Author: Kwara Reporters

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday described President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, as accidental leaders.Mr Kukah said at the commissioning of Start-Rite schools and the fourth Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja that almost all Nigerian presidents, including Goodluck Jonathan, Umar Yar’adua and Olusegun Obasanjo, were unprepared to become leaders.He said, “If we are to start from the beginning, you will find that almost every leader who came to power in Nigeria did so as a result of one accident or another.”“President Tinubu, who said he was prepared for the role, is struggling,”…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of a businessman caught with a large quantity of cocaine.Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, revealed the arrest on Sunday via his X account, accompanied by a video displaying the seized contraband.The businessman, whose identity has not been disclosed, reportedly ingested a substantial quantity of cocaine in an attempt to avoid detection.Babafemi wrote, “Detty December: Before you swallow those drugs, please remember that the new @ndlea_nigeria has the capacity and capability to catch you.”The businessman who excreted this amount of cocaine will not only spend Christmas behind bars…

The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Kwara State Chapter, has inaugurated the third phase of its Empowerment Scheme (YES), awarding WAEC scholarships to 20 students from across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas. The event, held at St. Barnabas Cathedral Church, Ilorin, on Saturday, marked another milestone in the association’s drive to support and empower Christian youth in Kwara State. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of YOWICAN Kwara State, Evangelist Stephen Adeola Awoyale, expressed gratitude to sponsors and supporters, including SEAP Nigeria Limited and the State Government, for their contributions to the initiative. He described…

A traditional chief and the Balogun Fulani of Ilorin, Abubakar Atiku, has explained that the 25-year-old crocodile donated to the University of Ilorin Zoological Garden was to cement the strong bond between the university and its host community.According to the university’s bulletin, the donation was a testament to their commitment to preserving tradition.Mr Atiku said the rearing of crocodiles holds significant cultural and symbolic value and served as a royal heritage and a centre of attraction.The traditional leader said his family compound has long been associated with crocodile rearing, adding that it will be a remarkable addition to the growing…

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Ilyas Damagum, has come under fresh pressure from stakeholders of the party who want him out.This time, they hope to seal his fate not later than February 2025.The PDP Governors’ Forum, the party’s Board of Trustees, National Assembly Caucus, former Governors Forum, Former Ministers’ Forum and the National Working Committee (NWC) yesterday met in Jos, the Plateau State capital, where they directed the Damagum-led NWC to call the much postponed meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) by the first week of February.The planned deliberation, according to them,…

We have flushed out terrorists from LGs, Army declares Normalcy is gradually returning to communities in seven local government areas of Kebbi and Sokoto states that were recently invaded by a new terror group, Lakurawa.Top state and local government officials, community leaders and residents told our correspondents that the terrorists had fled their areas following a series of military offensives against the insurgents.They also told LEADERSHIP Weekend how the terror group, whose members came from Mali and Burkina Faso, infiltrated their communities.Following the discovery of the new terror group in the two states, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, assured…

Islamic morality police in Kano, northern Nigeria, are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops following a Supreme Court ruling on gambling. The court overturned the 2005 law that established a national lottery commission and legalized sports betting and gambling, stating that regulation of gambling falls under the jurisdiction of state governments.Kano State, one of 12 predominantly Muslim states in Nigeria where Islamic Sharia law operates alongside federal law, has long prohibited gambling. “We will resume our clampdown on betting shops with renewed determination since betting is illegal under Kano state sharia law,” said Abba Sufi, director general of the…

A former spokesman for ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop making jest of other presidents.Akande remarked in a post via his X handle on Saturday while reacting to Obasanjo’s recent comment, while delivering a lecture at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University last Saturday.Obasanjo had said the country’s situation was really bad and glaring to all.He had said, “Nigeria Situation: As we can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad. The more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, discord,…

Actor Aremu Afolayan has made a heartfelt public apology to his elder brother, Kunle Afolayan.The brothers, who had been estranged for over 40 years, recently reunited following the passing of their mother, Omoladun Afolayan.At their mother’s wake, Aremu Afolayan apologised for his past actions, including subjecting Kunle to an Instagram backlash.He also acknowledged his lack of financial contribution to the construction of their family house, which Kunle built.He said: “I’m sorry for putting you through Instagram backlash; it’s because I love you. My money is not in this house, but he built it for all of us. Thank you, Brother…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disowned the controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, maintaining that he was never a member of the group.Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of the IPOB, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.IPOB is a group leading agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the south-east and some parts of the south-south NigeriaKWARA REPORTERS earlier reported that Mr Ekpa was arrested in Finland alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities.‘Not registered member’ The BBC, while reporting Mr Ekpa’s arrest by Finnish police on Thursday, described him as…