Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Ahmed Tinubu over their Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. The suit instituted by an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Osigwe Ahmed Momoh was thrown out by the Judge […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January 2023.Recall that INEC had earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January, 2023. But following a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it has pushed the deadline by eight days. The INEC National […]
As part of events to celebrate her birthday, Alabi Aisha Abdullateef, has awarded scholarship to three pupils of Osi Central Secondary School, Osi, in Ekiti LGA, Kwara State. The beneficiaries are Ajiboye Sobur (JSS 1), Oladele Feranmi (JSS 2), and Samuel Olayinka (JSS 3). The celebrant, a teacher in the school, on Thursday, said the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2023 totalling N21.83 trillion. Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of this Administration, the President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial Executive Proposal for a total expenditure of N20.51 trillion. […]
A Kwara State-based journalist, Dare Akogun has urged well meaning Nigerians to contribute to the wellbeing of prisoners and the prison service in general, saying that the government cannot do it alone. Akogun, who is a Senior News Editor with Ilorin-based private radio station Sobi FM, recently celebrated his birthday with inmates of the Mandala Medium […]
…Expresses Confidence in Hakeem Lawal’s Ability to Govern Kwara The Member representing Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency in House of Representatives, Hon Ganiyu Saka Cook Olododo has said all the 23 wards within his constituency have enjoyed good representation and responsive project facilitation in the last three years. Hon Olododo disclosed this on Friday during […]
By Lawal Sharafadeen Arab For a state like Kwara State, which is a civil servant state, one would think our debt would be moderate, but the reverse has been the case. When this government came on board some three years ago, hopes were high, and people across the divides believed in the Wand stick of […]
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 31st, 2023. The recommendation follows a motion by the senator representing representing Borno South, Ali Ndume raising the alarm over the January 31st deadline. […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 2023 appropriation budget, raising the N20.51 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to N21.82 trillion. This represents N1.31 trillion injected into the budget by the lawmakers. This followed the consideration and approval of the report of the House committee on Appropriation at plenary in Abuja. Presenting the […]
