Author: Kwara Reporters

The corpse of a 47-year-old-man who was swept away by flood in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, has been recovered dead two days after the incident.The unidentified man, it was gathered, was a victim of a severe downpour of Monday evening.Speaking on the incident, spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said one Mr Saheed alerted the agency on the development.He added that the corpse had been handed over to the environmental officer of Ilọrin West local government, Mr Saka Abdulkareem.“The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water…

A young woman in Adamawa State, Ramatu Adamu, who was serving an 18-month sentence for stealing a pot and a wrapper, has been pardoned by a committee established to decongest prisons.Ramatu, who was convicted on the charge of ‘theft in a dwelling house’, was on Thursday discharged by the Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee.She was convicted last month, August 11, and sentenced to one and a half years by the Chief Magistrate Court in Numan for stealing the pot, wrapper and a cooler.She was serving her term at the Numan Security Custodial Centre when the committee visited the facility.When she appeared…

The Imo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Athan Achonu, has said that some members of the opposition in the state are using his physical defect to campaign against him ahead of the governorship poll in November.He stated this during a chat with ARISE TV concerning issues surrounding the Labour Party in the state ahead of the November poll.There has recently been crisis in Imo after the National Working Committee of the party led by Julius Abure insisted that Achonu is the party’s genuine governorship candidate recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).However, another faction led…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate termination of the appointments of 21 heads of parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration (FCTA).Wike, in a statement by his Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, on Wednesday, ordered the affected appointees to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in rank.See the full statement below:FCTA PRESS STATEMENTThe Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON, has relieved the heads of the following parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCTA of…

A graduate of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, identified as Precious Ogbeide, has attempted suicide over the alleged university’s refusal to issue him and several other students their results after they graduated from school in 2018.PUNCH correspondent learnt that Ogbeide, whose parents claimed he had been battling depression due to his inability to be issued his results after spending five years in the school, started to stab himself with pieces of a bottle he had broken.Some aggrieved students of the school had lamented the inability to receive their degree results after spending five years undergoing the programme, claiming that…

The Nigerian Air Force has bombed camps housing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN).Air Force spokesman Gabriel Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said several strikes were carried out on Tuesday at separate locations of the two eastern states.He identified the locations as Mother Valley Orsumughu in the Nnewi South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State and Aku Ihube in the Okigwe LGA of Imo State.Prior to the operation, Gabkwet said troops had received intelligence of the planned disruption of civic activities across the South-East by the terrorists.The…

•FG, labour leaders’ meeting holds Tuesday•Tinubu to unveil workers’ package October 1•MAN, others warn of massive economic losses•Govt foot-dragging on workers’ demands – NLCThe Federal Government has invited organised labour to a meeting in a last-minute bid to stop the planned October 3, 2023 nationwide strike announced by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday.The two unions had declared an indefinite strike with effect from Tuesday to protest the alleged failure of the FG to provide post-subsidy palliatives for workers, but the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity assured Nigerians it would meet with the leadership…

The Ondo State House of Assembly has vowed to go ahead with the impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor of the State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, despite the lawsuit he filed to stop the move.Aiyedatiwa had asked an Akure High Court to stop the House of Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment plans against him.But in a statement signed by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi, the lawmakers have assured the general public that it would proceed with the legislative process to a logical conclusion, but in doing so, will strictly follow the Constitutional procedures.The House said it…

Following the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioulwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, Marlian Music record owner, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, has vowed to clear his name and prove innocence of his involvement in the death of MohbadThe Marlian Music boss said this via a statement shared on his Instagram handle on Tuesday, added that he was ready to assist the police investigation surrounding the death of his former signee, Mohbad.Expressing his readiness to assist relevant agencies in the investigation process, Naira Marley said, “In light of the police invitation, I am making arrangements to return to the…

The federal government, on Tuesday carpeted Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, for accusing it of secretly negotiating with some bandits who abducted some school girls in the State.It described Lawal’s accusations as “false and misleading”, saying the ministry has not mandated any body or group of persons to negotiate on behalf of government with the criminals.Daily Trust reports that the Zamfara government had said it has enough facts to expose the agents of the federal government behind the purported secret negotiation with bandits.The governor, who had consistently ruled out the option of negotiating with bandits, had earlier raised the alarm…