Author: Kwara Reporters

As the partial internet glitch which hit Nigeria and some other countries along the West African coast persisted yesterday, many small and big business owners have continued to lament their inabilities to carry out optimal business transactions with their clients even as they count their financial losses. Internet services were disrupted on Thursday morning across some West African countries, including Nigeria, due to undersea cable cuts experienced by some internet service providers. Though the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) Friday said repair works had commenced on the undersea cable cuts resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the…

Public affairs commentator and media entrepreneur, Atunyota Akpobome popularly known as Alibaba, says some states created by the military regime should be local government areas.The ace comedian, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday, some of the 36 states of the Federation were created by the military to appease some commanders who were later deployed to the states as administrators.Alibaba said subregionals unable to generate enough revenue to sustain their operations but depend solely on monthly allocations from the Federal Government should be local government areas.At the country’s independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria had…

The poor maintenance of critical electrical equipment by service providers and low level of safety practice among consumers have led to avoidable deaths and injuries, writes GODFREY GEORGEShe ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She was barefoot and only nine years old. Running towards the small market by the end of Macauley Road, Bonny Island, she screamed in deep pain.A tiny joke about whose hands could stay longer in a bucket of boiling water has left her in deep pain.A few hours earlier, the young lady, Derigbelagha, now in her early 20s, was in the kitchen, with…

A suspected bandits’ informant, simply identified as Dan Abba, has been arrested with a stolen cow by vigilantes at Bishini village market in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.A resident of Azzara, neighbouring Bishini village, Ahmadu Sajo, said the incident happened last Thursday when the suspect brought a stolen cow to sell at the market.He said the suspect was among bandits’ informants suspected to have given information to bandits, who recently abducted herders and rustled their cows at Kuchimi and Haying-Dam as well as the Gidan-Makeri area of Kagarko town.He said troops in the area had declared the suspect among other…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begin a nationwide strike today (Monday) over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government.“Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday.“As at today (Monday), all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, secruity, students’ affairs have withdrawn their services and nothing moves within the administration of any public university in Nigeria and that will be the case for the next seven…

In a recent development, the Northern Concerned People Forum has strongly condemned the suspension of Senator Ningi and expressed concerns about the potential threat it poses to the interests of the North. The forum, comprising concerned citizens from the Northern region, expressed solidarity with the stance taken by the Elders from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).Senator Ningi, a respected figure known for his integrity, was suspended in the midst of allegations of budget padding. However, the Northern Concerned People Forum firmly believes that diligent verification of these allegations should precede any action taken by the authorities involved.The suspension of Senator…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday posted a cryptic message on X, formerly called Twitter, after 16 military personnel were killed in Delta state.The personnel — comprising a lieutenant ​colonel, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers — were killed on Thursday while on a “peacekeeping mission” in Okuoma, Bomadi LGA of Delta.They had reportedly responded to a distress call after a communal clash between the Okuoma and Okoloba communities.In a post on X, the DHQ simply said: “The Audacity”, accompanied with a black love emoji.The post has since been deleted.In 2001, more than 100 people were killed in Zaki…

The National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance the National Identification Number-SIM linkage processes.This was disclosed on Sunday in a joint statement signed by the Technical Adviser, Media, and Communications to the DG/CEO of NIMC, Ayodele Babalola, and the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka.The NIN-SIM linkage exercise has recently become the subject of national discourse, reflecting the critical importance of aligning SIM registrations with individuals’ unique NINs.Recognising the significance of this initiative in enhancing security and improving service delivery, both commissions said they were committed to improving processes and enhancing…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu; and a 30-year-old dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.The development was revealed by the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, detailing the weekly arrests of suspects and drugs seized by the anti-narcotics agency.Babafemi noted, “NDLEA officers on patrol around the Opolo area of Yenagoa had on Sunday, March 10, 2024, intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Edesemi, and recovered 200 grammes of chin-chin produced…

Farmers in the South-West region of the country have lamented the killings and wanton destruction by bandits who have taken over their farmlands, saying the development threatened planting season. In a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, the farmers warned that famine may hit the South-West region if the persistent killings and kidnapping of farmers for ransom go unchecked.The national president of the Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Association of Nigeria (CPFAN), Ayodele Ojo, who spoke on behalf of the farmers, lamented that bandits’ activities have made farming a dangerous venture for the locals. Mr Ojo observed that…