Author: Kwara Reporters

Nollywood comic, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu has undergone surgery to remove one of his legs. Details of this development were revealed on his official Instagram handle on Monday.“As of 1 pm, noon today, Daddy has gone through 7 successful surgeries but to keep him alive and increase his chances of recovery one of his legs had to be amputated.,” the statement read in parts“This development has been hard on us all but we’ve had to accept it as Daddy’s new reality to keep him alive.”The family has also appealed to Nigerians to support the actor.“Please we are still…

The military and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, have declared a battle against hoodlums who may be planning to snatch ballot boxes during Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states.The security chiefs threatened to deal with troublemakers just as the police authorities said they had deployed 67,000 personnel in Kogi and Bayelsa states ahead of the polls.Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and his counterpart in Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, are seeking re-election, while Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is rounding off his second term and is supporting the All Progressives Congress candidate, Usman Ododo, whom…

Kwara State Fire Service on Monday recovered the dead body of a seven-year-old boy, Abdul-Haayi, who fell into a well in Ilorin, the state capital.The tragic incident occurred at about 5:28 pm in Yaa-Lateef House, along Tinu Street, Akerebiata area of Ilorin, in Ilorin East Local Government of the state.The fire service was summoned through a telephone by a certain Mr Idowu, who lived in the neighbourhood where the incident occurred.According to Hassan Adekunle, the spokesman of the fire service, the firefighters were able to recover the dead body from the well and later handed it over to a certain…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf file to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.A three-man panel of judges led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay had sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023, by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid because they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission.The governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939 while Ganuwa’s 890,705 votes remained.Yusuf had rejected the tribunal verdict, which he described as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”, and headed to the appeal court.At the court…

The Investment and Securities Tribunal has ordered the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement the decision against FINMAL to buy back shares and accrued bonus shares belonging to the estate of Late Ambassador Abubakar Garba Gobir that were wrongly sold or risk being committed for contempt.According to the notice of Consequence of Disobedience of Court Order (Form 48) which was filed at the registry of the Investment and Security Tribunal on the 2nd of November 2023, at our disposal, the DG of SEC may be committed to prison due to inaction of the group chairman…

No fewer than 20 bodies have been recovered from the boat accident that occurred along the Mayo-Renewo-Karim Lamido waterway in River Benue on October 28.This was disclosed by the Taraba State Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Development, Saviour Noku, on Saturday,Noku disclosed this during a condolence visit to families of the victims of the unfortunate incident in the Binneri community of Karim Lamido LGA.The state deputy governor, Aminu Alkali, while condoling the families of the victims and the people of the community, expressed sadness over the development and announced a government ban on night journeys on waterways across the…

Seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) have been reportedly killed by heavily armed suspected sea pirates on Bakana River in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.The NSCDC personnel were on a pipeline surveillance patrol on the river which is about 12 kilometer from Bakana town when they were ambushed by the sea pirates.According to credible sources in the area who confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Sunday, two sea pirates were equally killed in the gun duel which occurred on Friday.Channels Television correspondent also sighted a 29-second video clip showing the slain…

The Village Head of Dan Gulam in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Umar Ibrahim, has been accused of raping and impregnating one Hanatu Yahaya (not her real name), infecting her with HIV in the process.This was contained in a letter (dated October 16, 2023) to the Secretary of Dutse Emirate Council, Dutse Emir’s Palace, by Senior State Counsel in Jigawa State Ministry of Justice, Kabiru Abdullah Esq., with the title “Notification of arraignment of Umar Ibrahim (Village Head of DanGulam) on the offence of rape contrary to section 3 (1) (A and D) of the Violence Against Persons…

Kwara politics is taking a great path as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq continues to prove the naysayers wrong and dispel their doubts by bringing on board rich ideas and policies in order to keep Kwara working for all.AbdulRazaq’s uncommon achievements can be gauged through his political appointments. He is already creating a niche for himself as a leader who truly understands the yearnings of the people and rewards hard work and loyalty.While most governors don’t consider youths and women worthy of being appointed into strategic political offices, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is different. He understands the essence of inclusivity by appointing youths…

The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023.In a public notice on Saturday, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion to the old rates of public transport from November 5.“The 50% rebate in transport fare in the regulated transport system in Lagos ends on Sunday,” the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority said in a statement on Saturday.The statement informed commuters that starting “from Monday, November 6, 2023, transport fare will return to the pre-2nd August…