Author: Kwara Reporters

Emotions ran high Thursday when the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu met with the rescued students of the Federal University Gusau and assured them of improved security and immediate humanitarian response to support their recovery process.Dare-devil bandits had recently struck at the University and kidnapped twenty five (25) female students in their hostels. However, sixteen of them have been rescued by security forces.Speaking when she took the message of Renewed Hope to the Management and Students of the Federal University of Gusau, in company of the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, the Minister said President…

The Founder of Diaspora For Diri (D4D) Initiative,Dr Rosalyn Dressman,has called on the people of Nembe to vote for somebody that knows the importance and the economic value of the Nembe Road and not one that said there’s no economic value.It was alleged that the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC,Chief Timipre Sylva while as governor of Bayelsa State said the Nembe Road as no economic value.Dressman,who is from Nembe stated this when Massive crowd on Wednesday, October 4th,gathered at Nembe Cit, Ogbolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area to received the People’s Democratic party,PDP, gubernatorial campaign.In her words”We will…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s lawyer, Wole Afolabi, has said that a mixup at Chicago State University is the reason President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s certificate indicates “F” meant for a female.Afolabi stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging Tinibu’s victory in the election, had filed case at the District Court, Northern Illinois in the United States which recently ordered the Chicago State University to release Tinubu’s academic records to him.But when asked why the President’s certificate carries “F”, Afolabi, said “The…

Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Thursday arrested two suspects while conducting a clearance operation in some parts of Imo State to apprehend “terrorists” of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).The JTF, in a statement Friday by Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu, said the operation was conducted along Ihioma-Ihittenansa in the Orsu Local Government Area and Okigwe-Umulolo in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.“The clearance operations were aimed at identifying and destroying possible camps of the fleeing IPOB/ESN terrorists killing and maiming as…

Many petroleum products depots are currently deserted due to lack of products caused by foreign exchange rate volatility, as the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has increased to N720/litre, oil marketers said on Thursday.Petroleum products’ dealers also stated that filling stations were shutting down daily in large numbers, as it was becoming increasingly tough to run the business. They said this could lead to widespread fuel scarcity in coming months.It was further gathered that the landing cost of PMS into Nigeria had increased to N720/litre, up from N651/litre in August this year.Speaking at the National Executive…

Justice M.O. Olajuwon of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and three others to produce a detained Abuja-based housewife, Mrs. Esther Stephanie S. and her in-law Mr. David I. Kpanaki on October 10, and also show cause why they should not be released on bail following their fundamental rights application alleging harassment and intimidation by security agents.The judge gave the order while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the applicant’s counsel, Akintayo Balogun of Oxygen Chambers.The IGP, Nigerian Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Kwara state; Superintendent Sadiq Sule…

The founder of Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has accused governors of misapplying financial allocations to local governments in their domains.Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), the founder of Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has alleged that state governors misappropriated money allocated to them for Local Government funds within their spheres of influence.Speaking at the eighth Afe Babalola Agricultural Expo on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, Babalola charged that the ‘inactions’ of the governors were preventing grassroots development and depriving the populace of benefits that they should typically be able to access without…

…. Urges Abdulrahman to step up on Teacher’s Welfare, cut down tertiary education feesThe Kwara state people’s democratic party (pdp) has commended teachers in Kwara state and Nigeria for their role in nation-building as they join their counterparts to celebrate World Teachers’ Day todayIn a statement by the state publicity secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara(Sholyments), on Thursday in Ilorin, the party extols Teachers’ commitment and unwavering dedication to state buildings despite the terrible work environment since 2019. The party reminds Teachers in Kwara state the plethora of promises made to them by the APC/Otoge crusaders before their eventual enthronement in 2019, noting…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that three persons died after the two motorcycles they were riding on collided with a BRT vehicle in the Alakija area of Lagos.In a video that went viral on social media on Thursday, a voice was heard advising residents to avoid using motorcycles and BRT lanes. “Please my brothers and sisters, avoid taking the BRT lane. If you enter Okada, don’t allow the Okada to follow the BRT lane. Three people just died,” the voice said.In the video, three bodies were seen on the floor in front of the BRT bus that had…

Atiku Abubakar has called on Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)’s Rabiu Kwankwaso to join his quest for “justice” in the certificate saga involving President Bola Tinubu.Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, had requested the release of President Tinubu’s certificate from the Chicago State University over the suspicion that the certificate the former Lagos State governor submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may not be authentic.While the school had released the certificate to Atiku’s team, the former vice president who is challenging…