Author: Kwara Reporters

Kwara North, Nigeria – A consultative and advisory engagement aimed at promoting the economic development of Kwara North was recently held at Senator Mohammed Ahmed’s house. The event, organized under the auspices of KWANDCO (Kwara North Development Council), brought together Kwara Northerners, renowned international agricultural experts, and a host of other business innovators.The primary objective of the engagement was to gather advice, suggestions, and commitments on how to harness the government’s agricultural programs at both the federal and state levels. Participants discussed strategies to explore and exploit the opportunities in these programs, while also emphasizing the need for value addition…

The ruling All Progressives Congress has commenced the process of registering its over 40 million members electronically to consolidate its membership strength ahead of the 2027 general elections.The National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, said this when he received a delegation of elected Deputy National Officers and National Executive Committee members of the party at the secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday.The development is coming two years after Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker Committee conducted a similar nationwide membership registration exercise, which brought the current number to over 40 million.Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Ganduje said that the essence of…

The federal government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior as part of efforts to resolve issues around passport processing in the country.On assumption of office, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, promised to work towards having the NIMC in the ministry for proper coordination of identity data of Nigerians.This process is now being accelerated in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s directive to remove all impediments and bottlenecks from obtaining passports.The National Identity Number (NIN), domiciled in NIMC, is one of the major conditions for obtaining of International Passports.The NIMC was until now…

Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Director General, Department of State Service (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to give maximum protection to the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon Leke Abejide, from any arrest or detention by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.The DSS, Police and Bello were in a separate order, barred from inviting, arresting, detaining, or threatening the life and properties of the governorship candidate pending the hearing and determination of a suit instituted against them by the politician.The restraining orders were issued by…

A Public Affairs Analyst, Durojaiye Ogunsanya, has identified President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his classmate at the Chicago State University (CSU).Speaking on a TVC programme, Ogunsanya said he and Nigeria’s president graduated from the Department of Accounting and Business Administration in 1979.President Tinubu’s academic record has been a subject of controversy as some of his political opponents have said the Tinubu who attended CSU is a female.Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, one of Tinubu’s main challenger in the 2023 Presidential election, has filed a suit in an American court, seeking that CSU produces Tinubu’s academic record.But speaking on the programme, Ogunsanya…

Implementation of the 2023 budget of N21.8 trillion is currently threatened as the nation has suffered a shortfall in crude oil output, amounting to 470,000 barrels per day, bpd in August 2023.This represents 29 per cent fall from the budget benchmark of 1.69 bpd.At the current global market price of $92 per barrel, the 470,000 bpd shortfall amounts to a loss of $43.2 million daily or N32 billion at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange rate of N742.10/$. The budget was pegged on 1.69 million bpd and $75 per barrel and at the exchange rate of N437.57/$, the government expects…

What killed Mohbad and Mohbad cause of death has finally emerged.It was gathered that the Nigerian street hop singer and former rapper under Naira Marley’s Marlian Music record label, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is dead.This online news platform understands that Mohbad died in the early hours of today, Tuesday, September 12, 2023.Mohbad cause of death, what killed Mohbad According to PulseNG, the Rapper Mohbad sadly passed away from an ear infection. Sources from the singer’s team told the news platform that he took a trip to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, September 12, for treatment,…

Bishop Lawrence Osagie, the general Overseer of Powerline Bible Church, is dead.Bishop Lawrence, who was the publisher of the popular ‘Christian Benefits’ magazine, died on Sunday, September 10, 2023.He was aged 65.“In total submission to the will of God Almighty, the Powerline Bible Church Family announces the transition to Heaven of our father, founder, mentor, great teacher of the word, man of faith and God’s general, Bishop Lawrence Osagie.“Bishop Lawrence Osagie, the founding pastor of Powerline Bible Church, passed unto glory on September 10, 2023 in Lagos at the age of 65 years.“We thank God for the gift he gave…

The navies of, Benin Republic, Togo and Nigeria have flagged off Operation Safe Domain II, with the theme ‘Enhancing Maritime Security through Collaboration for Regional Prosperity’.The event was held on Monday in Benin Republic.However, the Niger Republic, one of the signatories to the MoU, was absent at the ceremony.According to the Director of the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre Zone E, Commodore Aniedi Ibok, the operation is an aspect of a memorandum of understanding signed in 2014.Ibok noted that the agreement is to enable the navies of each country to fight criminal elements without any border restrictions. Do you have any…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a car wash attendant, Issa Muhammed, for allegedly absconding with a customer’s car.The Command, in a statement on its official X account on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested on Sunday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS.The statement revealed that the suspect, who committed the crime three days after his employment, was at the verge of selling the vehicle when he was nabbed in the Agege area of the state.The statement reads, “Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a car wash attendant after he absconded…