Author: Kwara Reporters

A Sudanese cleric, Ambassador Al-Mustapha Bala Assudany, has cautioned Nigerians, particularly youths, against embarking on protest over economic hardship, saying nothing positive will come out of it.Worried by the economic hardship amid rising inflation, some Nigerians fixed August 1 – August 10 for nationwide protest.The government, religious leaders, traditional rulers, among others have appealed to young persons to have a rethink on the protest, but they have insisted to go ahead.Weighing in on the situation during the pre-huduba sermon at the famous Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, the cleric cautioned the youths not to give room to enemies of the country…

Federal lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead.The lawmaker who flew to the United Kingdom since he seriously took ill few weeks ago died Saturday morning in a London hospital.His condition reportedly became critical in the past 48 hours.The cause of death is not clear as at Saturday morning.Ubah was elected Senator in 2019 on the platform of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, and reelected on that platform in 2023.He defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, earlier this year and has indicated interest in seeking the governorship of Anambra State in next year’s election. Do…

The National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has urged Nigerians to seek change through democratic means rather than protest.In a statement he signed on Friday, Kwankwaso emphasized that effective and lasting change can be achieved through the power of the ballot.“It is with a deep sense of responsibility that I share my thoughts on the current situation in Nigeria. We find ourselves in avoidable hardship because our leaders missed some steps since 2007.“However, there is always room for correction and setting the country on the right…

A landmine exploded under a Nigerian military vehicle killing seven soldiers in a northeastern area where Islamic State-affiliated jihadists are active, anti-jihadist militia said Friday.The soldiers were heading for Kukawa early Thursday when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device, two militia sources said.“All the seven soldiers in the van died in the explosion at Bawarti village,” anti-jihadist militia leader Babakura Kolo said. The incident was confirmed by another militia official, Ibrahim Liman.Both sources blamed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the dominant jihadist faction in the Lake Chad area.Nigerian forces have been locked in a fight against an…

Dr. John Godwin, Senior Registrar in the Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has called on the government to make family planning services free to address the low contraceptive prevalence rate in the country. He made this call while speaking at a roundtable workshop organized by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) and DevCom network for the state media advocacy group on family planning in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.Dr. Godwin, a community health expert, spoke on the topic “Unlocking Sustainable Development through Family Planning: Exploring the Connections between…

Kwara State government has urged the state Police Command to discountenance the petition filed by Counsel to late Abubakar Olusola Saraki which accused it of contempt of court over the Ile-Arugbo land dispute, saying that contents of the petition are riddled with deliberate misrepresentations and falsehood.Recall that Counsel to the family of late Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Dr Akin Onigbinde earlier petitioned the state commissioner of Police, Mr. Victor Olaiya, over breach of court order, and to stop the Kwara state government on the demolished building of the late politician to avoid acts capable of contravening public peace and disorder in…

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead. This is the second death the Igbo cultural organisation has recorded within three years. He succeeded Ambassador George Obiozor, who passed away in December 2022.Iwuanyanwu assumed office as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide on April 20, 2023 Iwuanyanwu was chosen as the consensus candidate by the Imo State Council of Elders, led by Eze Ilomuanya, in a process that is not likely to play out this time around as the late elderstatesman’s tenure will end in December 2024.He reportedly died in Abuja hospital on Thursday after a brief illness. Son…

…Insist Tinubu’ll find lasting solutions to challenges facing NigeriansThe executives of the Alaba international market, headed by Chief Camilus Amajuoyi, have distanced themselves from the proposed nationwide strike billed for August 1 to 10.In a statement, the president-general of the market urged security agencies to help ensure that major markets are protected from criminal elements.He said, “We, the executives of Alaba, Int’l Market, Ojo Lagos, headed by our President General Chief Camilus Amajuoyi, wish to formally state that members of Alaba, Int’l Market, Ojo, Lagos are not part of the planned nation wide protest in Nigeria.“This is not because we…

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, said had his principal, Godwin Obaseki, been reasonable and spoken to him well, he (Shaibu) would have dropped his governorship ambition and allow the governor have his way in order to preserve their relationship.Shaibu, who described Obaseki as a dictator, said he became more resolved to pursue his governorship ambition after Obaseki threatened he would destroy him if he did not back down.He maintained that he won the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary because he had 381 delegates, who would have voted for him had not not been shut out…

President Bola Tinubu has admitted being part of different protests but without violence.The President said this when he received Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja,He emphasized the importance of sustaining democracy and its institutions, noting that protests are an integral part of democracy, but that no government will condone demonstrations that lead to the destruction of lives and property.The President said, “Our relationship with America is rich. We believe in democracy and freedom. Some of your predecessors worked hard during our transition to democracy,…