Author: Kwara Reporters

Ilorin, Kwara State – January 8, 2025 – The Kwara State University (KWASU) and its Alumni Association are embroiled in legal controversy following allegations of unconstitutional practices during the recent alumni elections. The situation has now escalated. It has drawn significant attention from both the media and the alumni community.Since late last year, numerous members of the KWASU Alumni Association have voiced concerns over what they describe as consistent violations of the association’s constitution by its leadership. The discontent led to a Twitter Space in December 2024, which saw over a thousand alumni members discussing the issue, alongside the circulation of…

Six months after the Nigerian government made a pledge to ameliorate high food prices, the citizens are yet to see the fruit of the intervention.Recalled that the government had in July 2024 unveiled what it called strategic measures to combat high food prices.The Minister of Agriculture and Food security, Abubakar Kyari, announced the plans then on his verified X handle in July last year.Kyari had stated that the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days with the expectation to reduce soaring prices of food items.The Minister explained that the initiatives included a 150-day Duty-Free import window for food…

President Bola Tinubu has approved $20,000 foreign medical treatment, bullet-proof SUVs and cooks, among other benefits, as a retirement package for service chiefs and generals, which the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors faulted, The PUNCH reports.According to the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces, signed by President Bola Tinubu on December 14, 2024, the Chief of Defence Staff and other service chiefs are entitled to a bulletproof SUV or its equivalent as a retirement package.The vehicle would…

Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the renaming of Borno State University to Kashim Ibrahim University in honour of Kashim Ibrahim, the first governor of northern Nigeria.The decision was taken during the first council meeting of 2025, chaired by Mr Zulum in Maiduguri.The commissioner for information and internal security, Usman Tar, said that the renaming would take effect after the necessary legislative amendments and notifications to regulatory authorities.“This decision is subject to legislative processes by the State Assembly to amend the law establishing the university and actions by the Ministry of Education to inform relevant bodies such as the NUC and…

Actress Iyabo Ojo has expressed regret over her earlier advocacy for the exhumation of late singer Mohbad’s body.In a recent interview with her colleague Biola Bayo on her podcast show, Iyabo Ojo stated that she wished she hadn’t requested the exhumation, given the subsequent controversies and delays in laying Mohbad to rest.Iyabo Ojo initially sought the exhumation to determine the cause of Mohbad’s death through an autopsy.However, the situation became complicated, and she now regrets her involvement.Read Also: I was raped five times, Iyabo Ojo claims“I wouldn’t have requested that Mohbad be exhumed If I knew his case would turn…

BOSTON – A Nigerian man, formerly of Massachusetts, was sentenced today for his role in separate schemes to launder criminal proceeds from fraud and obtaining a United States passport through false statements. Chukwunonso Obiora, 37, was sentenced by United States District Judge Indira Talwani to 11 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Obiora was also ordered to pay $3,326,014.14 in restitution and forfeiture. In June 2024, Obiora pleaded guilty to one count of passport fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. Obiora was arrested on a criminal complaint in October 2023 in Atlanta, Ga.…

Governor Abba Yusuf has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to reduce the 2025 Hajj fare to enable intending pilgrims to perform the exercise.The governor said the call was imperative given the country’s economic challenges, according to a statement by his media aide, Sanusi Bature, on Tuesday.Mr Yusuf stated this at an event organised by the state Pilgrims Welfare Board to refund money remitted by the Saudi Arabian authorities due to the power outage experienced during the 2023 Hajj exercise.He commended the Saudi Arabian government for the gesture and promised to send an appreciation letter.While commending the National Hajj Commission of…

Ejike Oji, the chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in Nigeria, says family planning can prevent stunted growth in children.Mr Oji made the remark in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday.He disclosed that children’s brain development occurred in the first 1,000 days of their birth, adding that a child’s inability to access certain diets could result in stunted growth.“Homes without family planning can be in poverty which is likely to cause a shortage in supply of some food items needed for the child’s brain development,” said Mr Oji.Mr Oji explained that a lot…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has Olamide Thomas a N10 million bail.Ms Thomas is facing a criminal charge for raining curses on President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, and inspector general of police, Kayode Egbetokum.The bail was granted on Monday.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Ms Thomas’ bail application, said there was no concrete evidence placed before the court by the prosecution that the defendant would jump bail.“I have carefully examined the affidavit evidence of both the defendant and the complainant,” he said.Mr Nwite held that where the accused person would not jump bail or interfere with the trial,…

A Port Harcourt division of the Rivers state high court has ruled that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly.This was contained in a court decision given on the 20th of December during which presiding judge, Sika Aprioku dismissed a suit seeking to compel the governor to represent the 2024 budget to the Martin Amaewhule-led assembly.The said suit marked PHC/3552/CS/2024 was filed by the Registered Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners and had the Government of…