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Kwara Must Change Few days ago, precisely on 7th March 2018, we heard that less than 15 people, who claimed to be leaders of National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) went all the way from the state of harmony, to the federal capital territory in Abuja to stage a shameless protest in solidarity with Bukola Saraki, the man who allegedly stole their future and made their parents unable to cater for their basic needs. Apart from the ongoing trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently accused Saraki of looting over N15billion and $13million, belonging to these same youths and their parents while he serves as Kwara State governor. The United Kingdom government is also investigating some properties traced to Dr. Saraki, which is also suspected to have been acquired with funds from Kwara State. The youths who went to Abuja didn’t protest the mindless plunder of their state resources; neither ...

Married female staff of telecommunication giant, Globacom Nigeria Limited are currently in protesting after the Chairman of the company,Mike Adenuga laid off over 90 of them in total violation of their rights. A victim and reliable source in the company, who preferred not to be named said the management laid them off because they were married and Mike Adenuga does not want married women in his company anymore. Here is a message sent out directly from one of the victims I received a rude shock from the company I have served diligently for 13years yesterday. I, alongside almost 90 other married women were laid off simply because we are married and Dr. Mike Adenuga does not want any married woman in Globacom (Gloworld friendship centre). I was laid off a company I dedicated my time & energy to, working tirelessly and always dedicated to my job giving my 200%. My family & friends would always say if I had a cut, my blood will be "green". Some of you would wonder...

I live with fear, tears and cheer, because i dare not scare My life is hard, dread and ecstatic, because i dare not shred I look at the oppressor in the face, with all it might, power, weapon and resources and yet show that i am here prepared I live my life in peace and amity without angst, tremor, awe or trepidation. It is a decision i have made to tell my fear, go to hell. When circumstances attempt to take me hostage and get me scared, i feel elated, delirious, euphoric, rapturous, rhapsodic, athrill and beatific, why because, every thing that makes me scared often brings me something blithe, chipper, chirpy,exultant, mirthful and perky. This is why i often embrace my fear with all my hardihood, intrepidity, grit, bravura and spunk. I am above my fear, i match it up to greatness,prodigiousness and amplitude. Abdulrazaq O Hamzat

The heart is said to be called Qalb in Arabic language because it changes so quickly and frequently. Qalb (heart) is derived from the word Taqallub, which means alteration, variation, ups and downs. By this, it can be understood that heart desires are not always static. Actually, it can never be static. The heart can love today and hate tomorrow. It can be happy now and sad the next moment. It may be optimistic some days and dejected in others. That is the nature of the heart. It keeps varying. However, the heart is not foolish; it doesn’t just alternate or go up and down for no reason. Something has to trigger it to act the way it does. It could be something seen, heard, felt or thought. The heart doesn’t just love; something must propel it to love. It also doesn’t just hate, something has to instigate it to hate. To keep a lovely relationship lovely, you must keep supplying the heart with the lovely content that makes it feel lovely. Anything to the contrary will equally pr...

I have never seen your picture with any big man before, even though i know you have met many, a friend ask. There is nobody called big man, i responded. He looked at me some how with some level of consternation, probably not sure what i meant by that statement. So i added, big man only exist in our imagination, as programmed in our psychology by those who wants us to feel that way. But it doesn't have to be that way. Everyone of us, rich, poor, educated, not educated, civilized, not civilized, urban or rural. We are all the same, born equal in rights and dignity, only with slight differences in world outlook, environment and available opportunities. My friend knew where i was going, but he doesn't want to go there with me, so he re-framed his question and said. If that is how you see it, why have i not seen any of your pictures with people with slightly better position of influence in the society. This time, i was not sure the answer he was expecting to hear. So i s...

My mother is my god My sister is my lord My wife is my love And my daughter is my trust. How dare me look down on my god? How dare me disrespect my lord? How dare me abuse my love? And how dare me violate my trust? Women are to me in four ways One- She is my creator-Mother who gave birth to me Two- She is my teacher- Sister who taught and guided me Three- She is my helper- wive, who complimented me Four- She is my blessing- Daughter whom i look unto as a source of joy How dare me look down on my creator (Mother) How dare me disrespect my teacher (sister) How dare me abuse my helper (wive) How dare me violate my source of joy (daughter) Women are sacred, they must be honored women are special, they must be respected Women are precious, they must be loved Women give live, they must be protected. You may be angered by women, yes, you must be patient with women. You might be tempted to molest women, you must be crazy to act. No matter what she does to you, you h...

Dear Youths, How una dey? Don’t tell me you are fine, cos I know you are not. As a typical Nigerian, we all know how the thing be. My brother, country hard, especially for youths. Abi I lie? As I woke up this morning and coming unto the social space, all I see across the various platforms are young people, expressing themselves with great zeal and commitment in-spite the various challenges they go through on a daily basis. Hail naija youths, we are the only reason we smile. Check our records; we are better than our leaders. Don’t think am exaggerating, I will show you some evidence. Nigerian youths manage the entertainment sector with zero capital. From nothing, we made the secor something to global recognition, bringing in huge income to the nation’s treasury. But watin our leaders do? They manage the political sector, with trillion of naira as capital. Any result? Recession. They manage the oil sector and what do we have? Looting They also manage our education secto...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Administrative Secretary in Kwara State, Mr Christian Nwosu on charges of accepting gratification to rig 2015 general election Nwosu was charged alongside Tijani Bashir, as well as former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke who is still at large and one Yisa Adedoyin, who was earlier convicted, after pleading guilty. Nwosu had earlier pleaded guilty to receiving N30 million bribe to rig the 2015 general election results. Christian Nwosu EFCC had accused the defendants of conspiring to directly take possession of N264,880.000 which they reasonably ought to have known forms part of an unlawful act, which is gratification. The anti-graft agency also said the other defendants made cash payment of N70,050,000 to Adedoyin, which exceeded the amount authorized by law without going through a financial institution. Bashir was accused o...

