Author: Kwara Reporters

Chris Uba Convoy has been attacked by unknown gunmen.It was gathered that a convoy suspected to belong to the self-styled godfather of Anambra politics and former senator who represented Anambra South Senatorial District at the Nigerian Senate, Chris Uba was attacked last night by unknown gunmen.According to Daily Post a source said that vehicles in the convoy were riddled with bullets, just as two police operatives attached to the politician were killed. It was also gathered that another politician and a chieftain of the Labour Party, Val Ozigbo, narrowly escaped the attack.The source said: “We witnessed what happened. Chris Uba’s…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, said, on Thursday, that it uncovered an illegal refinery in the federal low-cost area of the state.The commandant of the command, Muhammad Muazu, said the owner of the illegal refinery was arrested in the act of producing gasoline in the neighbourhood, adding that the arrest was sequel to complaints from residents.He said, “The illegal refinery is situated within Gombe metropolis. In there is what they are illegally producing which is gas. We had the intelligence for weeks and we had been following. Yesterday God helped our men to move to…

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, says the Special Police Constabulary needs to either be outright overhauled, disbanded or given a separate uniform different from that of the regular policemen.According to him, men of the Special Police Constabulary engage in unethical practices, including extorting, and hurting the image of the Nigeria Police Force.Arase took the position in a statement on Thursday by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani.The statement read: “The commission is already in contact with the Inspector General of Police on the need to overhaul the organisation and operations of the outfit. There have been several…

Official reports of multiple cyber-attacks on both government and private digital infrastructure have exposed Nigeria’s Information and Technology (IT) security vulnerability in the outgoing year, 2023.According to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NiTDA), Nigeria, S/Africa, Egypt and Kenya lose $2.4bn annually to cybercrime.NITDA said during the outgoing year, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Kenya accounted for 60% of the $4 billion annual cost of cybercrime in Africa.During the 2023 general elections, there were reported cases of local and foreign cyber-attacks on the country. Though officials did not say categorically whether some sensitive documents were compromised, experts said billions of…

Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Justice Okorowo extended the order following an application by counsel for the lawmaker, Steve Adehi, who appeared for the Rivers House of Assembly.He held that based on Order 26, Rule 10 of the Federal High Court, the court had the discretionary power to grant the plea in the interest of justice.The judge held…

The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was “deeply alarmed” by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.Armed groups launched attacks between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning in Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.The region is on the dividing line between Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and mainly Christian south.“I am deeply alarmed by the series of attacks by gunmen on multiple rural communities in Plateau State,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.“I call on the Nigerian authorities to…

The Northern Concerned People Forum has announced the appointment of Kwarareporters Publisher, Hammed Adedayo Said, as its Public Relations Officer (PRO).Said, a public affairs analyst and media practitioner, was selected by the forum’s executive to fill the vacant position.The Chairman of the organization, Alhaji Omar Aiyelabegan, expressed his confidence in Said’s abilities. He brings his wealth of experience to his new role as PRO of the Northern Concerned People Forum.With his strong background as a media consultant and public affairs analyst, Said is expected to effectively communicate the forum’s objectives, concerns, and initiatives to both the Northern region and the…

…Urges Kwarans to resist attempts to turn Kwara into a regimented Military BarrackThe Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) extends her heartfelt gratitude to our Lordhsips at the Kwara State Judiciary for their steadfast commitment to upholding democratic principles and resisting attempts to stifle opposition voices in the state as being attempted by the Abdulrazaq-led government in connivance with the police authority. The PDP in reaction by its state Publicity Secretary , Olusegun Olusola Adewara (Sholyments) , to the Bail granted to the duo of Alfa Abdulganiyu Babaimole and Comrade Solihu Muhammed Onirakunmi , who were both arrested…

The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has fined British American Tobacco and its affiliate companies $110m.This is for alleged infringements of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, National Tobacco Control Act, and sundry legal instruments, the FCCPC said on Wednesday in a statement.In addition, the commission said BAT must subject itself to compliance and monitoring for a period of 24 months, mandatory public health and tobacco control advocacy, and provisions of written assurances to the commission.“In exchange for BAT Parties fulfilling their obligations under the Consent Order, the commission withdrew pending criminal charges against…

The Northern Concerned People Forum (NCPF) deeply mourns the tragic Christmas Day massacre that occurred in Barken Ladi, Plateau State, where innocent citizens were brutally attacked. This horrifying incident raises serious concerns about the state of law and order, as well as the presence of security agencies in our country.It is disheartening to question whether we live in a nation where barbarism and hatred determine who lives and dies based on their faith or ethnicity. The lives of our people should never be rendered meaningless, and it is unacceptable that certain groups feel entitled to terminate them without facing consequences.As…