Author: Kwara Reporters

Senator Representing Southern Borno, Ali Ndume, says former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to flush the Boko Haram insurgents out in the last minutes of his administration through the services of Private Military Consultant (PMC).Ndume reminisced the success story while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of the just concluded 10th Senate retreat of the Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution held in Kano.He recalled how the engagement of the services of the PMCs from South Africa in collaboration with the Nigerian Army significantly flushed insurgents out of Maiduguri in 2014.He said, “I have been Chairman of the…

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) categorically debunk the publication by an online medium, which falsely attributes an appreciation message to an unrecognized forum, “PDP Grassroots Movement.” This forum is non-existent, and the claims therein, particularly suggesting that one Engineer Kale Kawu provided financial donations for the recently concluded local government elections, are entirely baseless.In statement by the state publicity Secretary, the party advises Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and his people to settle their scores with Kale Kawu without dragging the PDP into their inferiority complex games.”It is important to note that we maintain detailed records of…

A lion has reportedly mauled Babaji Daule, one of its handlers at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State.It was gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday.The Police Spokesman, Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident, saying it was reported by the Chief Security officer of the presidential library.“A deadly incident involving a wild animal attack has been reported by the Area Commander metro. On September 28, 2024, at about 7:40 hrs the Chief Security Officer of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library informed the divisional police officer that a 35-year-old man named Babaji Daule from…

No fewer than five people have reportedly lost their lives after eating during a feast in one of the churches in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.Many church worshippers who also ate from the food prepared were admitted to the Infectious Disease Centre in the Olodo area of Ibadan.It was gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred last week Sunday.It was learned that scores of the worshippers ate from the food prepared for the celebration.Our correspondent learned that five people reportedly lost their lives after eating from the food.Our correspondent gathered that about 50 of the worshippers who also ate from…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have carried out a midnight raid on private hostels of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), leading to the arrest of several students in the early hours of Saturday.The raid reportedly occurred in the Kwakwalawa and Gidan Yaro communities, areas predominantly populated by university students in Sokoto. According to eyewitness accounts, the EFCC operatives stormed the hostels around 4am, indiscriminately arresting multiple students.One student recounted, “They came at dawn, entered our rooms, and began arresting us without any explanation.” The EFCC was yet to issue a statement regarding the raid or provide…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday justified the increase in passport fees, stating that the rise was only about 45 percent.According to him, the increase was driven by the exchange rate between the dollar and the naira.In August, the Nigerian Immigration Service announced an upward review of the Nigerian Standard Passport fees.Based on the new review, a 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity, previously charged at N35,000, now costs N50,000, while a 64-page passport booklet with 10-year validity, which was N70,000, now costs N100,000.Many Nigerians have expressed disappointment over the increased fees, accusing the government of making japa…

•We won’t spare indicted officials —Interior MinisterABUJA: Inmates’ rights activist and Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams has advanced the possible reason convicted dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, might have been kept outside the walls of the designated Custodial Centre where he was to have served out his term even as Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed to punish any official found wanting in the matter.face of allegations that convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, was sentenced to six months in prison but was allegedly given an apartment outside the custodial facility.Already, the Federal…

The House of Representatives, on Friday, summoned EFCC’s Chairperson Ola Olukoyede, social media influencer VDM (born Martins Otse) and Bobrisky over the allegations of bribery involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Nigeria Correctional Service.According to Channels TV, this was contained in a letter written by the Lead Chairperson of the joint committee, Jon Ginger Onwusibe, to parties on Friday over the disturbing allegation of corruption against the EFCC and the Nigeria Correctional Services.The other parties summoned include the Controller of Corrections Lagos Command, Ben Freedman, the Secretary of the board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, and the Deputy Controller of Corrections…

….Says attacking Saraki’s Personality no longer a cover-up for his all-round FailuresThe Kwara State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed deep concern over the audacity of the Abdulrahman-led administration to declare its candidates victorious in what was clearly the most flawed and fraudulent local government election of the decade. In a statement signed by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary , Olusegun Olusola Adewara, the PDP notes that the concocted results, shamefully written and announced from the confines of Government House, contradicted the actual votes cast at the polls and represented an usurpation of the democratic will of Kwarans. “By daring…

The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support over the flood in the state, saying 329,000 houses have been destroyed by the disaster while 858,000 hectares of farmlands have been washed away. The farmlands, it said, contain crops such as rice, millet, guinea- corn, sorghum, beans, and other varieties.The Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Birnin Kebbi, gave the statistics, at a briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.Birnin Kebbi made it clear that the enormity of the flooding, the consequent havoc caused, and the level of mitigation required, have overwhelmed the state government despite what it has put on…