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By Toyosi Kareem. After successfully scaling through a rigorous screening session, Professor Joash Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been confirmed by the Senate as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Senators gave positive nod to Amupitan’s confirmation at plenary on Thursday, after hours of grilling by the lawmakers. The new Chairman succeeds Mahmood Yakubu, who led the commission from 2015 to 2025. Amupitan, an indigene of Kogi State, explained to the legislators that contrary to insinuations, he was never part of the legal battle that followed the last presidential election which ushered…

By Lawrence Okedare The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned against using the planned October 20 protest for the release of Nnamdi Kanu to undermine the ongoing court hearings and political solution to the matter. NBA President, Mr Afam Osigwe, SAN, stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Reports have it that a former presidential candidate of African Action Congress (ACC), Mr Omoyele Sowore is planning to organise a protest to push for the release of Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Reacting to the planned protest, Osigwe saidwhile NBA respects the…

By Ruth Adebayo Members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have reaffirmed their commitment to the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They also pledged to continue aligning state-level policies with the administration’s national development objectives, especially the model of cooperative federalism and inclusive economic growth. This was contained in a communiqué read by the forum’s Chairman and Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, at the end of their meeting held in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, from October 16 to 17. According to him, the meeting which was attended by APC governors from…

By Rukayat Abdulraheem The Founder of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said that politicians joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not being forced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Aniebonam noted on Friday that membership of any political party in Nigeria remained voluntary and dismissed allegations by some politicians that President Tinubu wanted to make Nigeria a one-party State. “We are yet to see politicians who defected to the APC or any other political party in Nigeria at gun point, except for their personal convictions and choices.” Aniebonam, who is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees…

By Zarumi Mashood The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off the construction of 15.150km Ojoku-Ilemona road in Oyun Local Government. He explained that the project builds on his efforts to open up communities for economic growth and pleasurable travel experience in the state. AbdulRazaq also disclosed that his administration has delivered more than 100kms of road in Kwara South alone — aside from other projects in health, education, water, and social protection sectors. In addition to that, he said the administration is either constructing or about to award road projects spanning some 109kms in the region, including…

By Zarumi Mashood Motorists have been assured that with the quality of work being carried out, the Eiyenkorin-Afon-Ojoku-Offa Road should last between 50 and 100 years. The assurance was given by the Minister of Works David Umahi when he carried out an inspection of the project along with the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and a delegation of the BUA Conglomerate led by its Group Executive Director Alhaji Kabir Rabiu — the contractor of the 42.6km road that links Kwara Central to South and Osun State within 30 minutes. The Governor and Umahi commended the quality of the road…

By Yomi Adeboye In furtherance of its tradition of promoting town and gown interface, intellectual discourse and academic excellence, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) will, at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, play host to an array of eminent stakeholders from within and outside the academia, including members of the academic community, policymakers, students, and the general public. They will be converging on the campus for the institution’s 291st edition of its prestigious inaugural lecture series which will be delivered by Professor Emmanuel Olugbade Ojo of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences. The venue for Prof. Ojo’s lecture, which…

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to designate resource theft, illegal mining and mineral smuggling as international crimes that threatens regional stability. He made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, during the 7th Annual General Assembly of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA). The theme of the 2025 meeting of the Assembly is ”A United ECOWAS Against corruption: Strengthening Regional Collaboration for Asset Recovery and Exchange of Information”. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, the President said that the theme of the conference…

The Kwara State Government has informed that it would commence soil testing and analysis services under the Nigeria Farmers’ Soil Health Scheme (NFSHS). The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Afees Abolore on Tuesday in Ilorin described the development as a major step towards advancing evidence-based and sustainable agriculture in Kwara, adding that the initiative was inaugurated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Abolore said that the soil testing and analysis was aimed at promoting efficient soil management, encouraging responsible fertilizer use, and improving crop performance. “Nigeria Farmers’ Soil Health Scheme will help farmers in Nigeria…

In its bid to promote gender equality and inclusivity in governance and decision-making processes, the League of Women Voters (NILOWV) has called for full implementation of 35 percent affirmative action. The Kwara State Chairperson of the group, Hajia Biliqis Oladimeji made the call on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking during the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NILOWV. Oladimeji urged women to be visible and participate actively in political and electoral processes in Nigeria. According to her, despite the population of Nigerian women and their participation in electoral processes, they are not given consideration in decision making. She restated the…