Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that the Federal Government will pay N500 million fines to secure the freedom of 4,000 inmates from correctional facilities across Nigeria.Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with Arise TV.Speaking on plans to decongest correctional facilities, the minister said 4,000 inmates are in prison over their inability to pay a total of over five hundred million naira fines.He assured that the inmates would be released in the next four weeks.He said: “The first thing I did immediately I assumed the office was to set up a committee to be able to…

A 40-year-old mason, Lekan Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in Ogun State.It was gathered that while he allegedly committed the crime last Thursday, men of the state command succeeded in arresting him on Monday.It was reported that the suspect stormed the church, Orioke Aanu Oluwa Gbohunmi, in the Ilogbo Adu area of Kemta in Abeokuta with weapons and met the victim sleeping.He was said to have held the prophetess hostage while brandishing a knife in her face that he would kill her if she continued to give him a tough time.When her call…

Pandemonium broke out at the Oja Oba area of Ilorin in Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara state on Thursday morning following an accident involving a Hilux Van belonging to the Federal Correctional Service and some commercial motorcyclists known as Okada riders.The accident reportedly left four people dead while two others were injured.The accident was reported to have happened at about 8:40 am when one of the correctional service vehicles rammed into some Okada riders at the Isale Oja roundabout while conveying the inmates to the court.As a result of the accident, the people in the area began a…

The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23, for judgment in the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to challenge the verdict of the Presidential Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the February 25 election.But Atiku, who came second in the election, had headed for the court, which struck out his suit.In bis appeal before the highest court in the land, Atiku filed a 35-ground notice of appeal, stating that the tribunal in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani…

Picture collage of Femi Oparinde and Tawa Yusuf. In response to a recent incident involving an assault, Sobi FM, a prominent radio station located in Kwara State, has suspended one of its employees, Femi Oparinde, for a period of two months without pay. This decision comes shortly after the incident was reported by Kwarareporters.com, a Kwara based news outlet.The incident occurred during a trip from Okuta in the Baruteen Local Government Area, where the station’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Mallam Lukman Mustapha, was being honored with a traditional title. According to reports, Femi Oparinde allegedly assaulted his fellow colleagues Tawa Yusuf…