Author: Kwara Reporters

Two students of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilọrin, have been scheduled to face a disciplinary panel over alleged immoral display during their graduation ceremony.The affected students, according to City & Crime’s findings, are Sulyman Tawakaltu and Mohammed AbdulSalam, both of the agricultural department.In a viral image, AbdulSalam was seen grabbing the breasts of Tawakaltu during the sign-out ceremony for final-year students of the college last week.According to an internal memo on the incident seen by Daily Trust correspondent, the college attributed its decision to “the display of immoral practice by two students of the institution”.The college mandated the…

Depict image Hoodlums have hijacked trucks loaded with bags of 10kg of rice meant to be delivered to yet-to-be-ascertained communities as their shares of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.According to the Business Day the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. along the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin, East, and West local government areas when three Toyota Dynas fully loaded with rice passing through the site, attracted the attention of the people and they attacked the trucks.The attackers reportedly emptied the three trucks, fully loaded with rice.This development led to a free-for-all fight, creating tension that sent shivers to…

The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha on Monday said she would not be distracted but remain committed to the duties given to her by President Bola Tinubu.Onyejeocha was reacting to what she described as “sponsored reports by a yet-to-be-identified Abidemi Johnson, who claims to be the convener of Coalition of Asiwaju Progressive Woman”, that she was ungrateful and plotting to unseat the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and cause a leadership crisis.The report also claimed that Onyejeocha dolled out Dollars to launch a media campaign for her to unseat the current Speaker.While appealing to…

Tragedy struck in Niger State on Sunday after a boat capsized in the Mokwa area of the state.The exact number of people onboard the boat and the cause of the accident is yet to be confirmed as at the time of filing this report.Speaking to the incident to Channels Television through a telephone call, the Chairman of Mokwa Local Government, Jibrim Muregi, confirmed the incident, saying rescue efforts are ongoing.He confirmed that 21 dead bodies were recovered, adding that three community members of Gbajibo, Ekwa and Yankeiade were also affected.When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Wasiu…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tins of tomato paste and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.According to NDLEA, the skunk in tomato paste consignment weighing 20 kilograms was intercepted on Friday at the SAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, while the meth shipment with a gross weight of 1.60kg was seized at a courier company in Lagos.This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.The…

A Rivers State-based vigilance group, ONELGA OSPAC, said its men arrested three persons, including two pastors, over the death of a 24-year-old man, Lucky, in the Port Harcourt area of the state.Lucky reportedly died after an operation to remove his hunchback.An officer with the Planning and Advisory Committee of the security group, codenamed OSPAC, told Sunday PUNCH that the suspects were nabbed while trying to flee Port Harcourt.One of the suspects, who was said to be the pastor of a new generation church in Osiakpo, near Omoku in the state, Olatoye, 54, said the victim was handed over to him…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Saturday, has ordered the indefinite suspension of a monarch in relation to the “gruesome murder” of the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bako Angbashim, by “a bunch of criminals”.This comes days after Bako was killed in the Odiemudie Community in the Ahoada East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.The DPO and his team ran into an ambush while returning from their operation during which they were attacked. He was reportedly shot, captured, and murdered by his captors.The governor, in a personal statement on Saturday, said, “His Majesty, Eze Cassidy Ikegbidi Eze…

Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Senator Kashim Shettima on their victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, calling Wednesday’s judgment a great victory for the rule of law.According to a statement Saturday by Mohammed Brimah of the former VP’s Media Office, Osinbajo expressed his congratulations in a personal statement.“The ruling is a great victory for Nigeria’s constitutional democracy and the rule of law,” the Vice President was quoted as saying.“The practice of democracy in our nation has been further strengthened by the fact that all parties faithfully followed the electoral process according to the…

A flood of unusual quantity has sacked some residents of Ajao Estate in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos from their homes on Saturday morning.Heavy showers started on Friday night and extended into the early hours of Saturday. The downpour of heavy rain led to the overnight flooding which destroyed properties worth millions of naira.A Flooded Flat on Eyituoyo Omatshola Close. PHOTO CREDIT: FIJAn affected resident, who simply wished to be identified as Mike, told FIJ that the flood may have been caused by uncleared drainage systems and canals.“I was in a deep sleep when I suddenly heard the voice…

The camps of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar; and that of President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, clashed over the watermark on the copy of the judgment of the Presidential Elections Petition Court which went viral on Friday.The viral copy of the Certified True Copy of the court’s judgment had the watermark of the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team on it, with commentators, especially social media users, suggesting a sinister motive.The PEPC had on Wednesday delivered a 12-hour judgment on the appeals arising from the presidential election, upholding the election…