Author: Kwara Reporters

… Asks EFCC to arrest him for voluntary confession of vote buyingThe Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed deep concern and condemnation over the recent admission by former APC National Chairman, Comrade Adam Oshiomole, regarding the deployment of substantial funds to influence the 2019 elections in Kwara State. Comrade Adam Oshiomole, an erstwhile National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and now a Senator representing Edo North at the National Assembly, Abuja, was quoted recently at a book launch to have said the APC under his leadership used money to dislodge Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his Party,…

Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Wednesday lampooned Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, over his role during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in 2019, describing him as “biggest and most destructive threat” to the ruling party.It was gathered that Amosun and Oshiomhole, then APC national chairman, had squared up during APC primaries in the build-up to the 2019 general election.The clash followed the disputed governorship primary in Ogun State which edged out the Amosun’s anointed candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, in favour of Dapo Abiodun, once Amosun’s ally.The seed of discord was sown in October 2018, when two…

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has remanded two friends, Noah Tovohome and Rajay Zannu, to a correctional centre for allegedly plotting and killing their friend, Segun Zusu, over 36 bags of rice.The duo was brought before Magistrate Linda Balogun on Tuesday on two counts bordering on murder.It was gathered in court that the defendants, Tovohome and Zannu, plotted with a boat driver who was conveying Zusu’s goods from Seme to kill him and steal the bags of rice.However, on that day, they intercepted the boat around 2 am, at Novo River in Seme, used…

Olaniyan Gbenga AmosJustice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced the Chief Executive Officer of Crime Alert Security Network, Ibadan, Olaniyan Gbenga Amos, to 75 years imprisonment for multiple investment frauds.Olaniyan, according to a statement from the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited on December 14, 2023.They were said to have been prosecuted on 35 count charges by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, bordering on obtaining…

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has directed the Director, Department of Development Control to ensure that Nuwalege community, along the Airport Road gives way for the presidential fleet plot.The directive follows the request from the Nigerian Air Force.Speaking through the Director, Tpl Mukhtar Galadima during a community and citizen engagement on Tuesday in Abuja, the minister hinted that, it becomes imperative that the community give way for developmentAccording to him, “About a month ago, the authority of the Nigerian Air Force wrote to the honourable minister on their needs and desire to remove this village, because it is part of…

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday, said he has not received the allocation to his office in the last six months, noting that he has been running the office on personal sacrifices and goodwill.He stated this at the commissioning of the secretariat of the Correspondents Chapel of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City.Present at the event include personalities such as Anslem Ojezua, Oserhiemen Osunbor and Matthew Urhoghide, who are also aspirants in the 2024 Edo governorship race.Shaibu said he is an aspirant for the Edo State 2024 governorship election and…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has increased the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024.In an official statement shared by JAMB, the updated registration fees are outlined as follows: Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira Only,(N7,700 )for UTME registration inclusive of a mock examination, and Six Thousand Two Hundred Naira Only (N6,200) for UTME registration without the mock examination.Before the recent adjustment, the cost of the JAMB form without a mock exam stood at Five Thousand Seven Hundred Naira (N5,700) and the application form inclusive of a mock exam was priced at Six Thousand Seven…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the detention of a former Minister of State for Power Olu Agunloye days after he was declared wanted.A source in the anti-graft agency told Channels Television on Tuesday that Agunloye has been detained since 13 December 2023.“He has been with the EFCC since December 13th,” the source said. “But it was not made public.”The EFCC had about a week ago declared Agulonye wanted over an alleged $6 billion fraud related to the controversial Mambilla hydropower project.“The public is hereby notified that Olu Agunloye, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the…

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 2,500 personnel across the state to forestall the breakdown of law and order before, during and after the Christmas and New Year festivals.The deployment targets crucial areas prone to threats, including prayer grounds, worship centres, recreational facilities, motor parks, gardens, markets, shopping complexes, black spots, and critical installations.Commandant Umar Mohammed disclosed that the initiative is aimed at establishing coordinated actionable intelligence, deterring and addressing potential threats to ensure a secure environment for all.He directed Area Commanders, Divisional Officers and tactical commanders to beef up security…

A magistrate court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, has ordered the remand of one Yusuf Ajumobi Kehinde, a resident of Baboko area, Ilọrin West LGA over alleged robbery.He was dragged to court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to sections 6(8) and 1(2) of Robbery and Firearms Act.According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), the suspect, along with some hoodlums, invaded a community in Egbejila with guns and other dangerous weapons and attacked Alade Ahmed Olalekan, Kolade Isiaq and Abdulhamed Abdulganiyu.“They inflicted various degrees of injuries on them, robbed them of one…