Politics
I defected to APC to pursue my governorship ambition — Senator Abbo
By Shola Abayomi. Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district who earlier today defected from the main opposition party, the PDP to the ruling…
Kaduna govt suspends Wazirin Zazzau
By Umar Salam. Aminu, has been suspended by the Kaduna State Government. A letter of suspension was sent to him from the Ministry of Local…
We’ll resist attempt to impose ‘charlatans’ as caretaker chairmen — Kwara PDP tells Gov Abdulrazaq
*Calls for elections By Ibraheem Solahudeen. The frontline opposition party in Kwara State, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the State governor, Mallam Abdulrahman…
2023: Dave Umahi, Igbo Presidency and the Making of a New Nigeria
By Prince Ejeh Josh In recent times, I’ve taken my time and traversed different parts of Nigeria, with more focus on southern part of the…
Entertainment
‘Strip K1 of Mayegun title’ — FIBAN pleads with Alaafin over alleged assault on member
Broadcasters under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, on Friday, berated a popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly called KWAM 1,…
Davido signs ex-unilorin student, Liya, as first female artist on DMW
By David Olalekan. David Adeleke, popularly by his stage name, Davido, has reportedly signed an ex-student of the University of Ilorin as the first female…
26-yr-old Laycon wins Big Brother Naija season 5 reality TV show — See prizes, voting patterns
By David Olalekan. 26-yr old Olamilekan Agbelese, popularly known as Laycon, has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija season 5 reality TV show after…
BBNaija 2020: ‘N85m prize money will go to charity if my son wins,’ Kiddwaya’s billionaire father says
By David Olalekan. Terry Waya, father of Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Kiddwaya, has said his son does not need the N85m prize money. The…
Tweeter users roast Dele Momodu for campaigning for Big Brother housemate, Kiddwaya
By David Olalekan. Bashorun Dele Momodu, celebrated journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine was on the line of fire on the popular micro blogging site,…
Business View More
Kwara ease of doing business: Oladotun commends gov Abdulrazaq, tasks cmte on stakeholder involvement
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. A business woman and Financial Secretary of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Hajia Madinat Adigun-Oladotun has commended Kwara State governor, Mallam…
Kwara inaugurates ease of doing business council
Kwara State Government has inaugurated a 12-person Ease of Doing Business Council to drive its efforts to lift bureaucratic bottlenecks that hurt businesses as well…
342 alleged victims of looting applied for recovery fund in Kwara
By Balkis Tijani. The Kwara State Government has announced that 342 businesses have applied to access its N500m small and medium enterprise (SME) recovery funds…
‘We aspire to build an economy like that of Lagos,’ says Kwara Gov
By Balkis Tijani. Kwara State governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that Kwara would build a strong economy capable of competing with that of Lagos,…
2020 personnel cost exhausted, 428 MDAs can’t pay salaries
At least 428 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the federal civil service have reportedly exhausted their 2020 personnel costs and are, therefore, unable to…
‘We’re building Innovation Centre in Kwara Hotel’ — Harmony Holdings clarifies, says a new mosque underway
By Balkis Tijani. Harmony Holdings Ltd, the investment company belonging to Kwara State government yesterday, through its Corporate Affairs Department, clarified that the site for…
BREAKING: Application for Nigerian Youth Investment Fund Begins
By Shola Abayomi. The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the link for application to access the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) aimed at supporting…
Lai Mohammed: There’ll be reduced fuel price when Dangote refinery, others begin operation
By David Olalekan. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the price of petroleum products in Nigeria will reduce when Aliko Dangote’s refinery…
Buhari proposes scrap of NNPC in new bill to National Assembly
By Shola Abayomi. President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 to the National Assembly and has proposed the creation of the Nigerian…
Editorial
Edo guber: Gov Obaseki’s commissioner resigns ahead of primary
By David Olalekan. Barely six weeks after the resignation of Taiwo Akerele as the Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, another…
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…
Sports
Kwara to name stadium after Rashidi Yekini
By Shola Abayomi. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has pledged to immortalise late Super Eagles legend, Rashidi Yekini, by naming the Kwara State Sports Stadium…
ABS FC seals partnership deal with Kanu International Football Academy
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. The Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club yesterday in Lagos signed a historic and developmental partnership deal with Kanu International Football Academy.…
