Author: Kwara Reporters

In the spirit of Christmas, Helping Hands Africa, a renowned non-profit organization has commenced distribution of food items for to the Christians in Ilorin. The program, which took place at the Moriyanu Prayer Ground, Agbabiaka aimed to bring joy and relief to the less privileged persons of society.The beneficiaries include widows and other vulnerable individuals.Led by the country’s Acting coordinator, Ogbeni Hammed Adedayo Said, said the selection of beneficiaries was careful done. Mr. Adedayo expressed his gratitude to God for the opportunity to make a positive impact during the festive season, emphasizing the importance of lending a helping hand to those in…

Nigerians were shocked to the marrow over the news that no fewer than 9,000 civil servants who sat the 2022 Federal Civil Service Commission’s promotion examinations failed.According to the report, the list of the workers’ performance was obtained from the Federal Civil Service Commission.DAILY POST gathered that out of about 13,000 civil servants that sat for the examination, which was held in about 69 Computer Based Test Centres across the country, over 9000 failed, leaving the number of the successful candidates in the neighbourhood of 4000.The candidates, the report said, were drawn from the core civil service, including the Nigeria…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed its position on the ban on cryptocurrency transactions in Nigeria. The apex bank said on Friday that it had changed its stance on crypto assets in the country and asked banks to disregard its earlier ban on crypto transactions.This is contained in a circular dated December 22, 2023, with reference number FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/003, and signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa.The circular is tagged ‘Circular to all Banks and other Financial Institutions Guidelines on Operations of Bank Accounts for Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPS).’The apex bank stated that current trends globally…

The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has commenced the distribution of multimillion Naira food palliatives for thousands of constituenclts across the 52 wards of the senatorial district.The items consist of several thousands of bags of rice and other food commodities.The Legislative Assistant (LA) to the lawmaker, Alhaji AbdulKadri Tunde, who spoke at the distribution of the palliatives, said the items would primarily target the less privileged members of the society, political loyalists across the wards and LGAs of the district, community and religious stakeholders, with special provisions for adherents of the Christian…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is urging state governments to invest more in people-oriented projects and programmes to benefit from the federal government’s bold economic initiatives under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.In an interview with journalists on Saturday in Lagos, Mr Sanwo-Olu said this would complement the dividends of democracy that these initiatives are coming up with by next year.“Let’s continue to invest in areas where the lives of the people will be impacted. Let’s continue to support the poorest of the poor in our system,” stated the Lagos governor. ” Let’s use technology to help us situate some of these challenges so…

The special investigator tasked with probing the Central Bank of Nigeria has returned with recommended charges for some senior officials of the past administration, saying they were linked to a brazen and relentless heist of public coffers. Jim Obazee said President Bola Tinubu should authorised prosecution of former cabinet secretary Boss Mustapha and ex-central bank chief Godwin Emefiele for their roles in the removal of $6.23 million cash from the bank’s cellar in Abuja. The alleged theft, said to have taken place on February 8, 2023, roughly two weeks ahead of the February 25 presidential election, was listed among a laundry of alleged corrupt diversion…

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre after his lawyers perfected his bail conditions.His lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mathew Burkaa, confirmed this to Channels Television.Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High court had granted him bail in sum of N300 million with two sureties in like sum.Emefiele was arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on procurement fraud and using his position to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’adatu Yaro, a staff of CBN, by awarding a contract for the procurement of 43 vehicles worth…

…Queries Gov Abdulrazaq’s Readiness to Defend Kwara’s Interest as NGF Chairman…Urges Govt to Restore Workers 10k Palliative PaymentThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed deep dismay over the noninclusion of Kwara from the federal government’s intervention to subsidize the cost of transportation by 50% to about twenty-two states during this festive season, described Kwara’s exclusion as a bad omen and attestation that there’s nobody at the top to push for Kwara interest.The PDP in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara said it is regrettable that Kwara state Governor is the Chairman of the…

The family of Zachariah Barnabas, who until his disappearance was a drummer at the Kingdom of Glory Church in Lagos, has accused the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Olayinka Samuel of trying to obstruct an investigation into his whereabouts.City Round gathered that the 23-year-old who had been a paid drummer at the church for about four years went missing after he allegedly attended a programme at the church on October 11, 2023.Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, Barnabas’ sister, Janet, accused the church GO of telling the family different stories, including raising a false alarm that her brother…

The sacked governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele allegedly used proxies and purchased Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN), a report by Jim Obazee, the special investigator appointed by President Bola has shown.The late Alhaji Ismaila Isa Funtua, an ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was also fingered alongside Emefiele in the acquisition of Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank.The acquisitions were carried out separately over time as seen in the report submitted to President Tinubu on December 20, 2023.Daily Trust Saturday got access to some of the documents through credible sources as the report has not been…