Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, says obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) in Abuja will now require a National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN).Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Wike also noted that existing landowners in the capital must get recertification to incorporate these new features.According to the minister, he has been refraining from signing C-of-Os during his tenure as the FCT minister to introduce enhanced security measures, such as the inclusion of NIN for individuals and BVN for corporate bodies.“There are a lot of discrepancies, a lot of cloning of C-of-Os, so…

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings PLC, Bababode Osunkoya, is dead.The news of his demise was made public by a statement on Thursday by Access Holdings confirming that Mr Osunkoya died on Tuesday, November 21 after a brief illness.“On behalf of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) and with a deep sense of loss, we write to notify the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public of the death of Mr Bababode Osunkoya on November 21, 2023, after a brief Illness,” The financial services group said“Consequent upon this tragic event, the company…

Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo says President Bola Tinubu-led administration inherited a “dead economy” from his predecessors who “violated” rules by repeatedly printing money “brazenly”.Mr Soludo made this assertion on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television, where he evaluated the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria.“We sat all of us watching the CBN brazenly and illegally violate that act year on year out and kept printing money; that is when advance money is backed by nothing; you just credit the federal government with trillions; N4 trillion, N10 trillion, N15 trillion, and we keep going,” said the governor.Although the…

The police in Ondo State have arrested a housemaid, Oluwaseun, her son Mubarak and one Rilwan over the death of a woman, Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, who is said to be their employer and a retired teacher.The suspects were alleged to have taken away the victim’s mobile telephone last week and killed her while she was asleep in her home at Arigidi Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. The slain victim’s grandchild reportedly discovered her lifeless body afterwards. The police were said to have tracked the phone of the deceased, leading to the arrest of one of the suspects,…

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, on Thursday intercepted nine and half sacks of India hemp worth N15.2 million at Moba community.The Base Intelligent Officer, Lt. EU Okorie representing the Commanding Officer, Navy Captain Adams-Aliu, said the items were seized around 3:30 p.m., at Moba community in Badagry.Mr Okorie said the navy operatives acted after receiving an intelligence tip-off about the activities of some suspected smugglers within its area of operations.“You will recall that on Nov.9, 2023, the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Navy Command Operations, Rear Adm. Mustapha Hassan, flagged off an operation code…