Author: Kwara Reporters

No fewer than 200 people have been killed by a dangerous humid heat that has been experienced from the 1st to 13th of this month in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.Residents who spoke to our correspondent complained about a combination of high temperatures and relatively humid air, causing an approximate 47 to 50 degrees centigrade, which experts describe as a danger level, saying such could cause high risk of heat cramps and exhaustion. Unofficial records at the Yola Cemetery Corporation (YCC), located in Damare area of the capital city, put the death toll from the unusually experienced excessive heat from May…

Former Vice President Atku Abubakar has said members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would decide his fate come the 2027 general elections.He said that it was too early to decide whether he would vie for the presidency in the forthcoming elections.In an interview with the BBC yesterday, Atiku, who was the presidential candidate for the opposition PDP in the 2023 general elections, said his recent meeting with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, could be a signal to a possible in the build-up to the 2027 general elections.It was reported that Atiku Abubakar met…

Several people have been trapped as a one-storey building collapsed in Minna, the Niger State capital.The building which is located at in Sabon Gari area of Minna collapsed on Friday, May 17, 2024.Emergency officials who raced to the scene succeeded in rescuing seven persons who are receiving treatment at the Minna General Hospital.At the time of filing this report, the manual evacuation of the debris has commenced, and the authorities said machines would be mobilised quickly so that those suspected to be trapped could be rescued.The immediate cause of the building collapse is not yet known as of the time…

Kwara State Police Command has arrested five health workers over alleged mysterious disappearance of umbilical cord and placenta of a newly born baby in Oke-Ero local government area.It was gathered that the incident happened at the cottage hospital in Iloffa last Sunday.The suspects, Daily Trust learnt, who are currently being detained in Ilorin after interrogation on Thursday include one Dr Ajibola, nurses Rukayat Adeloye, Aishat Awolusi, Peace Alabi and Toyin Adewunmi, a ward attendant.Sources said it took efforts from elders of Odo-Owa community to prevent the restive youths from torching the hospital over the incident.Speaking on the issue on Friday,…

A fire has been reported at the new NNPC Terminal, formerly OVH, Kayode Street, Marine Beach, in the Apapa area of Lagos State.According to reports, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is attending to the fire, which resulted from a spillage of petroleum products within the perimeter of the tank farm.As of the time of filing this report, the Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Fire Service, Margaret Adeseye, told Channels Television, that concerted efforts to contain the situation with various emergency responders within the oil and gas industry, were ongoing.As of 13:10 hours Friday, the fire has…

By Abdulfatah AbdulkareemThe recent decision by the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led Kwara State government to demolish shops along some major roads in Ilorin, the state capital, has left many residents in shock and dismay. While the government may have its reasons for this move, the harsh reality is that it has dealt a devastating blow to the livelihoods of countless shop owners, who are now left to pick up the pieces and who may never recover from this unfortunate incident.At a time when the country faces serious economic challenges arising from the different unfriendly policies of the Tinubu’s administration, it’s unconscionable…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results which were earlier withheld for further investigation.Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the latest release was in addition to the 531 results released the previous week, bringing the total results released to 1,879,437.He also denied claims purporting to emanate from the board that the outstanding 2024 UTME results, currently being subjected to intense scrutiny by its team of experts, had been compromised on account of a cyber security breach and that it is considering rescheduling the…

Terrorists on Monday kidnapped over 80 people at Yar-Malamai village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.This was barely 24 hours after the attackers had killed some soldiers at the military camp in the area.A resident of the area Tuesday told our correspondent that the attackers returned to the village on Monday, abducted more than 80 people, looted shops and burnt houses during the operation that lasted for about 10 hours.“The bandits attacked the community again, looting shops, burning houses and vehicles, and abducted many residents just hours after the soldiers left,” the resident said.A political office holder in…

The Owa-Onire community in Ile-Ire district of Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to reconsider the decision to construct a new 21-kilometer road to Owu Falls, labeling the project as unnecessary and wasteful. Instead, they advocate for the completion of the original route begun by former Governor Bukola Saraki in 2008, which they described as more visionary and less wasteful.This appeal followed the State Executive Council’s recent approval of a N3.9 billion contract for a new road to the falls, a decision met with resistance from local stakeholders. The Concerned Indigenes of Owa Onire Community, through…

… It’s a victory for Media – Medium Boss, Adedamola Kwara Lawyers react, ‘Court verdict, pronouncement of truth’ I sympathise with Gov on the lose – Barr. Olobi After seven months of legal wrangling, the defamation suit brought by Kwara State Governor’s aide Mr. Olayinka Fafoluyi against National Pilot Newspapers and its reporter Ahmed Ajikobi has been dismissed by the Magistrate court at Revenue Court in Ilorin.On Monday ruling, Magistrate Shade Lawal granted the defendants’ application, ruling in their favour in the defamation case brought by Fafoluyi against the medium and reporter Ajikobi.In a few minutes ruling, Magistrate Lawal acknowledged that cyberstalking falls…