Author: Kwara Reporters

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries.ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this startling revelation on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television.“In the past three months, from May to August (2024), Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death. In three months, because of what our people are going through.“Despite this crisis, you are holding somebody’s three-and-half or more salaries on the no-work, no-pay, you are owing this money. People are trying to survive,…

Most traditional rulers in Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State have fled their communities for fear of being kidnapped by gunmen.It was gathered that some communities in the local government have turned into ghost towns as residents have fled to safer areas outside the council and the state.Kidnappers in the area now address letters to the monarchs, informing them of when they would strike in their domain.Confirming the development, the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Ismail Muhammad Yahya, disclosed that the fearless Iyaloja of Oko town had so far spent over two weeks with kidnappers.He added that Oko town had since…

A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba has sentenced two security guards to two years imprisonment each for stealing properties belonging to Ivory Exclusive Hotel, Gbagada.The convicts, Wilfred John, 32, and Tunde Atatero, 32, were arraigned before Magistrate A.O. Salawu on an 18-counts of stealing on May 16, 2024.The defendants pleaded guilty to 12 out of the 18 counts they were charged with.Magistrate Salawu gave a two-year jail term each rather than sentencing each count individually because the convicts “saved the time of the court.”According to the prosecutor, Godwin Oriabure, the convicts committed the offence on February 28, 2024,…

Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has announced the renewal of the second season of his popular series “Anikulapo” on Netflix.Afolayan broke the news on his Instagram account on Monday, October 7, revealing that production for the new season took place in Oyo State and Ghana.The upcoming season promises to explore more captivating narratives grounded in Nigerian history and culture.Afolayan expressed his excitement, stating, “We’re overjoyed that Netflix has renewed Anikulapo for another season. We take pride in telling our stories authentically, and this series is a powerful reflection of Nigerian culture and history. This season will explore the complex realities of the…

Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly inaugurated chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has ordered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s name be blotted out of a building in the council secretariat.Mr Ihunwo, who visited the council secretariat on Monday, ordered that the administrative block hitherto named after Mr Wike be renamed “Obi Wali House.”The chairperson was at the secretariat about an hour after the Ikwerre and Emohua local government secretariats were set ablaze by hoodlums.Mr Ihunwo was elected chairperson in the local election conducted on Saturday. The police barred officers from providing security for the election, citing a…

Petrol price is likely to rise again following yesterday’s decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to end its exclusive offtake agreement with the Dangote Refinery, allowing other marketers to buy the product directly from the facility.The current fuel cost was effected in August when the NNPCL adjusted the pump price from N568 to N855 per litre in Lagos, and to almost N900 in other parts of the country.The NNPCL’s exit as a middleman in the Dangote Refinery implies that the national oil company will no longer cover the price gap between the facility’s price and the selling…

Protesters, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), unknown arsonists and gunmen resisted attempts by many local government chairmen elected on the platform of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and sworn-in by Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara to assume offices on Monday.In some of the councils, hundreds of protesters barricaded their secretariats early in the morning even before the elected chairmen arrived the areas.Other councils’ secretariats were set ablaze with explosives and arsonists, who razed down some buildings and destroyed many valuables.Other local government areas witnessed violent clashes by rival groups, who engaged the surroundings of the secretariats with sustained gunshots.Chaos…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has claimed that despite allocations for intervention funds for tertiary institutions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped executing projects for public universities in Nigeria.The union said the apex bank stopped carrying out any project in public universities in 2014 after the tenure of the now-Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Sanusi was CBN governor between June 2009 and February 2014.ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this startling revelation on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television.Osodeke said, “There are many companies today which…

Verydarkman releases another recording in which Bobrisky purportedly admits to have bribed the EFCCVerydarkman has released a new audio recording of Bobrisky’s detention call, in which he allegedly bribed the EFCC to drop his money laundering charges.Verydarkman released a new video on his Instagram page, following the success of the first one.The second release is rumored to have occurred on May 16, 2024, during Bobrisky’s supposed prison sentence.Prominent activist Verydarkman has released a new audio recording of a call made by Bobrisky during his detention, in which he purportedly discusses bribing the EFCC to dismiss his money laundering charges.Verydarkman shared…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel stationed at the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in Rivers State, marking a decisive end to a months-long security presence at the facilities.The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Bala Mustapha also directed the immediate unsealing of the 23 local government secretariats across the state.In a statement released on Monday by the Police Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, it was confirmed that the move is in strict compliance with the IGP’s orders. The unsealing comes just 24 hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara swore in the…