Author: Kwara Reporters

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has blamed all issues facing the party on an alleged attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise the opposition.Momodu, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, accused the ruling party of plotting to crush the opposition.“APC will do everything possible to destroy opposition; buy those who are buyable, to terrorise those who are not buyable and make sure that the party is in disarray, that is all,” Momodu said.He accused President Bola Tinubu of stifling opposition even after thriving as an opposition leader before his…

The military high command says it has concluded its long-awaited investigations on the bombing of innocent citizens Tudun Biri village of Igabi LGA of Kaduna State.It also said two officers of the Nigerian Army, who were found wanting about the incident would face court-martial, saying the operation shouldn’t have happened in the first place.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, disclosed this at an ongoing press briefing at Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday.Daily Trust had reported how the drone bombing mistake, which occurred on Sunday, December 3, 2023, resulted in dozens of casualties and injuries to residents of Tudun Biri,…

The operatives of the FCT police command, on April 27, arrested two female suspects, Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah, in connection with the trafficking of five children. The suspects who attempted to escape arrest from Sokoto police operatives, were intercepted and arrested by FCT police operatives at Kagini junction, Abuja, while suspiciously conveying five (5) children into the Federal Capital Territory.Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement released, said the command has handed the suspects and victims over to Sokoto state police command for further investigation and onward prosecution.She added that the Commissioner…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), said it has tracked a total of ₦219.84bn projects that were poorly executed across 176 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs.The Chairman of the Commission, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, said it achieved the feat through the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI) set up in 2019, as a powerful tool against corruption in government projects as well as to track funds released for constituency projects by public officials.At a press conference held in Lagos, Aliyu noted that the initiative is to ensure government funds are directed…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged Nigerians to be wary of any candidate parading printed result slips as currently, the result is not in any paper format.JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the information became necessary as some individuals were already circulating printed result slips on social media.Benjamin said unlike last year, the results at the moment are not and cannot be found on the JAMB’s website.He said,“The board, once again, wishes to state clearly that the only way to check the 2024 UTME result is to send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019,…

To soothe their pains, the federal government has commenced the payment of compensation to some property owners affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project.David Umahi, minister of works, on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Lagos, presented dummy cheques to some property owners along the Lagos end of the road project.Recently, the federal government commenced the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road, which is expected to run through the shoreline of beach resorts in Lagos, while traversing eight other states.Concerns have been raised over funding and the businesses that will be impacted by the construction of…

As fuel scarcity continues to disrupt daily life in some states of the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers (IPMAN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the swift completion of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery as a definitive solution to the lingering fuel distribution challenges.The IPMAN Rivers State Chairman, Tekena Ikpaki, appealed in an exclusive chat with our correspondent in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.However, he commended the president for taking the initiative to reopen defunct refineries, emphasising that the move was more pressing now than ever.Ikpaki underscored the importance of access to the Nigerian National…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has described as mischievous, the salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants announced on Tuesday by the Federal Government. “The announcement appears mischievous because there is no wage increment that government is announcing,” Ajaero said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday as workers around the world mark the 2024 Workers’ Day.A spokesperson for the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, on Tuesday, had said the increment takes effect from January 1st, 2024.The Salary Structure includes the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions…

Two suspected members of a cybercrime syndicate who specialise in impersonating government officials on Facebook have been arrested by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).Commandant of the FCT command, Olusola Odumosu, who paraded the suspects on Tuesday, April 30, said they opened a fake Facebook account in his name to swindle Nigerians of their hard-earned money.He said; “Upon this discovery, I gave a directive to the intelligence and investigation team and the Anti-Fraud unit to unravel the person(s) behind the fake Facebook account.“Today, the manhunt which began about seven months…

Governor Godwin Obaseki has explained why he could not risk backing his former deputy, Philip Shaibu to succeed him as the governor of Edo State.The Edo governor said the political permutations in the South-South state did not favour Shaibu to take over from him.Obaseki stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.Recall that Shaibu and Obaseki were at the crossfire over the former’s Edo State governorship ambition.The former deputy governor was later impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly for allegedly leaking government information.Speaking on the matter, Obaseki said, “For me, I did not understand…