Author: Kwara Reporters

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations.The Supreme Court also barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government councils in the country.The apex court, in a landmark judgement on Thursday, said doing so, would amount to a breach of the 1999 Constitution.In the lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the state governments’ refusal of financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades.Justice Agim said local governments have since stopped receiving the money meant for…

The Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, which is before the state House of Assembly, will end blackouts in the state.The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunlewe, gave the assurance at a one-day public hearing on the bill at the assembly complex on Wednesday.NAN reported that the Bill for a Law to Repeal the Lagos State Power Sector Reform Law 2018 is to provide for the creation and administration of the Lagos electricity market and related matters.On March 17, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law a constitutional amendment that allowed states in the country to…

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others.The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy.The applicants, Obianuju Udeh, Perpetual Kamsi and Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, alleged that these violations occurred during the peaceful protests at the Lekki Toll Gate…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is unaware of the current situation outside the Presidential Villa.Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, Ndume alleged that the President has been fenced off and caged by certain forces.Ndume expressed concern over the lack of appreciable action by the President in addressing the security challenges plaguing the country.He stated that Nigerians are increasingly frustrated by the Tinubu-led government’s perceived failure to tackle poverty, insecurity, hunger, and other pressing issues.“Mr President is not in the picture of what…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) attached to Iddo Police Division of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, have arrested one Nuhu Ezra with human parts in his possession.The suspect was arrested on July 9, 2024, at about 9:00pm, while the operatives were acting on credible intelligence.He was arrested in Gosa Kipikipi village, Lugbe, Abuja, with a human skull and bones of other human body parts.FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, while confirming the arrest, said: “the suspect, upon interrogation, stated that he picked them up from the bush while hunting at Kuje and had the intention to sell…

Popular pastor, Abel Damina, has explained why God is not a Christian while charging his congregations to stop believing that only the people who believe in Jesus Christ will go to heaven.Damina, the senior pastor of Abel Damina Ministries International, made this known during one of his sermons on Monday.He chided Christian believers who thought Christianity was the only religion that could take one to paradise to discard their position, as he further hinted that Jesus was not even a Christian.According to him, biblical characters like Abraham, David, and Jesus Christ did not use the term “Christianity,” but instead unbelievers,…

Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq remains entrenched in undemocratic practices despite promises of change.In his latest piece titled “Democracy Kwara Way,” Oyedepo lamented the persistent fraud and impunity that have characterized local government administration in Kwara State since 2019. He accused the state government of perpetuating a system where local councils are either run by civil servants or appointees loyal to the governor, rather than elected officials.”On assumption of office, the then existing elected council was illegally dissolved. The then KWASIEC was dissolved and the stage was well…

As part of efforts to address the food crisis in the country, the Federal Government is sending 60 trucks of fertiliser to each of the states of the federation.Each of the 109 senators will also receive two trucks of fertiliser for distribution to farmers in their constituents, while the 360 members of the House of Representatives will get one truck each to distribute in their constituencies.The Senate, which disclosed the plan on Tuesday while debating on the food crisis at plenary, called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the fertiliser distribution.The call followed a motion moved by Senator…

The trial of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Tuesday with a banker, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonaya, telling the court that the ex-CBN helmsman abused his office by awarding CBN contracts to his personal firms.Emefiele is standing trial, alongside one Henry Omoile, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja.In the 26 counts filed against him, Emefiele was accused of abuse of office and illegal allocation of $4.5bn, N2.8bn while he was CBN governor.Ogbonna, who is the fifth prosecution witness, told the court on Tuesday that she never had…

..Says Otoge Comrades who pretentiously decried “Mi Fun E” are now condemned to silence under “Mi Gba E” political robberiesThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has made a mockery of the recent primary elections organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as nothing short of a charade and an affront to democratic principles. Under the leadership of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the APC has orchestrated one of the worst displays of electoral fraud in the history of our state.In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Kwara state, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, the party lambasted…