Author: Kwara Reporters

A 22-year-old student of Sheikh Kamaldeen Arabic School, Ilọrin, simply identified as Alfa Musa, has reportedly committed suicide.The deceased, Daily Trust gathered, was found hanging in his room at the Dagbenu compound in Ogidi area of Ilorin West Local Government on Thursday.It was learnt that one of his friends who visited his residence on the day of the incident, found the door to his room locked.“There was assurance that he was inside but after repeated knocks without response, the door was forced open and he was found hanging.“An empty paint container which he allegedly used to hang himself was also…

The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command says no fewer than 16 persons died and 27 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fatal road crash occurred at Audu Jhangon village along the expressway on Sunday.He explained that the crash occurred at 05:20hrs, when a vehicle( DAF TRAILER) with registration number KUJ 430XC, with overloaded goods, lost control and fell into a ditch.”Initial reports indicate the driver was at high speed, probably due to fatigue.“The combined rescue teams of RS1.114 Zhipe Unit Command…

In this three-month long investigation, Daily Trust on Sunday went undercover to expose a shadow economy of illegal kidney trade in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. One million naira is the ‘official’ price for a kidney in the black-market. This investigation uncovered a cell of kidney agents that have been planted in satellite communities to target and lure young men from low economic backgrounds to sell their kidneys. The growing trend of kidney harvesting has, however, raised the question of why the Nigerian Medical Association, the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council, or even the Ministry of Health have not taken action…

BOLA BAMIGBOLA writes on the crisis rocking the Muslim community in Inisa, Osun State, which has resulted in the shutting down of the central mosque following disagreements over the appointment of the chief imamThe unrest within the Muslim community in Inisa, Osun State, which started in the year 2020 caused by the struggle to fill the vacant position of the Chief Imam for the town’s central mosque recently became public knowledge when a video about it was posted on social media.Until the video recorded inside the mosque was shared on the Facebook page of Sheik Hamad Labeeb, an Islamic cleric…

The recent bombing incident during the celebration of Moulud Nabiyi in Kaduna has been strongly condemned by Alhaji Omar Aiyelabegan, Chairman of the Northern Concerned People Forum. This tragic event highlights the recurring problem of mistaken identity and errors in judgment within our nation.It is disheartening that incidents like these are dismissed as mere “mistakes” or “errors in judgment.” We cannot tolerate such occurrences any longer. This is not the first time we have witnessed such a tragedy. We remember incidents in Borno State where innocent people were mistakenly targeted and killed, believing them to be Boko Haram gatherings. It…

The Lagos State government has sealed a mosque, some churches and hotels in the state over environmental infractions.The commissioner of environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed this in his X handle on Thursday.Mr Wahab said officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) carried out the operation on Wednesday.He listed the sealed premises as Ifelodun Mosque, Children of God Healing Deliverance and Adoration Ministry, City of Testimony Church, Cherubim & Seraphim (Ayo ni), Station of Relief Christ Ministry and Redeemed Christian Church of God (Sanctuary of Favour).Others were Euphoria Night Club, Mainland Leisure View Hotel, House 46 Hotel…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed plans by the federal government to build houses, clinics and schools at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna State.The spokesman of the vice president, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Thursday, said Mr Shettima made this known when he visited the victims of the drone misfire at the hospital in Kaduna.Mr Shettima visited the victims at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna, where some of the casualties, most of whom are women and children, are receiving treatment.Some Muslim faithful observing the Maulud celebration were mistakenly killed, and many others…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and five other political parties have formed a coalition.Involved in the coalition are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).The movement tagged ‘the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP)’ was formed in Abuja yesterday at a meeting attended by leaders of the seven political parties at the National Secretariat of the SDP.A former vice president and presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, had, last…

The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights.This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle (formerly Twitter).BASA is an air transport agreement between two countries that allows designated airlines to operate commercial flights, covering the transportation of passengers and cargo.According to the Keyamo, the agreement was signed at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Negotiation (ICAN) event organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The agreement, he stated, would facilitate the commencement of direct flights (passengers and…

Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, speaks about the July 1, 2021 midnight invasion of his Ibadan home by operatives of the Department of State Services and the future of the Yoruba Nation struggle in an email interview with BOLA BAMIGBOLADid you expect that President Muhammadu Buhari would send security forces after you when you started the struggle for Yoruba Nation?I was not expecting the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari to send security agents after me because our struggle for the actualisation of the Yoruba nation was constitutional, peaceful and legitimate. We were very…