Author: Kwara Reporters

Gunmen attacked the Adamawa State Police Headquarters in the wee hours of Wednesday, sending residents of Yola into panic.The Police headquarters is located at the heart of Jimeta community in Yola North local government area.Sounds of gunshot rend the air for at least 30 minutes, according to a resident who preferred anonymity.Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the attack to Daily Trust, but said things were under control.Nguroje said the attack was repelled, but the identities of those behind it was unknown.One source said the attackers were military personnel on a revenge mission, following the alleged killing…

Amb Maitama Tuggar said the Siemens deal is “fully back”.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Maitama Tuggar, says with the Siemens gas deal between Nigeria and Germany, Nigerians will experience improved electricity supply by the first half of 2024.Tuggar spoke virtually from Berlin, Germany, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday.“In the coming year by the first half of next year (2024), there will be a remarkable improvement in the electricity supply in Nigeria,” he said, adding that the setbacks experienced in the past would be managed by the President Bola Tinubu administration.Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2018…

The Presidency has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Monday comment in which he said ‘Western liberal democracy not suited for African nations,’ as it had not delivered good governance and development in Africa.The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, expressed the reaction on Tuesday via statement.Peoples Gazette had reported that Obasanjo, who made the comment in an address in Abeokuta at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy For Africa,’ noted that the western style of democracy did not consider the majority of the people.Describing the system as a “government of a few…

Controversial Isese worshipper, Azeez Adegbola, who was recently released from prison on allegations of blasphemy, has got delivery of his new ride as a welcome present.The car, a 12 million naira foreign-used Toyota Highlander, was purchased for him by the Obaela Foundation.One of the speakers at the hand-over party highlighted how Tani Olorun is a divine being whose presence on earth is God’s gift.It was also mentioned that the traditional worshipers accept that Tani Olorun has offended some people, but it was not the first time people from other religions would be disrespecting Isese.They therefore said a precedence has been…

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, handed over 50 sacks of cannabis sativa worth N70 million to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Badagry.On the seizures, Lt. Cdt. Kelly Umoru, the Base Operations Officer, FOB, representing the Commanding Officer FOB, Navy Captain Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said they seized the suspected cannabis sativa on Sunday.“On November 19, at about 6:30 a.m., we got an intelligence tip-off of suspected smuggling activities within our own Area of Operations.“The intelligence indicated that a boat was sighted offloading products suspected to be cannabis sativa at Gbethrome Beach, close to…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Berlin, wooed international investors with the great asset of Nigeria being its highly educated, skilled and industrious citizens.According to a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president said this was an advantage to the nation’s abundant natural resources in all the states of the federation.Mr Tinubu was speaking at a panel discussion titled: “Fostering Local Value Chains and Investments in Africa- the Role of the German Private Sector,’’ at the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.He added that these primary assets and advantages are what Nigeria wields…

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu, has dismissed claims of an assassination attempt on the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie.Mr Disu told journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday that the command had launched a full investigation to ascertain the speaker’s claims.Mr Ehie (PDP Ahoada-East II) had claimed that cops in mufti shot indiscriminately while attempting to force their way into his private residence to assassinate him but were resisted by policemen attached to him.But the police commissioner described what happened at Mr Ehie’s residence as a routine police patrol.“The preliminary investigations we…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 65-year-old man, Igwe Ambrose, to a double life jail term for inserting fingers into the private parts of his tenant’s children aged seven and 11.Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt the four-count charge bordering on sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child against Mr Ambrose.Ms Soladoye said that the defendant was a dirty old man who fingered and touched the breasts of the survivors under the pretext of helping them with their school homework.She said that the defendant was…

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says Emirates Airline will soon announce the exact date of their resumption of flight operations to Nigeria.The minister made this known on Sunday in a post on his X page.Keyamo said he spoke with representatives of Emirates Airline regarding their Dubai to Nigeria flights on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai last week.He said the federal government is working on some details concerning the resumption.“On the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai last week, I met with the top echelon of Emirates Airlines and we continued very warm and…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not miss his time as president of Nigeria.Buhari spoke in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).In the teaser of the interview posted on X on Sunday, the former president was asked about what he misses from his time in office, and he responded saying: “Miss. I don’t think I miss much.”Buhari had previously said he would not miss his time in office because he was being “harassed”.In December 2022, the former president said he was doing his best for Nigerians but it was not good enough.“I believe I’m trying my best,…