Politics

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in ...

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has commended the turn out of electorate for the local government elections held today Saturday, saying that ...

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s ...

LG Poll: Police Restrict Movement In Kwara Warn Armed Security Officers Against Escorting VIPs To Polling Boots, Releases Phone Numbers For Security Alert ...

The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says he does not regret saying that Saturday’s governorship election in the state is a do ...

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State says his government is concerned about providing good governance to the people and not to a few ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement ...

The Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), Mallam Mohammed Baba-Okanla, has confirmed the readiness of  five political parties, namely APC, ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Limited has released estimated pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS also known as petrol, obtained ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State on Saturday rounded off it’s campaign ahead ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Bola Tinubu, alleging his government’s “failure to reverse the increase in the pump ...

The Kwara State Government at the weekend commended the Founder of  ‘Tajudeen Olesin Foundation’ Ambassador (Dr.) Ibrahim Tajudeen Olesin for his consistent contribution ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted N10 million bail on each to the ten members of the #EndBadGovernance protesters who ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. According to its weather outlook released ...

The Police Headquarters in Abuja has revealed the identities of policemen involvement in the alleged killing of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced a series of new appointments following his return from vacation. The governor, who returned from ...

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the homicide section of the FCID Abuja to take over the investigation ...

The Department of State for Security (DSS) has arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero.  Ajaero was arrested at ...

The Kwara State Police Command has condoled with the family of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Bamidele who was allegedly killed in Ilorin by an officer ...

President Bola Tinubu has broken his silence on the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Tinubu ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has given all states until September 9, 2024, to make their positions known on the establishment of State ...

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has advised those proposing to float small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to ...

The rising inflation rate will force Nigerian households to spend the largest amounts of their earnings on food in the next six months, ...

The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters has proposed a slash in salaries of legislators and executive members by 30 and 40 per cent ...

Kwara South stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC ) have mapped out strategies to win convincingly in the forthcoming local government ...

….Driver For Alleged Killing of His Boss in Omu-Aran The Nigerian Police Force, Kwara State Command on Friday paraded Adebayo Joshua Happiness, who ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State on Friday officially launched its chairmanship and councillorship campaign ...

The federal government has approved an upward review of statutory allocation of Universal Basic Education matching grants accessible by state governments for infrastructural ...

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, announced this on Thursday at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State.

By Anietie Ekong In the face of the current economic reality and the attendant hardship on the masses, what has been the role ...

By Kayode Abdul The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concern over the challenges its members are facing due to government policies. ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement ...

The Oyo State government has commenced a 60-day Online Building Permit Amnesty (OYBPA) program, aimed at regularizing buildings that were constructed without proper ...

Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. The minister stated this ...

…Canvasses Support For APC Chairmanship Flagbearer Ahead of LG Poll By Abdul Kayode The stakeholders from the Irepodun Local Government area of Kwara ...

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief justice of Nigeria pending senate approval. Her swearing-in followed President ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in ...

Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Thursday unveiled 17 new players for the 2024/2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The unveiling ceremony ...

Politician and former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared the on-street parking scheme in the FCT, popularly called park-and-pay, illegal. ...

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of suspects linked to the murder of Miss Awesu Mojisola, a 21-year-old student at ...

The Nigerian Police Force has summoned the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, for investigation over allegations of terrorism financing, treasonable ...

A Professor in the Department of History and International Studies, University of Ilorin, Samuel Ovuete Aghalino, has canvassed the redefinition of property rights ...

With the controversial seizure of three presidential jets on routine maintenance in Paris still raising dust, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ...

Three people have been confirmed to have sustained gunshot injuries during an attack on commercial buses with no less than 20 passengers onboard ...

In its continuous effort to prevent unqualified graduates from obtaining the national service certificate, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said a total ...

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced 40 persons to a 3-month jail term each for violation of the Kwara State ...

A surging mpox outbreak in Africa, which was declared an emergency by the continent’s health agency on Tuesday, is being driven by a ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed a staggering 22,074 suspicious personnel on the Federal Government’s payroll, raising ...

Amid the controversy over the monthly earnings of federal lawmakers, Senator Shehu Sani has maintained that he received N13 million as a member ...

Edo Government is set to launch a comprehensive development master plan to celebrate 33 years of the state’s creation. Ms Isoken Omo, Commissioner ...

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is’haq Oloyede has faulted the unbundling of Mass Commincation in Nigeria tertiary ...

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President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Rena Wakama for her exploits at the Paris 2024 Olympics.  Wakama, who is the D’Tigress coach, led the ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated a top official of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). ...

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has questioned the character of Nigeria’s leaders, saying those who occupy public offices should be behind bars. He stated this ...

The Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun said 100 hectares of land have been allocated to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating ...

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ...

The Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule wants the north to address its challenges, saying most of the protesters during the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the ...