Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says election disinformation is now a major strategy to manipulate the public.Kunle Ajayi, INEC national commissioner and member, information and voter education committee, spoke on Monday at a two-day capacity building workshop.The workshop was put together to enhance the capacity of the INEC press corps on ethical and safe practices ahead of the off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi.The workshop is holding at Kini Country Guest Inn, Akwanga, Nasarawa state.Ajayi said the commission’s experience with fake news in the 2023 general elections has shown that, if not nipped in the bud, disinformation can…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, says it is against the federal character principle for the chairmen of the two anti-graft federal agencies in Nigeria to come from the same geopolitical zone.The senior lawyer said if the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is from the northern region, the southern region should produce the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).“If you are going to have the EFCC and the ICPC, the heads cannot come from same zone,” Mr Falana said during a live appearance on…

Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have shut down the head office of the service in Abuja, protesting against the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Post Master General.Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, had announced last week that President Bola Tinubu made some changes in the leadership of communication agencies, including NIPOST.However, moments after the news of Odeyemi’s appointment broke, there were reports that Adeyemi Adepoju, the sacked Post Master-General had been reinstated.In a viral video, Adepoju was seen addressing some workers who claimed Tinubu had reappointed him.But on Monday, the protesting workers denied entry to the newly…

A pastor from the Christ Liberty Evangelism Church, Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, named Oyenekan Oluwaseyi, along with three others, Ibrahim Agbowewe (30), Suleiman Ogunbunmi (40), and Gafari Akinsanya (57), were apprehended with a human skull in the Saje Area of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, according to information gathered on Sunday.The state police command took Oluwaseyi and the three other individuals into custody in the early hours of Saturday. A source within the command stated that the suspects claimed they intended to utilize the skull for rituals. The arrest transpired after members of the public reported the suspects’ suspicious…

The crisis between the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Rt Rev Godfrey Onah and his priest, Rev Fr Paul Obayi, famously known as Fr Okunerere, continues to attract diverse reactions.Obayi is the spiritual director of the Okunerere Adoration Ministry, Nsukka, Enugu State.It was reported that Fr Obayi, who runs a similar prayer ministry like Mbaka, revealed that the church authority in the diocese was oppressing him.He had alleged that he gave everything to the church, yet the church wanted to strangle him.“The church is my vineyard, I love the church, I love my Nsukka (Catholic) church, I love the bishop,…