Author: Kwara Reporters

Obiora Agbasimalo, the 2021 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Anambra State, has been missing for three years now.Mr Agbasimalo was abducted on 18 September 2021, less than a month before the governorship election in Anambra State which was held on 6 November 2021.Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, would later win the election.Mr Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, was sworn in as governor on 17 March 2022.The missing man, Mr Agbasimalo, had resigned from Zenith Bank to join the governorship race in the state, after about 15 years of a…

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP) in the 2023 presidential election, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “dead party”.Kwankwaso also criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not being in touch with the harsh economic realities Nigerians grappled with, scoring the ruling party very low. He stated this during the NNPP’s National Executive Committee meeting on Monday.Kwankwaso said that despite the numerous challenges confronting the party, the NNPP was the fastest-growing political movement in Nigeria.He said, “I’m pleased to say that, despite all the challenges, today, our party is the fastest-growing…

The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, have arrested eight suspects over an attack on the residence of a former senator, Frank Ibezim, in the state.The attackPREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that some hoodlums attacked and razed the former senator’s residence on Monday night.The incident happened in Nsu, a community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.Mr Ibezim represented Imo North District in the Senate, between 2021 and 2023 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.Apart from Mr Ibezim’s residence, the hoodlums also attacked a study centre of the National Open University in the Nsu Community the same…

Following the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, the House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as discrimination against the Green Chamber.A motion sponsored by all 360 lawmakers drew attention to the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President Godswill Akpabio; and the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.The lawmakers rejected Tinubu’s conferment of the honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.The lawmakers argued that both chambers of the National…

Youths in Kajola village, Igbaja community, Ifelodun Local Government, Kwara State, have taken to the streets to protest the murder of Chief Lukman Balogun, the commandant of a local vigilante group.Chief Balogun, who was killed on Monday evening, was also a traditional ruler, holding the title of Jagun of Elese Igbajaland.The protesting youths, who have threatened to destroy the community, accused Bororo cattle herders of committing the crime. The protests intensified after news spread of another kidnapping involving three people in the same area.According to reports gathered by The Guardian, Chief Balogun was part of a team pursuing kidnappers who…

A Kwara State Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Olawumi Olamide, to one-year imprisonment for setting a three-bedroom bungalow on fire after stealing foodstuffs and a plasma television.Olawumi was found guilty by the court presided over by Magistrate M.A. Yahaya, who ordered him to spend a one-year jail term at the Federal Correctional Centre, Mandala, in the Asa local government area of the state.The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, on Monday, September 30, arraigned Olawumi for allegedly setting a building on fire after stealing items belonging to the occupants.The Nigeria Security…

…Congratulates Moro LG ChairpersonAbdulAzeez Ayodele Ayodimeji, popularly known as Triple A, a well-known grassroots mobilizer and serial entrepreneur, has extended his warm wishes to the people of Kwara State in celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day.In a heartfelt message, Triple A emphasized the significance of unity, progress, and collective effort in the journey of nation-building. He urged Kwarans to embrace the spirit of togetherness and strive for the growth and development of their communities.“Independence Day is a reminder of our shared history and the relentless spirit that binds us as Nigerians,” he said.Triple A also commended the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman…

Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun has urged Nigerians, particularly the youth, to believe in the stability and steady progress of Nigeria as a sovereign state, noting that the country will overcome its challenges with unity. Adeyemi made this known while marking the October 1st celebration. Accordingly, no doubt we, as a sovereign state, have layers of socioeconomic problems facing us. This crisis has made a section of our youth population to have lost confidence in the hopeful future of our dear nation. However, Nigeria will be better and stronger and become a place of our dream with continuous support and unity.The challenges…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, stated that Nigeria must either reform for progress and prosperity or continue with business as usual and risk collapse.He, however, said his administration, upon taking over the leadership of the country 16 months ago, decided to reform the political economy and defence architecture, given the critical juncture the country found itself.He lamented that Nigeria found itself in a precarious situation because of the missed opportunities and mistakes of the past while calling on Nigerians not to allow the mistakes to follow the country into the future.This was part of the text of the national broadcast…

Bobrisky had alleged in a viral video that he offered N15 million as a bribe to some unnamed EFCC officers to drop money laundering charges against him.A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bilikisu Bala, on Monday, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service that charges of money laundering dropped in the trial of Idris Okuneye (a.k.a Bobrisky) were lawful and in compliance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on Monday narrating the…