Author: Kwara Reporters

A man identified as Femi on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun State jumped into Osun river, not long after he complained about the hardship facing him.A source close to the scene said Femi stood on the Gbodofon bridge located along Osogbo/Gbongan road around 10:30 am and jumped into the river.A vulcaniser, working close to the scene, who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons, said he observed a man walk down from the Old Governor’s Office end of Osogbo/Gbongan road and stood for a few minutes in the middle of Gbodofon bridge before he took a plunge into the river.He said,…

President Bola Tinubu has decried Nigeria’s power generation capacity, saying that the capacity of 4.5 gigawatts is shameful.Tinubu called for the collaboration of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) members to increase Nigeria’s on-grid electricity capacity.This was disclosed in a statement by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngeglale, who said the President spoke on Thursday during the PECC inauguration at the State House in Abuja.“We are determined to do that with your cooperation, collaboration, and recommendations. As a nation, it is so shameful that we are still generating 4.5GW of electricity,” the President was quoted as saying.“We have the challenge of…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said he is still wary of sexual immorality despite his ‘anointing’ and years in the ministry.Adeboye said despite his age, he runs faster than before to avoid any form of sexual temptation, noting that no amount of anointing can fight such temptation.The cleric also warned ministers of the gospel to be wary of sexual immorality and the erroneous belief that their ‘anointing’ could help them withstand any temptation.He stated these during a sermon at the just concluded Ministers & Workers Conference of RCCG America 1, which…

Herdsmen have injured persons including, operatives of the Ondo State Security Network in Akure North local government area.The attack took place while Amotekun personnel were trying to enforce the anti-open grazing law in at Igoba, along Ado Road.They were moving away cows grazing on a farm when armed Fulani herdsmen attacked the officers with stones, bottles, cutlasses, and guns.Spokesman for the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Jimoh Adeniken, in a statement said the corps surveillance team was led to the farms by the owners where they met over one hundred and twenty cows ravaging the farms but no herder was seen with…

President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, has revealed that the non-supply of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is the reason for the product scarcity in Abuja, Nasarawa, and other states.Gillis-Harry disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Saturday, reacting to the re-emergence of fuel queues in Nigeria.DAILY POST gathered that fuel queues have resurfaced in the nation’s capital and neighboring Nasarawa, as well as other states, as motorists scramble for the product.For instance, the NNPCL retail filling station along Kubwa Expressway had massive queues…

…Blames Governor for using Stadium Main Bowl for political ralliesThe Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed deep concern over the deplorable state of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, which has brought repeated national embarrassment to the state and recently led to its declaration as “unfit for use” by the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) management. These issues are testaments to the gross neglect and financial corruption under Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s administration.The PDP attributed the stadium’s deteriorating condition to unchecked high-level corruption under the Abdulrazaq’s administration, as well as the irresponsible use of the once glorious…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has said beyond President Bola Tinubu, he does not need the approval of anyone before embarking on any project.Wike spoke yesterday during the flag-off of Kwaita-Yebu Road in Kwali Area Council expected to cost N7 billion.This is coming amid his rift with the FCT Senator, Ireti Kingibe over her recent comment.Kingibe had accused Wike of embarking on infrastructural projects that have no impact on the lives of FCT residents.However, speaking during the flag-off, Wike said: “For those who are ignorant and don’t know what to say, that we are only doing…

The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the killing of nine suspects planning to kidnap some wealthy individuals in various areas in the state.The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this during a parade at the command Headquarters in the Ikeja area of the state, saying that the command had been trailing the suspects for the past eight months.He explained that upon receiving intelligence about their operations two weeks ago, the State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade directed the command’s tactical teams to commence work on it.He said, “Our intelligence-gathering assets yielded very credible and actionable intelligence…

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, to 12 years imprisonment for killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency.Justice Oyindamola Ogala sentenced Shokoya after finding him guilty of the offence of manslaughter.The judge held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt the one count of the manslaughter of the LASTMA officer, Olawale Akinmade, who died on Wednesday, January 27, 2012.The judge said, “The prosecution has established beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased died, that the unlawful acts of the Shokoya caused the death of the…

A intense dispute has erupted over the outcome of the Irepodun Local Government All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, with Hon. Abdulazeez Yakubu Aremu (Tinuola) claiming a resounding victory. However, the Irepodun Progressives Like-minds Forum has vehemently challenged the accuracy of Tinuola’s claims, alleging that he did not win the election by a landslide as stated.”According to credible sources within the party, Tinuola’s performance was not as impressive as he claims, and his assertion of clearing 100% of the votes in Omu-Aran Ward 2 and making landmark victories in most other wards has been disputed by independent observers and party…