Author: Kwara Reporters

The Supreme Court has upheld the five years sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola.His appeal sought to set aside the February 24, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which sentenced him to a five-year jail term and discharged him on two out of the three counts on the corruption charge brought against him by the Federal Government.In the lead judgment prepared by Justice John Okoro but read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, the apex court held that Lawan’s appeal was without merit and dismissed it.The…

By Nurudeen Agboola, ESQIn a twist of events that has raised many an eyebrow in Kwara State, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), known for its proactive stance against corruption, seems conspicuously silent over the recent controversial proposal for the renovation of Kwara Hotel. This proposal, coming from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak’s administration, involves a staggering sum of 17.8 billion Naira, a figure that has drawn public ire and skepticism.From revelations coming from one of the actors in the whole game, Hon. Mashood Mustapha, it is obvious that the last is yet to be heard about the whole imbroglio.It would…

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has asked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to abandon the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for the (APC).Addressing newsmen after a stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, Ganduje said the meeting resolved to open APC doors to others who want to join the ruling party.“We are appealing to those who want join APC to come. In particular, we are inviting the Governor of Kano and his NNPP to join APC,” Ganduje said.The national chairman asked party members not to get discourage over the loss of the governorship election case at the…

The Katsina Elders’ Forum has vehemently opposed the planned relocation of some critical projects, including the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport’s refurbished airport rescue and firefighting vehicles project to the southern part of the country.The forum, expressing concern over the potential socio-economic impact on Northern Nigeria, cautioned Tinubu to reconsider the decision or face the risk of losing support in the 2027 elections.Addressing the media in Katsina after a closed-door meeting, Aliyu Mohammed, the Secretary of the forum, disclosed that the contractor for the airport project had written to the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, seeking relocation for what they…

British media and hospitality company, Time Out, has ranked Lagos as the 19th best city to visit in the world.In the rankings published on its website, Time Out said it drew its conclusion from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world, along with its network of editors.New York city was ranked as number city in the world while South Africa’s Cape Town was ranked second in the list that contained 50 cities.The criteria used to rate the cities include food (quality and affordability), culture, nightlife, how the city makes people feel, strong community vibes, access to…

Once again, we are dissappointed in the Yakubu Danladi led Kwara house of assembly, this move again has simply defined the House of Assembly in Kwara as a conquered branch of Government which has been relegated under the authority of Governor Abdulrahman led executive arm. That the house will have an audacity to pass a bill that was unanimously rejected by Kwarans during a Public Hearing organised by same house is the most irresponsible action by the House . Their action will make Governor Abdulrahman an emperor and enslave Kwara people by creating a society where the Governor’s personal whims and…

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has fixed March 21 for the arraignment of Saba Adamu, a lawmaker representing Edu/Moro/Patigi federal constituency, Kwara north-central, in the house of representatives.The inspector-general of police (IGP) instituted a five-count charge marked CR/97/2022, bordering on the alleged falsification of academic certificate against Adamu.The lawmaker allegedly forged a bachelor of science in economics certificate from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.He was alleged to have used the forged certificate to secure mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, contrary to section 363 of the penal code Act.At the court session…

Former Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State was, on Wednesday, arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja, on nine-count charge of money laundering valued at over N4 billion.Some of the charges read: “That you, Chief Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, whilst being the executive governor of Anambra State of Nigeria between March 2014 – March 2022, sometime between 7th February, 2018 to 18th February, 2019 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, indirectly transferred through Mr Willie Nwokoye, your then principal private secretary, the sum of N156,800.00 only from the Anambra State Government Security Vote Account No: 5030050875 domiciled…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect.“All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices,” the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a statement.Aiyedatiwa also relieved all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) of their duties.“All the affected officials are directed to hand over all government properties in their possession.“The Governor thanks the affected officials for their services and contributions to the development of the…

AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQThe Executive Governor of Kwara State,His Excellency, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,Government House,Ilorin,Kwara State.My Governor,NO ONE IS GOD, THREAD SOFTLYI am not oblivious of the risk of writing this open letter, yet, I chose to stick my neck out for posterity.I have had causes to interact with you both physically and through other mediums of communication prior to the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial election of 2019 where you, I and about 10 others were in the contest. Despite being unfairly treated by the party during the primary election, I never displayed any form of contempt towards…