Politics
Saraki Foundation Launches Iftar Meal Sharing Initiative Across Five States
By Balogun Tumininu | InsiderNg | 20.03.25. The Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Foundation, led by former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has kicked off…
CELF Hails Olohungbebe’s Appointment as Kwara Education Commissioner
By Balogun Tumininu. The Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship CELF – KWARA has applauded the appointment of its former convener, Dr. Lawal O. Olohungbebe, as the…
El-Rufai Resigns from APC, Joins SDP
Balogun Tumininu Former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has officially resigned from the ruling party…
FG, Niger State, Partner to Empower 100,000 Youths Through Agriculture
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. In a significant move to address youth unemployment and bolster food security in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, the…
AbdulRazaq Commended for Naming Court House After Late Justice Kawu
By Balogun Tumininu. The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has praised Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for recognizing and honouring the state’s distinguished…
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Unilorin Don, Dr Lankotheory Sounds Alarm on Rising Drug Abuse among Youth
By Balogun Tumininu | InsiderNg | 21.03.25 Dr. Abdulwaheed Atanda Isiaq, a senior lecturer at the University of Ilorin’s Department of Political Science, has sounded…
Former NBC Director-General, Modibbo-Kawu, Hosts ASKOMP Members to Iftar
…Criticizes Media Houses for Giving Awards to Politicians By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. In a gathering that combined reflection and intellectual discourse, former Director-General of the…
Kwara Stands Still as Saliu Mustapha Empowers Constituents
…Beneficiaries Get 30 New Sienna Vehicles, 20 Tractors, 10,000 Bags of Fertilisers and more …I have never witnessed something like this before in kwara –…
Portable Surrenders to Nigerian Police in Lagos
By Balogun Tumininu In a dramatic turn of events, Nigerian musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned himself in to the Lagos State…
ZETSI Africa Holds First Annual Convention in Kwara
…Announces Bamgboye as State Coordinator By Balogun Tumininu The Zero Tolerance for Social Immoralities Initiative (ZETSI) Africa held its first annual convention yesterday at the…
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Kwara Stands Still as Saliu Mustapha Empowers Constituents
…Beneficiaries Get 30 New Sienna Vehicles, 20 Tractors, 10,000 Bags of Fertilisers and more …I have never witnessed something like this before in kwara –…
Sokoto Govt Launches N1B Subsidized Food Programme for Civil Servants
By Balogun Tumininu. The Sokoto State Government has unveiled a N1 billion subsidized food initiative aimed at providing affordable essential goods to civil servants and…
Nigeria, U.S. Strengthen Collaboration on Youth Development Initiatives
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. In a significant move to bolster youth-focused initiatives, the Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, met with the U.S. Ambassador…
Fidelity SME Hub Aligns with Tinubu’s Youth Empowerment Initiatives – Youth Minister
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri Comrade Ayodele Olawande attended the official launch of the Fidelity SME Hub in Lagos, where he underscored the various initiatives spearheaded…
Nigerian Customs Suspends 4% Import Duty Increase Amid Saraki’s Criticism
By Balogun Tumininu Just days after Dr. Bukola Saraki urged the federal government to reconsider the recently introduced 4% increase in the Free-on-Board (FOB) value…
CBN Announces New ATM Transaction Fees Effective March 1, 2025
By Balogun Tumininu The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new fee structure for Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions, set to take effect…
Saraki Criticizes FG’s New Customs Fee, Says It’ll Hurt Nigerians
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s new tax regime, particularly the 4% customs administration…
FEATURED: A Sardauna’s Path in Kwara
By Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye There is a reason Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, _Sardauna_ of Ilorin, enjoys his solo moves within or outside of the state capital:…
Youth Ministry Partners Germany on Vocational Training, Labour Migration
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Nigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, met with a German delegation from the IHK Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and…
Editorial
Maiduguri Flood Relief Efforts: A Beacon of Hope Amidst Devastation
Maiduguri Flood Relief Efforts: A Beacon of Hope Amidst Devastation The recent floods in Maiduguri, Borno State, have left a trail of destruction, displacing over…
Mohbad: A Year of Grief, Controversy, and Unresolved Truths
InsiderNg Editorial Today marks a solemn anniversary – one year since the untimely passing of Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, a talented young Nigerian…
When Kwara Express was launched…
By: Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Today, at the NUJ secretariat along Offa Road, Ilorin, Kwara Express, a new media outlet, was launched. The brainchild of Basheer…
The Many Firsts of My 2024 Sallah Celebrations in Ilorin
By: Mohammed Funsho Abdullahi The 2024 Ileya festival (Eid-el-Kabir) would go down in my diary as one of the best I ever had, for the…
2023: Presidency cabals move against Osinbajo
By Nimi Princewill. Speculations are brewing as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s influence in the Presidency is reportedly being watered down by a widely believed presidential…
How Buhari’s defence minister allegedly repaid part of $550,000 looted funds
By Nimi Princewill. President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption mantra has been dealt a huge blow, following startling reports by Premium Times which dug up dirt on…
Kwara emblem change: Abdulrazaq’s subtle attempt at political cleansing
By Nimi Princewill. In a subtle but persistent attempt to purge the state of his predecessor’s footprints, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has yet…
How young politicians take turns in making mockery of youth inclusion in politics
By Nimi Princewill. The advocacy for youth inclusion in politics is constantly being dealt a huge blow by young politicians who seem to take turns…
Abdulrazaq’s body language shows glimpse of APC’s ‘disapproval’ of Gbemi Saraki
By Nimi Princewill. A week ago, the media was agog with the cheering news of Kwara being treated to a fair share of President Muhammadu…
Pressure on Abdulrazaq to sign FOI Bill tears social media apart
By Nimi Princewill. Divergent opinions have trailed the non-committal, cold and distant reception given to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq…
Kwara: When Gov Abdulrazaq’s marching order brings water to homes
By Ibraheem Solaudeen When two days ago, the Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazak announced that he has given instructions to officials of Water Ministry…