Author: Kwara Reporters

Some of the recovered bags of rice at karmo, abuja More facts emerged over the Sunday looting of a private warehouse in the Karmo community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Kwara Reporters reported how some hoodlums in their numbers attacked a government warehouse in Gwagwa town, as well a private one, owned by a trader in neighbouring Karmo town, all located within Abuja Municipal Area Council, in the FCT.The Gwagwa warehouse, which was attacked around 7 am, and lasted till 9 am, was owned by the Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat, of the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA.Branded bags of maize…

FILE: Bags of maize are offloaded from a truck at the market in Jibia on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)The Federal Government will begin the distribution of grains nationwide to cushion the impacts of the hardship in Nigeria.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari disclosed this on Monday.“Dear Fellow Nigerians,” he wrote on his official X handle. “In these trying times, I extend my sincere compassion to those affected by the hardships in the country. I understand the gravity of the situation, especially with the unfortunate event of foodstuff warehouse looting.“Amidst these challenges, I…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, advised that Nigeria should approach the government of Zimbabwe for a solution to the current all-time high inflation in the country.He noted that since Zimbabwe was recently confronted with the same problem and came out of it, the southern African country would have useful advice for Nigeria.In its latest release, the National Bureau of Statistics put Nigeria’s inflation at 29.9 per-cent.The country is currently grappling with high cost of living, with pockets of protests breaking out across the country as Nigerians contend with increasing prices of foodstuffs.Obasanjo, speaking on Monday at a youth leadership…

The Katsina State Police Command says it has provided about 17 different computer-based test centres for the 2022 Nigeria Police Force recruitment examination across the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Monday.He said the approved CBT centres were; Alqalam University, ⁠Barda International College, ⁠Beti ICT Centre, CBT Centre Quality Assurance, Malumfashi and Dr Aliyu Idris Funtua CBT Centre, Federal College of Education Katsina.Sadiq-Aliyu listed others to include; Dr Yusuf Bala Usman College, Daura, Federal University Dutsinma takeoff Campus, Federal Government College, Daura, and ⁠ICT Centre Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic Katsina.“Also…

Amidst the food price hike and economic hardship besetting the nation, the government of Ukraine recently donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable, crisis-affected people in Nigeria’s northeastern region, a development which Mr Peter Obi has now described as disheartening.Obi who is the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the last election says while the gesture from Ukraine is laudable, it speaks volumes as to the failures of the Nigerian government to cater for its people.In a thread posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Mr Obi asserted that this development underscores a national disgrace…

Following the commissioning of Geometric Power in Osisioma by President Bola Tinubu last week, media space in Abia State has been taken over by a raging verbal war between loyalists to former Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and those of the present Governor, Alex Otti.The subject of the media clash is the 5% stake which the aides and close allies of the former governor said was acquired by Okezie Ikpeazu in Geometrics Power, on behalf of the Abia State government.According to the Ikpeazu’s allies, who include John Okiyi Kalu, Onyebuchi Ememanka, Enyinnaya Appolos, Chinonye Mba, and lately, Don Ubani, the Otti administration…

Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has challenged the federal government to confirm or deny if petrol subsidy has been restored.During his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of the petrol subsidy.This development has worsened the living conditions of Nigerians, as the disposable income of citizens continues to decline due to inflation.In a statement on Sunday, Falana said Robert Dickerman, chief executive officer of Pinnacle Oil, claimed at a conference in Abuja that the federal government still pays N1 trillion every month for petrol subsidy.The human rights activist said instead of urging Nigerians to continue to…

The Borno State government has said more than 95 per cent of people with Boko Haram ideology, especially the founding members are either dead or surrendered.The Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq Abdullahi (Rtd) said this in an interview with Daily Trust in Maiduguri Sunday.He said the leadership of the deadly group was in disarray as only about 10 of the founding members might still be alive.Abdullahi said many of the top commanders died due to leadership tussles between the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and Boko Haram insurgents loyal to the late…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in cultivating rice, maize, cassava and soya beans to boost food production.The bank is providing $134 million to achieve this, its president, Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday after visiting the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano.Mr Adesina told journalists that the bank would support Nigeria in cultivating 300,000 hectares each of rice and maize, 150,000 hectares of cassava and 50,000 hectares of soybeans during the 2024 planting season.“This March, the AfDB is supporting Nigeria in cultivating 118,000 hectares of heat-tolerant varieties of wheat and another 150,000 hectares of maize.“We…

A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name withheld), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found.His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told journalists on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took his son and used him to buy two bags of rice valued at N180,000 from a food stuff seller.He said that on Friday, March 1, at about 9.00 a.m., his son was asked to buy moi-moi (bean pudding) for family breakfast and did not return home.According to him, the boy went to the place to buy the moi-moi, the…