Author: Kwara Reporters

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Yakubu Aminu to 200 hours community service for carrying out bureau de change businesses without a valid licence.Similarly, a Kwara State High Court presided over by Justice Hammed Gegele also jailed the duo of Abdulalahi Abdulrasaq Omotosho and Akeem Ibrahim Salaudeen for involvement in internet fraud-related crime.The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Wednesday October 9, 2024 arraigned the trio before the courts on separate charges.The charge sheet on Yakubu by the anti-graft agency read, “That you, Yakubu Aminu…

A tanker explosion has led to the death of at least 90 people in Jigawa State, north-west Nigeria, the police have said.Most of the victims were killed in an explosion after they surrounded the accident scene, the police said.Jigawa police spokesperson Shi’isu Adam said the accident occurred on Tuesday in Majiya Town in the Taura Local Government Area of the state.Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, Mr Adam also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalised for varying degrees of injury due to the explosion.”At about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Majia…

Adedeji Adeleke, the father of the award-winning superstar, David, popularly called Davido, has revealed what he went through securing the environmental permit for his power plant worth over $2 billion.The billionaire industrialist disclosed this while speaking as a Layperson from the West-Central Africa Division during the Seventh Day Adventist General Conference Annual Council on Tuesday, which was held in Maryland, United States of America.While sharing his experience as a Baptist member, Adeleke recounted how he ran into bottlenecks with ‘difficult government officials’, with a particular official saying to him that the project would never ‘see the light of day’.He said…

By Abdulyekeen Mohd BashirFor Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and his media aides, lying has become an art. They have mastered this art of deception and are using it to conceal the stark inefficiencies and failures of an administration built on fraud. From the inception of this government that was birthed through the contentious O to Ge movement, Kwarans have been fed a constant stream of lies and misinformation. The governor’s media aides shamelessly parrot his falsehoods. Take for instance, the Tanke bridge project, which should have been completed long ago. Former Governor Nyesom Wike built and completed five flyovers in Rivers State…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has urged police officers to replicate and build upon the successes recorded in the just concluded Edo State election in Ondo State.Egbetokun gave the advice following the forthcoming Ondo State off-cycle governorship election. He cautioned officers to ensure robust security architecture, adding that officers should perform their duties with impartiality and the highest professionalism.The IGP said this at the quarter conference with strategic managers of the police held at the force headquarters, Abuja. He said: “Our mission is to provide a secure environment where voters can freely exercise their democratic rights without fear or…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the level of voter apathy in the country was worrisome for a healthy democratic system.It said the low turnout of voters was not encouraging despite all efforts and innovations it put in place to take elections to the doorsteps of voters.The electoral body noted that the key to an enduring and sustainable democracy was the participation of a significant number of eligible voters.The above views were expressed by the Chairman of the Board of Electoral Institute, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, at a roundtable in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on the forthcoming…

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo on Tuesday restated its resolve that the legislative seats of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others remain vacant following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 11, 2023.The Assembly also said the seats must be filled through a bye-election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The Speaker of the group, Victor Oko-Jumbo, in a statement explained that the 25 Legislative seats were declared vacant on December 13, 2023, by the then legitimately recognised Speaker, Edison Ehie.He expressed regret over…

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday kicked off commercial operations on the Red Rail Line.The train will run from Oyingbo to Agbado, a border community to Ogun State. It is expected to convey 500,000 passengers daily.Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was the chief operator for the inaugural ride, announced that the full ride will take about one hour seven minutes, with a three-minute stop at each of Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege and Iju stations before finally arriving at the Agbado Station.The ride started at 5:20pm with the first stop-over at Yaba lasting seven minutes, and stopped for three minutes for passengers…

In an exclusive interview with Vanguard, Oyekunle Michael Ayansola, CEO of Mailko Technology Limited, shared the inspiring story behind his groundbreaking innovation — fuel-less generators. He spoke on the challenges he’s faced along the way, including receiving life-threatening calls and messages.Ayansola’s journey began 13 years ago when he went to live with his uncle in Ibadan, where frequent power outages made life difficult. “Do you know the pain of trying to read at night without electricity? We relied on lanterns, and it was a huge challenge. You couldn’t even watch TV because there was no power,” Ayansola recalls.It was during…

Kano South Senator, Kawu Sumaila, has alleged that many members of the National Assembly engaged in drug abuse while carrying out their official duties.Mr Sumaila said this during plenary on Tuesday while contributing to the debate on a Bill to establish the National Institute for Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation..The senator specifically said most of his colleagues possessed hard drugs and kept them in their various constituency offices and homes.He also claimed that majority of the senators have ties with drug dealers“As I am speaking now, most of our offices in our constituencies, most of our political offices in our constituencies,…