Education
President Tinubu Appoints Chairmen, Members Of Governing Council For Federal Varsities, Others
President Bola Tinubu has appointed chairmen and members of the governing councils of some federal universities and tertiary institutions across the country. The ...
Politics
Youth Unemployment: Nigeria Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder— Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over youths’ restiveness caused by unemployment, fearing that Nigeria might be sitting on a keg of ...
Politics
Oyo LG Chairmen Pull Out Of ALGON Over Supreme Court Ruling On Autonomy
The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have dumped the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) over the Supreme Court’s judgment granting ...
News
#EndBadGovernance: FULL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians,
Politics
President Tinubu To Address Nigerians On Sunday Amid Nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests
President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. This was disclosed via a ...
Politics
PDP Demands Timeframe for Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment Implementation in Kwara, List Concerns
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has tasked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Gov Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq's administration on ...
Politics
Alleged Victimisation of Igbo Traders Over Tax Payment, KW-IRS Sets Record Straight, Reveals Biz Involves
Kwara Internal Revenue Services (KW-IRS) has dismissed the allegation of selective victimisation of business owners in the state over noncompliance with tax ...
News
Resilience, Tear Gas, Looting, Curfew As #EndBadGovernance Protests Hold
Tension was palpable in parts of Nigeria on Thursday as the much-touted #EndBadGovernance protests finally took place in almost all the 36 states ...
Politics
#Endbadgovernance Protests: Calmness In Kwara As Residents Demonstrate Peacefully At Court Restricted Venue
By Abdul Kayode It was a peaceful atmosphere in Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Thursday, August 1st despite all the fear and anxiety ...
Politics
We’re Ready for LG Polls, But Won’t Support Deliberately Concocted Illegality – Kwara PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed its readiness for the local government election any day but added that it ...
Politics
Ex-Presidential Candidate Canvasses Usage of Indigenous Languages to Address Nigeria’s Challenges
Ex-Presidential candidate of the Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), Prof Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya, has urged Nigerians to create a conducive environment where everyone ...
Politics
President Tinubu Signs N70,000 Minimum Wage Bill Into Law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private ...
Politics
APC Group Alleges PDP Planned To Hijack Hunger Protest To Cause Violent In Kwara
A group operating under the aegis of ‘Kwara State Coalition of All Progressive Congress (APC) Supports Group’ on Monday said it had uncovered ...
News
Threatening Protesters Undermines President Tinubu’s Legacy – Amnesty Int’l
The Amnesty International has warned against threatening protesters, saying doing so would undermine the legacy of President Bola Tinubu. Since the ‘End bad ...
Politics
Panic Over Planned Hunger Protest Worrisome – Prof. Pat Utomi
Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi has described the panic by the state actors on the planned protest from August 1, as worrisome. Utomi ...
Politics
Bwala A Failed Lawyer, Will Be Political Liability To Tinubu — Senator Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has alleged that a former critic of President Bola Tinubu Daniel Bwala is a failed lawyer and can only be ...
Politics
Planned Hunger Protest: Provide Security Cover For Protesters, TUC Tells Police Boss
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest in August, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to ...
Politics
Planned Hunger Protest: NGF Chair Urges Peace, Says Scars of EndSARS Remain With Many Businesses, Families
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara Stat, has said the people of the state are very peaceful ...
Politics
Police, Vigilante Thwart Invasion of Praying Ground By Suspected Kidnappers In Ilorin
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, Kwara State Police Command, in collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, have successfully thwarted an ...
Politics
Nationwide Hunger Protest: Minister Pleads For Time, Says FG Engaging Stakeholders
Ahead of the planned nationwide hunger protest in August, the Minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has
Politics
Uju Kennedy: National Assembly Victimising Me For Refusing To Sign Dubious Loan
The embattled Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said that she was allegedly being victimised by some cabals in government because she ...
News
US President Joe Biden Drops Out Of 2024 Election Race, Endorses Vice Kamala Harris
Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, ...
Politics
Nigeria Government Fines Meta $220m For Data Privacy Violations
The Nigeria Government has fined the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms Inc., the sum of $220m for an unauthorized ...
Politics
Senator Ndume Breaks Silence On His Removal As Chief Whip, Defends His Utterances
Senator Ali Ndume has broken the silence on his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying, having reviewed the conversation that ...
Politics
FG, Labour Agree On ₦70,000 Minimum Wage — Minister of Information
The Minister of Information Mohammed Idris says the Federal Government and the leadership of the Organised Labour have agreed on ₦70,000 as the ...
News
Tinubu Appoints Walson-Jack As Head Of Civil Service
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Didi Esther Walson-Jack as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Presidential spokesman ...
Politics
Nigerians Can Now Obtain UAE Visas — Minister Of Information
The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel ...
Politics
Spain Beat England To Win Euro 2024 Final
Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence ...
Politics
Governors Reacts To Supreme Court Judgment On LG Autonomy
Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq has described the Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy ...
Politics
It’s Unconstitutional For Governors To Hold LG Funds, Supreme Court Declares
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. ...
Politics
Details of Supreme Court Ruling on LG Financial Autonomy
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday 11th July, 2024 that all federal funds for local government councils should be paid directly into their ...
