Author: Kwara Reporters

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has mourned over the passing of the Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad Yusuf who died early today (Saturday). Alhaji Yusuf died at age of 62.The Emir, in a condolence message signed by his spokesman, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, described the deceased as a gentle and loyal traditional Chief who has used his wealth of experience to unite the people within his domain and beyond.Alhaji Sulu-Gambari expressed sadness but accepted the unfortunate incidence with total submission to the Will of Almighty Allah.He sends…

Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 70-year-old man, Afolabi Michael, for allegedly defiling a 11-year-old girl.The suspect was arrested on September 27, 2024, following a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother.Though the suspect denied having sexual intercourse with the girl, he admitted engaging in “deep romancing” with her.The suspect, in his confessional statement to the police, claimed that he has been suffering from weak erection for many years now.Lagos State Police Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident, said on September 27, 2024, around noon, a case of defilement was transferred from Iju Division to Gender…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi described the recent hike in the price of petrol products as “unfortunate and insensitive”.Obi made this known in a statement he titled “Reversing the Sudden Fuel Price Increase”, on his X.com account, on Saturday.KWARA REPORTERS reported that transportation costs skyrocketed in the Federal Capital Territory following the hike in the price of petrol by some stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Wednesday.The stations of the national oil company raised the retail price of petrol to N1,030 from N897 per litre…

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi has ordered the auction of seized petrol in Adamawa at N630 per litre.At a press conference on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs (DCG) Aliyu Alajogun, announced that Operation Whirlwind has achieved significant success in combating fuel smuggling, with the seizure of two lorries, 1,046 kegs filled with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), and 12 drums of petroleum products.He further announced the immediate auction of the seized products at two petrol stations in…

Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) CLAIM: Social media space is rife with misinformation and unverified information about the possibility of CNG cars, trucks, vehicles exploding thereby raising safety concerns among vehicle owners who are considering CNG conversion, ALAO ABIODUN writes.VERDICT: CNG vehicles run on natural gas, which is odourless. It should not be confused with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is popularly called “cooking gas”.CNG cylinder is thick enough to withstand the pressure of what it contains. Although a cylinder can explode, such occurrences are rare with CNG and typically result from specific conditions.Experts have allayed the fear of possible explosion, stressing that…

Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has said President Bola Tinubu’s special advisers are misleading him to take actions that are increasing hardship in the country.Mr Ndume, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the president, stressed that some of the advisers of the president do not mean well for Nigerians, the reason they continue to offer wrong advice to the president.The senator disclosed this in a statement on Friday.“I personally believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for Nigeria and Nigerians. I know this because I know what he stands for. But some of his advisers who don’t…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, which relates to issues in Rivers State and the conflict between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has factionalised the party’s National Working Committee.Since taking over after Senator Iyorchia Ayu was removed by a court, the party’s factional acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, had faced mounting criticism within the party, leading to calls for his resignation.The crisis escalated when Damagum and other NWC members, in support of Wike, secured approval for controversial PDP Congresses in Rivers State and postponed the National Executive Committee meeting…

The police command in Borno State has re-arrested Kyari Kur, a convict who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri.Mr Kur, 28, also known as Henry, escaped from the custodial centre after part of the perimeter fence collapsed in September due to a major flood incident.The convict was serving a sentence for criminal conspiracy and theft.The police public relations officer, ASP Nahum Daso, stated that Mr Kur was apprehended on October 10 after police at Gubio Divisional Headquarters received credible intelligence about his whereabouts.Mr Daso said the police acted swiftly and arrested him in Gubio town.“The police command…

Seyi Tinubu Seyi Tinubu, through his maternal and child health intervention scheme, has donated a drug bank for the indigent patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).Benson Ayodele-Cole, national coordinator of the scheme, made this known during the official commissioning of the programme on Friday in Lagos.The scheme also featured a N1,000,000 scholarship grant to the best paediatric resident doctor.Mr Ayodele-Cole, who represented Mr Tinubu at the event, said the project, which was initiated out of the love for maternal and child healthcare, aims to relieve the indigent patients who could not pay for the drugs they needed for treatment.He…

A TikToker, Ojesanmi Afeez, popularly known as Salo, has been reportedly robbed and shot in the Lekki area of Lagos State.This was made known in the late hours of Thursday by another TikToker, Tunde Perry, who often joins him in his live streams on the app.According to Perry, the content creator is currently fighting for his life at Perez Medcare Hospital, Lekki Phase 2 after he was shot in the leg by assailants who robbed him of his gold chain.Perry said, “They have shot Salo in the leg. They have also stolen his gold chain at one filling station in…