Politics
Ramadan Package: ASKOMP Urges Kwara Politicians To Emulate Saliu Mustapha’s Heart Of Generosity
The Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has commended Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Senator Salihu Mustapha for the…
How a Dollar Will Be N160 in Nigeria: A Blueprint for Economic Resurgence
The recent free fall of the Naira, plummeting from N460 to a staggering N1,600 at the official rate, has cast a dark shadow over Nigeria’s…
The police should not be part of plans to gag the press, says ASKOMP
The Association Of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has cautioned the Kwara Police Command Commissioner, CP Olaiya against gagging the press to favor his friend,…
Kwara as gold standard in Youth Inclusion
Seun Awogbenle In 2019, following the passage of the #NotTooYoungToRun law, which lowered the eligibility criteria, for public office in Nigeria and the general election…
IEDPU Gets New Exco, as Abdulmalik emerges President
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has elected new executives to pilot its affairs for the next 2 years. The electoral committee that conducted the…
Entertainment
Kwara youths come together as post-election novelty match holds today
In the spirit of 2023 elections, a group of young people in Kwara have come together to play a novelty match to celebrate their togetherness.…
Mad Melon of Danfo Driver dies of undisclosed ailment
By David Olalekan. Oghenemaro Emeofa aka Mad Melon, one half of the famous Danfo Driver duo is dead. According to a statement issued on Thursday…
SOBI FM’s Jolaoluwa emerges Nigeria’s On Air Personality of the year
By Ibraheem Solaudeen. The 2019 Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award (NMNA) which held on Sunday, at the Airport Hotel, Lagos, witnessed big wins for SOBI 101.9…
Ahead 2020 Oscar Awards, AMPAS reconstitutes board
By Bukola Dalegan. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has reconstituted a 12-man committee of Nollywood stakeholders, ahead of the 2020 Academy…
Unilorin students honour ‘Africa’s first Lecturer Hip-Hop Artiste’
By Ibraheem Solaudeen. The 2019 University of Ilorin Students’ Union Dinner and Award Night was a delight to remember with lots of takeaways from this…
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How a Dollar Will Be N160 in Nigeria: A Blueprint for Economic Resurgence
The recent free fall of the Naira, plummeting from N460 to a staggering N1,600 at the official rate, has cast a dark shadow over Nigeria’s…
Intercontinenetal News 247 Holds 1-Day Youth Economic Summit, February 24 in Kwara
The Intercontinental News 247 has announced that it would host Kwara Youth Economic Summit (KYES) on Saturday, February 24th, 2024. The event, slated to take…
Kwara-born Businessman Unveils Financial Support Scheme for Petty Traders on Birthday
A Kwara-born businessman, Prince Adekunle Oyedepo, has disclosed plans to unveil a financial support scheme aimed at uplifting petty traders within his senatorial district of…
Seun Awogbenle Congratulates Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim as Minister for Youth Development
Development Economist and Author, Seun Awogbenle, has congratulated Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, on her appointment and confirmation by the Senate, as Nigeria’s Minister for Youth Development.…
Subsidy: ‘Tinubu ambushed Nigerians,’ says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, described the release of a new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit by the Nigerian National Population Company Limited…
22-yr-old Kaosarah dazzles at Forum of Kwara Young CEOs, gets N500,000 grant
By Nimi Princewill. The inaugural edition of the Forum of Kwara Young CEOs 2019, didn’t fall short of its marketing hype as participants were thrilled…
Whitebridge acquires Samsung distributorship
By Ibraheem Solaudeen. Whitebridge Communications Ltd, a holistic marketing and media communications company, has signed a distributorship agreement with US home appliance maker, Samsung, as…
CBN orders banks to impose charges on deposits, withdrawals
By David Olalekan. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to impose transaction fees on customers making cash deposits or withdrawals in…
Invest in Kwara, salaries eat up 75% of our allocation, Abdulrazaq tells Dangote
By Ibraheem Solaudeen. Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has sought to diversify the economy of the state through public-private partnership. The governor, who visited…
Editorial
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…
Mounting concerns as Kwara Gov keeps mute on appointments
By Nimi Princewill. In defiance of his high-spirited “Iseya” (work has started) slogan which he charged his supporters with in triumph over their episodic…
We will audit spendings of past administrations – Gov Abdulrazaq reveals
By Nimi Princewill. The newly sworn-in Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has pledged his commitment to better the fortunes of Kwara State, in…
Godfatherism is good for democracy, El-Rufai a beneficiary – Bisi Akande
By Nimi Princewill. As the ongoing cold war thickens between the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and the national leader of the All Progressives…
Classified document suggests Buhari favoured South more than North in Appointments
By Nimi Princewill. The nature of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments have been frequently criticized by observers who consider it to be bereft of the federal…