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 ...
Economy
Heritage Bank: NDIC Begins Refund, Highest Depositors To Get N5m
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) has commenced the liquidation process of failed Heritage Bank with verification and payment of the bank depositors. ...
Politics
Businesses, Airports, Hospitals, Power Supply Affected As Labour Begins Nationwide Strike
Workers have downed tools across the nation as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) begin their industrial action over ...
Politics
Tobacco Responsible For Over 8 Million Deaths Yearly – Anatomy professor
A University of Ilorin professor of Anatomy, Gabriel Olaiya Omotoso, has identified tobacco smoking as a leading cause of preventable death and disease ...
Metro
Kidnapped Kogi Varsity Students Rescued in Kwara
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, Kwara State Command, in collaboration with Nigerian soldiers and local vigilantes, have rescued the remaining eight kidnapped ...
Politics
Real Madrid Punish Wasteful Dortmund To Claim 15th Champions League Crown
Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck ...
Politics
Prioritise Needs Of Local Communities, President Tinubu Tells Governors
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged state governors to prioritise the needs of their local communities. Receiving the leadership of the Arewa Consultative ...
Politics
Six Things Tinubu Must Do To Succeed — Former-Vice President Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has listed six actions President Bola Tinubu must take if he was desirous of making a success of ...
Politics
‘Empty Promises,’ LP Lawmakers Knock Tinubu On First Anniversary
As President Bola Tinubu marks his first anniversary, the Labour Party (LP) lawmakers have knocked the current administration, describing it as one filled ...
Politics
Nigeria Air Remains A Scam – Aviation Minister Keyamo
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the controversial Nigeria Air project of his predecessor Hadi Sirika, describing it ...
Politics
Why State Electoral Commissions Must Be Scrapped — AGF Fagbemi
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called for the scrapping of State Electoral Commissions. Fagbemi stated ...
Politics
FG Drags 36 Governors To Supreme Court Over LGAs Autonomy
The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the governors of the 36 states of the federation at the Supreme Court over ...
Politics
Nigeria No Longer Bleeding, Will Now Move To Prosperity – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that the past 12 months have been fulfilling for his administration despite the presence of some challenges that ...
News
Federal High Court Zeizes $4.72m, N830.88m, Properties linked to Embattled CBN Gov., Godwin Emefiele
Justice Yellim Bogoro made the order on Thursday, following an ex-parte argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Bilkisu Buhari ...
Politics
Four Years After, Gov. Abba Yusuf Reinstates Sanusi Lamido As Emir Of Kano
Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to ...
Politics
Edo Election: Akpata Expresses Victory, as Labour Party Inaugurates Campaign Council
Olumide Akpata, Labour Party governorship candidate in the Edo Sept. 21 election says that with the calibre of persons in the party’s campaign ...
Politics
Kano Assembly Moves to Amend Emirs Law Amid Calls For Sanusi’s Return
The Kano State House of Assembly has taken steps to amend the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law which was previously employed ...
Politics
Rivers Political crises: Ex-President Jonathan Calls For Ceasefire
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has stressed that Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal
Politics
Minimum Wage: Why We May Not Accept N100,000 – Organised Labour
The Organised Labour has told the government to perish any idea of offering N100,000 as the new minimum wage.
Metro
Police Confirm Arrest of Singer Portable Over ‘G-Wagon Debt’
Popular street singer Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable, has been arrested by the police for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of ...
Politics
Again, Four Wike Loyalists Resign From Gov. Fubara’s Cabinet
A fresh wave of resignations has hit the Rivers State Government headed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara as four more commissioners, who are loyal ...
Politics
Resource Control Reason Behind Rivers Political Crisis — Fubara’s Chief Of Staff
More facts are emerging in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, with Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, giving ...
Politics
Call Wike to Order Now Before Rivers Burns, Ex-Senate President Tells Tinubu
Former Senate President and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara has asked President ...
Politics
PoS Agents Backs FG on Fintech Corporate Registration, Urges Review On Cyber Security Levy
Point of sales, PoS, operators, under the Kwara Association of Professional Point of Sales Agent, KAPPSA, have given thumbs up to federal government’s ...
News
Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, ...
Politics
Alleged ₦2.7bn Fraud: Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika Arraigned, Pleads Not Guilty, Gets ₦100m Bail
A former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika has pleaded not guilty to the alleged corrupt practices involving about N2.7 billion brought against him by ...
Politics
NSCDC Arrest 45 year old Cleric for Allegedly Defiling 3 Minors
The Kwara State Command of the NNigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 45-year-old Prophet, Olayinka Ajiboye, for allegedly defiling ...
Politics
Gov Otti, Ikpeazu Trade Words Over N10billion ‘Non-Existent’ Airport Project
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu, are currently trading words over the alleged allocation of N10 billion by ...
Politics
There Were Lots Of Manipulations, Fraudulent Approvals Under Buhari, Says Ex-Minister
A former Minister of Communication Adebayo Shittu claims that there were manipulations and fraudulent approvals under the immediate past government of ex-President Muhammadu ...
Politics
NNPCL Cautions Against Panic Buying, Says 1.5 Billion Litres Petrol In Stock
As the nationwide supply and distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol continues to improve, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company ...
Politics
List Of Ex-Govs Under Investigation for Alleged Corruption Not From Us – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from a purported list of ex-governors under investigation for alleged corruption in circulation. ...
Politics
Banditry Now ‘Business Venture’ For Some Security, Govt Officials — Gov. Radda
The Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda, has accused some security personnel and government officials of aiding banditry which he says has now turned ...
Politics
What We Want From Tinubu, Civil Servants Speak On May Day
According to the workers, if the government does not check the inflation rate, potential gains of any new minimum wage would be eroded.
Politics
National Assembly Begins Fresh Legislation On Peace Corps Bill
National Assembly has started fresh legislative works on the Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill, and has already passed first reading in the
Politics
Coastal Highway: Works Minister Umahi Accuses Obi Of Inciting South-East People Against FG
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has accused the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, of inciting ...