In a bid to reaffirm its core mandate of advocating for the rights of the underprivileged in society, a civil society organisation, Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development, FPIL&D, on Saturday visited the Ikoyi Custodial Correctional Centre in Lagos to assess the well-being of inmates and provide free legal services for individuals who may have been unjustly incarcerated. The maiden trip recorded a significant one hundred and thirty-seven cases of inmates awaiting trial who have been incarcerated in the correctional facility between the period of 4 to 11 years. According to the Founder and Executive Director of FPIL&D,…
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Abdulwaheed Sulaiman
Abdulwaheed Sulaiman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Elites Watch Online Newspaper. He holds a Bachelor's Degree of Arts Education -BA(Ed) in English from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, and a postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) where he graduated with a Second Class Upper Division. Trained by the New Telegraph Newspaper, Abdulwaheed's works have been featured in several renowned media platforms both local and national.
A video with a caption that a Kwara PDP Ward Chairman was beaten has been circulating on a community WhatsApp group. The video footage that a WhatsApp user posted identified as ‘Ori’ shows some locals flogging a grown-up man tied to a coconut tree together with his blue trousers. The caption on the video read: BANI WARD PDP CHAIRMAN, KAIAMA LOCAL GOVT, who sold palliatives meant for his ward was seriously beaten by angry youths in the community. This should serve as a sound warning to all those with this kind of behavior. However, the community WhatsApp group in which…
Barring any last-minute change, the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) has perfected plans to commence sharing of emergency cash palliative to over five thousand individuals across the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara state. The disbursement is coming on the heels of unprecedented public outcry against the State Governor, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq over the controversial spending of N17.8billion Naira on the Kwara Hotel renovation contract. Abdulwaheed Sulaiman reports. This latest move, according to a top government source, allegedly targeted to dousing the tension arising from the controversial spending on the Kwara Hotel facility, a move that has generated heated debate…
…Party Officials got 3 slots each per LG – Source …Saraki also recruiting clerics ahead of 2027 – Govt Source allege …Govt sponsor individuals by obligations – Rafiu Ajakaye Some analysts have expressed mixed feelings over the alleged plans by the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to sponsor over one hundred members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, including notable clerics for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The plans, according to top sources, would see the government spending millions of Naira from the state treasury to sponsor the APC officials, influential clerics, and Muslim faithful for the Hajj.…
The Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, has on Thursday appealed to the general public to be extra cautious, especially during this harmattan season. This is as a 45,000-litre petrol tanker caught fire during a transfer of fuel to the reservoir of a filling station in Ilorin, the state capital. According to reports, the petrol tanker, with registration number PTG 534 XA, caught fire while attempting to transfer PMS to the reservoir of Fortunate Petrol Filling Station in Ilorin, a direct building from the Government Secondary School, Maraba, along Old Jebba road in Ilorin. However, within…
There are indications that the seven aspirants vying for the position of the Olupele of Ipele stool in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State would have to cross fresh hurdles to scale through their Obaship ambition. This came amid concerns over who gets the kingmakers’ consent to become king. The aspirants include Olatunbosun Isijola, Ayodele Oginni, Olabode Olatosin, Olukayode Dairo, Olusola Ayuba, Samuel Daramola and Temitope Abu. The contestants who are all from the Okeriwo ruling House, which is next in line to fill the stool, emerged on November 28, 2023, seven months after the demise of Oba Victor…
…Rowdy lectures hinder academic excellence ‘I’ve resulted to personal reading since resumption’, says Varsity student …Failure to reconstitute Governing Council, appoint substantive Vice-Chancellor may spell doom – University Don tells Kwara govt …KWASU is properly staffed, never violated admission quota policy; Varsity Medical school accreditation underway – University Official …Kwara Governor Spokesman keeps mum …Varsity Community plea for Unity Bridge shift from Ilorin to Oko-Olowo/Malete axis …Gov. AbdulRazaq yet to fulfill July pledge on salary, allowance package to Varsity staff, says Official INVESTIGATIONS have revealed concerns amongst top officials at the Kwara State University, Malete, over the nonexistence of substantive…
Despite the Kwara State Government releasing millions of naira for the renovation of the volleyball court at the Stadium complex, the sporting facility is still in a deplorable state. The Government disclosed the amount it spent on the renovation of the facility while reacting to an investigative report published by The Informant247. The medium had reported that the indoor sports hall of the Kwara State Stadium in Ilorin, despite the release of over N72 million for its renovation, remains in shambles, housing reptiles, and downsizing the momentum of sporting men and women who ought to be training at the facility.…
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Kwara has felicitated with the good people of the state particularly, the Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In a congratulatory statement released by the State Publicity Secretary, Barrister Ibrahim Sharafdeen, the party stated that only fearless, courageous, good-willed, and Godly leaders can guarantee the adequate well-being of the citizens. The statement reads, “The only way to guarantee adequate well-being of the citizens is by electing fearless, courageous, good-willed, and Godly leaders across the strata of the state. This is what our great party the SDP stands for. “The Social Democratic Party,…
A Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky has reacted to a move by the House of Representatives to ban cross-dressing in Nigeria. According to reports, Umar Muda, a member of the House of Representatives had last week introduced a bill to prohibit cross-dressing in Nigeria. The bill seeks to ban cross-dressing with the exemption of those using it for entertainment. With this proposed law, crossdressers now risk 6 months in prison if passed. The bill seeks to amend the same-sex marriage (prohibition) act of 2013 by including cross-dressing as one of the offences under the act. Reacting to…