Author: Kwara Reporters

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri. The All Progressives Congress has suspended the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the party’s 2019 governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, for alleged anti-party activities.The suspension extends to the state Commissioner for Power, Kharim Kumoko, Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Peres Biewari, former APC state chairman, Mr Jothan Amos, an ex-officio member of the National Executive Council, Godbless Diriwari and Southern Ijaw APC Youth Leader, Sabi Morgan.A party stakeholder and APC Chairman, Ward 3 Southern Ijaw, Omiebi Fuoebi, including all ward executive members as well as the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday issued a restraining order barring the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the party’s acting national chairman.The court ruled that Mr Damagum must retain his position until the PDP holds its next national convention, scheduled for December 2025.In a suit brought by Umar Maina, represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Joshua Musa, the judge, Peter Lifu, ruled that, according to the constitution of the PDP, the national officers can only be elected or removed during the…

Ex-Niger Delta militants leader, Asari Dokubo. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued a stern warning to a former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, to mind his utterances or be prepared to come to the battlefield and have a first-hand experience of how effective the Nigerian military is.Fielding questions from Journalists in Abuja on the sideline of the bi-weekly media briefing organised by the Defence Headquarters, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, dared Dokubo to enter the battlefield and prove he could compete with the military.While vowing that the ex-militant leader would be neutralised, General Buba urged relevant security…

Usamatu Adamu, the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina, has been arrested for allegedly supplying information to bandits.ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the command, while acting on credible intelligence on October 3, tracked and arrested the 45-year-old monarch to Sabon Gida village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.Sadiq-Aliyu said Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.“The suspect was arrested after a painstaking investigation following credible intelligence linking him to…

The Kwara State Government has commenced investigations into the activities of middlemen posing as state agents to collect revenues at mining sites without remitting the funds to the government.The Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Afeez Abolore Alabi, disclosed this during an inter-ministerial briefing in Ilorin on Monday. He lamented the role of these intermediaries in exacerbating the illegal mining crisis in the state.“Our attention was recently brought to this disturbing issue, and we have initiated a thorough investigation. Once we have concrete information, we will make it available to the public,” Mr. Alabi stated.He explained that such actions by unauthorized…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices.In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the action by the petroleum company contravened the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).Falana said though the NNPCL claimed the market has been deregulated and market forces now determine petrol prices, “the NNPCL fixed the price of fuel refined by the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited last month. The so-called market forces were not allowed to fix the price”.“Yesterday (Wednesday), the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited announced new pump prices of…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.The factional NWC also suspended the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba and the National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade.Their suspension was made public by the party’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, in a statement on Friday.After its 593rd meeting on Thursday, the NWC directed Ologunagba and Ajibade to step aside pending an investigation into allegations against them.The NWC also constituted a committee chaired by Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja to investigate the issues…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, over allegations of criminal breach of trust.The former governor, who was earlier declared wanted by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations of money laundering, is also accused of possession of the unlawfully acquired property.The summons, issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih and made available to the public on Friday, alleged that Bello committed the offences between 2016 and 2023.According to the summons dated October 3, 2024, Bello is accused of violating Section 311 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 89…

By Sulaiman Onimago This publication is inspired by Beautiful Nubia’s track with the above title, from his album titled “Tales from a small room.” He said on the track that “monkey wear shoe, he think say he be fine boy!” Abdulrahman is Governor, he thinks he is admirable and a darling son of Ilorin, simply because he is Governor. He sanctioned a campaign of calumny against Saraki via his CPS, Rafiu Ajakaye; and one wonders what Saraki said that was out of point. Is it saying none of predecessors, himself and immediate successor did not demolish any building in Ilorin during their…

By Isiaka MogajiThe time was 9:45 pm, Sunday, 7 October, 2024, when I came across a trending video on social media showing a clip of the demolition of a multimillion Naira shopping complex, known as ‘Crytal Place’ belonging to former member of the House of Representatives and Wakilin of Ilorin, Hon. Moshood Mustapha, located along the Sulu Gambari Road, Ilorin. The barbaric demolition was carried out in a bizarre manner at night by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration in the state. Many wonder why the demolition was carried out at night and even during…