Sports Ministry visits Kwara, pledges monthly stipend for Yekini’s mum
By Kennedy Pwaspo. The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has promised to pay a monthly allowance to Alhaja Sikirat Yekini, mother of late…
Fans want NPFL scrapped as player slumps, dies during league match
By Kennedy Pwaspo. Reactions have continued to trail the death of Chineme Martins, a defender with Nasarawa United FC, who slumped on the pitch during…
Rohr names rejuvenated Iheanacho, Akpeyi in squad for S/Leone clash (Full list)
By Kennedy Pwaspo. Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr has unveiled his 24-man squad ahead of the double header 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier…
Education
My session on the CELF Camp: A facilitator’s report
My session on the CELF Camp: A facilitator’s report By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri Today, I have the privilege to be a facilitator at the ongoing…
Nigerian education startup, Myschool365 to participate in Black Innovation Fellowship
A Nigerian edu-tech startup, Myschool365, has been accepted into Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF) bootcamp, an initiative of DMZ at Ryerson Univeristy, Canada. The fellowship is…
CELF 2020 Camp: Organisers unveil facilitators — INSIDER NG Editor, Lanko Theory, Others make list
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. Ahead of its camping for fellows which commences on December 1, 2020, Haashim Initiative for Community Advancement (HICA), organisers of the much-anticipated…
Kogi gets new State varsity
By Ibraheem Solahudeen The National Universities Commission (NUC), has granted approval and recognition for the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology, (CUSTECH) Osara,…
Again, FG, ASUU talks deadlocked as parties clash on N30bn allowance
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government ended in a stalemate for the third time on…
Special Reports
Claim, counterclaim as EnetSud alleges N750m contract inflation by Kwara works ministry
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. A Kwara-based civil society group, the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has alleged that the Kwara State ministry of works and…
IPPIS: Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASSAN commences strike today
By Shola Abayomi. Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed all its branches nationwide to proceed on…
Ilorin residents storm Kwara warehouse, cart away stored palliatives
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Thousands of people in Ilorin, mainly youths, today, Friday, stormed a warehouse where the Covid-19 palliatives were kept by the State…
‘NEPU blood in me triggered my reaction’ — Ganduje’s aide, Yakassai, apologizes for Twitter comment on Buhari
By Umar Salam. The suspended Special Adviser on media to the Kano State governor, Saliu Tanko Yakassai has apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari for his…
Knowcovid-19 Nigeria reports increase in gender-based violence — Lagos, Benue record highest cases
By Rodiat Jokodolu. Knowcovid-19 Nigeria, a group committed to tackling misinformation relating to Covid-19 and providing reliable updates about the pandemic, has released a report…
Opinion
Bolaji Abdullahi: Joy of a mentee
By Tajudeen Habeeb The concept of perspectivism as taught by Ifa (Oracle) was the model I adopted in 2018 after the public pronouncement of my…
Would democracy ever work in Nigeria? By Abdullateef Ishowo
The fact that there is hardly any regime or government in the world today that does not seek to be seen or described as being…
Nigerian youths as self-enemies
By Mohammed Abdullahi. In the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest that has been described as an hurricane, especially with its undisguised achievement of waking up…
OPINION: Who is afraid of Saraki’s presence in Kwara?
By Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir The former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki returned to Nigeria yesterday amidst fanfare as cheerful loyalists of the Waziri…
OPINION: Yakubu Danladi — The ‘Yes Sir’ Boy On The Speaker’s Seat
By Tijani Olaegbe. I want, at this early stage of my discourse, to borrow the words of John Adams who affirmed that, “Facts are stubborn;…
FEATURED: How Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship enhances seven key Sustainable Development Goals
By Basheer Luqman Olarewaju-Unique. Many of renown heroes have been small men, people who have changed the world one tiny act at a time. Real…
A Youth President: Between Fantasy and Reality
By Waheed Shotonwa It all started with the #EndSARS and #EndPoliceBrutality movement which was perceived a step in the right direction in bringing an end…
OPINION— #IlorinLooting: The Price of Kwara Governor’s Inaction
By Abdulganiyu Abdul When they say information is power, ask those that hoarded vital information from you or failed to take a step as in…
#ENDSARS: Release of Prisoners And Understanding the Sociology of Mass Anger
By Adeola Soetan. Honestly, I don’t know why many people, especially some hot and cold revolutionaries, are losing their sleep and threatening to withdraw their…