Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

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…