Author: Kwara Reporters

President Bola Tinubu says the current challenges facing Nigeria are only temporary.Tinubu said his administration would do its best to make Nigeria’s economy get better for the benefit of Nigerians.The president, however, stated that the restoration of the country to its rightful place in the comity of nations requires sacrifice.He said this during a meeting with a delegation of South-West Muslim faithful, led by Rasaki Oladejo, in Abuja on Friday.“We have to believe in one country; we have to believe in Nigeria. We will do our best, and our economy will get better for the benefit of Nigerians. I am…

The police in Benue State have confirmed the killing of the Otukpo Divisional Police Officer, John Adikwu and three other policemen in yesterday’s gun battle with the bank robbers who also killed many others within and outside the bank premises.Spokesperson for the command, SP Sewuese Anene, in a press statement issued on Saturday October, said two of the bank robbers were killed during the gun battle with a team of security reinforcement along the Otukpo/Taraku Federal Highway with many of them scampering into the forest.SP Anene further noted that the police are currently on the heels of the suspects with…

At least eight people were killed when armed robbers invaded four banks in Otukpo town of Benue State, on Friday.Our correspondent gathered that three police officers, one vigilante and a councilor of Otukpo Ward 2 who was transacting business in one of the affected banks were among those killed.A witness who declined to mention his name, said the armed gang first attacked the Police Station opposite the banks and allegedly disarmed all the operatives on duty before moving into the banks.The witness also said that the four affected banks are Stanbic bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Zenith Bank and…

The Federal Government has admitted that it is facing enormous challenges and revenue deficit amid a growing population.This is as it lamented that it was struggling to pay salaries because “there is no money”.Speaking in Abuja, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, urged non-governmental organisations to help the government to cover the spaces it could not.Bagudu, represented by the ministry’s Director of International Cooperation, Dr. Sampson Ebimaro, lamented that Nigeria’s population is fast increasing, adding that unemployment is surging amid high inflation rate.“Government faces enormous challenges especially now; the government is facing a revenue deficit. There is no…

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, wants the Federal Government to allow individuals to buy and own weapons such as AK-47 rifles and RPGs for self-defence.The governor, who spoke on Friday during a media chat in Abuja, argued that if the bandits wreaking havoc across the country could have access to the market to purchase weapons, individuals should be allowed to own theirs.According to him: “If a bandit can go to the market and buy AK-47, RPG, and all of those weapons, what about the people that want to protect themselves? They, too, should be equally allowed to do so.“These…

The Ondo State Police Command on Friday said it had commenced the search for a man, Kehinde Olanipekun, who allegedly macheted his wife, Damilola.Olanipekun, now at large, reportedly attacked his wife at their residence at Idasen Community in Owo Local Government Area of the state a few days ago.It was gathered that Damilola accused her husband of sexually harassing her 14-year-old daughter, whom she had for another man before marrying Olanipekun.Damilola was said to have confronted her husband about the allegation after her daughter reported the matter to her. The following day, Olanipekun allegedly attacked him with a machete and…

Diplomat and ex-Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has narrated how ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo 1991 lost out in the race to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations.Gambari revealed that Obasanjo’s military background disqualified him from being selected by the countries with veto power.He stated this on Wednesday at the public presentation of the biography of the first African UN Secretary-General, the late Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who assumed office in 1991 but served only one term till 1996.The book, the first historical biography of the Egyptian diplomat in English, was written by Prof. Adekeye Adebajo and titled Boutros…

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead.This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Media and Publicity Officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council.According to the statement, he died at a private hospital in Lagos while on transit to Morocco.The statement added that “funeral prayers will be announced later.”He is survived by a wife and two children.Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the deceased a year ago.The deceased was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and the biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us…

Gunmen have invaded the Ora, Ayetoro community in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, abducting three people in the process.According to reports, the incident occurred on Monday when approximately nine gunmen, four of whom were wearing masks, stormed the area wielding AK-47 rifles and shooting sporadically.The abductors also targeted the palace of the community’s traditional ruler, Oba C.O. Odeyemi. They destroyed his residence and burgled the shop of his wife, Olori Odeyemi, making off with various items and cash.The Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi SP, confirmed the incident on Thursday night when contacted. He stated that security…

KwaraReporters conducted an investigative report today to uncover the truth behind yesterday’s incident in the Oja-Oba and Niger junction area of Ilorin, Kwara State, involving a vehicle from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Our findings contradict the NCS’s claim that the vehicle was attacked by hoodlums attempting to rescue an inmate.According to SC. Adegbulugbe Phillip Olumide, the PRO for the Kwara Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), some hoodlums allegedly tried to free high-profile inmate ‘Tani Olohun’ while he was being transported to court. However, our investigation into the recent accident in the Oja-Oba area and Niger Junction challenges…