Author: Kwara Reporters

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, to disclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained, and guaranteed by the Federal Government as well the terms and conditions for any such borrowing including the provisions on collateral.SERAP urged them to “provide details of the repayment obligations regarding any Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing obtained and guaranteed by the Federal Government, the interest rates on the loans, and any defaults, debt restructurings, and debt exposure to China…

Nigerians are concerned over the rising spate of killing for ritual purposes.A few months before the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, there appeared to be an upsurge in cases of ritual killing.That was understandable as most people attributed it to politicians who would go to any length, including human sacrifices to acquire political powers.Investigation revealed that the evil activities of ritual killers have gone beyond kidnapping people from their homes, on the road or while on transit to the hospitals where there have been recorded demand for a-day-old babies.Some nurses are believed to be involved in the trade. They connive…

A trader was shot dead, while two police officers were killed in a clash between police and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, in Wuse Market, Abuja.Daily Trust reports that the victim, one Amiru, who was an onlooker, was shot in the chest while running for his life when police chased the protesters close to Chateau De La-Rey in Wuse Zone 6.Our reporter reported that three police vehicles were set ablaze.An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that upon rushing the victim to Zone 3 hospital, the A&E unit was overwhelmed with…

An official said it is important for people living with HIV/AIDS to take extra precautions and protect themselves.The National Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS has warned Nigerians to be cautious of the risk of contracting Mpox, a disease spreading across Africa at a rapid rate.According to the agency’s director general, Temitope Ilori, the risk is higher for people living with HIV/AIDs because they have compromised immune systems.A weakened immune system makes it harder for the body to fight off infections, leading to more severe and prolonged illness if such people contract Mpox.Mrs Ilori said it is important for people living…

The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation.Abubakar, who was appointed to the position by former President Muhammadu Buhari seven years ago, tendered his resignation after meeting President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday.Speaking after the meeting, the former NIA Boss thanked the President for the opportunity to serve the country.He disclosed that his meeting with the President was a routine one, adding that, “This is a routine meeting, from time to time we brief Mr President on the situations and today is no exception. After the briefing today, I tendered my resignation and…

Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV.Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities, reports Reuters.Telegram did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The French Interior Ministry and police had no comment.TF1 said Durov had been travelling from Azerbaijan and was arrested at around 20:00 (18:00 GMT).In separate news, Bitcoinnews.com said Durov, the…

Zainab Ado Bayero, daughter of former emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and well-meaning Nigerians to support her family. The appeal comes two months after Kano governor announced that he had assisted Zainab, her brother and mother, preventing them from being evicted from their apartment in Lagos.In a statement, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Sanusi Bature, said he arrived Lagos in the early hours of 25th June, 2024 to meet with the General Manager of the apartment where the Ado Bayero family had lived since early this year,…

The 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye said that an end has come for the PDP in the political space.He claimed that the party has been commercialised and privatised.In a post via his X handle on Saturday, the former Kogi West Senator accused the acting PDP national chairman, Iliya Damagum, the national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and the national organising secretary, Umar Bature, of destroying the party.He wrote, “End of the road for PDP as Damagum, Bature and Anyanwu irredeemably destroyed the party. We will talk about the commercialisation and privatisation of PDP. PDP is…

• Says PDP reconciliation committee can’t go farFormer Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George,said yesterday that there were chances that party’s presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar would have failed as president if he had won at the polls.He said Atiku’s emergence as president in 2023 would have created many problems for the country including unstable polity.Fielding questions on Arise Television, George said the PDP is crisis ridden today because of the choice of Atiku as its presidential candidate at a time the party also had its chairman (Iyorchia Ayu) from…

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Douye Diri, Ahmed Usman Ododo and Hope Uzodimma as the validly elected governors of Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states, respectively.The apex court in separate judgments yesterday in Abuja dismissed the appeals brought before it by their opponents.In Bayelsa State, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Timipre Sylvia, and his party lost their appeal against Diri.In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the apex court held that Sylvia and APC’s appeal was not only lacking merit but also a gross abuse of court process.The unanimous decision of the…