Author: Kwara Reporters

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has ordered the deposition of the Oluloro of Iloro Ekiti, Oba Femi Olugbesoye, over non-compliance with native law and customs regarding coronation rites.The Ekiti State Executive Council approved the appointment of Olugbesoye as the Oluloro of Iloro Ekiti on December 21, 2019.The judge, Justice Jide Aladejana, according to a copy of the judgment made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, made the pronouncement while delivering judgment in the suit filed by Prince Olakunle Fadare and four others, challenging Olugbesoye and four others over his ascendancy to the throne.Fadare and four…

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello continued to evade trial on Thursday by failing to respond to a summons for arraignment before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. This latest case involves allegations of N110 billion fraud.The judge, Maryann Anenih, had issued the summons on 3 October.She also granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission for substituted service of the charges and accompanying documents in lieu of personally serving them on the defendant.The EFCC filed the fraud charges involving an alleged N10 billion in Kogi State government funds on September 25, while still scrambling to…

Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Aliyu Bahago Ahman Patigi, has passed away. The former lawmaker, who represented the Patigi constituency, was well-regarded for his service and dedication. The former lawmaker and Pro-Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University in Patigi, Hon. Aliyu Ahman Pategi, died at the age of 59 after a prolonged illness, a close associate confirmed to Kwara Reporters.Aliyu Ahman served three terms as the representative of Edu, Moro, and Patigi Federal Constituency in Kwara North at the Federal House of Representatives in Abuja.He was twice the Chairman of the House Committee on Water Resources and also served as…

‘Unscrupulous actors’ are the major contributors to food inflation in the country, says the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC).Other causes, according to the commission, are price fixing by bad eggs and entrance levies imposed by market associations. FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Tunji Bello said with time, ’all the bad eggs’ engaged in hoarding, artificial market creation, price fixing, and gouging, would be checkmated by the government.Bello added that “unethical practices” remained offences punishable under sections 18(3)(c), 62,63,66(1),108 of the FCCP Act 2018.He spoke during a town hall meeting with industry captains, Micro, small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),…

By Kayode AbdulazeezSecurity of lives and properties is enshrined in the Nigerian constitution as one of the cardinal responsibilities of government at all levels. Federal, State, and Local Governments are granted the power to maintain law and order because of the sensitivity and prices that come with it. Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Nigeria Constitution as amended, “states that the security of the citizens shall be the primary purpose of the government. Thus government at all levels owes the people a constitutional duty to protect their lives and properties, irrespective of their ethnic, religious, and political affiliations.”The above constitutional provision…

The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the Senate, Usman Lawal Adamu, said Wednesday that the Senate was considering an amendment to the 1999 constitution that would include a six-month jail term for parents who refuse to enrol their children in school.He spoke with newsmen after presenting a report of the Senate Committee on Education (Primary and Secondary) on the need to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children during plenary.“We are proposing a six-month jail term for parents who refuse to send their children to school. We must come to terms with the fact that education is very key. It’s the…

A retired Nigeria Customs Service officer, Akeem Sanyaolu, has raised the alarm over alleged harassment and unlawful seizure of property by officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Zone 2 headquarters covering Lagos and Ogun states.Sanyaolu who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Monday said he was on a trip outside Lagos on February 5, 2020, when his wife called to notify him that some police officers had forcefully entered his premises.He alleged that the officers went straight to where he parked his three Ford caravan buses and drove them away.According to him, the officers who also carted away some…

A federal high court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced Adrienne Munju, a Canadian woman, to 11 years in prison for drug trafficking.The court convicted Munju after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge preferred against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).Operatives of the NDLEA arrested the convict on October 3 at terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos, during the inward clearance of inbound passengers on a KLM flight at the airport’s ‘D’ arrival hall.Narcotic agents found 74 parcels of Canadian loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis, weighing 35.20 kilograms in…

In the video which SaharaReporters obtained on Wednesday morning, the bike owner was heard accusing FRSC officials of trying to extorting him but they seized his motorcycle after he refused.A video has shown the moment when a motorcyclist stripped himself after his bike was seized by the personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara State.In the video which SaharaReporters obtained on Wednesday morning, the bike owner was heard accusing FRSC officials of trying to extorting him but they seized his motorcycle after he refused.He complained bitterly that if he allowed the FRSC personnel to take his bike away,…

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has been appointed as sports ambassador for Kano State.The appointment was confirmed via a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi PhD on Wednesday titled “NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT AS KANO STATE SPORT AMBASSADOR”The statement reads in full: “It is my singular honour to formally convey to you that His Excellency, Governor Abba K. Yusuf of Kano State has approved your appointment as Kano State Sports Ambassador with effect from 24th July, 2024.The decision to appoint you into this exalted position of trust and confidence was predicated upon your professional competence, track…