Mr Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed he and his colleagues received N13.5 million monthly as running cost. Sahara reporters reports The revelation by the Senator was the first time a member of the National Assembly will confirm speculations that Nigerian senators are earning N41.5 million quarterly as a running cost. The Kaduna Senator who made the revelation in an interview he granted to TheNEWS magazine said the running cost was in addition to the over N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances of each member of the Senate. The Senator said, “I think what we can say is that the running cost of a senator is N13.5 million every month,” the Senator said in response to the question on alleged bogus salaries and allowances of Nigerian lawmakers. Senator-Elect Shehu Sani, Kaduna Central The Nation, Nigeria According to him, while there is no specific instruction on what the fund should be used for, ...

More than 500 doctors and residents, as well as over 150 medical students in Canada, have signed a public letter rejecting their own salary increase that was approved by government reports CNBC. “We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent salary increases negotiated by our medical federations,” the letter says. The doctors say they are offended that they would receive raises when nurses and patients are struggling. “These increases are all the more shocking because our nurses, clerks and other professionals face very difficult working conditions, while our patients live with the lack of access to required services because of the drastic cuts in recent years and the centralization of power in the Ministry of Health,” reads the letter, which was published February 25, 2018. “The only thing that seems to be immune to the cuts is our remuneration,” the letter says. Canada has a public health system which provides “universal coverage for medically ...

Kwara Must Change is bewildered and scandalized to learn of a bizarre resolution at the Kwara State House of Assembly, ordering an indicted and front line suspect in an unprecedented massive looting of Kwara State assets to simply be removed and return just N20million, out of the billions of Kwara State resources stolen and converted to personal use. The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered the immediate dissolution of the board and management of Harmony Holdings Limited over alleged misappropriation of Kwara Government Assets in Abuja, Kwara, Lagos and Kaduna states. The order was part of the resolutions of the House after adopting the report of its Ad-hoc Committee on Allegations of Misappropriation Relating to Government Assets under the care of Harmony Holdings Limited. The Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmad while reading the resolutions of the house ordered Mr Sanni Adebayo, who is an executive director of Harmony Holdings to refund the sum of N20 million naira market value of...

President of United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump has declared that there won't be peace in Palestine, unless the Palestine return to the table. Trump made this known on Monday during a joint session with Israeli Prime minister,Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump threatens that there won't be peace if the Palestinians refuse to return to the negotiating table, as the Palestine vow to reject Trumps plan. Trump said that "no one could get past Jerusalem, we've taken it off the table," adding that he believes the Palestinians intend to return to the negotiating table, "and if they don't, there will be no peace." Trump told reporters that he intends to build the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem quickly, adding that he may visit for the planned dedication slated for May 2018. "I said we’re not going to spend a billion dollars. We’re actually doing it for about $250,000,” Trump noted.

Experts at the Investors Forum have explained the problem with Nigeria's investment sector. An expert in the housing sector and the Managing Director of Symphony Garden City, Lagos State, Mr. Bola Adeboye explained that the strict policies of government is one of the factors responsible for low investment in housing sector by foreign investors. Adeboye lamented that the polices of the government on housing has become unbearable for investors hence the reason they avoid the sector. Mr Adeboye who spoke at his Investors' Forum on the proposed Symphony Garden Estate at Ogudu, Oworo - Shoki area of Lagos state decried the rate investors move their investment from Nigeria to other countries because of its stiff policies. He said government needs to deregulate its housing policies in order for both local and foreign investors to invest in it. He said "Government of some countries has less than 5% interference in housing unlike Nigeria where government influence is o...

Locals fetching dirty water at a river in Maigida ward, Moro Local Govt Area of Kwara State Kwara Must Change demand explanation on why Ex- Kwara governor, Bukola Saraki and current Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed spent almost N8Billion on water project in 16 years without any result. In 2003, Bukola Saraki awarded a water contract of N2.3Billion and Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed also added another N5billion immediately he took over. We need an explanation, on why the people of Kwara State have to endlessly continue endure so much hardship, pain and suffering due to government inability to provide basic necessity such as water. Water is a necessity of life and its provision is a basic responsibility of all responsible government. Experts have told us that many water borne diseases can be prevented with availability of portable water to improve hygiene and healthy living, but unfortunately, the health of all Kwarans have been exposed to preventable diseases as a result of lack of water. ...

The people of Kwara State are suffering for water, after almost N8Billion had been spent on imaginary water projects by both Bukola Saraki, the immediate past governor and current senate president of Nigeria and Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed, the incumbent governor in the last 15 years with no result. This picture was taken in Ifelodun local govt area of Kwara state, at Share town in specifics, home of the state governor. Those in the picture are youth corp members struggling for water. This picture was taken in Moro Local Govt, Maigida ward in specifics. Students in Ilorin South Locals in Patigi local Govt fetching water from the river Locals in Ilorin West struggling for water