Author: Kwara Reporters

Nigerians have expressed anger over the plan by the Presidency to renovate President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kassim Shettima’s official residences in Lagos with N7bn and purchase official vehicles for the First Lady’s Office with N1.5bn. Daily Trust reports that the expenses will be funded from the N2.176trn supplementary budget passed for second reading by the National Assembly on Tuesday. This is amidst the nationwide hardship occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy, the foreign exchange unification and the rising inflation which has led to increase in food prices.Nigerians had also recently flayed the procurement of Prado SUVs valued at N160m…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said government officials and appointees who cannot perform are free to leave while declaring that he must succeed by all means to deliver on the expectations of Nigerians who brought him into office.He stated this on Wednesday at the opening of a three-day retreat with the theme, “Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda,” organised for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.President Tinubu, who stated that at the end of the retreat, a bond of understanding would be signed between the participants and himself, said: “If you’re…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on Wednesday, arrested the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital.The Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that Ajaero was picked up at the state secretariat of the congress and taken to an unknown location.“President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, was picked up a few minutes ago from NLC state council secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination,” Upah informed our correspondent via a text message.The PUNCH reports that the NLC had…

Kwara State, Nigeria – In celebration of National Youth Day, the Kwara State Chapter of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) gathered to honor and uplift the youth of the state. Led by Chairman Bro. Stephen A. Awoyale, the event aimed to inspire Christian youths to embrace faith, integrity, and positive values while highlighting their significant role in shaping the destiny of Kwara State and Nigeria.Amidst an atmosphere of hope and optimism, Bro. Stephen A. Awoyale emphasized the importance of fearing God and living a godly life. He encouraged the youth to follow the exemplary teachings…

As the December 31 deadline for the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes approaches, scarcity of cash has been noticed in Kano and Borno states, Daily Trust can report.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had announced in March that, in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court, the said banknotes remained legal tender alongside the redesigned banknotes until December 31.The former governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, had, in October last year, unveiled plans to redesign the N200, N500 and N1,000 notes and advised citizens to deposit their old notes before January 31, 2023, as they…

Two persons, Joy Chigozie and Musa Salihu have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in connection with a gang rape at Airport Road, Kirikiri area of the state.It was reported that the incident happened on Sunday around 6 p.m. but was reported on Monday around 10.30 p.m. to the Kirikiri Police Station.The 29-year-old victim was lured by one of the suspects of the gang rape, who is still at large, to his alleged aunty’s shop where she was made to drink an alcoholic substance until she was drunk.It was further gathered that the man with the help of…

President Bola Tinubu has warned his son, Seyi, and other persons from interrupting meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).The president said he observed Seyi and other unauthorised persons breezing in and out of the federal cabinet meeting convened every week to discuss the most crucial issues of national importance.He cautioned specifically that such activities must end.“Last week, I noticed the undue access of people sneaking in and out of this Council, including… I saw the photograph of my son, Seyi, sitting behind. That is not acceptable. I will announce to you those people who are supposed to be here,”…

The scheduled meeting between the organised labour and Federal Government today, over the 30-day ultimatum to meet the demands of the former as contained in a signed Memorandum of Understanding, has been postponed.A top official of the Nigeria Labour Congress, who spoke with The PUNCH, said the meeting will now hold next Tuesday.He said that the meeting was postponed at the instance of the Federal Government; “they shifted it because they did not remember that the supposed date was to be their Federal Executive Council meeting.”The essence of the meeting with the government is to agree on the milestones and…

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the crisis rocking Rivers State amid the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state.Receiving South-South leaders at his office on Tuesday, Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, emphasised the importance of holding his base to maintain his political relevance.He maintained that once he loses his base as a politician, he has lost his relevance politically. Wike explained that no amount of calumny levelled against him would make him lose sleep, adding that the right thing must be done.“All of us want to be politically…

The police authorities in Niger State have arrested the prime suspect in the killing of a Federal University of Technology Minna lecturer, Dr Fumilola Adefolalu.On October 29, Adefolalu was found murdered in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the town.Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed the arrest of the prime suspect, saying two other suspects connected to the crime were at large. He stated that efforts were ongoing to apprehend them.The 14-year-old teenage prime suspect is said a domestic help to late Dr. Adefololu for almost three weeks, the police spokesman said.The police spokesman noted that the suspect…