Author: Kwara Reporters

The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has declared wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, wanted.She was declared wanted alongside a CBN official, Eric Odoh, a businesswoman, Anita Omoile, and a Bureau De Change operator, Jonathan Omoile.According to a statement issued by the commission, they were declared wanted for allegedly conspiring with Emefiele to convert huge sums of money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria.The wife of the former CBN boss reportedly went into hiding after her husband was arrested and charged to court.The anti-graft agency also released the suspects’ mugshot on its website and…

The Port Harcourt Refinery is set to start operations following the supply of 475,000 barrels of crude oil by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited.A statement by Shell said: “This significant milestone was made possible through intensive preparations, collaboration and the dedication of the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal, BOGT and Port Harcourt Refinery Company, PHRC teams.”It stated that some activities, including pressure and leak testing to assure pipeline integrity by relevant subsidiaries of the NNPC Limited and integrity and maintenance activities on the Oil and Gas Terminal, BOT Refinery export pumps and associated instrumentations were carried out at the terminal…

Six persons have been reportedly killed as rival cult groups unleash terror on each other in Ilesa and Osu towns in Osun State.The killings took place at different locations in the two towns between last Tuesday and Wednesday evening.According to an anonymous source resident in Ilesa, who hinted on the incidents; three people were killed on Tuesday evening at three different locations of the town by armed men suspected to be members of the Aye cult group.Subsequently, in retaliation, suspected members of the Eye Confraternity reportedly mobilised and stormed a farm in Osu, where three people were killed on a…

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement on Friday.He said the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, seeks to address the development and environmental concerns of host communities, and sets aside five percent of the actual annual operating expenditures of power generating companies (GENCOs) from the preceding year for the development of their respective host communities.“The bill further provides that the funds set aside for the development of host communities will be received, managed, and administered for infrastructure…

The Kwara North Senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections and the Haske of Etsu Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Dr. Kolo Baba Jiya has given reasons why the Kwara North Senatorial District flatly rejected the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Shuaib Yahman.Jiya, who was a guest speaker today at the 41st Media Parliament of the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in ilorin, the state capital, said the timing of the ambition of the PDP candidate…

Troops from 93 Battalion under 6 Bridget of the Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected female kidnapper while trying to pick ransom for an abducted victim in Taraba.They also apprehended a notorious gunrunner dealing in arms and ammunition and supplying them to criminals within Taraba State and other parts of the country.The female suspect, it was learnt, was married to a notorious criminal who is a second-in-command to late Hana Terwase.Spokesperson of the Bridget, Lieutenant Oni Olubodunde said the troops working on credible intelligence on the activities of the arms dealer arrested the suspect, Joshua Dutse Idah, 45.He further explained…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tons of maize, millet, and other commodities in strategic reserves to address the rising cost of food in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris said this on Thursday at the State House in Abuja after a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention.According to Idris, the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria has also committed to releasing about 60,000 metric tons of rice to the markets.“The first one is that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria operating in different theatres of operation eliminated 105 terrorists and apprehended 140 others in the last one week.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this at a bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja.Buba said the troops also arrested 26 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 86 kidnapped hostages in the South South region.He added that the troops recovered 208 assorted weapons and 5,332 assorted ammunition comprising 95 AK47 rifles, one assault rifle, 39 locally fabricated guns, 34…

John Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria CEO. Africa’s biggest pay TV company, MultiChoice Group, says its Nigerian subsidiary has reached a settlement with the Federal Government via the Federal Inland Revenue Service and agreed to pay a total tax amount of about $37.3m, according to a Reuters report on Thursday.FIRS froze MultiChoice Nigeria’s accounts in 2022 and served MultiChoice Group with a N1.8tn ($1.27bn) tax claim for its Nigeria operation and a $342m claim for value-added taxes.The group said in a statement that the total tax amount of N35.4bn to be paid by MultiChoice Nigeria and MultiChoice Africa Holdings would be offset against…

A Frontline Kwara born Politician and former representative of Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency in House of Representatives, Hon. Mashood Mustapha, popularly known as MM has reaffirmed loyal to All Progressives Congress.Hon Mashood Mustapha in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Dr Opeyemi Aregbesola on Thursday, debunked claims that he is planning to leave APC over Kwara Hotels concession debacle.MM said he remains a bonafide member of the APC, noting that the issue of Kwara Hotels concession is purely business and, therefore, has no political undertone.According to him, Over the past couple of days, there have been insinuations that Hon.…