Author: Kwara Reporters

A Five-Year-Old Boy On Monday set a five-bedroom duplex residence on fire in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.The incident occurred at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, off Yidi Road, Irewolede area of Ilorin metropolis, at about 5:32 pm.The fire, according to the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, was “caused by a five-year-old boy playing with matches who inadvertently dropped a lit stick on a combustible material, which ignited the flames.”He said the state fire service received a distress call regarding the fire outbreak at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, off Yidi Road, Irewolede area, Ilorin. Firefighters sprang into action, arriving swiftly…

Three persons- Waris Lawal, Lanre Toheeb, and Ridwan Muritala- on Tuesday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly belonging to an unlawful secret society.Lawal, 28, Toheeb, 27 and Muritala, 27, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and belonging to unlawful society.They, however, pleaded not guilty to the chargesThe Prosecutor, ASP Musbau Lawal, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on January 25 at 11.00 p.m. at Eruwa in Oyo State.Lawal said that the defendants unlawfully belonged to a secret society called ‘Eiye confraternity.’He said the offences contravened Sections 516 and 64(a) of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Edo, Asue Ighodalo, on Monday, closed their case at the Edo Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.The PDP and Ighodalo sued INEC, APC and Governor Monday Okpebholo, challenging the outcome of the governorship election.When the matter was called, the petitioners’ lead counsel, Robert Emukpoeruo, told the tribunal that his clients had concluded their case having called 19 witnesses.For its part, INEC tendered five additional Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines used during the election. Anthony Itodo, a senior technical officer in INEC’s ICT Department, tendered the electronic devices.They were admitted in evidence…

The police command in Ogun on Monday said it took note of a video clip on social media in which an elderly man, Areola Abraham, was seen assaulted.A spokeswoman for the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in a statement, said Mr Abraham was seen prostrating and subjected to verbal abuse and assault by a traditional ruler.She added that the traditional ruler was Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo.Mr Odutola said that based on the incident’s gravity, police commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo ordered a thorough and discreet investigation.“The CP further assures that police will adhere to the rule of law and…

Four persons have been confirmed dead with 15 cattle and 20 goats in a road crash on the Agaie-Lapai road in the Agaie local government area of Niger State.The crash caused by wrong overtaking, involved three trailer trucks around Al’Farma International School, Agaie. Thirteen people were also injured in the crash.It was learnt one of the trucks was carrying cattle and goats while the others were carrying cartoons of foodstuff and perishables. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba Arah, who confirmed the incident, said that it was a head-on collision adding that the injured persons…

A retired Nigerian police officer’s appeal to review his asylum refusal was denied by Madam Justice Ngo of a federal court in Ontario, Canada, on the ground that the Nigeria Police Force is notorious for extortion, bribery, and other vices that vitiate the ex-officer’s case.Following two asylum rejections, the first by the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) and the other by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD), Martins Peter Nwokolo sought the court’s assistance to review the unfavourable decisions of the immigration agencies, citing unreasonableness and breach of procedural fairness.But Ms Go, in October 2024, dismissed Mr Nwokolo’s grievances as ill-conceived, stressing…

English Championship side Middlesbrough have announced the signing of Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho on loan from La Liga club Sevilla, the club said in a statement on Monday.“Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho has joined the club on loan until the end of the season,” the statement read. “The former Manchester City and Leicester City marksman joins from La Liga side Sevilla.”Iheanacho was presented to fans before Middlesbrough’s top-of-the-table match against Sunderland at Riverside Stadium on Monday evening. The 28-year-old had joined Sevilla on a free transfer last summer following the expiration of his contract with Leicester City but has struggled to…

A former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that he did not withdraw the case file of the assassination of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, late Chief Bola Ige, from court.Ladoja who was Oyo State governor between 2003 and 2007, made this assertion while addressing DAILY POST and other journalists at his Ibadan residence on Monday.It was reported that Bola Ige, a former governor of the old Oyo State, was assassinated in December 2001.Our correspondent learnt that a former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande had earlier claimed that a former…

A former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has raised fresh concerns about the unresolved assassination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, asserting that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, may have vital information regarding the murder.In an explosive interview with the ace broadcaster, Edmund Obilo, in Ibadan, which was released at the weekend, Akande lamented that key figures who might have shed more light on the case, including a former Oyo State governor, Lam Adesina, had died.“There are many things that die with people. I know Lam Adesina went to…

The Senator representing Ondo South in the national assembly, Jimoh Ibrahim, has claimed that some governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other opposition parties are planning to cross over to the All Progressives Congress, APC.Ibrahim said this while responding to questions on Channels Television.He said many people had decamped to the party with some also expected in coming weeks.Asked if it means well for the APC and the Tinubu government when people within the party openly criticize its policies, the lawmaker said: “That is one-sided argument. What about those from PDP that are joining us?“You’re not looking at…