Author: Kwara Reporters

Estonian slackliner and Guinness World Record holder, Jaan Roose, on Thursday, walked on a rope from Sterling Towers in the Marina area of Lagos to the Onome Rig.Known for taking on daring challenges, Roose has become a sensation in the world of extreme sports, gaining a substantial following on various social media platforms.He was recruited for the project by Red Bull which is trying to get what it describes as the Perfect Lagos Selfie.Explaining the vision behind the effort, Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu wrote on Instagram, “Red Bull is trying to get the Perfect Lagos…

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday destroyed over 6,000 empty jerrycans and three wooden boats used in siphoning Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol from Badagry to neighbouring countries.Speaking with the journalists before the exercise, the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command Operation, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan, said the community, Iyafin, Badagry, is a notorious place for smuggling.Mr Hassan said, “Today is the seventh day of Operation Water Guard and by the second day of the operation, we have made a massive catch. I promised to bring you to the warehouse of the perpetrators. We are here in Iyafin, a community…

After missing the 2022 World Cup party in Qatar, the Super Eagles will embark on their journey back to the Mundial, starting Thursday (today) with their first game in the qualifying series against Lesotho.The match will take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from 5pm.After today’s game, the Eagles will travel to Southern Africa to face the Warriors of Zimbabwe at Haye Stadium, Butare, Rwanda, on Sunday.Anticipating a successful outing today, the Nigeria Football Federation’s General Secretary, Muhammad Sanusi, had on Wednesday that the federation had prepared the team for success in the game.He emphasised that…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government (FG) to disclose the assets and deficits the President Bola Tinubu government inherited from the past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, said Nigerians deserve to know and that governance is about “transparency and strict accountability”.The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, had reportedly lamented that the Tinubu administration inherited a bankrupt country from the Buhari government.Also, Tinubu, on Monday in Mecca,…

The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Abdul-Jimoh Muhammed, has appealed to the state governor to assist the institution with a perimeter fence on its 35-kilometre land to stop encroachment on its land by suspected land grabbers.The rector made the appeal at the 29th convocation of the polytechnic held on Thursday.According to the rector, even though the government had paid the villagers who owned the land compensation since 1974, they were still encroaching and building on the polytechnic land.He said, “The estimated value of the land of the Kwara State Polytechnic, which stretches to about 35 kilometres, is put…

Fuji maestro Saheed Osupa has earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State.Osupa, who made the disclosure via an Instagram post on Wednesday, said he graduated with a second class upper division. “Today, I attended the convocation of the University of Ibadan, where I graduated, bagging a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Political Science with Second Class Honour, Upper Division,” Osupa said, sharing photos of his convocation.“The public should be aware that, I, King (Dr.) Saheed Osupa Akorede, am now a graduate of the prestigious University Of Ibadan, Class of ’21,’’ he added.Famous…

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will today be put on trial by the Federal Government on alleged economic sabotage-related offences.Emefiele, whose trial was aborted about 24 hours ago, will be arraigned at a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.A notice for his trial before Justice Hamza Muazu, sighted by DAILY POST, indicates that the ex-CBN Governor will be docked along with one Ramalan Yaro.A registrar with the court, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed that Emefiele would be brought before the court this morning for his plea of guilty or not guilty…

The Labour Party has described the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar’s merger proposal as a good proposal that should be considered.But the New Nigeria People’s Party said it could only accept the proposal if Atiku would support a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2027.The major opposition parties were reacting to the call by Atiku, on Tuesday, that opposition parties should enter a merger to dislodge the APC from power. The PUNCH reports that Atiku made the merger proposition while hosting the National Executive Committee…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his call that opposition parties merge to defeat the ruling party in the next presidential election.The APC said Atiku, the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, and his party failed at the polls since 2015 and have failed to offer credible opposition to Nigerians.Atiku, on Tuesday, when he hosted the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Abuja, had expressed concerns that Nigeria was moving towards a “one-party dictatorship” state and called on other opposition parties…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will on Thursday commission the Budo-Osho substation project, thus putting an end to several years of erratic power supply suffered by residents of Tanke, Basin and other areas of Ilorin, Kwara state.This newspaper gathered that the launch will take place at the site of the injection station along Judges Quarters in Ilorin, according to a notice released to the public on Wednesday. “We are pleased to extend our warmest greetings to you on behalf of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the power supply infrastructure in our…