Author: Kwara Reporters

The Kaduna government has reiterated its readiness to conduct surgical castration for male rapists and bilateral salpingectomy for their female rapers.Rabi Salisu, the ministry of human services and social development commissioner disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Kaduna.Ms Salisu spoke at the gender-based stakeholders conference organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Centre for Integrated and Health Programmes (CIHP).Ms Salisu said the punitive measures were contained under the Kaduna government’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPPL), 2018.“The law followed a lengthy process of advocacy, lobbying and awareness raising by civil society organisations in the state in…

…describes late lawmakers as true democrats The Chairman Senate Committee on Agricultural Production and Rural Development in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha has expressed shock over the demise of the former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. AbdulYekeen Sidiq Alajagusi who passed away Tuesday morning.In a condolence message issued from his media office in Ilorin, the Kwara Central Senator described the death of Alajagusi who represented Asa/ Ilorin West Federal Constituency in the Green chamber between 2019 and 2023 as a colossal loss to the All Progressives Congress political family, his immediate family, the people of Kwara Central and…

NCC Boss MaidaRising operating costs due to Nigeria’s struggling economy might have forced the country’s telecom operators to reduce the value of data they sell to subscribers.Though the telcos are yet to increase their tariffs despite a 43 % rise in cost of doing business in the industry, the big four operators might have slashed the value of their data going by the pace by which data subscription drains.It was gathered that a N2,000 data bundle by an average internet user now gets depleted within three to five days.This could last between three weeks and four weeks before the economy…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says passport front offices are scheduled to open in some major cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff (Wales), in three months.Speaking on the Tuesday edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, the minister addressed the concerns of Nigerians in the diaspora over difficulties renewing their passports at foreign missions.“I think there are only two places where we have this challenge now, realistically. I think in the UK, precisely, London and in the US — precisely, in New York. And that has to do with the concentration of Nigerians,” Tunji-Ojo admitted.Zeroing in…

Nollywood actor, Amaechi Monagor, has recently been diagnosed with kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke during his three-week hospital admission.His cousin, Tony, shared this health update on Facebook, stating that Monagor was currently contending with kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke.In his post on Sunday, Tony wrote, “This picture was taken two weeks ago when I visited my cousin Amaechi Monagor (Aguiyi) at the Nnewi Teaching Hospital. I initially had wanted to quietly assist as much as I could but later decided to make this post to clarify some things so that my friends, fans, and Amaechi’s fans, and indeed the online…

In a somber turn of events, Alhaji Waziri Yakubu Gobir, the Madawaki of Ilorin emirate, expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Alhaji Shuaib Baba Buhari (Bodacious). Gobir conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the Emir of Ilorin, Mai Martaba Alhaji Ibraheem SuluGambari (CFR), the Ilorin Emirate Council, and the entire populace of Kwara state.”The news of Alhaji Shuaib Baba Buhari’s demise has cast a pall of grief over the Ilorin community. He was known for his exceptional service, unwavering dedication, and his warm personality that endeared him to countless individuals who had the privilege of knowing him.””As a respected figure…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has tasked local and foreign investors to make Nigeria their investment hub as he declares President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s determination to provide the enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country.The Vice President gave the charge on Monday when he hosted the management of First Surat Group, as well as top management of MTN Nigeria at the presidential villa in Abuja.He charged MTN Nigeria to facilitate and spearhead digital mobile money and digital education.Shettima, in a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Tinubu administration was willing to partner with various stakeholders in the…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has again faulted the agreement the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari inked with Ethiopian Airlines on the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air.The minister, who briefed State House reporters on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said the agreements of the deal were unfair on Nigerian airlines as the deal would create monopoly for Ethiopian Airlines.Keyamo said that reports on the issue had been submitted to President Bola Tinubu who will make a decision on the deal.The minister said he “cannot preempt my President”, adding that “All the reports, everything,…

Bauchi State-based health care worker, Rhoda Jatau, will remain in jail, extending her already harrowing 18 months incarceration after her no case submission before a High Court in Bauchi State was thrown out on Monday to the dismay of human rights observers and the international community. Ms Jatau was arrested by the State Security Service in May 2020 after she shared a video that condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a Christian college student accused of blasphemy and set ablaze in daylight by Islamic fanatics in Sokoto. She is facing charges of inciting public disturbance, “exciting contempt of religious creed,” and…

The Enugu State Government has put on hold the planned implosion of the failed bridge on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka and his counterpart in the works ministry, Gerald Otiji, announced the postponement in a joint statement issued in Enugu on Tuesday.They attributed the postponement to logistics challenges on the part of the Explosives Ordnance Disposal unit of the Nigeria Police Force and other relevant agencies that were to execute the implosion.They stated that a new date for the exercise would be made public as soon as possible.The Enugu State Government had alerted residents…