Author: Kwara Reporters

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, presided over by Justice Arum Ashom, has begun sitting on Monday to deliver judgment on the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate for the March 18 election, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor.Shortly after the announcement of appearances by all lawyers and parties in the case, Justice Ashom announced that the Tribunal would first deliver judgment in the case of the PDP and its candidate before giving its decision on another petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.Justice Ashom also told petitioners…

A yet-to-be-identified driver stabbed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Olajide Ojukoya, in the early hours of Sunday, while trying to evade arrest for a traffic offence in the Costain area of the state.This was contained in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the traffic regulator, Adebayo Taofeek.According to the statement, the driver who was apprehended for violating traffic rules, stabbed Ojukoya as a means of evading his arrest.The statement read, “Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today arrested a driver of a painted Volkswagen ‘T4’…

Helping Hands Africa, a non-governmental organization, has launched a significant food distribution campaign aimed at providing palliatives to 200 households across Kwara and Osun states. The initiative commenced in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, and seeks to alleviate the adverse effects of the recent fuel subsidy removal that has significantly impacted the livelihoods of numerous families throughout Nigeria.Ogbeni Hammed Adedayo Said, the National Coordinator of Helping Hands Africa, expressed concern over the challenges faced by families in Nigeria due to the prevailing situation. He highlighted that donors from around the world were deeply moved by the difficulties experienced by…

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal is set to deliver judgment on Monday on the petitions filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor.The Justice Arum Ashom-led panel communicated this message to parties on Saturday.Rhodes-Vivour and Jandor are challenging the return of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship elections in Lagos State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).On August 12, lawyers in the petitions adopted their final written…

A Canada-based show promoter, Prince George, has disclosed that singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad died the day his Canadian visa was approved.George said this while speaking at the candlelight procession organised by Nigerians in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night.“I had planned to surprise the late singer’s best friend, Bella Shmurda, during the latter’s show in Canada by bringing Mohbad to the show,” the singer and promoter said.“I sent a message to Mohbad’s manager in the morning of the day he died to inform him that his visa had been approved, only to be told that Mohbad had died mysteriously”,…

The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the state capital, has upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC.The tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate in the March 18 poll, Titus Uba, challenging Alia’s victory.The three-man panel of justices, led by Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to entertain the petition as the matter raised before the court are pre-election issues as captured in Section 285 of the Electoral Act.The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Alia the winner of…

The mother of deceased singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, has said he promised to give her N5m for her business on the day he died.In an interview with TVC News, she said, “I usually didn’t tell people I was Mohbad’s mother, because he was scared I might get kidnapped. I have spent just five months in the new house he rented for me, and he visited me three times before his demise. He took me out of where I was living before to Ikorodu (in Lagos). He said he wanted to be visiting me from time to time.“He recently rented…

A Delta State-based rights advocate, Israel Joe, has petitioned the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over alleged extortion of N80 million from a surveillance contractor, Atubi Davison John, by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, in charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt and two other officers simply identified as Emmanuel and Uche.The petitioner also alleged that the policemen also collected a gold necklace from Davidson worth N4 million.Joe, in the petition dated September 21, which was duly stamped by the office of the IGP, said the Police on 14th September 2023 busted Davison’s residence…

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, on Saturday, said the individual reportedly arrested for injecting the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is not a registered nurse.The association disclosed this in a press statement signed by the State Secretary, Toba Odumosu.The association also urged the media to verify the qualifications and professional status of individuals before labelling them as healthcare professionals.It was reported that 27-year-old Mohbad died on September 12, 2023.On September 14, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, said the singer passed away after receiving an injection administered by an auxiliary nurse.Aloba said, “According…

The Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators (LASPAGA) has advised the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve its planned protest scheduled for Monday, September 25.LASPAGA Secretary, Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, charged TUC to get its facts right before holding a “needless protest” .Recall that TUC had, on Friday, threatened to shut down economic activities in Lagos State on Monday.The union said that the planned protest was due to the state government’s ban on the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).It alleged that the state government was interfering in the activities…