Author: Kwara Reporters

The Kano State Hisbah Board, led by Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has offered 50 slots to journalists to attend the upcoming mass wedding programme.In a recent interview, Sheikh Daurawa expressed the board’s commitment to inclusivity by extending invitations to interested members of professional groups and trade unions, following the programme’s previous success, which saw the union of approximately 1,800 couples.Kano police launches 60-man school protection squadHow water scarcity subjects Kano residents to untold hardship“We have given 50 slots to journalists and other media members interested in participating in the mass wedding programme. Additionally, the board plans to include…

•IPMAN begs NMDPRA, NNPC not to delist operators from sales portal to avert fuel crisis•Queues persist as more filling stations open for sale, pump price drops marginallyAs Nigerians battle fuel scarcity, over 9,000 oil marketers are on the verge of losing their operating licences.As a result, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria is urging the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to extend its final deadline for licensing renewal to July.It also appealed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority to release 9,000 already processed licences to its members.The association made the request known in a release signed by…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has reaffirmed that media freedom, freedom of expression and access to public information are crucial to democracy and must be at the heart of the Nigerian government’s values and actions.The professional body of editors and media executives in Nigeria also said it recognises the crucial role played by journalists, media workers and free/independent media in protecting the country’s democracy and advised them not to give up, in spite of the prevailing economic challenges.In a press statement issued on Thursday to mark this year World Press Freedom Day and signed by its president, Mr Eze…

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…