Author: Kwara Reporters

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the diversion of a Lagos-Abuja bound flight to Asaba on Sunday.To this end the authority has suspended the operations of two wet-leased aircraft in the fleet of the airline.It was learnt that the suspension was communicated to the airline via a letter, on Monday.Our correspondent reports that there was confusion in the industry when the NUA flight 0506 heading for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two (MMA2), Lagos, landed in Asaba, Delta State.The airline later issued a statement that the diversion…

A 32-year-old former sales representative, Bashiru Olatunji, was on Monday dragged before a magistrates’ court in Ikeja, Lagos, for alleged theft.The defendant is standing trial before Magistrate E. Kubeinje on a one-count charge of stealing.He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.The prosecutor, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between January and November at Kosoko Street, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State.Ms Ajayi alleged that the defendant, while still acting as a sales representative to his employer, one Deke Super Store at Ojodu Berger, stole N7,809,000.The money is said to be the property of his employer.The…

Six teenagers went on trial behind closed doors on Monday in connection with the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a murder that shocked the country.The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents.Most Muslims avoid depictions of prophets, considering them blasphemous.A 13-year-old girl at the time allegedly told her parents that Mr Paty had asked Muslim pupils to leave the room before showing the caricatures.She is facing false accusation charges after it was established that she was not in the class.Mr Paty, 47,…

Nigerian domestic carrier, United Nigeria Airlines, has blamed “poor weather” for the diversion of an Abuja-bound flight to Asaba, the Delta State capital.There was drama on Flight NUA 0504 from the Lagos airport on Sunday when the Abuja-bound passengers were flown to Asaba airport.The cabin crew, upon landing in Asaba, told the passengers that they had arrived at Abuja airport, creating confusion among the passengers.However, in a statement by a spokesman for the airline, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, United Nigeria Airlines acknowledged the error on the part of its cabin crew.The airline explained that the pilots of the aircraft temporarily diverted the…

The Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has expressed grief over the demise of a prominent Islamic cleric and founder of Muhydeen College of Education, Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban.Mustapha who is the Turaki of Ilorin in a statement issued from his media office in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital said “ It is with a deep sense of sorrow that I received the news of the passing of Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban, the visionary founder of Muhydeen College of Arabic and Islamic Studies.“Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban made significant contributions to the advancement…

Members of the main opposition political party in Kwara state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have criticized the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state over its failure to conduct local government elections since its assumption of office about four and a half years ago.In their separate statements, the PDP stalwarts, namely Yusuf Salihu and Salaudeen Lukman, lamented the alleged prolonged absence of executive chairmen in the state’s 16 local government areas, saying that the development had caused unease among residents.Yusuf, who took to his Twitter and Facebook pages, said that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq had not conducted local…

The Yikpata NYSC camp in Kwara State has been met with mixed reviews from corps members, with one individual highlighting the difficult living conditions they have encountered during their stay.A corps member, who wishes to remain anonymous, shared their experience of staying at Yikpata camp. They revealed that the deteriorating infrastructure has made their time at the camp far from comfortable. One of the major issues faced by the corps members is the poor condition of the accommodation. The individual reported that the windows in their room were broken, leading to beds getting soaked during a recent rainstorm. As a result,…

Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, a Catholic Priest in Anambra state, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager.An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court , Anambra State remanded the priest in prison till December 6, 2023.The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Anambra State.The priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she was delivered of her baby, but police investigation revealed that the whereabouts of the…

No fewer than 13 persons sustained injuries in a multiple accident on Sunday at Car Park C on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta.Mrs Okpe explained that the incident occured at 4:55 a.m., saying that it was caused by speeding and it involved five vehicles and 22 people.“A total of five vehicles were involved, which includes three trucks, a Toyota Corolla marked MUS 793 HM and a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number FG 369-F20,” she said.The FRSC spokesperson explained that the injured victims were taken…

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has rescued a construction worker trapped in a collapsed building under construction.The worker was trapped when a part of a building under construction close to Taj Bank in the Central Business District, Abuja, collapsed on Saturday around 3:30 p.m.Nkechi Isa, head of public affairs, FEMA, made this known in a statement in Abuja.Ms Isa said that the victim was part of the labourers casting the first floor of the building when the entire cast fell on him.She said that the victim had been rescued and taken to the Trauma Centre of the…