Author: Kwara Reporters

…Says Gov Abdulrahman has spent over N5bn on fruitless Foreign Travels within 2 yearsThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has lambasted Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for squandering N2billion of state’s funds on fruitless foreign trips in just nine months, saying these trips have yielded no benefits for the state and its people. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olushola, the PDP said it was unfortunate and thoughtless that a governor would choose to waste public funds on frequent foreign travels at a time when a vast majority of his people are grappling with unprecedented…

Kwara State APC chieftain, who is a member of the Board of Trustees of TETFUND, Chief Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun, is a proud student of the prestigious Harvard Business School.Chief Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun, an aerospace engineer, has taken a decision to invest in his future by being a participant at the currently ongoing ‘Authentic Leader Development’ programme at the Harvard Business School.Authentic Leader Development is designed for both individuals and teams who want to enhance their leadership ability and skills for career advancement and personal growth.The ENACT principal has a deep passion for education and believes in continuous learning and skills…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129,542,826,000.The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, revealed this while addressing journalists at a press briefing on Tuesday.“Counterfeit currencies equivalent to a total sum of N129,542,823,000:00 were recovered,” Kiyawa said.The PPRO gave the breakdown of the fake currencies as $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000 and N1,443,000.He added that the two individuals arrested with the money and the person from who they were stolen stole had been apprehended and are in police custody, helping with investigation on the actual producers of the counterfeit money.In the same…

The Olomu of Omupo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Muhammad Yaqub Adebayo Buari, has appealed to the Kwara State Government to upgrade the Omupo Cottage Hospital to enhance healthcare delivery for the community.The royal father also called for the establishment of a tertiary institution in the area to boost its socioeconomic development.Oba Yaqub made the appeal during the commissioning of the new Aganju Olomu and the 2024 Oba Igba Festival held in the community over the weekend.“Today, the Omupo Cottage Hospital is the third-highest revenue-generating health facility for the Kwara State Government in the southern region.…

The banks also complained that less money is being deposited by customers, hence contributing to the scarcity.The development has affected both Point of Sales, PoS, operators and bank customers.PoS operators and bank customers are only allowed to withdraw between N20,000 and N50,000, depending on the bank .While N50,000 could be collected across the counter in the banking hall, only N20,000 is allowed through the ATM.Consequently, some PoS operators have increased their charges on withdrawals, as some charge N100 on N5,000 withdrawals, while others charge N150 depending on the location.Efforts to reach relevant officers of the commercial banks and the Central…

By Sulaiman Onimago Yesterday, while reading messages on a popular WhatsalApp group, I stumbled on a recorded radio programme that featured Mr. Shola Muse and Comrade Bolakale. On the radio show, they discussed Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s socio-economic projects over the last five years. As I listened to the audio and read through the claims, I couldn’t help but feel a pang of skepticism. Are we really seeing the results the state deserves or are we just clapping for a show with no substance? Let’s unpack this. Governor Abdulrahman and his team have often boasted of his capital projects, from roads to flashy…

Kwara State government has concluded plans to conduct mass burial for all unclaimed corpses in its hospital.This followed the inability of the government’s main hospital, Kwara State University Teaching Hospital located at the main roundabout along the sawmill and new market, Taiwo in Ilorin to take in more corpses into the morgue.It has, therefore, given two weeks’ notice to members of the public who might have unclaimed corpses to approach the hospital and claim them, after which the mass burial of the corpses would be done.Head Corporate Affairs of the Teaching Hospital,Yakub Aliagan in a statement, yesterday, said: “The management…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned open-drug marketers against selling substandard drugs.Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, issued the warning during an interview at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.Ms Adeyeye noted that open-drug markets, located in Kano, Aba, Onitsha, and Lagos, sometimes aided the sale of substandard drugs.She recalled that in the past, the control of patent medicine dealers was relieved from the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), leading to an influx of fake drugs into the country.The NAFDAC boss disclosed that patent medicine dealers and open-drug marketers took PCN…

The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has created a dedicated unit to tax more than 10,000 high-net-worth individuals in Abuja.Its acting executive chairman, Michael Ango, announced the development in a circular on Sunday. According to him, the move is to boost internally generated revenue.Mr Ango explained that the unit would focus on assessing and collecting income and other taxes and oversee compliance and enforcement of high-net-worth individuals’ tax obligations in Abuja.He added that the unit would also be responsible for interacting with government agencies and other organisations, within and outside Abuja, regarding the taxation of HNIs.Mr Ango further…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, who claims to be a building engineer, while attempting to take delivery of illicit consignments concealed in pressure machines imported from South Africa.According to a statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the 42-year-old Egwu was arrested on Monday 2nd December 2024 at Okeyson motor park Enugu when he showed up to collect three units of pressure machines inside which were hidden parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 7.40 kilograms.Babafemi stated that the consignments had arrived…