Author: Kwara Reporters

Fifty-five suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency in a statement said the suspects were arrested in a sting operation in their hideouts.He added that their arrest followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offencesHe listed items recovered from the suspects to include nine exotic cars, two bikes, laptops, smart phones as well as charms.The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations Do you have any information you…

Grammy-nominated singer Davido has made history on TikTok by breaking the record for the most-watched live stream in Africa.His electrifying livestream, co-hosted by popular content creators Peller, Jarvis, and Jo Blaq on October 30, drew an unprecedented audience.The livestream attracted 389,800 viewers, with an impressive 164,000 people watching simultaneously, surpassing Peller’s previous record, set during a session featuring singer Tiwa Savage.During the livestream, Davido also generated 377 lion gifts on TikTok, valued at $400 each.Davido announced that all earnings from the gifts would be donated to his co-hosts, Peller, Jarvis, and Jo Blaq. Do you have any information you wish…

The row between Dangote Refinery and petroleum marketers in Nigeria has taken a new dimension following the comment by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote that petroleum marketers were not approaching his refinery for purchase of petroleum products.There has been an uneasy calm since the roll-out of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from the Dangote Refinery in September. The were discordant tunes between the management and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other petroleum marketers.While many Nigerians expected a reduction in the price of fuel from the private refinery, the price of…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that adopting local culture in Nigeria’s democracy will go a long way in strengthening the country’s democracy.Mr Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the valedictory service organised in honour of the outgoing vice-chancellor of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Chinedum Babalola.He stressed the need for rethinking democracy, saying that African culture usually talks about communalism as “where you come together, reason together, iron issues together and work them out together.”The former president noted that Western liberal democracy was not working for the country.” I have always been talking about Western liberal democracy; it is not…

The Kwara sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Muftau Irekeola, has warned motorists and passengers against obstructing or assaulting officers on duty.Mr Irekeola gave the warning on Wednesday in llorin while speaking with journalists and said some corp personnel were assaulted at Oloru, Moro Local Government Area in Kwara.According to the sector commander, such an act is barbaric, unwarranted and condemnable in all its entirety.“We will not take it lightly with anybody that disturbs or stops any of our officers from performing their official duty on the road,” he said.The FRSC boss recalled the case of a…

• Uzodimma leads panel to prepare BillPlans to create a constitutional role for traditional rulers got a boost in Abuja yesterday.Governors and key traditional rulers raised a committee to prepare a bill for constitutional amendment to accommodate traditional rulers in governance.The committee was set up at a maiden meeting of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the National Council of Traditional Rulers at Aso Villa, Abuja.The joint committee, chaired by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, is made up of 15 members, whose report is expected for submission in one month.Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Etsu Nupe Yahaya Abubakar addressed reporters…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it stands by its advice to Nigeria to remove petrol subsidy and float the exchange rate.Daily Trust reports that the Bretton Woods institutions have been accused of advising President Bola Tinubu on the present economic policies, especially the removal of subsidy from PMS as well as the floating of the naira which have plunged the country into inflationary pressures.But the IMF’s African Region Director, Abebe Selassie at a briefing on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, US, had said the organisation did not advise the President to…

Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity 10 months after she was kidnapped.Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a Squadron leader, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who stays with them.After several negotiations with the kidnappers, the husband was released on March 8, 2024, but the doctor and Abdul-Mugniy were held back.It was reported that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had embarked on a series of protests nationwide and repeatedly made calls…

Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).The Special Adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed and receiving treatment abroad.“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff.This was announced in a statement released on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga.Onanuga explained that Oluyede would assume the role pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently abroad for medical treatment.The statement read, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.”Prior to…