Category: News
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HYPPADEC blames fatality In Kwara boat accident on victims’ failure to wear life jackets
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Abubakar Yelwa has blamed the high fatality recorded in Monday’s boat accident in Patigi local government area of Kwara State on failure of the victims to use life jackets. While stressing the need for the legislation of a a law…
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Boat accident: Kwara rolls out new safety guidelines as Gov AbdulRazaq leads delegation to Patigi
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday led a government delegation to Patigi to commiserate with families affected in the Monday night boat accident, in which dozens have been confirmed dead. At least 106 persons, mostly from Patigi communities, have been confirmed killed while 144 survived in the accident, according to…
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Kwara’s Bus Palliative: Ministry meets stakeholders on modalities
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Following Kwara State Government’s directive for the deployment of buses in Public Tertiary Institutions to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the staff and students, the Ministry of Tertiary Education has met with stakeholders to work out modalities on the free transport palliatives. The Permanent Secretary of the…
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Kwara Boat Accident: HYPPADEC boss mourns the deceased
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin p0 The Managing Director, Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, has described as tragic, the boat accident that claimed over 100 lives on the River Niger in Patigi local government area of Kwara State. In a statement by the Head, Press and Public Affairs of…
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Jigawa Governor Takes Action, Dismisses Boards and CEOs of State Agencies
Governor Umar Namadi Takes Decisive Action, Dismisses Boards and CEOs of Jigawa Government Agencies. In an official statement issued on Wednesday, Muhammad Dagaceri, the Permanent Secretary (Administration and Finance) in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, announced that Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has taken the decision to dismiss the managing…
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Nigeria Emerges as Leading African Crude Oil Producer in May 2023
Nigeria has once again emerged as the leading crude oil producer in Africa for May 2023, with a daily production of 1.184 million barrels, as reported by OPEC data. The OPEC report acknowledged Nigeria’s economic growth of 2.4% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2023. However, it also noted that the country’s growth rate was…
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Controversies Surrounding Nigeria’s New Senate President
Godwill Akpabio, a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has been elected as the new Senate President of the 10th National Assembly in a closely contested election. Akpabio, who was the preferred candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), secured 63 votes, defeating his sole challenger, former Governor Abdul’aziz…
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UNESCO, National Theater, others to feature in 2023 Ilorin Durbar
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Arrangements have reached an advanced stage for the celebration of this year’s Ilorin Emirate Durbar which is marked every second day of Eid -el -Kabir. The Chairman of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee, Engineer Yahaya Alapansapa, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of Peace…
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Nasarawa Governor, Sule, Clarifies Stance on Refineries, Denies Criticizing Former President Buhari
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has refuted claims that he criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari for the non-functionality of the nation’s refineries during his tenure. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, Governor Sule clarified that his comments were solely focused on the removal of fuel subsidy during an appearance…
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Shettima’s Remarks And The Limits Of Mischief
By: Inuwa Bwala Vice President Kashim Shettima is a wordsmith, when it comes to speaking the English language. And I am confident that he could never have used the language inappropriately to refer to people. One does not even have to wait for any official rebuttal to the obvious mischief, which seems to pitch him…