Kwara monthly sanitation holds Saturday
The Kwara State Government has announced Saturday (July 29, 2023) as this month edition of the monthly environmental sanitation day. The exercise according to a statement signed by the Press Secretary of the state Ministry of Environment, Mr Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan, and made available the Highprofile, said the exercise will hold from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. The statement hereby enjoined...
Hajj and the Charge of Capital Flight: Guardian and the Rest Should Let Muslims breath
By Mustapha Adebayo Bello My attention was drawn by one of those who have been reading my commentaries on this year’s Hajj to the Guardian’s Big Story of Friday July 21, 2023 under the title “Tears, complaints trail Nigeria’s N304b capital flight to Mecca”. Though, the Information and Public Relations arm of NAHCON has officially reacted and debunked some of...
Fuel Subsidy: MINILS DG applauds Gov. Abdulrasaq’s palliative measures
...backs Local Government autonomy Director-General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Comrade Issa Aremu has hailed the Kwara state Governor Mallam AbdulRahman Abdulrasaaq for announcing series of innovative measures to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal. Comrade Aremu made the commendation in his opening address at a two-day in-plant workshop organised by MINILS for the Nigeria...
Fuel Subsidy: UNILORIN reels out palliative measures for students, staff
To cushion the harsh effects of the high cost of transportation as a result of fuel subsidy removal, the management of the University of Ilorin has deployed three luxurious buses to convey students and staff of the institution to and from the campus at peak periods free of charge. A statement by the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle...
Drama as security agents send Kenneth Udeze out of INEC headquarters
A mild drama on Tuesday ensued at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja as security agents sent a former member of the Action Alliance (AA), Mr Kenneth Udeze out of the commission's conference room where chairmen of various registered political parties met with he INEC chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu. The meeting which was at...
Chief Imam of Suleja dies few hours after return from Hajj
...as Niger records another death of female pilgrim The Chief Imam of Suleja, in Niger state, Justice Shu'aib Tahir has reportedly died a day he returned from Saudi Arabia for the Hajj exercise. The deceased was the leader of Suleja Local Government pilgrims to the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise Similarly, another pilgrim from the Niger state, Hajia A'isha Alhassan, died on...
EFCC, Police declare Paul Demudia Eigbefoh wanted over N67.5m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant security agencies have launched manhunt for a suspected fraudster trading under the business name “Capital Plus Investment Services Ltd”, owned by Paul Demudia Eigbefoh, who is now at large, after allegedly defrauding a leading oil and gas company in the country to the tune of N67.5million last week. The affected...
Hajj 2023: 114 Bangladesh pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
One hundred and fourteen Bangladesh pilgrims that participated in the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise have deportedly died during the Hajj operations. Of 114 deceased, 89 of them were men and 25 were women. Ninety-four of them died in Makkah, nine in Mina, seven in Madinah, two on Mount Arafat, one in Jeddah, and one in Muzdalifah. As at the time of...
Hijrah Chairman commends President Tinubu for returning NAHCON to VP’s office
The National Chairman, Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria, Professor Yusuf 'Lanre Badmas has commended Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for returning the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to the office of the Vice President. Badmas a former board member, NAHCON made the commendation during an interview with newsmen in...
KWASU Ag. VC lauds KWSG’s quick response to collapsed bridge
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh has commended the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the immediate response to the collasped culvert linking Shao to Malete in the Moro Local Government Area of the state. Professor Jimoh described the swift deployment of repair materials and personnel to the site as restating the commitment of...
