Author: Kwara Reporters

Two residents of Ugba community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State were abducted by unknown persons in the early hours of Wednesday.The victims have been identified as Mr. Kpishi Terhile and Madam Demetindi Nongo.The incident reportedly occurred at about 1:00 a.m. at the residence of one Teacher Jerry Ugba, located near the General Hospital in the area.Eyewitnesses confirmed that the abductors carried out the operation without violence, describing it as calm and coordinated.Community sources noted that the abduction followed a pattern similar to previous incidents recorded in the area.As of the time of filing this report, the whereabouts…

A Delta State High Court has issued an ex-parte injunction stopping and barring the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide.Justice Joe Egwu, on Wednesday, while making the order, also barred the police from harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting citizens and motorists on account of the policy.The court said the order would subsist pending the hearing and determination of a substantive suit.Daily Trust reports that the latest injunction followed a suit filed in Delta State by the applicant, a citizen by name Mr Israel Joe,…

Boko Haram victim, Fayina Akilawus, has narrated her ordeal in the camp of the dreaded criminals and how she managed to escape after several attempts. She disclosed how Boko Haram members tried to convert her and other Christians in the camp to Islam and turned them to slaves after they refused. Fayina spent four years in the camp of Boko Haram before she finally escaped on her fifth attempt, according to her, through the help of a Fulani woman who sells drinks to them at the terrorists’ den. “They wanted us to convert to Islam and we said no, we…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday night, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with the hope of shelving a nationwide NLC protest scheduled for today.The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, led the labour leaders to the meeting on Tuesday night at the State House, Abuja.When asked by reporters after the meeting if the protest would still proceed as scheduled, Mr Ajaero did not provide a direct response.“If I’m insisting (on proceeding with the strike), I’m not insisting. I will communicate to you. It is not an organisation that one person rules. Let’s go back now. You…

A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has alleged that his offices and residences have been raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Speaking through his office, Malami claimed the alleged raid was because of his recent reference to the Salami report.A statement issued on Wednesday by Malami’s office said operatives of the EFCC conducted coordinated raids on the ex-AGF’s offices and private residences in Abuja and Kebbi state.The statement signed by Mohammed Bello Doka, Special Assistant on Media to Malami, said the raids occurred immediately after the ex-minister made…

Ahmed Musa has officially announced his retirement from international football, Kwara Reporters reports. Musa, who is currently the General Manager of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side, Kano Pillars, made the announcement on the social media on Wednesday.“I wore this badge with pride for 15 years.From a 17-year-old boy answering every call to becoming the most capped Super Eagle with 111 appearances.AFCON champion.Nigeria’s highest World Cup goalscorer.Captain. Servant. Believer.I gave everything.Thank you Nigeria… my heart will always beat green,” he wrote on X.The 33-year-old made his debut for the Super Eagles in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against…

United States President Donald Trump has frowned at the continued existence of Boko Haram, the Islamic State and other terrorist cells in Nigeria.Trump cited the activities of the jihadist groups as one of the grounds Nigeria was added to the list of countries facing restrictions on travel to the United States.“Radical Islamic terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State operate freely in certain parts of Nigeria,” Trump declared in his proclamation on Tuesday.The other reason highlighted was the overstay report, which showed Nigeria had a B-1/B-2 visa overstay rate of 5.56% and an F, M, and J…

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday raised alarm over what it described as “disturbing and weighty allegations” linking the Kwara State Government to criminal banditry, following the confession of suspected bandits arrested by the Nigerian Army in Edo State.Speaking at a press conference held at the PDP Secretariat along Pipeline Road, Ilorin, the party’s State Chairman, Hon. Isa Bawa Adamu, said the opposition was “compelled to address the people of Kwara State, Nigerians at large, and the international community” due to the gravity of the allegations and their implications for national security.“We are deeply…

Security operatives have arrested a gang of suspected armed bandits caught with AK-47 rifles in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspected bandits, who were intercepted by troops during an operation in the area on Friday, have been taken into custody. In a video online, the suspects were seen prostrated with their hands tied, as security operatives interrogated them regarding the source of their ammunition. One of the suspects said he got the rifles from some officials of the Kwara State government, alleging they had been operating in the area under the guise of patrol duties for…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Taminu Turaki, on Saturday, explained why he visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside some leaders of the party. Turaki who emerged chairman at the disputed party’s recent convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, was in company of the BOT Chairman and former Senate President, Sen Adolphus Wabara, the National Secretary, Taofeek Arapaja, two former governors of Niger and Plateau States, Alhaji Muazu Babangida Aliyu and Jonah Jang. Emerging from the closed door meeting which lasted for about 40 minutes, Turaki said the visit was meant to introduce the…