Author: Kwara Reporters

A magistrate court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, has ordered the remand of Oluwole Felix and Taiye Ajeni from Ondo State who specialise in breaking into cars to steal brain box, car stereo, and other vehicle accessories.The suspects were arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to Section 6B and 1 (2) of the Robbery and Firearms Act.According to the charge sheet, they were arrested by the community police group of Kulende area while trying to break into a Toyota Camry with Reg. No. AGB-189-LM.“Investigation led to the recovery of the vehicle and…

A policeman, Inspector Nelson Abuante, has committed suicide after he mistakenly shot dead a colleague, one Inspector Monday Gbaramana, during an attempt to arrest a suspect in Rivers State.PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at Nyogor-Lueku, Khana Local Government Area of the state.The two officers attached to Taabaa Division were said to have gone to Nyogor-Lueku to arrest one Mr. Akere Akpobari over some allegations made against him by his mother.Our correspondent learnt that the said Akere had resisted the arrest, leading to a brawl between him and the two Inspectors.“In the course of the altercation,…

Mr Shem Obafaiye, the then Lagos State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, who came in the limelight after his ‘Oga At The Top’ comment during a TV interview in 2013, appeared on the same show on Tuesday morning, narrating his experience after the interview.Obafaiye, who is now a retired Deputy Commandant General of the NSCDC, in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, the same show he made the comment about 10 years ago, said the development affected him psychologically but that his superiors and colleagues showed understanding.During the 2013 interview, which was about the prevailing…

The Supreme Court is poised to convene this Thursday to deliberate on the appeal filed by Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) following the Court of Appeal’s affirmation of the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to overturn his election victory.Confirming this development to Channels Television, the Commissioner of Information, Baba Dantiye, affirmed the scheduled hearing, which holds significant implications for the Kano State governorship seat.Both the Appeal Court and the Tribunal upheld the stance that Nasiru Gawuna, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, emerged victorious in the election.Consequently, both courts directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…

The political crisis in Rivers State may have ceased as parties reached a truce on Monday night.This followed about three hours of the talks at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, between President Bola Tinubu, Rivers Governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara; his Deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu; a former governor of the State, Peter Odili and the immediate past governor now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, and other stakeholders.The FCT Minister, Wike, who was acclaimed to be instrumental in the emergence of Fubara and other elected officers in the last general elections, arrived at the State House at about 7…

The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, yesterday described the number of out-of-school children, especially in northern Nigeria, as a time bomb that must be addressed.He spoke at the 2023 Bauchi Education Summit held at Dr Saad Abubakar Hajj Camp, Bauchi, with the theme: ‘Nurturing a flourishing future: Improving access and quality education in Bauchi State’.The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had recently said one in three children in Nigeria was out of school, totalling 10.2 million at the primary level and 8.1 million at the junior secondary school (JSS) level.The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, had, in…

President Bola Tinubu with NNPCL Board members on Monday, December 18, 2023 at Aso Rock, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has warned the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that non-performance will not be tolerated.The President, who inaugurated the Board of the NNPCL at the State House on Monday, also warned that conduct suggesting a sense of entitlement will not be tolerated.According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said the Board could be dissolved without prior notice to members over non-performance.“You could be suddenly dissolved if there is no sustained excellence in performance,’’ Tinubu warned.He…

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised the alarm over the rising incidents of kidnappings in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and other parts of South West and Nigeria.Its spokesperson, Jare Ajayi, urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the “political, economic and ideological factors” identified by the spokesman of the Department of State Services, Peter Afunaya, as being responsible for recurrent incidence of kidnappings and banditry.Afenifere also flayed the armed robbery attacks on two commercial banks in Ikere, Ekiti State, last Wednesday which left three Amotekun security personnel dead and others injured.It also condemned the killing of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, a…

The Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has pledged to disburse the 13th-month salary to civil servants in the state ahead of the New Year.Makinde made this announcement on Sunday night during the 2023 Christmas Carol Service with the theme “Unto Us a Child is Born” held at the Remembrance Arcade, Government House, Agodi, Ibadan,Taking to his verified X account, he shared, “Tonight, we celebrated the 2023 Festival of Carols and Nine Lessons under the theme ‘Unto Us a Child is Born.’ It provided us with another occasion to express gratitude to God for His mercies and faithfulness throughout this challenging…

The Martins Amaehwule-led faction of Rivers State House of Assembly has described decisions reached by the four-member Assembly led by Edispn Ehie as null and void, saying the lawmakers are only holding family meetings.The four lawmakers had approved 2024 budget last week barely 24 hours after it was presented by Governor Similanayi Fubara.Amaehwule, who is loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike, also alleged that Fubara supervised the demolition of the State House of Assembly, adding that belongings of the lawmakers and staff of the Assembly were trapped inside the complex.Amaehwul, who spoke on Sunday at a dedication service and stakeholders…