Author: Kwara Reporters

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is under fire after being linked with terrorism in the country.Matawalle is alleged to have procured vehicles for bandit leaders, including a notorious kingpin, Bello Turji, and others while serving as Zamfara State Governor.The current state governor, Dauda Lawal, who appeared on TVC, a national television station, on Wednesday, urged the minister to resign.He said, “If I were him (Matawalle), I would resign and face all the allegations against me because, from all the information we are getting, my predecessor was fully involved in some of this banditry.”According to Lawal, the former…

Three policemen arrested and detained for the alleged murder of the Kwara State Polytechnic student, Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, have reportedly been dismissed from the police force.It was gathered that the three officers were whisked to Abuja headquarters from Ilorin, for a discreet investigation into the alleged murder of the late student.The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had ordered the transfer of the case to Abuja for a proper probe into the matter.Late Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, was allegedly murdered on September 4, 2024, by three policemen in the GRA area of the Ilorin metropolis.The management and students union government of…

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Friday remanded 11 men in a correctional facility for an alleged armed robbery.The defendants are Musa Abdulahi, 23, Abdulahi Sodiq, 26, Umaru Dama, 27, Usman Sule, 23, Sule Abubakar, 21, Muhammadu Abdulahi, 30, Muhammed Bello, 25 and Musa Amu, 22.Others are, Muhammed Abdulahi, 23, Abu Abdulahi, 30 and Muhammadu Abubakar, 28.They are standing trial on a count charge of armed robbery.The Magistrate, Mrs Gladys Oladele, did not take the plea of the defendants for want of jurisdiction.She directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, lamented the high level of corruption among Nigerian politicians, advocating that such individuals should be imprisoned.Obasanjo, Nigeria’s first democratically elected Head of State, who served for eight years from 1999 to 2007, decried the criminal behaviour among certain political officeholders.“If you examine the people in government today at both executive and legislative levels, some of them should be permanently behind bars for their past misdemeanours and criminal misconduct.“You cannot expect thieves to deliver fair judgement in favour of the rightful owner of the property,” the ex-military leader said virtually during the memorial lecture of…

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Lugard has arrested and paraded a 26-year- old, man Aminu Saidu, for allegedly stealing Dangote truck loaded with 900 bags of 50kg cement from Dangote cement factory at Obajana in Kogi state.Parading the suspect before handing him over to officers of the Nigerian Police Force at NNS Lugard base in Banda, Lokoja local government area on Thursday, the Commander NNS Lugard Commodore Tamuno Senibo, said the suspect was apprehended at Jamata bridge along Lokoja-Abuja highway.According to Commodore Senibo, on Wednesday 18th September 2024, Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard’s personnel deployed on checkpoint duties at Jamata Bridge…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday, lamented that the recent hike in the prices of petrol has effectively nullified the yet-to-be implemented N70,000 national minimum wage, leaving Nigerian workers in a dire situation.Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop in Lagos, themed ‘Strategies for Effective Implementation of the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act’ for the Southern Zone, NLC President Joe Ajaero expressed the Labour movement’s dissatisfaction with the federal government’s handling of the fuel subsidy removal and subsequent price hikes.Ajaero insisted that the organised labour had been misled by President Bola Tinubu into accepting the N70,000 minimum…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale following the devastating flood that hit the state.A post on the agencies X handle said it ordered the closure of the drug market after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated.“After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru drug market where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale, the @DGatNAFDAC ordered the immediate closure of the market to conduct a thorough shop-to-shop…

By Abdulyekeen Mohd Bashir Dear Faruq, It is impersonation and great disrespect to the stool of Shehu Alimi to keep referring to Prof. Abubakar Sulyman as “Amana” when an “Amana Ngeri” has been conferred by the Emir. It is important to add something to the Amana of Prof, maybe “Amana Online” or “Amana of Okeleru.” To set the records straight, I wasn’t even aware of the initial piece, it was your rejoinder that compelled me to look for the earlier write up before I decided to make some clarifications.Nobody is obsessed with your principal, the excesses of few, does not represent the…

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello reportedly evaded arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, with the assistance of his successor, Governor Usman Ododo.The EFCC had laid siege to the Kogi State Government Lodge in Abuja in an attempt to apprehend Bello, who is wanted over an alleged N80.2bn fraud case.Despite the operation, Ododo allegedly helped Bello avoid arrest, leveraging the immunity he enjoys as a sitting governor.The incident follows a similar attempt in April, where Ododo reportedly facilitated Bello’s escape from EFCC operatives during another raid in Abuja.On Wednesday, after a visit by Bello…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an alleged internet fraudster, who reportedly confined a young lady for money rituals at an Abuja hotel. The arrest was made by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). However, the FCT Police Command noted that the NSCDC is yet to hand over the suspect.According to Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Josephine Adeh, the suspect, allegedly a kidnapper and ritualist, remains in NSCDC custody. Adeh disclosed this information during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday.The statement titled: ‘Police Awaits NSCDC To Hand Over…