Author: Kwara Reporters

A group, identified as the Northern Consensus Movement of Nigeria has threatened to stop all food supplies coming from the north to the southern region of the country.The group also disclosed their plans to embark on protests if their demands are not met within four weeks.The group issued the threat in response to the recent warning issued by Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho for the Fulani community to vacate Yorubaland.Igboho had issued the statement while reacting to a clash between farmers, security operatives and Fulani herdsmen in Oyo and Ogun States.However, the northern group…

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspects by the commission in a raid of outside campus hostels in the wee-hours of Wednesday.The Students’ Union of the university had said the arrested persons were students of the university. The students were driven by the EFCC from the university environment in Ile-Ife, Osun, to the commission’s office in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.But following a protest by the students who stormed the zonal office of the anti-graft agency at Iyaganku, Ibadan on Wednesday, 58 of…

The New Nigerian People Party (NNPP)’s government of Kano State has alleged that the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje left the state with a debt burden of over N500 billion.Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo stated this in Kaduna while chairing the North-West Zonal Meeting of NNPP.He said the debt owed by the past government may be in excess of N500 billion at the end of the ongoing verification process.The deputy governor said the huge debt impeded the smooth take-off of the NNPP government in Kano.While pointing out the remarkable achievements accomplished by the government…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Thursday, assured Nigerians of sufficient stock of currency notes for economic activities in the country.Daily Trust had on Wednesday reported that as the December 31 deadline for the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes approaches, scarcity of cash has hit Kano and Borno states as well as some cities.The apex bank in a statement shared on its X (formerly Twitter) handle, @cenbank, noted that the seeming cash scarcity in some locations is due largely to high volume withdrawals from the CBN branches by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and panic withdrawals…

Many Nigerians have expressed concern over what seems to be a thriving black market and illegal dealings in organ donation, harvesting and transplantation in the country.The development follows reports of an increasing rate of illegal removal of organs from people without their consent, usually for transplantation or commercial sale.Of late, Nigeria has witnessed a rise in the number of reported cases of organ harvesting in the country, with the removal of organs such as the kidneys, liver and heart, among others.Among all the organs, kidneys have been noted as the most commonly illegally harvested organs due to their high demand…

Manufacturers have expressed concerns as the price of diesel has risen to N1,275 per litre in Lagos and above N1,300 outside the state, Daily Trust can report.The product is selling for N1, 270 per litre in Kano State and above that outside the metropolis. This implies a 26 percent increase in the price of the product in less than one week. It had sold for N1,030 on October 23. As of Thursday, many filling stations in Lagos adjusted their price to between N1,250 and N1,270. Manufacturers, who said they are still battling with forex crisis, high interest rate and poor power supply, fear…

The Nigeria Labour Congress and sister unions on Thursday, vowed to take action against the Imo State governor of Governor Hope Uzodimma, following the brutalisation of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Wednesday.This was as Uzodimma, while reacting to the Wednesday crisis on Thursday, accused the NLC President, who is an indigene of Imo State, of meddling in the state’s politics.Uzodimma said Ajaero must learn to draw a line between his role as a labour leader and being a partisan Imo State indigene.The governor accused the leader of trying to blackmail his government over non-payment…

The presidency says the yacht listed in the 2023 supplementary budget is a naval boat and not for President Bola Tinubu’s usage. The listing of the yacht in the budget which was passed on Thursday had elicited criticisms from Nigerians who faulted the government’s plan to purchase such for the president despite the country’s harsh economic situation.But in a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy Bayo Onanuga said contrary to speculation, the yacht is a naval vessel.“What was named as Presidential Yacht in the budget is an Operational Naval boat with specialized security gadgets suitable for…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the police of beating up its President, Joe Ajaero after he was arrested in Imo State on Wednesday afternoon.NLC’s Head of Media and Publicity Benson Upah said this in a statement, confirming the release of the Mr Ajaero.He said, “Contact was made with Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero this evening around 1530 hours at the Police Hospital in Owerri from where he was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Owerri where he is receiving medical attention.”The police had said Mr Ajeoro was taken into custody for his protection, but the NLC said he was brutalised…

• Lack of supply to Dangote shameful, says FG, minister blames low productionThe failure to supply crude oil to domestic refineries, including the multi-billion dollar Dangote Refinery, has stalled the production of refined petroleum products at the facilities.This is also as the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery in Lagos missed the October production projection it had earlier set.The October production target miss made it the second time in 2023 that Dangote Refinery would raise hopes of Africa, especially Nigeria, of a possible end to petrol importation. However, the failure to begin production means that Nigeria will continue to rely…