Author: Kwara Reporters

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said the North has failed to move forward in education because of non-implementation of past recommendations.He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the conference organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation with the theme, “Education in Northern Nigeria: Status, Challenges, and the Way Forward”.Sultan, who spoke as Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, representing 20 first-class traditional rulers, stressed the need for stakeholders in the North to show more seriousness in the area of implementation of recommendations made to accelerate the development of education.He said the region would…

• Minister threatens to drag erring road contractors to ICPC, EFCCPresident Bola Tinubu has backed Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on plans to use concrete for construction of roads across the country, against what he called a “gang-up” by some road contractors opposed to the policy.He made the disclosure to State House Correspondents after he met with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.According to him, some contractors with the backing of what he called “enemies within” have ganged up to frustrate the policy, and President Tinubu has given him the go ahead to resist the blackmail and do…

A three-man gang of armed robbers dressed in fake police uniform in Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Tuesday afternoon attacked an unidentified man and took away his millions.It was reliably gathered that the incident, happened on Tuesday afternoon at Lajorin Street, close to the state High Court areas in the state capital.The robbers who reportedly wielded A-K 47 rifles, had trailed the victim , said to be around 60 years old from a nearby Commercial bank where he had collected the huge amount, to the spot where he was robbed at gun point.When our correspondent visited the scene around 6:50…

Two children of the same parents have been dragged before a Kwara State Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of their uncle.The suspects, Musa Idris (25) and Aliyu Idris (20) were arraigned for alleged culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy.They were accused of allegedly killing their uncle, Mohammed Abubakar, at the Kinikini village in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.The prosecution alleged that the offences contravened Sections 97 and 221 of the Penal Code Laws of Nigeria.According to the Police First Information Report, the two suspects conspired to attack their 54-year-old uncle who attempted to mediate in a misunderstanding…

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has explained the discrepancies in his Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, certificate.Atiku offered the clarification through Dele Momodu, one of his aides, on Tuesday in a post on his social media platform, X.According to Momodu, the clarification became necessary following allegations of forgery against his principal by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.Some members of the APC had questioned the name ”Sadiq Abubakar” in Atiku’s WAEC certificate as against his other credentials.However, Momodu said he forwarded the accusations to the former Vice President, who also provided an…

The police on Tuesday arraigned a 43-year-old teacher, David Yusuf, in a Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly flogging a student of the Government Girls College, Kuje, FCT.The defendant, who is said to be a casual staff of the college is charged with two counts of causing grievous harm without provocation and assault.He pleaded not guilty.The police prosecutor, Mr Edwin Inegbenoise, told the court that the case was transferred from the Kuje Divisional Police Headquarters to the Criminal Investigation Department, FCT, for further investigation.Inegbenoise alleged that the nominal complainant, Henry Iortim, of Union Homes Estate, Kuje, reported…

The Niger State Police Command has narrated how they arrested a suspected serial killer, one Usman Yahaya Muhammad, from Kinboku-Kudu Village, Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.The command alleged that the suspected serial killer killed a motorcycle rider.Speaking during the parade of Muhammad and other suspects in Minna, the state capital, the state’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrest, explaining that after killing his victim, the suspect abandoned the body and fled with the motorcycle from the scene.Meanwhile, Mohammad confessed to the crime in an interview, revealing that he boarded the victim’s motorcycle heading to Eppa…

… Governor Lawal Describes Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister As Positive Agent Of Renewed Hope Agenda!Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu and the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal have flagged off the verification of the National Social Register in Gusau, the state capital, with the Governor eulogising Dr Edu as the “Positive agent of the Renewed Hope Agenda.”Speaking during the flag off in Government House Gusau, thursday evening, the Minister bemoaned the huge humanitarian crises facing Zamfara and promised that President Tinubu has directed her Ministry to work with the state government to alleviate the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied invading the home of singer John Njeng-Ngeng aka Skales.The singer had on Tuesday morning alleged that some EFCC officials invaded his home with guns and hammers.Skales claimed, “So #officialEFCC pulled up to my house with 3 men with guns and some with sticks and hammers lol, they broke my back door while I was sleeping on the bed with my 6month old daughter, imagine I had a panic attack Cz of my health issues…. Is this not a crime?”But in an exclusive phone call with PUNCH Online, the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale,…

Popular singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, better known as Skales, has called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, claiming heavily armed operatives of the agency broke into his house and wrongly accused him of being a fraudster.He said he was sleeping with his six-month-old daughter when the anti-graft agency operatives numbering about three broke into his house through the backdoor on Monday night.The ‘Shake Body’ crooner said he had a panic attack because of some health issues he is dealing with.He also claimed his record producer was injured by the EFCC operatives.In a series of tweets, Skales wrote, “So…