Author: Kwara Reporters

No fewer than 4,258 incidents of insecurity have been witnessed across 573 local government areas of the country between May 31 and December 24, 2023.From the incidents caused by non-state actors across the LGAs, at least 5,691 persons were killed, while 2,719 were kidnapped within the period under review. However, 721 of the kidnap victims were rescued by the military.Similarly, no fewer than 1,902 citizens sustained varying degrees of injury from violent attacks by non-state actors.The figure was contained in data by Beacon Consulting, an indigenous security firm that tracks insecurity in the county.A monthly breakdown showed that on May…

Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, on Monday, continued its habit of charging exorbitant sums for aspirants seeking to contest on its platform.The APC said its members seeking the party’s ticket to contest for senatorial seats in the February bye-elections are to pay N20 million for the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms.Those aspiring for the party’s ticket to contest for House of Representatives seats in the bye-election will pay N10 million for the forms while those seeking the ticket to run for seats in the state houses of assembly will pay N2 million.The National Organising Secretary of APC, Sulaiman…

The Niger State Liquor and Licencing Board has disclosed plans to ban the sales and consumption of alcohol in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of the state, by January 1, 2024.He also revealed that some beer joints within Minna, the state capital, would also be served with relocation letters to move outside the city to within an eight-kilometre radius of the post office in the state.The secretary of the board, Ibrahim Muhammad Bonu, made this disclosure in Minna.Warning staff of the board to stay away from illegal activities and soliciting for any gratification from operators of beer parlours, Bonu said…

A 30-year-old technician, Emmanuel Achogwu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing four solar panels in the Ikosi area of the state on Monday.The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who made the news of the arrest known on his verified X handle on Monday, said the stolen four panels were meant to power streetlights in the area.Hundeyin added that the suspect was one of the technicians contracted to install the panels in the area before he returned to vandalise them.He wrote, “Recently, #followlasg installed some solar-powered streetlights in some parts of the state. A few…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has told President Bola Tinubu that neither God nor history will forgive him if he fails to deliver on his promised “renewed hope”, having striven for years to be at the helm of affairs of the nation.Bishop Kukah said this in his Christmas message on Monday, adding that now that the former Lagos State governor is on the driving seat, Nigeria must turn the corner under his watch.According to Kukah, Tinubu must have had enough time to think of the answers to many questions that are crying for answers and that under…

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has described the report of the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, which indicted him, as as satanic, baseless, defamatory and false.Emefiele, in a statement on Sunday, said he had instructed his lawyers to immediately commence legal process to clear his name from the defamatory statements contained in the report.One of his lawyers, Maxwell Okpara, who released the statement to Daily Trust, confirmed that it was issued by the embattled former CBN’s governor.The Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, in the documents obtained by journalists, had, among other allegations,…

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday, revealing that he presented a seven-point agenda toward moving Nigeria forward.Speaking with journalists after visiting the President, Soyinka said, “I came here with a seven point agenda and we had a very thorough discussion on those items.”The Nobel Laureate recalled that on his earlier visit to Tinubu, it was to tell him not to run for president, noting that the former Lagos State governor ignored his advice.“My first visit was an embarrassing visit because it was to try and persuade him not to run for office, I…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to fully implement the comprehensive presidential peace agreement aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis in the state.In a statewide broadcast on Monday , the governor reaffirmed his belief that no price is too high for peace to prevail in the region.He said, “As a principal participant in the entire saga, I have taken some time to study the terms therein and have come to the conclusion that the peace pact is not as bad as it is being portrayed by those genuinely opposed to it.”He added that the peace pact, which has…

Popular Nigerian actor and movie director cum producer, Azeez Ololade Ijaduade was in the early hours of Sunday, reportedly shot by a trigger-happy policeman in Iperu, Ogun State.He is currently battling for his life at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo.This was disclosed in a midnight Instagram message by Ijaduade’s colleague, Abiodun Adebanjo, with the handle @iamabiodunadebanjo, seen by our correspondent.It was captioned, “Please we need help in Iperu. My director, Azeez Ijaduade, @kingzeez1, was shot by a Nigeria Police personnel.“Anybody with the contacts of the Police IG or Commissioner should reach out.”Confirming the incident, spokesperson for Ogun State…

Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, won his third fight of this year, with a TKO victory over Otto Wallin.The bout was billed as the main event of the “Day of Reckoning” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Earlier in 2023, Joshua secured victories over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius in August.Against Wallin, he cruised to a fifth-round technical knockout, which had been expected to be a tough challenge for the Nigerian-British boxer.The only defeat Wallin has suffered before now came in 2019 against Tyson Fury.Joshua now holds an impressive record of 27 victories and three losses, with 24 knockout wins.Wallin’s…