Author: Kwara Reporters

The police yesterday threatened to issue warrant of arrest on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero should he fail to appear before an investigative panel today.Ajaero got an invitation yesterday from the police over alleged terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and other related offences.He was asked to show up at the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) Office, Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja.The letter dated yesterday and signed on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Intelligence Response Team by Adamu Muazu, an Assistance Commissioner of Police (ACP), warned that a warrant of arrest would be issued if Ajaero fails…

Many tankers are currently at various depots in Lagos waiting to load Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, for onward delivery to states across the country as the scarcity of PMS worsens.It was gathered on Monday that though some of the trucks had started loading, the supply of the product by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited was still not enough.Oil marketers confirmed the commencement of loading, but expressed fear that the queues may not disappear till Friday.Long fuel queues, which have repeatedly rocked capital city Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger, and neighbouring states in recent times, resurfaced in Lagos on Sunday.The…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo State, Ajiboye Omodewu, is dead.He was said to have succumbed to death after close to a year of receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the United States, where he was a citizen.The Otu-Itesiwaju-born politician was a commissioner at different ministries, during the administration of late former governor, Abiola Ajimobi.He recently completed his law degree and law school.Olawale Sadare, Publicity Secretary of the APC, confirmed his death in a terse message.Details later. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your…

By Abdulyekeen Mohd BashirIt is often said that transparency and accountability are the foundations of good governance and public sector management. These principles of transparency and accountability are fundamental because public institutions and officials are meant to serve the interest of the public. Therefore, their activities and operations should be conducted openly, with nothing hidden from the public—especially when it comes to the management of resources and funds belonging to the people.It is however baffling to note that the current administration of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in Kwara State seems to have no regard for these essential principles. For Abdulrazaq and…

With the commencement of the rainy season, the Nigerian Army said it has deployed troops in several of the northern states, to protect farmers.A statement by the Director Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said the deployment was made particularly in the North West and the North Central states.According to him, the move has since “enabled several farmers access to farmers for a hitch-free planting season towards a bumper harvest.”This is as the country battles food shortages which have worsened the food inflation put at over 40 per cent by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).Nigeria’s inflation figure reached…

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended Abiodun Salami and Destiny Adeola on suspicion of involvement in cult-related activities in the Ijoko area of Sango-Ota, within the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area.The state Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed the arrest via WhatsApp on Monday, stating that the two individuals were apprehended on August 8, 2024.Sango-Ota, Ijoko, and other areas within the local government have recently become hotspots for numerous cult clashes, attacks, and killings.A report published by PUNCH Online in January detailed how two unidentified individuals were brutally killed during a suspected cult clash in Ota town.Commenting on the…

The Federal Government has threatened to sanction higher institutions that fail to submit lists of students admitted immediately after matriculation.This was revealed in a memo ‘CLARIFICATION ON DISCLOSURE OF ADMITTED CANDIDATES OUTSIDE CAPS( 2017-DATE)’ by the Jamb Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) obtained by Channels Television.The initiative, according to JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, is one of the recommendations made by a committee set up by the Federal Government to combat fake degree racketeering in the country.According to the memo, institutions are to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation.The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation licences in the first quarter of 2024 with a gross capacity of 109.69 megawatts and three new trading licences.According to a report by the commission, Golden Penny Power Limited got a licence to build six off-grid gas plants in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Cross River states. The total capacity is 100MW.Also, MTN was granted a permit to build four captive generation plants across Lagos State with 15.94MW…

It was a breezy June morning. The previous day’s downpour refreshed the air. Abdulwasiu Dada, a bike man in his late forties, pedalled through the refreshing breeze as his sole source of income, reliant on his trusty Bajaj bike.Once a small-scale farmer, Dada reminisced about his past life. He recalled the fateful day that changed everything: like many farmers eager to sell their harvest, he had loaded his precious yams onto a tray, securely fastened them to the back of this Bajaj bike, and set off for the ‘Owode market.Approaching the bustling marking, tragedy struck — a car collided with…

Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says he receives threat calls from unknown persons who are against the progress in the power sector.Adelabu spoke on Saturday in Oyo state during Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’ programme.He said all problems in the power sector are surmountable.“There will be resistance, people stand in your way, saboteurs and others. Let me say this for the first time. I receive threat calls,” he said.“I am the 49th power minister in the country. The past ministers were probably bullied and intimated in their work. It does not take ordinary people to blow up a power transmission substation…