Author: Kwara Reporters

President Bola Tinubu has filed an application with the District Court to stop the Chicago State University from releasing his academic records to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.A United States Magistrate Court had made an order directing the Chicago State University to within 48 hours release Tinubu’s academic records to the presidential candidate of the PDP.However, in a fresh motion, Tinubu alleged that the Magistrate breached the constitution by acting as a final court in such matters of discovery.The president contended that a Magistrate should only report and recommend to the district judge in such matters.Tinubu further argued that the…

The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment.It disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Friday.The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment.The statement read, “The World Bank approved additional financing of $700m for Nigeria to scale up the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment programme whose goal is to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted states.“The additional financing will scale up project activities from the current seven states to…

Kano State Matchmaking and Marriage Association, known as ‘Mai Dalilin Aure’ in Hausa, has offered four women to tricycle rider Auwalu Salisu, who returned N15 million to a passenger who forgot the money in his tricycle.Recalled the tricyclist became an internet sensation after returning N15 million forgotten in his tricycle to the Chadian owner.Following the 22-year-old’s act of kindness and honesty, he has been getting recognition from government officials, individuals, and groups.Also joining other Nigerians to offer donations, the chairman of the matchmaking association, Mukhtar Inuwa Yakasai, said that four women are available for him to choose from for marriage.Speaking…

Troops of the Operation Safe Haven have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Army via their official X (HQNigerianArmy) handle yesterday.The discovery was reported to have followed a week-long intelligence operation that finally led to the capture of a wanted gunrunner, Napoleon John, who has been on the wanted list of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH).The suspect, who confessed to the crime, according to the X handle, led the troops to a concealed factory where arms of different calibre were sold by another miscreant…

…to pay arrears from January 2023The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission, has approved payment of a newly approved percentage increment in salaries for academic and non-academic staff of all its tertiary institutions across the country, The PUNCH has learnt.This is as the percentage increment for junior staff of tertiary institutions was raised from 23.5% which was reviewed last year to 25%. Our correspondent gathered that the arrears of the increment from January 2023 will also be paid.Though nothing was said about the withheld salaries of the academics and non-academics who embarked on strike in 2022,…

The foreign exchange crisis in the country worsened on Thursday as a dollar exchanged for over N1,000 at the parallel market, Daily Trust reports. Survey at popular black markets in Lagos indicated that a dollar exchanged for between N1,000 and N1,050 in the early hours of Thursday, before settling for N990 in the evening, indicating a difference of N252 from the Investors & Exporters FX window, where the naira closed at N738. The gap between the official and parallel market has steadily widened, since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced unification of all segments of the foreign exchange markets in June. However,…

Kebbi State Government on Friday announced ban of all mining activities in the state.Addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital on Friday, Secretary to the State Government, Yakubu Tafida, said the government took the action because of insecurity and the need to protect mining workers, host communities and put in measures for revenue generation.He described it as a precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of workers and people in mining communities.He said the state government was not unmindful of the fact that mining is under Exclusive Legislative List, but took the action after a thorough assessment of the…

An undergraduate student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11, has been found dead in the woods in the Karimo area of the Federal Capital Territory.This was as the police revealed that its primary focus was to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding Miss Karami’s death.The PUNCH reports that the deceased was earlier declared missing after she reportedly left her place of work in the Garki area of Abuja before closing hour on September 11, 2023.PUNCH Metro can confirm that the Divisional Police Headquarters, Durumi, Abuja,…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of illegally detaining its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, claimed that DSS illegally detained Kanu while blackmailing the group with insecurity.Powerful made the allegation while urging the public to ignore claims of neutralizing operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in Arochukwu and Enugu forest.A statement by Powerful said the viral pictures and videos being circulated by the Nigeria military showed they invaded the camp of Biafra National Guard (BNG).He insisted that BNG is not part of IPOB and has never claimed to have anything…

•Petrol price to rise again as naira nears N1,000, crude oil hits $95, IPMAN warns•Operators commend government for subsidy proposal, CSOs oppose fresh subsidyThe Federal Government may spend about N1.68tn as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from September to December this year, an analysis of data provided by oil marketers and the sector has shown.PMS dealers stated on Thursday that the pump price of petrol should be between N890 to N900/litre based on the fall of the naira against the United States dollar and the surge in the price of crude in the international market.Petrol currently sells…