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Buhari will commission VIP hospital before exit – Presidency
The presidency has revealed that the ongoing state -of- the -art clinic which will offer medicare for the country’s President, Vice President and ...
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FG delivers more Humanitarian Aid to Bayelsa state
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has confirmed the second despatch of food and non-food items by its operations ...
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27th Anniversary: AYCF Congratulates Emir of Ilorin
The Kwara State chapter of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has rejoiced with the Emir of Ilorin and the Chairman of the ...
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Coalition threatens legal action over plan of Gov Uzodimma’s to obtain new N50b loan
The Coalition of Imo State Young Leaders has vowed to institute a court action to stop the move by Governor Hope Uzodimma to ...
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Police Allays Fear On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams has re-affirmed its commitment to leave no stone unturned in ridding the State and ...
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NHIA sensitize stakeholders on best practices, mandate
The National Health Insurance Authority on Thursday in Ilorin organised a One-day stakeholders forum for Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) Health Care Facilities (HCFs) ...
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Reason we sometimes negotiate with bandits/kidnappers – Police IG
THE Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has said security agencies tackling insecurity are sometimes forced to negotiate with bandits and kidnappers ...
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Court set aside conviction of EFCC boss, Bawa
The Federal High Court, sitting in FCT, Abuja has put aside the contempt proceedings and all the directives of conviction for contempt against ...
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SDP presidential candidate, Adebayo support Bayelsa flood victims with N10m, As Gov Diri expresses gratitude
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has donated a sum of N10 million ...
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Gov AbdulRahman calls for dredging of River Niger, As NEMA gives succour to flood victims
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called on the Federal Government to find lasting solutions to the perennial flooding affecting communities around Rivers, ...
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IGP orders posting/ redeployment of Commissioners of Police
Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc has ordered the posting and redeployment of eight (8) Commissioners of Police CPs to ...
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Give traditional rulers constitutional role to fight insecurity – Speakers at Colloquium on Emir of Ilorin
Speakers at a colloquium organised to mark the 27th year on the throne by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on Thursday ...
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NSITF Workers Threaten showdown With Management Over Alleged Misappropriation of Funds
The workers of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, under its union have threatened to embark on industrial unrest if the management ...
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2023 population census to cost Nigeria N532.7 billion – NPC boss
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra has disclosed that it would cost the nation the sum of ...
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Buhari Sued for N100B over alleged unlawful removal of Ararume as NNPC Chair
A N100B Suit has been slammed on President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged unlawful removal of ...
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2023 Census: NPC to engage 37,000 Ad-hoc staff in Kwara
Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRazak Gidado has disclosed that the commission will engage nothing less than ...
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Buhari, Modibbo-Kawu make cabinet list as Kwara Gov names new aides
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has nominated Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu and Abubakar Sadiq Buhari as commissioner-nominees for Ilorin South Local Government and Edu ...
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Kwara Governor Is God-Sent Leader- Cleric
An Ilorin based Islamic cleric, Mukadam Saheed Ogunedun has described the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a God- sent leader. Mukadam Ogunedun ...
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Contempt: Court Convicts EFCC Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for ...
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Women in parliament push for appointment of female defence minister
The 9th Assembly Women in Parliament, on Monday, called for the appointment of a tg. The Chairperson, House Committee on Women in Parliament, ...
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NUJ Holds Colloquium to Commemorate Emir of Ilorin’s 27th year on Throne
The Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to organize a Colloquium in commemoration of the 27th year anniversary of ...
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Military Neutralize Terrorists Harvesting Crops in Zamfara
Nigerian troops attached to ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’, have neutralized scores of terrorists at Yar Tashar village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara ...
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2023: IGP Orders Immediate Distribution of Anti-Riot Equipment For Officers
For fear of insecurity as the 2023 General Eections draws closer, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate ...
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Why I stand with Gov Wike – Ortom
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has given reasons why he has chosen to stand with his Rivers State counterpart, Governor Nyesom Wike. ...
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NDLEA Arrests Two Pakistanis, Blind Nigerien For Drug Trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos with ...
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2023: CJN To Inaugurate Election Petition Tribunal On Monday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, would on Monday 7th of November inaugurate the election petition tribunal that would settle appeals ...
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ICPC commences disposal of forfeited assets
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced the process of disposal of assets forfeited to the Federal Government ...
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Insecurity: Traditional rulers should be constitutionally empowered – Shettima of Okuta
The Shettima of Okuta Emirate of Kwara state, North Central Nigeria, Mallam AbdulAzeez Arowona has suggested that the traditional institution needs to be ...
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South-East residents lament over scarcity of PMS, price hike
Residents of the South-Eastern part of Nigeria have lamented over fuel scarcity that is hitting the States in the region despite assurances from ...
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Police confirm release of 21 children abducted in Katsina farm
The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah has confirmed the released of the 21 children who were abducted by terrorists ...
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COP 27: Stakeholders call for discourse on positions of vulnerable community
The Executive Director, Connected Advocacy, Israel Orekha has called for the capturing of positions of the vulnerable community to climate change at the ...
