Author: Kwara Reporters

The Benue State government has accused the immediate past administration of ex-Governor Ortom of operating 600 accounts.Speaking when State Correspondents’ Chapel members of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) paid him a visit at his office in Makurdi, on Tuesday, Commissioner for Finance and Budget Planning, Michael Oglegba, said that was why Governor Hyacinth Alia froze all government accounts on assumption of office.The finance commissioner said the governor was shown only 25 accounts when he took over office but information at the Nigerian Inter Bank System, however, showed that the state had over 600 accounts.“When we came in, we asked for…

Former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji has narrated how diesel suppliers and generator dealers are allegedly sabotaging some efforts by the federal government and power distribution companies to have steady electricity supply in Nigeria.He disclosed that some of the generator and diesel dealers approached him, complaining that he (Nnaji) was ruining their businesses.Nnaji, who is the founder of Geometric Power, identified diesel suppliers and generator sellers as obstacles for those who are into power generation business in the country.He stated this in Umuahia while participating in FLO 94.9 FM programme in the Abia State capital tagged, “the South East…

A compulsorily retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Moses Jitoboh, has prayed the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja to declare his retirement by the Police Service Commission before his mandatory 60 years retirement age or 35 years in service, as wrongful, unconstitutional, and unlawful.Jitoboh, in his statement of claims filed before the court, further described his compulsory retirement as a flagrant violation of Rule 020810 of the Public Service Rules and Section 18 (8) of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, respectively.The PUNCH reports that the PSC had in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, announced the retirement…

Gunmen have abducted the wife and two children of Lawal Ayanshola Soliu, lawmaker representing Ipaiye/Malete/Olooru of Moro Local Government in the Kwara State House of Assembly.It was gathered that the abductors stormed the residence of the lawmaker around 1am on Monday.According to a community leader in Shao, “the abductors came in their numbers shooting sporadically before whisking the victims away into the nearby bush”.“Their whereabouts have remained unknown although one of them who contacted the family was yet to make a demand for ransom, saying he was not with the others in the forest yet to harmonise the agreed price.“But…

The Abia government says it cleared out the Lokpanta cattle market and condemned Hausa community leaders for condoning criminals and peddling untruths about the state government.The special adviser to the governor on security matters, Macdonald Ubah Rtd, said during a press briefing at the Government House, Umuahia, that Governor Alex Otti’s administration would make the market a daily market for security reasons and, therefore, issued a seven days notice for people residing within the market to move out.Mr Ubah said the government’s decision was informed by findings which showed that the market served as a rendezvous for the perpetrators of…

In a surprising turn of events, the Kano State Police Command has trained and converted 50 hardened criminals to Police Constables.The idea behind the development, according to investigations by DAILY POST, was to use the repentant criminals against their colleagues who have refused to repent and shun criminal activities.The Commissioner of Police, CP, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, while addressing the 50 selected repentant thugs drawn from Dala, Fagge, Ungogo, Municipal and Gwale LGAs of Kano State, upon the completion of the two-month in-take training as members of the Nigeria Police Special Constabulary, noted that they were lucky for deciding to turn…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households.The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at the event.In attendance are the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Eradication, Betta Edu; Minister Of Finance, Wale Edun; World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri; and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator For Nigeria, Matthias Schmale; among other dignitaries.The President had in his maiden Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians…

A 45-year-old police inspector, Festus Onori, has reportedly been killed by some commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku, the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was lynched in the presence of his wife and children on their way to church on Sunday.The deceased’s older brother, Austin, on Monday, said the inspector was on his way to church with his wife and three children when a commercial motorcyclist hit his vehicle from behind in Okpanam.He said, “My brother drove a distance of about one pole after the minor accident to park properly and came down to…

Leaders of northern traders at Lobbanta Garke Cattle Market in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State have begged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar ll to intervene by calling on the Abia State government to withdraw a 14-day ultimatum issued to them to vacate the market.Vice Chairman of the Cattle Traders, Lobbanta, Buba Abdullahi Kedemure who led other leaders to the office of the National Consensus Movement (NCM) in Kaduna said they were there to complain over the eviction notice issued to them by the Abia State government to leave the market.The vice chairman said they…

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 26.72% in September 2023 amid an increase in food costs and the challenging economic conditions brought on by the removal of fuel subsidy in May.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported this in its September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report release on Monday.The CPI, which tracks changes in product and service prices, increased from 25.80% in August 2023 by 0.92% points. The significance and effectiveness of psychotherapy in addressing mental health challenges amongst older adults in NigeriaPoor leadership, followership bane of Nigeria’s development — Arogbofa “In September 2023, the headline inflation rate increased to…