Author: Herald Newspaper

President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA) has boasted that the proposed $5m Gold Card visa will sell ‘like crazy’. He said the “gold card” visa to be sold for $5m will offer wealthy buyers permanent residency in the and a path to citizenship of the United States of America. Trump told journalists at the maiden cabinet meeting of his second term that the visas would be similar to the popular green cards, which allow immigrants of varying incomes to live and work permanently in the US. However, the gold card would sell to “high-level people”. “The…

The Minister of State for Agriculture & Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, CON, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to change the narrative of the Cooperative sector to enhance sustainable economic growth, inclusivity, and food security, amongst others. The Minister disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony of the National Intensive Training workshop for trustees, management committees, and managers of cooperative societies in Nigeria held at Federal Cooperative College in Kaduna recently. He pointed out that, according to the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), over 12% of the global population was engaged in one of the 3 million cooperatives worldwide, adding that…

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima is expected to lead the country’s contingent to the 2025 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This was made known by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, during a live programme. Saleh said the Vice President would be performing the yearly religious rite – the fifth pillar of Islam – as a Muslim, adding that he would also personally supervise the spiritual exercise, and assess how it would be handled by those saddled with the responsibility, instead of relying on third party…

By Ruth Adebayo and Oluwatobi Aroyehun The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the restructuring and creation of two new ministries to enhance efficiency, improve coordination, and align governance with the state’s growing developmental priorities. Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju informed that the decision was made at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, presided over by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. According to her, the memorandum which led to the decision was presented by the Acting Head of Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammed. She explained that the Ministry of Livestock Development has been carved out of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…

By Ahmed ‘Lateef Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has transmitted two names to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval as commissioners in the state executive council. The nominees are Dr Lawal Olohungbebe and Dr Mariam Nnafatima Imam, according to informed sources from the Government House, Ilorin. If approved, the duo would be joining the administration of the Governor in cabinet capacity as members. Both Olohungbebe and Imam are currently serving as Senior Special Assistants to the Governor on Community Development and Sustainable Development Goals respectively. theheraldnews.ng reports that while Olohungbebe hails from Ajikobi Ward in Ilorin…

The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, OFR, has emphasized the urgent need for innovative and sustainable revenue generation strategies to address increasing public service demands at all levels of government. He spoke on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of a two-day training programme titled “Optimizing Revenue Generation, Budgeting Process, and Good Governance”. Dr. Shehu reiterated the Commission’s constitutional mandate to advise the three tiers of government on fiscal efficiency and revenue enhancement. He emphasised that strengthening revenue generation was no longer an option but a necessity for economic stability and sustainable…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja received a vote of confidence at the All-Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee meeting for his administration’s good performance. The President expressed his determination to work harder for the country’s greater good, assuring that the Nigerian economy was on the path of recovery; he described the commendation from the party’s highest decision-making organ as a call for more hard work. Tinubu, who promised not to fail the party faithful, said, “I am happy with your vote of confidence, and I accept it. The vote is a challenge to do more work; we…

By: Oluwatobi Aroyehun The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is set to host its Maiden Personality Lecture, spotlighting the transformative leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Themed “Kwara Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: The Giant Strides of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,” the event will feature Professor Saudat Salah AbdulBaqi, a distinguished Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Ilorin, as the keynote speaker. The lecture will provide an in-depth analysis of Kwara’s governance trajectory, examining past challenges, present achievements, and future prospects under Governor AbdulRazaq’s administration. Dignitaries expected at the event include the Governor of Kwara State…

An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment for offence of rape; the conviction is without an option of fine. The Prosecution, Mr Kunle-Shina Adeyemi told the court that the defendants, Gbenga Ajibola (43) and Olaofe Ayodele (52) were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on March 2, 2022 on a three-count charge bordering on rape and abuse of office. He said that the defendants sometimes in Nov, 2019 in Ado-Ekiti raped two female students of 17 and 15 years respectively (names withheld). According to him, the offence contravened Section 31(2) of…

Despite last weekend’s 1-0 loss to West Ham at the Emirates Stadium and the widening of the gap between Arsenal and Liverpool to 11 points, the Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has vowed to sustain the challenge for the Premier League title till the very end. When he was asked about conceding the title at this stage in the season, he assured, “Over my dead body. If not, I will go home. “Mathematically it is possible. Three days ago, we could close a gap and you are like ‘you are one-and-a-half games away’.” Arteta insisted that despite the magnitude of the…