VP Shettima Returns to Nigeria After 18th BRICS Summit in India
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India. During the two-day summit, VP Shettima participated in high-level plenary sessions and engaged in strategic bilateral discussions aimed at advancing Nigeria’s diplomatic and economic interests. A central focus of the visit […]
VP Shettima to Commission Kwara Projects for AbdulRazaq’s Turbaning
Vice President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to arrive in Ilorin to inaugurate two major state infrastructure projects, coinciding with the historic turbaning of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the new Sardauna of Ilorin. The high-profile visit marks a busy day for the state capital, drawing a large convergence of federal officials, state governors, and […]
Egbewole Congratulates AbdulRazaq on Sardauna of Ilorin Title
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, on his conferment with the traditional title of Sardauna of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, […]
Lere Paimo Says He Started Acting Before Pete Edochie
Veteran Yoruba actor Lere Paimo has said he began his acting career in 1958, four years before fellow veteran actor Pete Edochie says he started acting. Paimo made the claim during an interview with actor Kunle Afod published on YouTube, while responding to Edochie’s recent challenge to actors who claim to have started their careers […]
Turbaning: Gobir Congratulates AbdulRazaq on Emergence as Sardauna
Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of the Ilorin Emirate, has congratulated Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, on his emergence as the new Sardauna of Ilorin. In a congratulatory message, Gobir described the title as a significant honour rooted in the history, traditions and heritage of the Ilorin Emirate. He commended the […]
First Lady Tinubu Commissions ICT Centre at Kwara State University
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned an ICT Experience Centre at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, as the Federal Government expands its digital skills programme to 15 additional tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Tinubu, represented at the Tuesday commissioning by the wife of the Vice President, Nana Shettima, said construction of similar centres was ongoing in […]
PLASU ASUU Suspends Strike After Agreement With Plateau Government
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Plateau State University (PLASU) branch, has suspended its strike after reaching an agreement with the Plateau State Government on the union’s six-point demands. The decision was reached at an emergency congress meeting in Jos on Tuesday, where members reviewed the issues that prompted the industrial action on August […]
NIMC Calls for Wider National Identity Registration
by Safara Muhammed Ahead of this year’s National Identity Day celebration, authority of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on Nigerians who are yet to register for the National Identification Number (NIN) to do so as a matter of importance. The call was made during the NIMC Half Hour programme on Emirate […]
Corruption Extends Beyond Bribery…….Analysts
By Opeyemi Alade Corruption in Nigeria extends far beyond bribery and monetary gratification, as it has permit all sectors in the society, this was the focus of discussion on today’s edition of StandPoint, hosted on Emirate 98.5 FM, Ilorin. The programme featured two public affairs analysts, Mallam Sakariyau Abiodun Yitta, a Senior Lecturer in […]
US Judge Blocks Trump Administration Rule Limiting Stay of Foreign Students, Exchange Visitors and Journalists
A US federal judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration rule that would have imposed fixed limits on how long foreign students, exchange visitors and representatives of foreign media could remain in the United States. Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts granted a request by several organisations to delay the rule’s […]
