‘Temper justice with mercy,’ Okotie begs IGP to pardon Seun Kuti
‘ Former presidential candidate, Rev Chris Okotie, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, to show mercy upon Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, over his case with the Police. The outspoken musician is in detention for assaulting a policeman during an encounter in traffic recently, which has raised an uproar across the country. In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by...
NAHCON advance team to arrive Saudi Arabia Sunday
....As Chairman inaugurates National Media Team of 2023 Hajj The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alh. Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has said that the commission's advance team will proceed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday 21st of May, 2023. Alh. Hassan disclosed this on Thursday (May 18, 2023) during the...
AA: Omoaje discharged and acquitted of criminal charges filed by Udeze
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate court sitting in Wuse area of Abuja on Thursday (May 18, 2923) discharged and acquitted the National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Dr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje of all charges preferred against him by one Kenneth Udeze. This has laid to rest the lingering fathom criminal charges instituted by a former member of the...
Kwara MPWB visits new Amiru-Hajj
The Management of Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB) on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) paid a courtesy visit to the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Umar Bologi II who is the newly appointed Amirul-Hajj for the year 2023 Hajj exercise. The revered monarch was appointed two days ago by the Governor of Kwara State, Mall. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The team, according to a...
Enviromental degradation: Govt seals off quarry site in kwar
The Kwara State Government has sealed off the China Kaidi Quarry site along Ilorin-Ogbomoso road. The company was sealed off on Monday (May 15, 2023) by the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) due to the violation of safety measures, ranging from absence of essential safety equipment for workers, inadequate training programmes, and insufficient measures to prevent accidents. According to a...
Ilorin Emirate’s Frontliners: Why the book?
By Abubakar Imam The desire to publish a book on prominent indigenes and notable residents of the frontier emirate,which is titled "Ilorin Emirate's Frontliners", was a project I conceived way back in 1994 when I was an undergraduate at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. It was for a number of reasons. All the reasons are,to me, "for the love of...
Akire of Ikire-Ile congratulates Gov. Adeleke over Supreme Court victory
A prominent traditional ruler in Osun State, the Akire of Ikire-Ile, Ọba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun Adebamiji has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory at the Supreme Court. The frontline monarch described the verdict of the Supreme Court as a welcome development which has hitherto brought an end to agitation for the leadership of the state. The Akire of Ikire-Ile in his...
Gov Oyebanji vows to appoint people with disability to his cabinet
By Fowewe Abdullateef The EKiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has promised to appoint people with disability into his cabinet, saying that people with disability, and Special Schools students will be give absolute attention in the state. The Governor made this promise during a surprise visit to the State Special School for the blind in Ikere EKiti on Saturday, (May 13, 2023)....
NAHCON allays fear of increase in Hajj fare
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has assured intending pilgrims for this year's Hajj that there won't be further changes on the fare paid. The Chairman/CEO Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan gave the assurance at the opening of a one day workshop organised by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in collaboration with NAHCON held today (May 13, 2023)...
AA petitions Disciplinary C’ttee over alleged professional misconduct by Udeze
The Action Alliance (AA) has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee on the alleged unethical conducts and acts of a lawyer who is also a former member of the party, Mr Kenneth Udeze. In a petition filed by the National Chairman of the party, Dr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje before the LPDC holding in Abuja, the party decried Udeze's alleged illegal...
