Author: Kwara Reporters

…Thanks Kwarans for their enthusiasms towards rescuing their LGs from Abdulrahaman’s evil clawThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Local Government election in Kwara, describing it as a desecration of democracy, a waste of taxpayers’ money and an elevation of fraud to heights never witnessed before in the state.The PDP accused the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, under Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, of connivance with the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to manipulate the local government election and subvert the people’s will.The Party, in a statement issued on Monday, September 23, 2024, in…

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has urged the Federal Government to end fuel subsidies completely.Speaking in a 26-minute interview with Bloomberg Television in New York on Monday, the time is right to end subsidies which have gulped trillions of naira from the country’s coffers.According to him, the removal would assist in determining the country’s actual consumption.His advice follows the recent commencement of petrol lifting from the Dangote Refinery, and price increment to ₦950 per litre in Lagos state and its environs, and above ₦1000 in the north.He stated that fuel production from his refinery will…

Popular Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has passed away.She was well-known for her captivating voice and religious music that resonated with many in the Muslim community.The news of her death was shared by popular Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning.Her loss is deeply felt among her fans and the broader Islamic music scene – with the news of her death widely shared.Meanwhile, a family member and a brother to the deceased, Jubril A Gawat has confirmed this sad news.Jubril, who is a Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the…

Minister of State for Defence Bello MatawalleMinister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has dismissed allegations of aiding banditry, calling on accusers to provide evidence.In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, he defended his decision to engage in dialogue with bandits, a practice he says was supported by several governors and has led to the recovery of abducted persons and ammunition in Zamfara.”Let me remind you I was the only governor that swore to the Holy Quran that I have no hand or connection with banditry or I am not happy with what is happening that if…

Barely 16 months after he was arrested and convicted for ingesting 93 pellets of cocaine, a 48-year-old businessman Christian Ogbuji has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos.A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, said he was arrested for importing 817 wraps of the same Class A drug weighing 19.40 kilograms with an estimated street value of ₦4,656bn.Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, on Wednesday 10th May 2023 upon arrival from Uganda via Addis…

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regret for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies with owning a football club.He said he wished he had bought the English side club when the team was valued at around $2 billion.Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York, the billionaire business mogul explained that he missed out on buying Arsenal by committing his resources to the refinery project.He said, “I think that time has passed. The last time when we had this interview, I told you as soon as I finish…

The FCT Police Command has confirmed that it has received from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, one Joseph Efe (30) accused of taking a woman to an Abuja hotel with the aim of using her for ritual.The command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, revealed that the suspect was arrested on September 17 over alleged kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder of one Olivia Ijeoma Chukwuemeka, a 25-year-old woman from Abia State.The police said the suspect forcefully and criminally confining the woman to a room in Top View Hotel, Wuse, allegedly for ritual purposes as purported…

Western Nigeria Security Network in Ondo State, code named Amotekun Corps, has arrested 27 suspects over alleged kidnapping, stealing and other crimes.The state Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, broke the news while parading the suspects before reporters yesterday in Akure, the Ondo State capital.Adeleye said the suspects, including four alleged kidnappers, were arrested in various parts of the state.He said the suspected kidnappers and other gang members still on the run had for long been terrorising villagers in Ikakumo-Akoko.“We also arrested a major member of a syndicate that specialises in killing commercial motorcycle riders, after robbing them.Read…

• Massive road projects begin nationwide• Disaster relief fund set for take offThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a raft of far-reaching economic policies and infrastructure programmes.It endorsed a bill which seeks federal and state collaboration to suspend certain taxes on small businesses and vulnerable populations.Among the taxes to be axed are levies on road haulage, business premise registration, livestock, and market.The council okayed the Economic Stabilisation Bills, to be transmitted to the National Assembly for passage.The bills embody the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy Reforms set up last year by President Bola Ahmed…

L-R: Chairman Asa LGA Alhaji Yahaya Shehu Amasa; Ekiti LGA Chairman Hon. Awelewa Olawale Gabriel; Chairman Baruten LGA Issa Jibril; Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON); Chairman Irepodun LGA AbdulAzeez Yakub; and Chairman Moro LGA Hajia Mariam Abdulwasiu; during the swearing-in ceremony of the new elected local government chairmen and vice chairmen at Government House, Ilorin, on MondayThe Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has sworn in the newly elected 16 local government chairmen with a charge on them, to implement programmes and policies that will bring about positive change to their communities.The ceremony which took place at the Banquet Hall…