Author: Kwara Reporters

The organised Labour has shunned a meeting scheduled by the federal government as part of the efforts to prevent a nationwide strike by workers.Daily Trust reports that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, were meant to meeting with Labour leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by 3pm on Friday.But the meeting failed to hold because the labour side did not show up.Lalong was sighted at the office of the Chief of Staff in preparation for the meeting, but the labour leaders were not seen as of 5:30pm.Efforts to…

The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Plc, on Friday, again reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to ensure uninterrupted power supply during and after the 63rd independence anniversary celebration.A statement by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Kingsley Achife, to commemorate the nation’s Independence Anniversary, emphasised the importance of upholding the sacrifices and ideals of the founding fathers as the guiding principles for a united and harmonious country.Achife reiterated IBEDC’s dedication to contributing to national development through exceptional service delivery and the reduction of the metering gap within the franchise area.He said the company has put measures…

Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr Victor Olaiya, has ordered a discreet investigation into the death of one Adeniyi Ojo, the Managing Director, Water View Hotel GRA, Ilorin whose lifeless body was found in the hotel on Thursday.It was gathered that police detectives who dispatched to the scene did not find any physical violence in Ojo’s body. The body was reportedly taken to the Kwara State General Hospital mortuary.A statement signed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Friday, said that a case of culpable homicide was reported by the management of the hotel to the police on…

Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested one of the suspects linked to the killing of Mr Bako Angbashim.Angbashim, Superintendent of Police, had led his men to raid criminal hideouts in the Odemude community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state on September 8, when a dreaded cult group led by Okpara ambushed them, opened fire and eventually captured Angbashim, decapitated his body and filmed their action.Since the incident, the State Police Command under Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, has been on the hunt for the miscreants.The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrest…

In an unlikely pairing, Rotimi Amaechi and Deji Adeyanju were recently spotted immersed in studies at a law school, triggering a gamut of responses across the nation. Deji Adeyanju, known for his frequent critiques of the current government and spotlighting political mismanagement, had mysteriously vanished from his usually active online presence earlier this week. This had raised eyebrows and led to concerns about his whereabouts.Rotimi Amaechi, on the other hand, has taken a backseat from the limelight of national politics. However, he hasn’t stayed completely out of the public’s eye. Earlier this year, Amaechi was seen attending the inauguration of Abia State’s…

The Lagos State Government arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter.Dr Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence at No 5, Ayeloja Street, Ikorodu, on February 14, 2021, around 5 a.m.Martins submitted that the defendant had carnal knowledge of the girl contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.Justice Abiola Soladoye, however, remanded the defendant in the Kirikiri prison and adjourned the case to November 9. Do you have any information you…

The police in Yobe State have arrested a 28-year-old suspected fraudster who specialises in stealing ATM cards and using same to steal money from his victims’ accounts.DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Damaturu.He said the arrested suspect, Justice Gibson, who is from Karim Lamido in Taraba State sneaks around ATM points within Damaturu metropolis to defraud his victims.“On 27th September, 2023, at about 1300hrs the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) arrested one Justice Gibson, 28 years old, of Karim Lamido, Taraba State at the First Bank ATM gallery along…

The Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday, said its latest findings showed that the quality and price of Nigeria’s Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, were the key factors causing the persistent smuggling of PMS out of the country.It also announced a monthly rise in its revenue generation from an average of N202bn to N343bn, representing an increase of 70 per cent. With this, it said, the service had surpassed its monthly revenue target of N307bn.The acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in Abuja at an event organised by the service to mark the first 100 days in office…

Dr Agbo Major, the factional Acting National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in this interview with Ihuoma Chiedozie, gives an update on the crisis in the political party. He insists that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and his supporters, the Kwankwasiyya, are no longer members of the party. He also spoke on the state of the nation ahead of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary.The Kwankwaso group announced plans to redesign the logo of the NNPP. What is your position on that?It is good you are calling them Kwankwaso group. NNPP is…

Nigerian tourism minister has been hospitalised in Abuja after suffering acute poisoning from unknown origins, Peoples Gazette was told, as her family members fear time was running against their efforts to save her life. Lola Ade-John, 60, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, shortly after she started manifesting symptoms of her poisoning, according to family sources familiar with her ordeal. She has spent four days at the facility as of Friday morning, The Gazette heard. Ms Ade-John, a career banker and tech investor, has been on a machine to aid her breathing, our sources said. The specifics as to what…