Author: Kwara Reporters

You were a senior lecturer before serving in the government of former Governor Bukola Saraki as Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state. Can you share your experiences during this period?To correct you, I was an associate professor when I joined the administration of Governor Bukola Saraki before the end of his glorious first term. I was equally in my late 30s then. But even as I joined his government, my scholarly passion was still there, so I continued teaching at the University of Ilorin. However, I resolved then that I would not apply for the next rank…

No fewer than four persons were reported dead when gunmen struck at the Ohii junction located on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State on Monday.PUNCH Metro learnt that two of the victims were reportedly policemen on duty in the area.Our correspondent saw a video clip circulating on various social media platforms showing the lifeless bodies of the victims.A Facebook user, Anyaeri Bright, who shared a video clip of the incident, confirmed to our correspondent that two policemen and two civilians lost their lives in the attack.Our correspondent gathered that the fleeing gunmen opened fire at the junction which claimed the…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the Federal Government for “running the economy on palliatives” since the removal of petrol subsidy some eight months ago.Sowunmi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, called on the President Bola Tinubu administration to increase workers’ salaries in earnest.With 28.92% inflation rate, 33.93% food Inflation, 18.75% interest rate, over 133 million multidimensionally poor Nigerians, 33.3% unemployment rate, Naira exchange rate at over N1400/US$ in the parallel market, price per litre of petrol at over N600, and many more, Nigerians have not had it…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday killed two Ekiti State monarchs on the Ipao-Oke Ako Road.This was as civil society groups, under the aegis of the Civil Society Joint Action Group, said 17,469 Nigerians were abducted under the Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu administrations from 2019 to date.The gunmen killed the Onimojo of Imojo in the Oye Local Government Area, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in the Ikole Local Government Area, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, while the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba in the Ikole Local Government Area, escaped.Sources said the traditional rulers were…

A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after accusing Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.The British-Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton sparked outrage after claiming in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be added to the list of ‘recent genocides’.Posting a photo of herself signing the Holocaust Education Trust’s commemoration book in Westminster, she wrote on X: ‘Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day, an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of other people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups and more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and…

Additional Reports by Daily Post CorrespondentsAt least 15 governors are in breach of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, DAILY POST findings have shown.They include Benue, Kwara, Cross River, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Kogi, Osun, Plateau, Imo, Ondo, Bayelsa, Yobe, Bauchi and Sokoto states.Section 7 of the Constitution aptly provides that “The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is under this Constitution guaranteed; and accordingly, the government of every state shall, subject to Section 8 of this Constitution, ensure their existence under a Law which provides for the…

The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Monday faulted the presidential candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan.The governor expressed his regret while praising the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, who visited him at the Government House in Ibadan to condole him on the January 16 explosion that killed about five persons and destroyed several properties.Makinde said while two of the other main contenders in the February 2023 presidential election including President Bola Tinubu of the All…

Owning a private jet in Nigeria isn’t just for convenience, but also a display of wealth and affluence as many Nigerians ranging from politicians, to artists and also pastors have been known to acquire private jets.AMB Reports that on an average, the maintenance of a private jet costs about $500,000 to $1 million (approx. N290 million – N580 million) per year yet people still pay this huge sum.There are also general checks that should be done on a private jet which include ‘C’ checks, software checks, fuel level, preflight, post-flight and weekly inspections etc. All of which are extremely important.The…

A zoology student of the University of Ilorin, Moyosore Bright, was on Saturday, abducted by hoodlums within the premises of the institution.The spokesperson of the Kwara State police command, DSP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin on Sunday, said the incident occurred on January 26, 2024.“The DPO Tanke received information that a 100-level student of the University of Ilorin was abducted within the school premises.“Upon receipt of the information, the DPO and a team responded promptly. Preliminary Investigation revealed that on 26th January, 2024 at about 1400hrs, a female student named Moyosore Bright of Zoology…

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has urged the court to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, from office for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act.The organisation also asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to Musawa and a music promoter, Kenny Ogungbe, alleging that the issuance of the certificate was contrary to the provisions of NYSC Act Cap N84.LFN 2024.The plaintiffs in the suit marked FCH/ABJ/05/90/2024 are the Chairman, NBA-SPIDEL, John Aikpokpo-Martins, and Secretary, NBA-SPIDEL, Funmi Adeogun.Musawa, Ogungbe, NYSC, and the Federal…