Author: Kwara Reporters

However, the documents have conflicting information about Bola Tinubu’s date of birth. There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found.Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week.We have looked at some of the most widely circulated claims.The release of the president’s academic documents is the culmination of a judicial case filed in August by one of his main rivals in February’s presidential election, Atiku…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to get rid of terrorists as the nation mops up insurgency operations in the North-East.Addressing troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari cantonment in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Tuesday, the CDS ordered troops to find and kill Boko Haram terrorists before they attack Nigerians.Tasking the troops to take the battle to the insurgents, Musa said no soldier is complete without killing at least one Boko Haram fighter in the theatre.“Don’t just come and sleep in the theatre, make sure you look for…

The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians his true name and everything related to his educational career.The former governor of Anambra State said this on Tuesday in a press conference in Abuja and asked Tinubu to provide clear details about the schools he attended, whether he participated in the National Youth Service Corps, and if he changed his name at any point.Obi added that Tinubu needs to introduce himself to Nigerians and the world so as to further avoid doubts and international embarrassment.“Mr Tinubu should tell the nation…

The National Examination Council has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results.In a press briefing in Minnaon Tuesday, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that 61.6 percent scored five credits, including English and Mathematics.The number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, and the number of candidates who sat for the exams was 1,196,985.Giving a breakdown of the figures, Wushishi said 616,398 of the candidates were male and 580,587 females sat for the Examination.Of the figure, the number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Maths were 737,…

A 38-year-old man, Afeez Gbadamosi, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court by the Lagos State Government for allegedly sexually molesting his two underage sons who are between ages three and seven.Gbadamosi is facing four counts of sexual assault and indecent behaviour preferred against him by the state.The state prosecuting counsel, Abimbola Abolade, told the court that the incident occurred sometime between 2021 and 2022.She said the molestation took place at the Iyanamuda area of Agric in Ikorodu, Lagos State.Abolade told Justice Abiola Sholadoye that the defendant sexually assaulted the boys by inserting his…

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…