Author: Kwara Reporters

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says an articulated vehicle killed a revenue collector attempting to collect dues from the driver.The general manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.The statement was signed by Taofiq Adebayo, spokesman for LASTMA.Mr Bakare-Oki said that the accident took place on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, near New Garage, inbound Lagos.He said that the articulated vehicle was marked FST 887 XD, adding that the driver fled the scene of the accident.“The tragic event resulted in the immediate death of a revenue collector who was attempting to collect dues from…

Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, has been declared winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state.He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission after winning the governorship poll in all the 18 local government areas of the state.Ayedatiwa who won in Ese Odo Local Government Area in the last LG result presented on Sunday at the State Collation Centre in Akure, had previously won in the 17 LGs that had earlier been announced.In the final declaration of the result by the State Returning Officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, he said APC’s Ayedatiwa polled in total of 366,781…

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State have rejected a bribe of N174 million offered by a suspected internet fraudster to avoid arrest and prosecution.The suspect identified as Patrick Akpoguma, is alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Adegoke Fayoade, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Friday, November 15, 2024, said the suspect offered the sum of $100,000 USD (One Hundred Thousand Dollars), equivalent to about N174 million, to law enforcement…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (AP), Lucky Ayiedatiwa has obtained the highest number of votes from 15 of the 18 local council government in Ondo State. The results of 15 local government have so far been announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), remaining three local government areas including Ilaje, Odigbo and Ese Odo. The local government won by the APC include Ifedore, Akoko Northwest, Owo, Akoko Northeast, Akoko Southeast, Owo, Ose and Akoko Southwest. Others are Akure North, Idanre, Irele, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo, Okitipupa and Ondo East, Ondo West. While the PDP is yet to win any local government.According to the result…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a significant shipment of cocaine destined for the United Kingdom. The contraband, valued at several million naira, was concealed within everyday food items such as granulated pepper, melon seeds, and yam flour. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, disclosed this information via his X account on Sunday, sharing a video of the intercepted contraband. He wrote, “The unimaginable places #ndlea_nigeria officers find illicit drugs these days will make you cringe and be more careful when dealing with humans. “In this video is cocaine worth millions, concealed in…

The All Progressives Congress has won all the 20 local government chairmanship and 236 councillors positions in the council elections held in Ogun on Saturday.The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, announced the results on Sunday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abeokuta.Mr Osibodu said that 19 political parties including the People’s Democratic Party and the Labour Party participated in the election.The winners of the chairmanship positions are Afeez Balogun (Abeokuta – South), Wasiu Lawal (Ado-Odo/Ota), Olusola Akinbode (Yewa–North) , Abraham Ogunsola (Yewa-South), Sikiru Adesina (Ewekoro), Olalekan Kusimo (Ifo), and Oluwadamilare Kehinde (Ijebu-East).Others are Bolaji Odusanya (Ijebu…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently hosting the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the State House, Abuja.Modi, who arrived in Abuja Saturday evening, was received at Forecourt of the State House by President Tinubu at about 10:20 am.On arrival, the Indian leader was welcomed with the Indian Anthem, after which a Guard of Honour, mounted by a Brigade of Guards, rendered the Nigerian Anthem and led the visiting leader in inspection of the mounted parade.A 21-gun salute followed the inspection of the mounted Guard of Honour.While together, both leaders are expected to spare head a number of bilateral activities,…

A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command.Emmanuel was arrested along with two others, 28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel, who are accused of robbing residents and sexu@lly assaulting a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu Expressway in Osun State while taking her husband to the hospital.Parading the suspects on Friday, the Spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola explained that “the three suspects rob motorists and passengers of their belongings. In one of the incidents, a bus driver was…

Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat on Friday, with Youtuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul cruising to victory by unanimous decision against the heavyweight icon in Texas.Tyson, 58, barely landed a punch during the eight-round bout at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, with Paul winning by big margins on all three cards — 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.Paul, 27, used his superior speed and movement to dominate the ageing Tyson with ease, and had the former undisputed heavyweight champion in trouble after landing a flurry of punches in the third round.Yet the younger fighter was unable to land the…

42-year-old nurse, Alice Loksha, who was abducted in 2018 by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, has regained freedom Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, said she was captured while working at a UNICEF office in Kala Balge The commander, who was represented by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, also announced the escape of another abducted woman, Fayina Ali, who was captured by Boko Haram insurgents in 2020 while travelling from Kaduna to process her late brother’s death benefits.…