Author: Kwara Reporters

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states.The suspects include a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medicine practitioner.While confirming this burst on Friday, the spokesperson of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that the suspects who operate in one of the extreme divisions of Lagos were arrested through intelligence reports from the public.According to him, the leader of the gang, a 33-year-old man, Ademola Akinlosotu, confessed initially that he was exhuming…

By Yusuf Musbau DareGovernance is a solemn contract between leaders and the led, a pact bound by trust and transparency. In Kwara State, recent events have raised eyebrows and stirred curiosity, particularly regarding road projects and their management. As citizens, it is our right and duty to seek clarifications and demand accountability from our leaders.The closure of the Flower Garden Road, a route of significance to many has left a trail of perplexity. Reports have it that this closure was to pave the way for the acquisition of a specific land, a deed that did indeed transpire. However, the failure…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that at least 58 former governors are involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.This amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively. This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central states and North-East states for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60…

The current governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has built an enviable reputation across Nigeria, since his assumption of office as chief executive of the state. He is widely acclaimed to be the most responsible, responsive and compassionate governor amongst his peers, and is also seen to be incorruptible. His caring disposition to his people and workaholic tendencies have also endeared him to many Nigerians across the length and breadth of the country.It therefore came as a huge surprise to many when news broke that under the watch of this same “Compassionate Governor”, some employees are earning ridiculously…

A file photo of Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State. Twitter@dikko_raddaThe Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda, has accused some security personnel and government officials of aiding banditry which he says has now turned into a “business venture”. “Now it has turned out to be a business venture. A business venture for the criminals, some people who are in government; and some people who are in security outfits, and some people who are responsible for the day-to-day activities of their people,” he said on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. “These are so many reasons why we are unable to…

While the conversations for a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria rages on, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum says it is yet to conclude work on what the states can sustainably pay.A statement issued by the Chairman of the Forum, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, noted that as members of the 37-member tripartite committee for the national minimum wage which is yet to conclude its work, “the governors are reviewing their fiscal space to see the consequential impact of the various recommendations.”“While we acknowledge various initiatives adopted of recent by way of wage awards and partial wage adjustments, it is imperative to…

A federal high court in Kano has granted an interim order restraining the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from implementing a hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers in the state.The court directed Kano Electricity Distribution Plc to discontinue the implementation of tariff increased from N76.54/Kwh to N225/Kwh.Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, who granted the order also directed NERC and KEDCO to stop taking any step, pending hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed by the applicants.NERC and KEDCO were also restrained from intimidating or threatening to disconnect the applicants from electricity supply for non-acceptance of the April…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu appoints Damilola Basirat Ayinde Marshal as SSA To The Governor Of Lagos State On TourismSee her biography below…BIOGRAPHYDAMILOLA BASIRAT AYINDE MARSHAL is an intelligent Lagos-based Legal Practitioner.Up until her appointment as a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State, she served as the Principal Partner of a leading law firm situated in the heart of Lagos – Damilola Ayinde Marshal & Company.The commercial law firm serviced both international and local clients on a broad spectrum of practice areas ranging from Property Law, Criminal Defense, and Corporate Law Practice to Family and Estates Law.Damilola…

The residents of Onire district in Alapa have called on the Kwara state government to address the deplorable state of Government Secondary School (GSS) Alapa. According to Mr. Saka Muhyideen, a concerned resident, the school’s infrastructure is in a dire condition, posing a threat to the students’ safety and education.”The senior section of the school has 10 classrooms, one exam hall, and an administrative building, but only one classroom is in good condition, while the remaining nine are in a state of disrepair. During the rainy season, students are forced to stop classes and move to the single functional classroom, as…

The federal government has announced plans to review rates of mining licenses and other sundry fees payable by operators in the country.Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, made this known during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in the mining industry in Abuja.Alake said the review is imperative to boost the capacity of the government to effectively reposition the mining sector.Highlighting efforts to rejig the industry, the minister said aside from ongoing reforms, the federal government is sanitising the mining environment through the newly unveiled marshals.Alake said the mining marshals, have been conducting operations in parts of the country to…