Author: Kwara Reporters

Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips was a Nigerian rapper, song writer and a performing artist from Ogun State.His death, announced on Wednesday, threw colleagues and fans into mourning.Here are nine things to know about Oladips:1. He was born on March 24, 1995.2. He was a Nigerian rapper, song writer and a performing artist.3. He started music in the year 2012 with his first mic -appearance on ‘SUCCESSFUL’ (a Drake Ft. Trey Songz cover).4. The Ajala travel crooner, came to limelight after winning D’banj’s ‘King is here’ competition and later got signed to rapper Reminisce’ record label, Edge Records.5. He…

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia clarified media reports about the deportation of 264 Nigerians upon entry into the Kingdom, stating that it was not targeting Nigerians.On Monday, The Saudi Arabian government cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on arrival at the country from Kano, insisting that they be returned to Nigeria.However, in a statement released on Wednesday, the Sauisi Embassy said, “The passengers who were denied entry, and subsequently deported to their initial destinations, didn’t fulfil the entry conditions and requirements in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of…

There was an assassination attempt on Alh. Abdulkadir Mustapha Alfa Rifun by Hamza Ndawuya on the 27th of June 2023. The Kwara Reporter News has been closely monitoring the incident and providing regular updates to the public.The case began on the 25th of July 2023 and was later referred to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on the 22nd of August 2023 for advice. The advice of the (DPP) came out on the 24th of October 2023, suggesting that Hamza Ndawuya has a question to answer. The case was adjourned to the 14th of November 2023 for a hearing. The…

The ongoing nationwide strike declared by organised labour is a misplaced priority, Senator Adams Oshiomhole declared yesterday.According to him, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) should take up issues on workers’ welfare rather than what will portray them as partisan.Oshiomhole, who shot into the limelight as a labour activist, crowning his career as president of the NLC, wondered why the labour centres would not take on state governments that are not paying the N30,000 minimum wage but would embark on industrial action simply because its leader was assaulted.The former Edo State governor spoke at Aso…

A motorist who killed two street sweepers in Lagos while attempting to evade arrest from traffic officers has surrendered himself to the police.The driver of a Honda Saloon car with registration number EPE 984 DV alleged to be evading arrest crushed two highway sweepers of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, to death at the Gbagada area of the state on Monday.The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the driver of the ill-fated car submitted himself to the police and would be charged in court on Wednesday.“He turned himself in and he will be arraigned tomorrow…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes the merger of Nigeria’s opposition parties will help in forming a stronger front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, said this in Abuja on Tuesday when he hosted the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC).“Today, during a meeting with the National Executive Committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Nigeria (IPAC), I emphasised the importance of protecting our democracy. I expressed concern over the APC’s actions, leading Nigeria towards a one-party dictatorship. I urged IPAC, led by Yabagi…

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration inherited serious liabilities but also assets from his predecessors.Tinubu who spoke on Monday night in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, lamented that Nigeria has serious deficits in port and power infrastructure, as well as agro-allied facilities.But the Nigerian leader says he would not make any excuses, according to a Tuesday statement from his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale.“We inherited serious liabilities, but also assets from our predecessors. We do not make any excuses,” Tinubu was quoted as saying.“There are several sectors replete with investment opportunities for smart investors. Access to finance and guarantees can be a…

Barely two weeks after the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, was allegedly assaulted by security operatives in Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma, says he regrets the attack on the labour leader.Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri on Wednesday, November 1 and taken to an unknown destination.As a result, there were allegations by the organised labour that Ajaero was brutalised by the police authorities in the state. However, the Imo State Police Command said the labour leader was taken into protective custody.Days after Ajaero’s ordeal, Uzodimma said…

The Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Saheed Murtala Olayinka, has directed workers in the state to sit at home in response to the nationwide strike declared by the national leadership of the body.In a phone chat with DAILY POST in Ilorin on Tuesday morning, Olayinka said, “it is a total strike in the state and workers have been directed to sit at home.”He explained that the monitoring of the strike would be strategic because “we don’t want anyone of the union leaders to be arrested by the authorities.”A DAILY POST correspondent who…

The Federal Government says it is investigating reports of as many as 264 Nigerian passengers’ visas being cancelled upon their arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Nigeria.The Air Peace flight reportedly took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night and landed at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement made available to Channels Television on Tuesday, said it was “investigating the matter to see if any consular or aviation rules have been flouted.”The statement was signed by Alkasim Abdulkadir, the Special…