Author: Kwara Reporters

Kidnappers have demanded N30 million ransom payment for two women abducted in the early hours of Sunday in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara.Three women were said to have been abducted in the community by some gunmen suspected to be itinerant herdsmen on Sunday.However, one of the women was reported to have escaped leaving two women who were believed to have been taken to the forest around Igbaja, Oke-Ode in the local government area.The Chairman of Ifelodun LG, Femi Yusuf, told the press in an interview on Thursday that the kidnappers had got in touch with the families of…

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has alleged Wizkid and Davido are utilising their feud to stay relevant in the music industry.Wizkid who has been on a roll on X with Davido, has received backlash from the latter’s fans. He urged the duo to focus on their music rather than taking each other down for publicity.Portable also declared neutrality in the ongoing social media war. He wrote: “Don’t use your brother to shine, shine yourself. Una songs no dey market again, na fight una dey use do promotion.“Let’s forget fake promotions, I get hit songs. Portable is bigger than them. Who is…

•Says it’s global standard practice •Condemns fresh attacks on Borno farmers•How the terrorists ambushed our farmers, by councilorAs the security situation continues to deteriorate in the North-east and North-west, the senator for Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has advised President Bola Tinubu to employ the services of military contractors to wipe out Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State, who continue to pose a threat to the region.Ndume hailed the gallant performance of the military and Civilian JTF, but said they were ill-equipped to carry out the task of eliminating the remaining insurgents operating within the region.The senator, who is currently…

A former Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Folashodun Shonubi, has said he learnt that there were intrigues and politics in the naira redesign exercise carried out in 2022.Shonubi, then Deputy Governor (Operations) before his appointment as Acting CBN Governor, said the former Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, told him and others that there were intrigues and politics in the whole exercise.Shonubi, now retired, who is the Prosecution’s third witness, made this claim in reaction to a question from Emefiele’s lawyer, Olalekan Ojo, at the resumed hearing in the trial of the ex-governor of the CBN.Emefiele…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summon against immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.The court ordered Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count charge pending against him.By the summons, Bello is to attend court on October 24 for his arraignment alongside two other defendants.Justice Maryanne Anenih issued the order for public summons in a ruling on Thursday, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Justice Anenih ordered the EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaperShe also ordered the EFCC…

…Demands Immediate ReleaseThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State strongly condemns the unlawful arrest, harassment, and continued detention of Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje, a prominent PDP chieftain in Oloje community, Ilorin West LG by the Kwara State Police Command. This arrest, carried out on the orders of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in connivance with the Commissioner of Police, is a blatant attempt to oppress opposition members into silence following the Backlash that greeted the fraudulent Local government elections in the state In a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday and signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, the party reminds Kwarans…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has advised Nigerians resident in Lebanon to consider moving out of the country now that commercial flights are still in operation.NIDCOM said the advice is a result of its worry over the attacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by Israeli government.Israeli emergency and security personnel deploy at the impact site of a reported rocket fired from Lebanon, on the Horeshim interchange in central Israel on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)This was made known in statement signed by Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit at NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds was recovered in September 2024 alone.The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 strategic action plan in Abuja on Wednesday.Aliyu, who emphasised that the anti-corruption agency has been working relentlessly to fulfil its mandate, did not disclose where exactly these funds were recovered from.“Over the past year, the ICPC has made significant progress in discharging its mandate; for example, we recovered over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds in September 2024 alone.…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the N50,000 fee imposed by the National Examination Council (NECO) for the reprinting of certificates.It was reported that the new policy was announced in a statement by Dantani Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO in Minna, Niger State.According to the statement, the N50,000 fee for certificate reproduction is subject to periodic review and the reprint requests will only be approved within one year of the original certificate issuance.However, the NANS Clerk of the Senate, Comrade Abdulyekinn Odunayo, in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, described the decision as outrageous and…

The Federal Government has announced the provision of new tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas production to boost investments in the sector.It also announced that the importation of key energy products and infrastructure, including diesel, feed gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, electric vehicles, Liquefied Natural Gas infrastructure, and clean cooking equipment would no longer require value-added tax payment.The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this in a statement on Wednesday.The statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, said the initiative would position Nigeria’s deep…