Author: Kwara Reporters

The Lagos State Police Command has given an update on the incident which led to the death singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad.Mohbad died under controversial circumstances last month and there have been allegations and counter-allegations on his death.Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had ordered a probe on the singer’s death.Subsequently, the police had invited 26 persons, including Mohbad’s family for questioning.Addressing the media at the state Command headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, gave a blow-by-blow account of what led to his death.“From investigation so far conducted, the sequence of events that directly…

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Friday, gave those accusing him of parading fake academic credentials 30 days to submit all their evidence to the relevant agencies for investigation. He noted that if found culpable, he would strip himself of any titles and honours he might have garnered in his career.He also said that failure by the accusers to provide evidence within the stipulated time would mean they lack honour and should, as a token of moral recompense, “undertake to jump off the bridge of the symbolic River Niger”.One Joseph Dahip had in a 1998 article referenced a 1996 report…

⁣The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday issued a final warning to Arise Television over what it called the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks on its programmes. ⁣In a warning letter dated October 6, 2023, and signed by NBC’s Director-General, Dr Balarabe Ilelah, the Commission urged the TV station to install a delay mechanism to avoid unwanted content.⁣The warning comes eight months after the Commission fined Arise TV N2m for breaching Nigeria’s broadcasting codes. ⁣Illelah’s letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Arise Global Media Limited, is titled “Preponderance of derogatory and incendiary remarks: final warning”. ⁣It read in part,…

Lagos — October, 6th, 2023: In celebration of International Day of the Girl-child, Youth Empowerment Foundation is proud to recognize the remarkable contributions and achievements of female athletes in the world of Taekwondo. Taekwondo has always been a sport that promotes not only physical prowess but also the values of respect, perseverance, and equality, and it is our privilege to honor the girls and women who embody these principles in all the sports.At Youth Empowerment Foundation, we firmly believe that sports should be a platform for everyone, regardless of gender, to showcase their talents, resilience and determination. Taekwondo is no exception,…

The Lagos State Police Command has identified Ms Feyisayo Ogedengbe, an auxiliary nurse, as the prime suspect in Mohbad’s death, while Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Primeboy, and one other have been named suspects.Mohbad, whose real name is Ilerioluwa Aloba, died on September 12 at the age of 27. His death has since become a subject of controversy as old videos of the Afrobeats singer alleging bullying and physical assault resurfaced.“Five suspects have so far been identified, arrested, detained, and interrogated on their alleged roles in the sequence of events that led to the death of the singer,” the Commissioner of…

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…