Author: Kwara Reporters

Four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, a pupil of BrickHall School in Abuja who died during feeding hours, was buried Today, Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja.PUNCH Metro reported that Miguel was rushed to the Excel Specialist Hospital after choking on a piece of meat during lunch at school.Despite the efforts of the medical team, he was declared dead upon arrival on April 24.The hospital’s medical report indicated that all attempts to resuscitate the boy were unsuccessful.The school’s management and Parents Teacher’s Forum had expressed heartfelt condolences to the family, describing the incident as a “heart-wrenching event.”They acknowledged the prompt…

Over 40 Nigerian lawmakers are likely to vacate their seats for concurrent membership of the National Assembly and ECOWAS Parliament as well as the Pan-African Parliament, if a suit filed against them succeeds.The suit was filed by the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, a non governmental organisation that seeks to promote transparency and accountability in governance through public interest litigations, advocacy, policy engagements.The body had earlier called on the President of the Senate to declare the seats of the affected lawmakers vacant for belonging to multiple parliament’s at the same time and collecting emoluments from all.Having failed…

Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some students.An eye witness said the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. while the students were reading for their upcoming exams.The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls and began to shoot into the air.“They trapped the students inside the halls and started taking them; the school was thrown into total confusion as fear-stricken students in other halls scurried to safety, scampering in various directions.“By the time local security guards and…

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have demanded that members of the House of Assembly resume impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.Making this known during a Press Conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the party’s caretaker Chairman, Tony Okocha, said the party will not sit back and watch the governor insult President Bola Tinubu.He further threatened that if the Assembly members failed to restart the impeachment proceedings against the governor, he would invoke Party discipline upon them.“It’ll be foolhardy for us to sit down and see someone way less than Mr President insult him under our…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, continued their clampdown on Bureau De Change operators in Abuja as the naira dipped against the dollar.The constant raids are coming on the back of the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s efforts to address the naira fall.Daily Trust had reported how the activities of speculators in both forex market and digital marketing space a few weeks ago exerted serious pressure on the naira.Last week, no fewer than 20 BDC operators were arrested and paraded by the anti-graft agency on the basis that they aided currency speculators…

The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu would return to Nigeria on Wednesday from his trip to Europe.The Special Adviser on Information and strategy to the president, Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement via his X handle on Tuesday.“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with his aides, will return to Nigeria tomorrow from Europe,” Onanuga stated.DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu left Abuja on April 22 for the Kingdom of The Netherlands on an official visit.Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale said the President was visiting The Netherlands on the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.Tinubu proceeded to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…

The Lagos State Government on Monday confirmed relocation of 371 miscreants, beggars and destitute persons back to their states.This followed an outcry by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over alleged eviction of Osun-born youths from Lagos over the weekend.Reports say many indigenes of the state were forcefully evacuated from Lagos and dumped at Ilesa axis by officials of the Lagos State Government.The Osun indigenes, mostly youths, were said to have been dropped at Ilesa-Akure Express junction, Breweries; Ilesa – Ibodi – Iginla to Ife Express junction; Osun Ankara Express junction; Imelu Express junction; and Iperindo Express junction.A statement by…

By Lawal Akanbi SharafadeenIn the realm of governance, prioritizing and focusing on the core needs of the populace is crucial. Unfortunately, the current administration under Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has lost sight of its primary mandate. Instead of concentrating on revitalizing the state’s economy and fulfilling campaign promises, the administration is preoccupied with peripheral issues and political power plays. This diversion from the core responsibilities of governance has resulted in economic decline (as manifested in the state’s GDP rating), stagnation and unfulfilled expectations for the people of Kwara State. Governor Abdulrazaq’s first four years in office were lackluster, with little to show…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, criticised the attitude of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly towards his administration, saying the members will cease to exist as legislators if he so decides.He said the lawmakers are existing based on his recognition predicated on the Peace Accord initiated by President Bola Tinubu.Governor Fubara stated this while addressing a delegation of political and traditional leaders from Bayelsa State who visited him at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, to seek and end to the political crisis in Rivers State and an improved relationship between both…

A 16-year-old boy, on Monday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was offered N1 million by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye,for his kidney to be removed at Alliance Hospital, Abuja.The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir.The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) charged the defendants alongside the Hospital with 11 counts bordering on organ harvesting.The defendants are the Medical Director of Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor, Emmanuel Olorunlaye, Chikaodili Ugochukwu, Administrative Secretary of the hospital and Dr Aremu Abayomi.The boy said that he met Olorunlaye, who…