Author: Kwara Reporters

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has pledged to improve the welfare of paramilitary personnel, including the seamless promotion and a new salary package.Mr Tunji-Ojo, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by his media aide, Alao Babatunde, said the government had constituted a committee to end career stagnation in the services and ensure that the promotion process was not circumvented.“We are working on the promotion exercise of personnel of all our paramilitary agencies, and in a couple of weeks, it will be out,” he said. The minister also said the government was working on new salaries and allowances for the…

A dismissed inspector of the Niger State Police Command, Yahaya Mohammed, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for theft and sale of Ak 47 magazine and ammunition to suspected armed bandits in the state.The suspect, who was said to be the second in command in charge of the armoury department at the state command headquarters, was alleged to have conspired with Ndaman Gana, an officer in the department, to carry out the act.Mr Mohammed is facing two counts of charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, theft and unlawful dealing in the sale of Ak47 magazine and ammunition.The Police First Information…

Kwara Speaker, Mashood Mustapha, Nafisat Buge to attend Prudent Watch Annual Lecture December 9Guardians of Integrity: Prudent Watch gears up for 3rd annual Lecture with distinguished SpeakersThe reputable online medium, Prudent Watch announced Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye and Mr. Kunle Akogun as speakers for her annual lecture ceremony to hold on 9th, Saturday December, 2023 at NUJ hall by 10am.The yearly lecture by this reputable medium is in her efforts for human capacity building and provide an avenue for social connection.This year edition happens to be third, and the theme of the event is Guardian of Integrity: Media’s Role in Combatting…

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday sentenced one Clement Ododomu to death by hanging over the killing of Department of State Services, DSS, officers.The judge also sentenced one Tiwei Monday to 16 years in a correctional centre.Justice Oshodi said he delivered the judgement after considering the facts before the court and the demeanor of the convicts, which he termed as ‘unremorseful’.The judge said that the allocutus by the Defence Counsel, Mr Olusegun Akande, who had on Oct. 11, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, was replied by the Director, Department of Public Prosecutions…

The Federal Government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to grant an extension of time for old naira notes to remain in circulation as a legal tender.The government also wants the court to lift its March 3 order that the old naira notes should remain alongside the new notes till December 31.In March, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had said old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes would remain legal tender till December 31, 2023.It said the extension of time is necessary and it has not been able to print the volume of new notes that would enable it to…

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin has appointed Kwara-born Ambali Adebayo as his senior legislative aide.Adebayo’s appointment was contained in a letter dated November 20 and endorsed by the secretary of the National Assembly, Birma Maina.“Your appointment is at the pleasure of the Deputy President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the appointment letter read.Adebayo, a grassroots politician from Ilorin West Local Government Area was before the recent appointment the Director General of the Saliu Mustapha Foundation, a non-profit chaired by Senator Saliu Mustapha.According to sources familiar with the development, the appointment was facilitated by Senator Mustapha, who is…

One Lukman Soladoye has told a Kaduna State Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari that he beats his wife, Kemi Soladoye, and their four children to correct them.Mr Soladoye, when he appeared before the court on Tuesday to answer the charges of assault, explained that he loves his wife and children but beats them because he only wants the best for them.B.A Tanko, counsel to the complainant, Mrs Soladoye, said she wanted a divorce because of the constant abuse but later changed her mind and settled with her husband.She urged the judge, Isiyaku Abdulrahman, to warn her husband to stop…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has said that his administration is set to stop the operation of tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep in some areas in Abuja.The Minister also promised that the menace of one-chance would soon be over in Nigeria’s capital, saying there will be no operation of Keke Napep in Asokoro and Maitama.According to Wike, the FCDA would be rolling out buses and taxes very soon to solve the problem of transportation and the criminal activities of one-chance in the FCT.“These buses and taxis will ply all the routes in Asokoro and Maitama.…

The founding Artistic Director of Theatre Emissary International, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has been inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada as a member of the RSC College.The RSC is Canada’s national academy and the council of senior and distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists, and artists.The RSC exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both official languages (English & French); to recognize and celebrate inclusive academic and artistic excellence; and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations, and Canadians on matters of public interest.A statement by the Director of Research, Theatre Emissary International, Stephen Okpadah, indicated that the President and Vice-Chancellor, University of…

The 36 states of the federation have spent N1.71tn on recurrent expenditures including allowances, foreign trips, office stationery, aircraft maintenance, and more in the first nine months of 2023.This is according to an analysis of their budget performance reports sourced from Open Nigerian States, a budgIT-backed website that serves as a repository of government budget data. 24 states analysed by The PUNCH had budget implementation data covering the first three quarters of the year while 12 states had data for the first two quarters of the year.The states cumulatively spent N802.43bn on salaries across the data period available, but The…