Author: Kwara Reporters

Nigerians have called out the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority, Farouk Ahmed, for saying the diesel produced by the $20bn Dangote refinery is inferior to the ones imported into the country.It appears Ahmed incurred the wrath of Nigerians, who accused him of trying to demarket the refinery owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.PUNCH Online reported earlier that Ahmed had told the Dangote refinery that the Federal Government would not stop the importation of petroleum products, saying Nigeria cannot depend on one refinery to feed the nation.The agency also said the diesel from the Dangote…

The Presidency has unmasked the masterminds of a planned nationwide protests against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, identifying them as supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi. It, however, urged security agents to interrogate the “agents of destabilisation” behind the demonstrations.Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a lengthy post on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, revealed that the same individuals who hijacked the 2020 ENDSARS protests are behind the planned demonstrations, spreading hashtags like ‘EndBadGovernance’ and ‘Tinubu Must Go.’Onanuga, who described these masterminds as “anarchists” and “bad…

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has formally rejoined the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.The deputy governor was accompanied by prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP as he made his return to APC.Shaibu walked straight to where former Governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was seated at the venue and knelt before him, drawing applause from party supporters.He said, “On behalf of the Legacy Group, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party.“It is time to take back…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Kano have arrested one of the masterminds behind the kidnap of the mother of ace political singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara.Daily Trust gathered that the operatives also killed one suspect in a covert operation.According to a highly placed source in the Command, N26.5 million was also recovered in the process.The source said the Kano command’s tactical team based on reliable intelligence busted a gang of five bandits in Makarfi bushes where they were sharing the ransom.“One Hamisu Tukur is currently in custody with gun shot injuries, while Bature was killed,” the source…

By Ishowo Olanrewaju It is a welcome development that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has finally concluded negotiations with the organised labour and fixed a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This comes over a year after the removal of fuel subsidy and the promise of an improved minimum wage. Following Tinubu’s meeting with labour leaders at the State House on Thursday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed that the Nigerian government would pay N70,000 as new minimum wage to workers. This development is expected to bring relief to Nigerian workers who have been…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described as “unverified claims”, reports that he had proposed to pay a minimum wage of ₦80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas.The denial came following reports circulating online, that the governor had promised to pay the said sum.A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, on Friday described the report as false.The statement read, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across the country.In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, the Board dismissed reports that it had set 140 as cut-off marks for universities, and 100 for polytechnics respectively.“There’s no such thing as ‘cut-off mark’ in the admission process to tertiary institutions in Nigeria, what’s obtainable is minimum tolerable score determinable by individual institutions,” it said.The denial comes just one day after it was widely reported that the Board had pegged 140 as a cut-off mark for admission into universities,…

Members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, agreed to donate 50 per cent of their salaries for a period of six months to assist the Federal Government in addressing the economic situation in the country.The resolution of the House was a sequel to a motion of urgent importance for “An appeal to the proponents of the proposed nationwide protest, to maintain peace, eschew violence and open windows for meaningful engagements with the governments at all levels in order to address their issues.”The motion was sponsored by the member representing Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, Ogun State, Ibrahim Isiaka, during Thursday’s plenary.There…

The Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS has published the identities in some inmates who escaped from its Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja on April 24 following a heavy downpour which affected parts of the perimeter fence.On April 24, rainfall destroyed the walls of the Suleja Custodial Centre and led to the escape of 118 inmates, some of who are still at large.However, while several of the escapees had been reportedly recaptured, Service Spokesman, ACC Abubakar Umar on Thursday said 31 were still at large.The statement reads; “The Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to publish the information of some escapees from the…

A policeman, Inspector Onu Ako, was killed on Thursday during a homecoming reception for the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu.The policeman was attached to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state.A police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the incident occurred at 11 am along the Airport Road in the state, shortly after the entourage left the Benin Airport.He announced that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, has issued a stern warning on political thuggery, noting that anyone culpable will be…