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Stakeholders meet in Kwara on implementation of child right law
Hajia Nimat Labaika, the Executive Director of Fulfilling Dreams Foundation, on Friday in Ilorin called on Kwara Government and relevant stakeholders to ensure ...
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NDLEA Chairman, Marwa cries out, says drug barons killing operatives
National Drugs Law and Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has said drug barons were assassinating operatives of the agency ...
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Hushpuppi sentenced to 11-year jail term in US for fraud
Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi, have been found guilty of fraud and received an 11-year prison term. In its most recent session, the ...
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IPMAN explains fuel scarcity in Ilorin
The Kwara State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigerian (IPMAN) has attributed the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) ...
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Kwara Gov appoints Jerry, ‘Cute’ Abiola, Joseph as aides
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Jerry Kolo as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations. Mr. Kolo, an indigene ...
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NALVEJ Hails Peaceful Conduct Of Correspondents’ Chapel Election
The National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ) in Kwara State has hailed the peaceful conduct of the election that ushered in the new ...
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NPC Boss charges journalists on national interest
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Press Council, Mr Francis Nwosu has charged Journalists in the country to always put national interest above primordial sentiments ...
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Prepare For Flight Delays, Cancellation – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency says dust plumes and haze from Niger and Chad are expected into the county within the next 24 hours in parts ...
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Flood: Buhari Approves 12,000 Tons of Grains for Victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 12, 000 metric tons of grains as relief materials for victims of flood disaster. Minister ...
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Gov Oyetola Presents Vehicles To Judges in Osun
Osun State government has presented vehicles to another five Judges of the state judiciary. Speaking at the brief event which took place at ...
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$6bn Mambilla Project: Arrest All Power Ministers From 2017 Till Date – HURIWA to EFCC
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Thursday, tasked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and ...
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FG discloses plan to borrow from China, Portugal, Turkey to complete ongoing rail projects
The Federal Government told the National Assembly that it hoped to complete the ongoing rail projects across the country with multi-billion dollar loans ...
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2023 Census: NPC presents Localities List to Council Chairmen in Kwara
As part of the preparation to conduct a credible and acceptable Population and Housing Census in 2023, the National Population Commission (NPC) on ...
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Your appointees are undermining anti-corruption fight – Reps to Buhari
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has accused the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and the Director General of the Budget ...
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Police confirm abduction of 21 children, others from Katsina farm
Nigeria Police Force, Katsina state cmand have confirmed the abduction of 21 children at a farm in Mai Ruwa community of Faskari Local ...
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NUJ Kwara Correspondents’ Chapel Elects New Executives
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kwara State Correspondents’ Chapel on Wednesday elected new executives to pilot its affairs for the next three ...
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2023 Election: NOA Trains Field Officers, Embarks on Voters Education
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, on Tuesday organised a one-day capacity-building workshop for the field officers in preparation for the nationwide voters education ...
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NDLEA Declares Adekaz Hotels Owner Wanted
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared wanted Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola Afolabi Kazeem a.k.a Alhaji Abdallah ...
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We are crippled in war against fake news – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday lamented that his ministry is incapacitated in the war against fake news, ...
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Orientation: NYSC reviews policy on verifying fitness of prospective Corps Members
Given the regimentation and physical demands of some activities of the NYSC Orientation programme, the management of the Scheme introduced the presentation of ...
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UNDP to give vulnerable Kwarans financial support
Nigeria’s representative in United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Mohammed Yahaya, has disclosed that the organization will give financial support to the vulnerable people ...
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Pope Francis prays for peace, progress of Nigeria
Pope Francis granted an audience to the Nigerian Pilgrims during the 2022 special pilgrimage to Rome organised by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, ...
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Over 130 killed As Bridge Collapses In India
A colonial-era pedestrian bridge packed with travellers has collapsed into the river in the western Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 132 ...
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Terror Alerts: FG urges Nigerians to go about businesses without fear
The Federal Government has frowned at the travel advisories and terror alerts issued by some embassies to their personnel in Nigeria, urging Nigerians ...
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NDLEA intercepts Cocaine in Soaps
The village head of Gidan Abba in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim, was among eleven suspects arrested in interdiction ...
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Gov Seyi Makinde hosts CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde says his administration will continue to promote the independence of the Judiciary in the State. The governor maintained ...
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Nigerian Army neutralizes terrorists, recover arms, ammunition in Kaduna
Military authorities have informed that its troops have neutralized seven terrorists in two separate operations in Kaduna State and recovered a cache of ...
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Nigeria Police Force bestows Ajia with Award of Excellence
The members of Cadet Inspector course 36/2002 of the Nigeria Police Force at the weekend honoured Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia with an Award ...
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Sabo-Oke community appeal to Kwara govt over abandoned garbage truck on the road
Residents of Sabo-Oke, Ilupeju community in the Ilorin East local government area of Kwara state have complained over health hazards and traffic dangers ...