Author: Kwara Reporters

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has sought forgiveness from Governor Godwin Obaseki for any unintentional mistakes he may have committed while fulfilling his responsibilities.Shaibu who made the plea while speaking to selected media (PUNCH not included) on Friday said the plea became necessary to ensure that the present administration finishes well in the state.The deputy governor stated this while speaking after his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Catholic Men Organisation of Nigeria of the Catholic Archdioceses of Benin.He said, “I have always said that I am a loyal servant and nothing has changed. I took…

A man identified as Oro Umaru has allegedly macheted his close neighbour, Sanda Abubakar, whom he accused of sleeping with his wife, thus severing the victim’s wrist from his hand.The Nigerian Tribune reported that the incident happened in the Kaiama local government area of Kwara state.Oro Umaru, a farmer, was arraigned on Thursday at a magistrate court in Kwara State on a one-count charge of attempted culpable homicide contrary to Section 299 of the penal code. According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), the case was reported by the brother of the victim, Sanda Mohammed.“That on 08/9/2023 at 20:30hrs, one…

The Lagos State Police Command had said the autopsy conducted on Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, had been concluded.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to PUNCH Metro during a telephone conversation on Thursday.He said, “Autopsy has been concluded. Awaiting results.”Earlier on, while responding to an enquiry by our correspondent concerning arrests made by the police in connection with the late singer’s death, Hundeyin said, “I can’t answer questions on the arrests yet because I don’t have that update. However, the nurse is in our custody; I can confirm that.”PUNCH Metro reports that acting Inspector-General of…

A university student, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11, has been found dead, police authorities said on Thursday.It was gathered that the 26-year-old Blessing, a student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), was declared missing after leaving her place of work in Garki, Abuja.In a statement, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said her disappearance was reported to the police authorities last Thursday, September 14.“The body of Blessing Karami Moses, a 26-year-old woman who had been missing since September 11, 2023, was tragically discovered in a wooded area in Karimo. Her disappearance was…

Police authorities in Lagos State have exhumed the remains of singer Mohbad and are set to begin autopsy. The singer died last week in unclear circumstances with Nigerians protesting and calling for justice for Mohbad.While the rapper, known officially as Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, was buried less than a day after his death, the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command Benjamin Hundeyin said Mohbad’s remains have been exhumed.Exhumation completed. Autopsy to commence. #JusticeForMohad #Justice4Mohbad— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) September 21, 2023“Exhumation completed. Autopsy to commence,” he tweeted on Thursday afternoon, days after the police began a probe into the death…

President Bola Tinubu and President of the U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Scott Eisner, at the closing bell ceremony of the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.President Bola Tinubu rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York on Wednesday as he called on the United States business community to invest in Nigeria’s “bubbling market”.Tinubu, who is attending the ongoing 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, was accompanied to the bell ceremony by the President of the U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) at the U.S. Chamber…

Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Ogun State have arrested a serving member of the State House of Assembly (OGHA), Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, for his alleged involvement in the rival secret cult clashes that occurred in Sagamu town, where eight persons were killed last weekend.The lawmaker, who was recently elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Sagamu State Constituency 1, was arrested alongside five other suspected cultists allegedly involved in the cult violence.The five other suspects; Debbo Animashaun, Bamidele Saheed, Ismaila Onitire, Adewale Otesanya and Tobi Owoade, were arrested by the…

Despite the numerous assurances by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the subsidy is gone, Daily Trust’s finding shows that the federal government paid N169.4 billion as subsidy in August to keep the pump price at N620 per litre.There have been several reports suggesting that the current price stagnation despite the worsening exchange rate and international crude price crossing $95 a barrel suggests a return of subsidy.A document by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), sighted by our reporter yesterday, showed that in August 2023, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) paid $275m as dividends to Nigeria via NNPC Limited. NNPC…

Hours to the end of the 21-day ultimatum issued by the organised labour, the Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it has no fears about a potential economic shutdown.This is despite last Monday’s parley being deadlocked as both parties failed to see eye-to-eye on the labour unions’ demands over the removal of petrol subsidy.“I don’t think there is any problem. We don’t have any fears about some of the things they (labour) put on the table and also the suggestions and the package of the Federal Government,” the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, told State House Correspondents after a private meeting…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, said on Wednesday that Omowunmi, wife of deceased musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, visited him to demand justice for her late husband.It was reported that the late musician, who passed away on September 12, 2023, was buried a day later.Following his death, there have been calls for investigations to unravel the circumstances behind the musician’s death.Speaking with PUNCH Metro in Abuja, Falana noted that he visited the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, adding that he (Owohunwa) had been assured that investigation had been launched.“The young…