Author: Kwara Reporters

Policemen have begun forcefully evicting journalists from Freedom Park and its environs in Ojota, Lagos State, where the #EndBadGovernance protests entered Day 6 on Tuesday, and watched as hoodlums assault them.On Tuesday afternoon, the police told the journalists their gathering was unwelcome since #EndBadGovernance protesters were not at the venue. At about 12 noon, they told reporters from FIJ and other media outfits to get as far away from the location as possible.Pressmen protested this directive and challenged the police to provide credible reasons for imposing their decision on them, but the police said the journalists were posing a threat…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, says the 19 northern governors in Nigeria will kick-start conversations on the explosive birth rate in the region.He said measures must be put in place to care for the education and welfare of the children being born in the region.“We are sitting on a time bomb,” Muftwang said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, warning that the lack of infrastructure for human capital development of the youth bulge in the region may escalate banditry and terrorism ubiquitous in the three geopolitical zones of northern Nigeria.He also said some of the hoodlums who disrupted the…

In his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, revealed that the government disbursed over N400billion to states.Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the state governments to account for the sum of N438billion disbursed to revitalise businesses following the COVID-19 pandemic.In his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, revealed that the government disbursed over N400billion to states.Falana demanded for accountability from the state governments in a statement he released. He noted that since the release of the funds had been confirmed by President Bola Tinubu in his nationwide address, it is appropriate for Nigerians deserve…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities.Of late, many Nigerians have expressed frustration about how their airtime and data plans which lasted longer before now evaporate in days amid agitation by telcos seeking NCC’s approval to hike tariff plans.NCC spokesman Reuben Muoka in a statement on Monday said the regulator has mandated all telcos to release clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost of voice, short messaging service (SMS) and data services to all subscribers.“The guideline is the outcome of consultations with industry stakeholders, including MNOs and Consumer…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N50m bail each to two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, who allegedly hacked MTN Nigeria Communication computers and stole airtime and data valued at N1.9bn.Justice Akintayo Aluko granted them bail after hearing two separate bail applications filed by the defendants.In addition to the bail sum, Aluko ordered the defendants to provide two sureties each, one of whom must be a civil servant in the federal or Lagos State employment, who must be grade level 14 and above.He said that the second surety…

A yet-to-be-identified man was recovered dead in a well in the Manjasurawa area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital.The incident, according to a statement by the Kwara State Fire Service Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle, occurred in the early hours of Sunday.He noted that residents had alerted the fire service about a man who was reportedly found floating in a well which prompted the firemen to embark on a rescue operation.Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, Adekunle noted that the man was recovered dead.He said, “On Sunday, August 4, 2024, at approximately 08:23 hours, the Kwara State…

Former Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara state, Comrade Emmanuel Ayeoribe has criticised the state government for not allowing youths and other stakeholders to protest over the hardship of hunger inflicted on the masses by the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he assumed office last year.The former labour leader who faulted what he described as the antidemocratic postures of the state government, urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to allow the masses in the state to breathe and freely express themselves before it’s too late.Ayeoribe speaking with journalists on Sunday said that the protesters had…

The Kwara State government has warned principals, head teachers, and pupils to avoid all forms of examination malpractices during the upcoming Common Entrance Examination across the state’s 16 local government areas.In a statement, Peter Amogbonjaye, spokesman for the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, emphasised that the Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into junior secondary schools is scheduled for Saturday.He confirmed that the state government has fully covered the costs of the placement examination.Amogbonjaye warned that any principal or head teacher caught soliciting illegal payments from pupils would face severe legal consequences.He urged the public to be aware that the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some ‘mafias’ were making efforts to frustrate the $20bn refinery.This came as it was gathered on Monday that the multi-billion dollar refinery and other domestic refineries had yet to purchase crude oil in naira based on the directive of President Bola Tinubu to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.In an interview with Financial Times, the…

By Adebayo Abubakar He who murders peace is not like to know peace any more. That explains the situation of the beneficiary of the grossly flawed election of the Kwara NUJ Council election that was recently conducted.Like I always say, the result does not matter to me, as much as the process. From the integrity of the process, flows the credibility, legitimacy, and acceptability of the result. It is unfortunate that the process of the election, as conducted by the Credentials Screening Committee (CSC) is integrity-deficient, hence we’ve activated the machinery of redress, within the framework of the NUJ constitution. I am not…