Politics
DG NILDS Prof. Sulaiman’s Sets Record Straight on Political Affiliation
The Director General of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has debunked stories and posters surfacing ...
Politics
President Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp Appointed King in Kwara
The Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, Lt. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf has been appointed as the new king by the people of ...
Politics
#EndSARS: ECOWAS Court Finds FG Guilty Of Rights’ Violations
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two ...
Agriculture
FG Launches Anti-Cattle Rustling In Kwara, As AbdulRazaq Hails Tinubu’s Reforms
Kwara State Governor and Chairman Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for taking various bold steps ...
News
Tinubu Creates Ministry Of Livestock Development
President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. Tinubu approved the creation of the ministry on Tuesday ...
Politics
No Administration Can Fix Ogun Roads In Eight Years, Says Dapo Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has called for patience amid criticisms of his government over the conditions of roads in the state. The ...
Politics
Afenifere To FG: Continuous Kidnapping Worrisome, Deploy Technology
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday, expressed concern over the resurgence of kidnapping, banditry, attacks on security officers and continuous herders-farmers ...
News
Works Minister Umahi Engages Stakeholders From Kwara, Niger Over Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Govs Lauds Tinubu Foresight
Badagry - Sokoto Superhighway, Kwara, Niger, Bola Tinubu, David Umahi
Politics
N1.5 Billion PoS Agent Deposit May Face Risk If FG Enforces July 7 Registration Deadline – KAPPSA
Association Asks For Police Collaboration In Deadline Enforcement An estimated N1.5 billion in deposits intended for point of sale (PoS) operations in Kwara ...
Politics
State Police Are a Necessity, But… Says Senate Leader
By Kayode Abdul The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has justified the call for decentralisation of the Police in Nigeria, noting ...
News
Ogbomoso Imamship Crisis: Muslim Leaders Condemn Attack On Soun, Reveals Genesis Of Conflict
Muslim Leaders in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, under the auspices of the Ogbomoso Committee on Islamic Affairs, have warned those speaking against the Soun ...
Politics
Six Killed As Suicide Bombers Detonate IED In Borno
Two suicide bombers have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, killing six wedding guests ...
Politics
Troops Arrest 47 Suspected Rail Track Vandals
Troops of One Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna State have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals along the Kakau Daji-Anguwan Ayaba ...
News
Olukoyede Orders Arrest Of EFCC Officers For Assaulting Female Staff
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission accused ...
News
Kwara Customs Rakes N10.027bn In 5 Months, Donates Food Items To Vulnerable People
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara State Command today announced the remittance of over Ten Billion Naira into the federation account being revenue raked ...
News
Borehole Project: Tinubu Deserves Commendation For Emulating Me — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2024 general elections, Peter Obi, has said President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for ...
News
LG Elections: Kwara PDP Declares Readiness To Participate, Raises Concern On Independence of KWASIEC
Parties Announce Form Prices, Date of Primary Elections Ahead of the September local government polls in Kwara State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ...
News
LG Elections: APC Chieftain Kolo Charges Kwarans On Active Participation
As Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSEIC) announced and released Local Government Election timetable and its activities towards 21st Sept, 2024. Local Government ...
Agriculture
NILDS DG Empowers Farmers In Kwara To Achieve Food Sufficiency
Efforts of the government to achieve food sufficiency are gaining momentum with free land clearing, distribution of improved seedlings, and fertilizers, among other ...
Politics
Rivers LGs Crisis: Two Killed, Police Take Over 23 Council Secretariats
The Rivers State Police Command has taken over all the 23 Council Secretariats and some critical government infrastructure in the state. Following the ...
News
Gov. AbdulRazaq, Saraki in War of Words Over Appearance in Ilorin Durbar Festival
The Kwara State governor, Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq, and former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, engaged in a war of words yesterday ...
Politics
Youths Storm LGA Secretariats In Rivers, Ask Chairmen To Vacate Office
Youths in the three local government areas of the Kalabari ethnic group have occupied their council secretariats to demand the vacation of the ...
Politics
Inspector General of Police Confirms Irregularities, Alleged Corruption in 2022/23 Recruitment Exercise
The Nigeria Police Force has raised alarm on the irregularities and alleged corruption of the recently released names of successful candidates in the ...
Politics
Sustainable Development: Group Calls For Cohesion in Kwara South
Announces Date, Venue For Maiden ‘Unity Summit’ A group of people operating under the aegis of the Kwara South Development Forum have declared ...
Politics
Reps Group Proposes Six-Year Single Tenure For President, Governors
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, on Monday, proposed some amendments to the 1999 Constitution which they believe will improve ...
Politics
Ondo: EFCC Arrests 127 At Disco Party Over Alleged Internet Fraud
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 127 suspected internet fraudsters in Ondo State. ...
Politics
Fuel Subsidy: Stop Deceiving Nigerians Atiku Tells Tinubu
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop deceiving Nigerians about his administration’s true position on fuel subsidy. Atiku ...
Economy
CBN Will Implement Bold Reforms That Make Economy Works — Cardoso
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Olawale Cardoso said the apex bank will continue to implement bold reforms that make the ...
Politics
FG Releases Approved Lyrics Of Reintroduced National Anthem
The Federal Government, through the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has unveiled the approved version of Nigeria’s reintroduced national anthem. The Director-General of the ...