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Comrade Musa Idris Buko, a respected development expert and social critic from Baruten Local Government Area, has accused Kwara Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of destroying local government administration in Kwara State.He said posterity would not forgive the Kwara Governor for overseeing the continued plundering of the local government councils in the last six years.Buko, reputed for being a fearless advocate of grassroots development, stated this in a commentary in a popular WhatsApp group, the Kwara Commission in reaction to a story of rain havoc in Ipee town, in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara state. He expressed his dismay at the apparent…

A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has called on the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, to align himself with the vision of President Bola Tinubu to develop Nigerian democracy or he should resign his position.Lukman, in a letter dated April 2, 2024, addressed to Ganduje and leaked to the press on Thursday in Kaduna, said he was convinced that Ganduje’s leadership is the direct opposite of the vision of Tinubu.He said having emerged as the National Chairman against every rational consideration, his expectation was that Ganduje would justify…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and detained controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, over abuse of naira, spraying of naira notes and currency mutilation.Bobrisky, who has been embroiled in several controversies over the past weeks, was arrested in Lagos on Wednesday night, and has since been detained at the Lagos Command of the EFCC.Confirming the development to our correspondent in a telephone interview on Thursday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, noted that Bobrisky would be charged to court.Oyewale said, “Bobrisky is with us. He was arrested last night in Lagos, and he is at our…

A fresh round of squabbles is currently rocking the board of First Bank of Nigeria, a development shareholders fear poses major threat to the bid by the first generation financial institution to strengthen its capital base in line with the recent directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria to all banks operating in the country to recapitalize. The current crisis rocking the bank stems from protests by shareholders who are kicking against the bank’s internal governance and shareholding structure, as a result of which some of them have taken their grievances to the court. One of such is the case of…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has given the go-ahead to raise the electricity rates for customers in the Band A category.During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, announced that there will be a rise in electricity tariffs. This adjustment will result in customers paying N225 per kilowatt-hour, up from the current rate of N66.“We currently have 800 feeders that are categorised as Band A, but it will now be reduced to under 500. This means that 17 percent now qualify as Band-A feeders. These feeders only service 15 percent of total…

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law.The development follows reviews of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.Details shortly… Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? For Adverts or report call/WhatsApp us on +2349064433505 or reach us at infokwarareporters@gmail.com

Over 40 million lines have been disconnected since the expiration of the February 28 deadline set by the Nigerian Communications Commission for the linkage of NINs to SIMs. However, long queues at the enrolment centres, telco agents not gathering all the information needed from subcribers and server downtime have been the hurdles Nigerians are grappling with during the exercise, PUNCH reports. In December 2020, the Nigerian government introduced the Subscriber Identity Module-National Identification Numbers linkage policy, mandating all telephone users in Nigeria to link their SIM cards with their NINs.Two key Federal Government agencies are spearheading the process: the Nigerian Communications…

Zamfara State Government has ordered immediate restriction of movement along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am.The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Mannir Haidara, disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday.Haidara explained that the directive was part of the measures being adopted by the state government to curve banditry in the state.“As from today, the state government has ordered restriction of movement along Katsina/Zamfara and Sokoto/Zamfara borders. This include Yankara in Faskari local government, Katsina state border of Zamfara with Katsina state and Bimasa Zamfara border with Sokoto state from 7:00…

• Dealers get one million litres each at N1,225/litre, price drops in Oyo, Lagos, OgunThe pump price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has dropped from about N1,700/litre which it sold for a few weeks ago, to around N1,350/litre in some locations across the country following the sale of the commodity by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.It was gathered on Tuesday that the $20bn worth refinery started pumping out diesel to the domestic market last Wednesday.It sold a minimum of one million litres to each registered oil marketer that got the product from the plant since it commenced diesel sale.Officials…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji has expressed the readiness of his government to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Tourism to harness and develop the untapped tourism potential of Ekiti State and turn it into a leading tourism destination in the country.Governor Oyebanji revealed this on Monday during the 6th edition of Hike Ekiti Mountain Safari, which took place at Abanijorin Mountain and Cave in Iyin-Ekiti.The event was attended by the Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John; Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye; Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye; and Director General of NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, among…