Youths have taken over the street of Elekoyangan along Kwara State Polytechnic to protest over lack of power supply in the community. Burning tyres were used to blocked the road. According to an witness, said the community have been in darkness for months Details later Satcom Media
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Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara has urged Nigerians to reject Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), at the general elections owing to shady academic, financial and parental background. Mr Dogara was reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent public endorsement of Mr Tinubu’s presidential bid, which he described as a humorous satire and a joke. He believed that Mr Buhari could not have in good faith recommended the former Lagos governor for president in the face of his obvious inadequacies unless it was a joke. “I know that PMB loves to crack jokes but I didn’t know he…
A popular hair vendor identified as Ahiwe Precious aka Perry, has passed away in Owerri, Imo State. According to report; Perry died on Friday, Febuary 3, over an undisclosed ailment. The deceased who got engaged last year, was set to get married on her birthday, February 14, 2023. However; Perry’s death has received emotional tributes from her friends, family and customers on social media.
By Hashim Abioye Esq. -The “over-voting” controversy was about actual accreditation figures on the day of the election especially in the disputed polling units across the 10 Local Government Areas challenged by the APC. – There were 4 major exhibits critical to the determination of the case tendered and admitted in evidence. They were: i. Exhibit BVR.. that was the certified true copy of the BVAS report obtained from the INEC server by the APC which they used in filing their petition. ii. Exhibit R.BVR.. that was the certified true copy of the later BVAS report also obtained from the…
The Police in Ogun, on Sunday, arrested a man, Michael Ogundele, for allegedly shooting his younger sister’s boyfriend and injuring him at Idiroko area of the state. The Police Spokesperson in the State, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect, 30, was arrested on Feb.2 by the operative of Ogun State Command for allegedly shooting and injuring one Tobi Olabisi, for having a love affair with his sister. The PPRO said that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Idiroko Divisional Headquarters by one Alpha…
Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubukar, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Hameem Nuhu Sanusi as the 22nd Emir of Dutse. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir Fanini. He succeeds his father HRH Alh. (Dr.) Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi who died on Tuesday, 31st January, 2023 after reigning for 28 years. Until his appointment as Emir of Dutse, Alh. Hameem Nuhu Sanusi held the title of Dan’iyan Dutse. The new Emir has been a Managing Director of HMS energy limited. He has worked with SMD consulting from 2011 to 2016…
Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems, has just won her first Grammy Award for her performance in American rapper Future’s “Wait For You”, where she was featured alongside Canadian singer Drake. The song won the “Best Melodic Rap Performance” category in the 65th edition of arguably music’s biggest award show. This makes it her first Grammy award win.
Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai at the age of 79. Pervez Musharraf ruled Pakistan as president from 2001 to 2008 after taking power in a coup, leaving behind a mixed legacy as a leader. His rule was marked by frequent oppression and human rights abuses, especially as it drew to an end. However, he also promoted social liberalism under what he termed an “enlightened moderation program,” which envisaged a society based on a non-fundamentalist interpretation of Islam. On the economic front, his presidency coincided with a rise in overall gross domestic product by around 50%.…
The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Kwara State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdulwahab Oba, has advised the Kwara Stop Touting – Oba Admonishes Kwara State Governor and Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to stop “behaving like touts and fanning the embers of hatred and discord in his desperate bid to secure an undeserved second term”. Oba gave the advice in his response to a video clip in which the governor is heard castigating the former administration in the state on the 2019 Offa robbery, a case that is still in…
Kaduna State government has advised the management of all public hospitals to abide by the law banning cash payments and accept electronic cash transfers. Long before the current national currency swap, the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service had abolished and prohibited cash payments pursuant to the Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law, 2020. “There is no justification, therefore, for public hospitals to reject electronic cash transfers,’’ the Executive Chairman of KADIRS, Dr Ziad Abubakar, stated on Saturday in Kaduna. He was reacting to complaints that personnel of some public hospitals insisted on cash payments for services rendered. “The currency…