Author: Kwara Reporters

A coalition of ethnic nationalities youth leaders in Nigeria have called for the immediate sack of the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari.They accused the NNPCL of sabotaging the fixing of indigenous refineries, as well as frustrating the take off of the Dangote refinery.This formed part of a communique issued by the Nigeria Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Council Worldwide on Tuesday after their meeting in Abuja.The communique made available to journalists was endorsed by Comrade Terry Obeih, President General, Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders/NENYLCW, Alhaji Balarabe Rufai, President, Northern Youth Congress/ Vice President,…

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that there was no importation of dirty fuel into Nigeria, countering the recent position of an official of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.It declared this after meeting with oil marketers and local refiners of crude oil in Abuja, where parties at the meeting discussed issues about refined products’ pricing, issues of competition and the importation of products that are produced in Nigeria.Also at the meeting, oil marketers stated that though local refineries were producing some of the refined products, this would not stop marketers from patronising other sources, while also buying products from the indigenous…

A senior Customs officer appearing before the House Committee on Public Accounts developed health complications on Monday, June 25, and died at the National Assembly clinic.The official, whose name could not be identified immediately, was rushed to the National Assembly clinic where first aid responders were said to have attended to him, but could not survive.The spokesman of the House, Akintunde Rotimi, confirmed the development but said the name of the Customs officer was being kept confidential as a sign of respect for his family.Rotimi in the statement said: “It is with deep sadness and regret that we confirm the…

The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday hinted the people of Kwara State of imminent high and moderate floodings in five of the state’s local government areas as the rainy season sets.The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, gave the warning in Ilorin during the 2024 Downscaling of Flood Early Warnings Systems at state levels.She listed the Local Government Areas, which are under high and moderate flood risk areas to include Pategi, Edu, Kaiama, Asa and Baruten.The DG who was represented by the Director of Disaster Risk Reduction of NEMA, Mr Daniel Obot, however, called on the Kwara Government to…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kwara State Command has arrested 363 suspects between January and June 2024.LEADERSHIP investigation showed that the agency during the period under review also recovered 495.166 kilograms of narcotic and psychotropic substances and 61.500 litres of skuchies and other dangerous substances.The state commander of NDLEA, Mohammed Ibrahim confirmed that the agency also recorded 75 convictions while 35 cases are still before the Federal High Court, Ilorin.Ibrahim disclosed that 10 clients were admitted while eight were discharged, and the total number of clients undergoing treatment, counselling and rehabilitation stands at eight, with one outpatient.He added that…

A fridge repairer identified as Yunusa Abdullateef has reportedly hanged himself after allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.The incident occurred penultimate Wednesday at Ita Ogunbo, in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State.According to a resident, who simply identified himself as Mr Abdul, the deceased allegedly committed the act out of shame after he stole a motorcycle in the community.“After he stole the motorcycle, he left home and went into hiding but was reported to the community which launched a manhunt and apprehended him.Abdul said, “Some of the residents close to him said he complained that…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, says it will take decades for the bandit-ravaged North-West geopolitical zone to come out of the menacing security challenge.The President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) stated this at the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina State on Monday.“What we must do is to challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. But it will take decades to get out of it if all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and the problems,” he said.The…

Operators in the downstream oil sector, on Monday, called on the Federal Government to intervene by ensuring the provision of crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as marketers now prefer to buy cheaper imported refined petroleum products rather than patronising Dangote refinery.They also slammed the international oil companies operating in Nigeria for selling crude oil to Dangote refinery above the global market prices, describing this as “anti-country practice.”This came as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria explained that the reason marketers were shunning the diesel and aviation fuel produced by the Dangote refinery was that the products were…

Depit image The police command in Gombe State has paraded the village head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area and a councillor representing Kumo East in the same local government over an alleged theft and sale of a community transformer.The village head, Muhammad Majidadi, along with the councillor, Abdullahi M. Panda and one Muhammad Sani of Sarkin Yaki Quartres, were arrested for allegedly stealing and selling the transformer that served their community.Parading the suspects, the police public relations officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said credible intelligence reports from Akko division led to the arrest of the suspects and the recovery…

The Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has alleged a plot to use her name to fight political battles.Okonjo-Iweala cautioned those behind the act to desist from misusing her name for their political ends.She was reacting to a remark that Nigeria’s debt profile hit N24 trillion in two months for the first time in the country’s history.A Facebook post had quoted Okonjo-Iweala as saying: “Nigeria debt for the first time in history has risen to 24 trillion in just 2 months even after removing subsidy is something unbelievable.“I call several time to help and advise but…