Author: Kwara Reporters

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun has arrested a 54-year-old herbalist, Oyeyemi Lukman, for allegedly being in possession of a live AK-47 ammunition.NSCDC’s state commandant, Akintayo Adaralewa, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect on Wednesday in Osogbo.He said that the suspect was arrested in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.Mr Adaralewa said that the alleged offence contravened section 3, sub-section 1 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act.The NSCDC boss said that the suspect would be charged to court after investigation to serve as a deterrent to others.Mr Adaralewa said…

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned six suspects before the Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged piracy of actress Toyin Abraham’s movie, ‘Malaika’.Reports gathered that ‘Malaika’ premiered in Lagos on December 17, 2023, and made its theatrical debut on December 22, 2023.Police attorneys from the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Force CID, Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos, presented the defendants, Adekunle Segun, Kehinde Oseni, Adebiyi Sodiq, Oseni S. Akano, Adebiyi Suliat and Agboola Motunrayo before Chief Magistrate E. Ogunkanmi.They were charged with conspiracy, theft of intellectual property, piracy and cyber-related crimes.The prosecutor, Morufu Animashaun, told the court that the suspects planned…

No fewer than 10 internally displaced persons have so far been killed in camps 1 and 2 located in Gbanjimba, headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.This was disclosed by the camp commandant, Felix Banke, on Wednesday when the team of the United States Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance visited the camp.There are about 15 official IDP camps located across the state.The acting Executive Secretary of the State Emergency and Management Agency, James Iorpuu, led the USBHA to six IDP camps in the state.The six camps visited by the international organisation were Ichuwa, Bakkaa, Ukpaan, Otese, Daudu and Gbanjimba;…

The First Bank of Nigeria Holdings has appointed Nigerian billionaire and businessman, Femi Otedola, as the new chairman of its board of directors.Otedola, who recently expressed his excitement about his return to the Forbes African Billionaires list after a seven-year hiatus, takes over from the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi.Sharing a picture of the announcement on his Instagram page, he wrote, “Interesting”, and added smiley and dollar emojis.”The 61-year-old entrepreneur currently sits at number 20 on the list with a net worth of $1.1bn.According to Forbes, the wealth of the 2024 list of 20 billionaires rose to…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says there is no going back on the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. “We are going ahead. The directive has been given,” the minister said matter-of-factly on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South as well as chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum ( NEF) and other northern groups had kicked against the moves by FAAN and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), insinuating that it was an attempt to marginalise the…

By Alawode Abdulfatah Historically, Kwara state has been blessed with richly vocal, educated and fearless elite who have played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the state, often standing as bulwarks against misgovernance and maladministration. One remembers with fond memories, the giant contributions of the likes of Lanre Kawu of the Dailytrust fame; Lanre Issa-Onilu of the Thisday fame; the razor sharp pen of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and how he gave sleepless night to the Sarakis of old still lingers. What about Prof. Faruq Kperogi and Prof. Adesanmi of blessed memory? What of Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, Hon. Yinka Ajia,…

The Federal Government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals and waste handlers, held on Tuesday.The minister, who commending the state government for the initiative, highlighted some of the measures being taken to promote circular economy which include strengthening relevant policies and institutional framework, building the capacity of manufacturers and producers to embrace the principle of cleaner production and enforcement of national policies on chemical management.The minister…

Managing Director of Mainstream, Audu Lamu, has said that hand over by the Federal Government of over the $1.3 billion Zungeru Power Plant to Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited will drastically reduce the current instability of the national grid. He stated that the addition of 700MW clean energy remained critical for Nigeria as part of measures to deal with the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuel. He spoke when the Acting Director General of BPE, Ignatius Ayewoh, presented a certificate of the handover of Zungeru Power Plant to Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited.According to him, the development would take away the challenges associated…

On a chilly Tuesday morning, Baba Ridiwan, a resident of Joromo Isin community, embarked on a journey to the FUFU community to seek treatment for his about six-month-old baby exhibiting symptoms of malaria.Accompanied by his wife, who held the baby on her back while riding pillion on a motorcycle, the couple covered several miles to reach the Primary Health Care Center in FUFU for the baby’s malaria treatment.Navigating through treacherous roads and challenging weather conditions, the couple arrived at the health center only to find themselves waiting for several minutes, as health officials attended to other patients.In their eagerness to…

Spanish police on Monday said they had busted the owners of a funeral parlour in Valencia for allegedly selling dead bodies to university research departments for 1,200 euros per corpse.The four suspects, two owners and two employees, also helped the universities dispose of the bodies after they had been studied by incinerating them or disposing of their dismembered parts in other coffins slated for cremation.Most of the bodies were of people without any family.The suspects “falsified documentation to get the bodies from hospitals and retirement homes in order to later sell them to universities for research for 1,200 ($1,300) per…