Author: Adewale Adeyemi
The Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has felicitated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. In a statement issued in Ilorin, the Chairman and Secretary, state council of NUJ, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed and Omotayo Ayanda respectively, said the Governor’s re-election was deserving in […]
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara state, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, has said he has decided to leave the outcome of the elections to God. Recall that On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that the PDP flagbearer […]
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has condemned the delay in the declaration of the results of the governorship election in Adamawa State. Atiku warned that the delay threatens the peace of the state as the uncertainty is causing undue tension among the people. Atiku who addressed newsmen in his […]
Some armed security men have reportedly recovered three official vehicles said to be in the custody of the head of market women in Osun State, Chief Awawu Asindemade. The vehicles recovered from Asindemade were said to include; a coaster bus, and two others attached to her office as the Iyaloja-General of Osun State. The state […]
Residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital have expressed concern over the decision of some business owners to reject old naira notes during transactions. The rejection of the old notes of N1000, N500 and N200 following the currency swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), came amidst the Supreme Court ruling that old […]
Kano state government, through the Consumer Protection Council, on Sunday, shut popular supermarket, Wellcare, over refusal to accept old Naira notes. According to the Acting chairman of the council, Baffa Babba Danagundi, the supermarket was shut shortly after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave the order. He said the order of the closure follows the refusal […]
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has said that the federal government seems to be overwhelmed and unconcerned about the rate of insecurity as well as the worsening economy. The Bishops described the development as disturbing, saying the future of the country looks bleak. CBCN President, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, spoke on Sunday at the […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has warned that the continuous scarcity of the N200, N500 and N1,000 new notes may lead to economic recession as well as severe food inflation. The Forum, in a communique issued at the end of its meeting on Saturday, lamented that though the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami […]
Gunmen have reportedly attacked army troops and killed four officers in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State. Report gathered that the incident which happened on Thursday along Kwale road is currently creating tension as the army personnel was said to have invaded the community. According to information gathered, the hoodlums ambushed the […]
Kwara state Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalist, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed has lamented that state Houses of Assembly have continued to parade themselves as mere appendages of the executive, thus belittling the temple of lawmaking. Ahmed who stated this in Ilorin at the 36th edition of the media parliament noted that what has been regrettably observed […]
