Author: Kwara Reporters

Muhammed Adam, a human rights lawyer, has advised Nigerians on land acquisition and building construction.In a post on X on Saturday, the lawyer, who is the founder of Muhammed Adam & Associates, said property owners should avoid construction on a land unless they have completed the necessary documentation to finaline their ownership title.Adam said receipts, survey plans, and contract of land sale do not constitute title documents, adding that payment for any property shouldn’t be made unless the seller provides a deed of assignment.Here is a list of things Adam advised Nigerians to look out for before constructing buildings on…

Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has granted a four-year full scholarship to 100 students of Muhammad Kamalud-Deen University, Ilorin, in Kwara State.Saraki also donated projects worth millions of naira towards the infrastructural development of the institution on Saturday at the official commissioning of the private university owned by the Ansar-ul-Islam Society of Nigeria.According to a statement by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, N140 million was donated towards the four-year full scholarship of 100 student beneficiaries, while another donation of N26 million was made to provide different facilities in the university.“As a bona fide son of…

Troops of the Nigerian Army and local vigilantes rescued six hostages abducted by bandits in a forest in the Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi on Friday.Yahaya Sarki, Governor Nasir Idris’ media aide, stated in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday that the all-male hostages who were rescued in good condition had been reunited with their families.“Troops of 1 Battalion, Dukku Barracks, Birnin Kebbi, in conjunction with vigilantes raided Kogon Damisa Hill around Saminaka in Shanga Local Government Area, a border town between Kebbi and Niger on Friday.“The team dislodged a large number of bandits and rescued six kidnap victims.“The victims had…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kwara State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of eight travellers at Oke- Onigbin, along Omuaran-Ilorin Road in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.The sector commander, Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the development in a statement by the sector Public Relations Officer, Busari Basambo, on Saturday in Ilorin, the state capital.“A fatal road traffic crash occurred on Friday evening, at Oke Onigbin, along Omuaran-Ilorin Road, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State around 7.40 pm.“The accident involved a Mack trailer and a Mitsubishi bus,” Basambo said in the statement.Dawulung said FRSC standby rescue team members at…

The months-long political crisis in Ondo State may have come to a halt as President Bola Tinubu late Friday waded into the matter and elicited resolve from the opposing factions to embrace peace and maintain status quo.This was as the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, pledged to carry all commissioners and officials along in handling the state’s affairs and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, resolved to halt all impeachment moves against Aiyedatiwa.The resolutions came after nearly six hours of deliberations between the President and state officials, including members of the All Progressives Congress, who converged…

The attorney general and commissioner of justice and public order in Benue, Fidelis Mnyim, has called for more synergy between the ministry and security agencies to end insecurity in the state.Mr Mnyim made the call on Friday during a working visit to the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) commands in Makurdi.He said that the collaboration would ensure effective policing and adequate security across the state.He said the state government was committed to maintaining public order, adding that it was expedient for all security agencies to work with the government to make the state safe.According to him,…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, said the apex bank strayed from its core mandate under the previous administration of Godwin Emefiele. Cardoso made this known on Friday night at the annual bankers’ dinner and 60th anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in Lagos State.The former Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos said the previous administration pumped N10trn into quasi-interventionist activities that were not the areas of strength of the apex bank.He said events in the past few years have not portrayed the apex bank in good light.He said, “I…

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal has suspended the licenses of private schools and declared a state of emergency in the state’s education sector. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, the governor harped on the neglected education sector in Zamfara, saying it affects all levels of education in the state. According to him, the neglect affects both primary and tertiary education, saddled with a poor learning environment and poorly trained personnel. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, explained that the declaration of a state of emergency on education aligns with his campaign promise. “In a state broadcast today, Governor Dauda Lawal declared a…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Governor Siminlayi Fubara of Rivers State burnt the state House of Assembly Complex to avoid impeachment.In a chat with journalists on Friday in Abuja, the immediate past Rivers governor alleged that his successor masterminded the attack to escape the impeachment move by 27 of 32 state lawmakers.“If they were impeaching you, did you call me? Assuming I’m the one who prompted it, for example, you didn’t call me to say, sir, they want to impeach me,” said Mr Wike, who referred to Mr Fubara.He added, “Is that…

The University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has commenced registration for the 2023/24 post-UTME screening from November 23 and will end on December 3.Registrar of the university, Mr Mansur Alfanla, said in a press statement on Friday that the institution had invited all candidates, who had applied for admission into the university to the screening.He noted that applicants for the screening must have chosen the university as first choice, either at UTME or Direct Entry level.The registrar called on prospective candidates to visit the university website at: www.unilorin.edu.ng for details of the procedure for the exercise.He said, to be eligible, UTME…