Author: Kwara Reporters

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has set up an inter-ministerial committee that will look into the construction of an international airport in the state.Inaugurating the committee in the Osun State governor’s office in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday, Adeleke noted that Osun is the only state in South-West Nigeria without an airport.He said that the committee will initiate, develop and actualise the plan towards executing the airport project.The chairman of the committee, Dr. Bashir Salami, commended the governor for setting up the committee and assured that the members will deliver in good time.The proposed airport, the Isiaka Adeleke…

A 16-year-old student of the Zamratul Adabbiyyah Islamic School, Okekere, Ilọrin, Kwara State, Al-Amin Babajide Sulyman, has gone missing after he left home and failed to return.It was gathered that Sulyman was brought to Ilọrin by his father to continue Arabic schooling after completing his junior WAEC in 2015.Speaking to newsmen, his father, Imam Muhammed Saliu, a resident of Ikorodu in Lagos State who relocated to Ilọrin, said the incident happened on 23rd of September, 2023.He explained that he has reported to the police and they have radioed all their stations, adding that they have also stepped up the search…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, warned that there would be no further warning before the next strike in 30 days if the federal government did not keep to its current agreement with NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC).Speaking on ARISE News Channel, Joe Ajaero, stated that enough time had been given to the President Bola Tinubu administration to take appropriate action to cushion the suffering in the country and avoidable deaths among the masses occasioned by the harsh economy, but the government continued to ignore labour.NLC had suspended its planned indefinite strike on Monday night. It said the industrial…

The Benue State Police Command has dismissed a constable identified as Belasa Iyangedue for raping a 16-year-old kept in detention.Our correspondent gathered that the victim was detained for defamation.While in detention at the Divisional Police headquarters, Tse Agbaragba in the Konshisha Local Government Area of the state, the constable who pretended to be assisting her, reportedly went into the female cell and took her into an office where he had sexual intercourse with her against her consent.The underage girl was said to have reported the case to the Divisional Police Officer leading to the arrest of the constable and the…

Two persons including a pregnant woman have died while others were injured when a driver – fleeing from officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) – rammed into a tricycle in the Okota area of Lagos State. Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command Benjamin Hundeyin described the Tuesday incident as “ugly” and noted that the injured are being treated in an undisclosed hospital.“This ugly incident happened when a driver fleeing from LASTMA officials who accosted him for driving against traffic ran into a tricycle. Unfortunately, two persons have been confirmed dead, while two children are currently receiving treatment…

A 23-year-old lady, Fiddausi Ahmadu, resident of Dandishe area of Dala local government area of Kano state, is currently in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS) for threatening to stage a suicide bomb attack on an election Tribunal judge alongside all those she felt were responsible for the victory of Kano All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, at the tribunal.A reliable source in the service confirmed her arrest, saying steps were being made to arraign her before the court.Fiddausi issued the treat in video she posted on her social media handle attacking the tribunal’s lead judge, Vice-President…

Six suspects have so far been arrested by the police in connection with the alleged abduction of a charcoal dealer, Sikiru Bosere and his assistant, Philemon at Jebba town, in Moro Local Government of Kwara State.The spokesman of the state police command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the development to the press in Ilorin on Tuesday, disclosed that Bosere was also successfully rescued by the security team on a search and rescue operation.He said an investigation into the abduction was ongoing, in the bid to get to the root of the matter.The duo were abducted by armed men last week…

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking its confirmation of three more ministerial nominees.Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from President Tinubu requesting the confirmation of the nominees when the lawmakers resumed plenary session on Tuesday.The nominees are Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State, and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State.The Senate in August 2023 screened and confirmed 45 ministerial nominees and rejected three of them. Notable among those not confirmed include former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.The two other nominees rejected then were Stella Okotete from Delta State and…

Inhabitants of Oko Agbon and other riverine communities in Lagos State were in a jubilant mood over the weekend as no fewer than 1,500 of them benefitted from the Free Medical Outreach and Distribution of Food items by the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu.The Medical Outreach was part of the Minister’s itinerary during her visit to the riverine area of the State to flag off the verification of the Expanded National Social Register. Aside from Medical Outreach, some of the relief items distributed to residents of the communities includes; hundreds of bags of Rice and vegetable…

One person died and four were injured in a scuffle that involved officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, a policeman and a driver in the Ago Palace area of Isolo, Lagos.PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 9 a.m. on Tuesday when the yet-to-be-identified driver allegedly tried to escape after a traffic infraction.Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that LASTMA officials, aided by a policeman chased the motorist.An eyewitness, who gave his name simply as Usman, said, “The LASTMA officials chased the driver. One of the law enforcement officers was dragging the steering wheel with the driver and in…