Month: January 2019
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EU Election Observation Mission Visits Balogun-Fulani Led Kwara APC
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A delegation of European Union Election Observation Mission has visited the court-recognised leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, led by Hon. Ishola Balogun-Fulani. The two-man delegation, made up of Gabor Bash and Mashed Poulsen, arrived the party’s secretariat on Monday at about 1.00pm and was received by…
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Cult War : Police Man , Two Others Killed In Edo
By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City A police officer, Monday Ehijie, an orderly to Ipoba-Okha local government chairman and two others were alleged to have been killed in a cult related fight in Edo State. It was gathered that the police officer who is a Sergert was killed alongside two of his cult group member at…
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Diplomat Solicits Support For Buhari In Fight Against Corruption
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Nigerian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Alhaji Nurudeen Mohammed has described corruption in Nigeria as a big problem that has deterred the country from moving forward. According to him, unless all Nigerian citizens join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to fight the scourge, the fight is difficult to win and…
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Tumultuous Reception For Saraki In Offa, As Monarch Urges Subjects To Vote For PDP
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Senate President and national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki was given a tumultuos receptions by residents of Offa, where he led the Kwara state PDP to a campaign rally in the local government. Excited by the turn out, the traditional ruler of the community, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi,…
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Buhari’s Visit: Kwara PDP Raises Alarm Over Plot To Arrest Its Leaders On Trump Up Charges
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara state chapter, has raised the alarm about alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to implicate some of its members ahead of a campaign rally to be led by President Muhammad Buhari on February 4, 2018 in Ilorin, the state capital. State chairman of…
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Atiku Will Reactivate LG Administration, Says Gov. Ahmed
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh Atiku Abubakar would reactivate local government administration if elected as the nation’s next president. Kwara state governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed gave this assurance on Friday at Isanlu Isin in Isin local government area of the state during the PDP campaign rally…
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Reps constitute committee on minimum wage for passage next week
By: Hassan Galadima, Abuja A twelve member adhoc committee has been constituted to parliamentary review the minimum wage amendment bill submitted to the National Assembly. This followed the adoption of the second reading of the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill at the House of Representatives. The Executive Bill which was read for the first time…
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OBI PROMISES TO GROW ECONOMY, FIGHT INSECURITY
By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City The People’s Democratic Party Vice Presidential candidate in the February 16, 2019 general elections, Peter Obi on Thursday assured Nigerians that the present economic challenges will be a thing of the past if his party wins the elections. Obi, who gave the assurance during an interactive session with stakeholders, organized…
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Chain of Criisis Engulfing Niger Delta, Due To Neglect______Donyegha Benson
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City An Ex-Niger Delta Agitator, Benson Donyegha(aka General Don Ben), has stated that the region is suffering gross neglect by the government which has resulted in the chain of crisis engulfing the region. He asserted that if the region is getting its due from the government then there would be no…