Author: Kwara Reporters

The House of Representatives has rejected a motion seeking to compel examination bodies such as JAMB, WAEC and NECO to register students free of charge for the 2023-2024 examination.This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Anamero Dekeri (APC-Edo) during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday.Presenting the motion, Dekeri said that the removal of the fuel subsidiary by the government had negatively impacted on most Nigerians, particularly low-income earners.He also said that profiteers were taking undue advantage of the situation by increasing the cost of essential commodities thereby further proposing the people.He said one of the major challenges of the…

A Disc Jockey, DJ, Ajisegiri Ayobami, has recounted how he met the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, lifeless in his house after a nurse administered an injection on him.This was as Ayobami said Mohbad died after the nurse administered the injection.He disclosed this while addressing a Lagos Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, on Wednesday.He testified that prior to Mohbad’s death, they went for a show at Ikorodu, and on their way back, their Prado SUV was blocked, and he saw Mohbad come down to fight his friend, Primeboy and then he got injured.He also stated that although the…

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the 2023 presidential election on Thursday, months after the poll was held. While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu, who contested under the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 exercise, his opponents challenged his victory in court.The Labour Party and its presidential candidate Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its flagbearer Atiku Abubakar are challenging Tinubu’s win.They had taken their cases to the apex court after the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) upheld Tinubu’s victory.Months after filing their appeals, all parties involved confirmed…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has said that all his actions as minister are guided by national interest and he will not be distracted by unfounded social media attacks.The FCT Minister said this when he received a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by His Eminence, Most Reverend Daniel Okoh and the Committee of League of Imams Initiative, led by its Chairman, Imam Tajudeen Adigun on separate courtesy visits to the FCTA on Wednesday.Speaking against the backdrop of recent false information on social media regarding the National Mosque, Wike called on the public to…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit brought by Exxon Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on Wednesday following a motion for discontinuance moved before the court.The matter was fixed for judgment on Wednesday before Exxon Mobil applied to discontinue the proceedings and moved the court to strike out the suit.In response, lawyers to NMDPRA, Ama Atuwewe (SAN) and Dr Emeka Akabogu, moved the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that issues have been joined and there was a need for a settled precedent…

The Federal College of Forestry in Ibadan has been shut down by the management of the institution until further notice.The institution was shut down over the clash that occurred between the staff and students of the institution and some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Recall that there was tension in the college on Tuesday when EFCC operatives stormed the college.Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday, noted that seven operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the commission on a routine verification exercise of a surety,…

The Kwara House of Assembly has called for licensing and monitoring mechanisms to checkmate criminal activities of scavengers in the state.This was part of the resolutions of the House, after it was considered a Matter of General Public Importance, entitled “Need to curb criminal activities of scavengers in the state”.The motion was moved by the House Leader, Abdulkadir Magaji, representing Ilorin Central constituency, during Tuesday’s plenary session.Magaji observed that most of the so-called scavengers were engaging in theft and other unwholesome acts.He alerted the house on the dangers inherent in the activities of scavengers and advocated the need to curtail…

The President General of the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has threatened to sue the Federal Government for appointing just five ministers from the South-East.The Ohaneze stated that the Federal Government failed to be fair to the South-East by giving them more ministerial appointments like other zones of the country in the Federal Executive Council.Iwuanyanwu made this disclosure at a press conference in Owerri, the Imo capital.“It is unfair for the President to give the southeast only five slots for ministerial appointments while other zones boast of 10 ministers,” he said.The Ohanaeze leader described the action as…

Major General Umaru Ibrahim Muhammed (rtd) who was assigned by the Nigerian Army to conduct search and rescue operation after General Idris Alkali was declared missing in 2018 has narrated how Gen Alkali was killed in Dura-Du village, Jos South local government of Plateau state.Gen Muhammed who narrated his discovery when he appeared before the Jos high court, on Wednesday, as principal witness, said late Gen Alkali was gruesomely murdered and his body dismembered before he was buried in shallow grave.According the star witness, “Late Gen Alkali left Abuja for Bauchi en route Jos in 2018, while on transit, he…

The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has upturned the appointment of the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, citing illegality of the selection process.The court ordered that the Oyo State Government conduct a fresh selection process to enthrone a new king.The judgement came on the heels of suit filled by one of the contestants, Kabir Laoye, who argued that Olaoye was not eligible to be appointed as the Soun, claiming that his appointment was illegal.The court supports Laoye’s argument and ruled that Olaoye’s appointment was null and void.While delivering his judgment, Justice Adedokun announced that the appointment…