Author: Kwara Reporters

Gunmen on Tuesday night shot a 48-year-old man, Mr. Micheal Nnaji, a native of Amuri in Nkanu Local Government Area of Enugu state residing in Ngbo, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State dead.The victim, who is said to be a businessman, is also a member of the local security in Ngbo Community.He was shot twice by the hoodlums who invaded his business area around 9:45pm.A source in the area said the two hoodlums operated with a motorcycle and were masked. “One came in from the front door while the other came in from the back door. Immediately, they made their…

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday warned Nigeria against taking all the advice of the Bretton Woods institutions, especially the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).He said while it is good and useful to engage with them, the government must be careful not to plunge the country into a long term problem.Jega spoke in his lecture at the ongoing 2024 Annual Directors’ Conference with the theme, “Good Governance as a catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth and Development,” organised by the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria (CIoD).Jega also called for…

A Kaduna State Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of one Caleb John, a Point of Sale operator, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s N1.8 million.John is being prosecuted for alleged criminal breach of trust and stealing, but pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, remanded the defendant in a correctional facility.He subsequently adjourned the case until November 21 for hearing.Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the complainant, Moses Zechariah, reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Kaduna on October 23.Mr Leo said that the…

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government.Justice Abdulmalik held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was a breach of the Constitution and an aberration that must not be allowed to continue.The judge held that the presentation of the 2024 budget by Fubara before a four-member Rivers House of Assembly was an affront to the constitutional provision.Justice Abdulmalik specifically said that the governor’s action was a gross…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the mother of a 19-year-old painter, Chinonso Udeh, to appear in court on November 1, 2024.Udeh, who was brought before Justice Faji, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a count of cybercrime. He pleaded guilty.Following his plea, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Suleiman Suleiman, reviewed the facts of the case through a witness, Mr Abdulraman Mohammed, an operative.Mohammed detailed how intelligence led the EFCC to a suspected cybercrime ring in the Lekki area of Lagos.He said that after conducting surveillance, the EFCC operatives carried…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Implementation Committee of the Naira-based sale of crude oil and refined products, saying the policy is aimed at taking the country out of the last 40 years.The President who asked the members of the committee to resolve any teething problems they are facing, said “Whatever solution we proffer in crude oil and refined products sales in Naira should not take us back to our experience in the last 40 years.”In a review meeting at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the President said using the Naira for crude was also conceived to remove the…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged states not yet paying the N70,000 minimum wage to start without further delay.The union also asked states implementing the new wage to let it reach all categories of teachers.NUT President Audu Amba said this yesterday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, while expressing appreciation to the state government for starting the N70,000 minimum wage implementation but frowned at the exclusion of primary school teachers in the payment.The Nation reported on October 28 that 20 states had started implementing the new minimum wage, while 16 others had not begun.Amba, who spoke at a…

Barely three weeks after raising the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, Nigerians were outraged when the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday adjusted the pump prices of the commodity, as oil marketers foresee further price hikes in the short term.The national oil firm raised the retail price of petrol in Abuja to N1,060 from N1,030 per litre, one of our correspondents observed across multiple NNPCL stations in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday.In Lagos, it was confirmed that NNPCL stations increased the unit price of the commodity from N998 to N1,025 per litre, which received…

Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, says his company has the capacity to meet the country’s local demand and urged marketers to stop importing the product.Mr Dangote said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu to review the sale of crude in naira to local refiners at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday.He said the refinery had the capacity to produce over 30 million litres of crude oil daily, adding, “At full capacity, we can even supply whatever is being consumed, which I believe may be about 30.32 million litres per…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested four suspects for unauthorised access to banks’ computer systems.The suspects were also accused of fraudulently withdrawing depositors’ funds.The arrested individuals include the leader of the syndicate, identified as Chima Nwigwe, along with Effiong Emmanuel, Mohammed Mahmud—the Managing Director of Downstone Ultimate Limited—and Damian Ali.The EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.Oyewale said the suspects were arrested during a sting operation in Abuja.He said, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Chima Anthony Nwigwe, the suspected leader of banks’ hacking syndicate alongside three others: Effiong…