Hajj from the Saudi Arabian government. ...
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Nigerians Are Hungry And Angry – Veteran Musician K1 Tells President Tinubu To Fix Economy
Veteran Fuji musician and the Olori Omooba, Akile Ijebu, Mayegun Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has urged President Bola ...
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Drama As Witness In Offa Robbery Case Arrested In Court Premises
A witness for one of the five accused persons in the April 5, 2018, armed robbery attack in Offa, Kwara state, Omolara Ogundiran, ...
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Kwara Governor Appoints Ibagun- born Ayinla As KWIRS Director
Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Omotayo Ayinla as the director, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Directorate of the Kwara State ...
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Gunmen Kill Monarch, Abduct Wife, 2 Others In Kwara
Gunmen last night invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler ...
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CBN Orders Banks To Sell Excess Dollars In 24 Hours
Amid its fresh moves to stabilise the nation’s volatile exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell ...