Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in collaboration with pro-democracy group, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, has exposed a community in Abuja, where hard drugs are sold like normal food items.NDLEA and NACAT have also carried out a sensitization exercise against the use of hard drugs in the community known as Abattoir in Abuja.The sensitization came on the heels of an investigation carried out by NACAT, where the group discovered that Abattoir, located close to an animal Market in the Karu axis of Abuja by the boundary between the FCT and Nassarwa State, is a major hub for the…

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has been laid to rest.The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC) died about a month ago in the United States.The preacher, whose church headquarters is in the Ilupeju area of Lagos, was buried on Saturday in a private ceremony attended by family members and close associates.A funeral service was held earlier in the day at the church’s headquarters.In his sermon at the event, Bishop David Abioye extolled Pastor Taiwo’s legacies, while commiserating with Fountaineers on the demise of the cleric.He told the attendees that life is about impact, asking them to maximise their time…

The attention of the Kwara Transparency Group has been drawn to a statement by a mushroom organization calling on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq not to reappoint his immediate past Principal Principal Secretary, Miss Jumoke Gafar, into office.Ordinarily, the Kwara Transparency Group would have ignored these charlatans masquerading themselves as a Political Support group for our exceptional Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. However, our investigation has unmasked those behind the smear campaign as sore losers in the new Kwara, where capacity, integrity, credibility, and inclusivity are the strong foundations upon which consideration for appointments is built, against the gluttonous tradition of those who…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Thursday predicted heavy rainfalls in parts of Kwara and Niger on Friday and moderate to heavy rainfalls in 20 states.This was contained in the impact based weather forecast obtained by our correspondent.The report said during the forecast period, 24-hour heavy rainfall is likely with low to moderate rainfall, flash flooding, riverine flooding, soil erosion, strong winds, thunder and lightning.Daily Trust reports that this is expected to increase fears of flooding in many parts of the country as the rainy season peaks.NiMet further stated that moderate to heavy rainfall is expected on Saturday over parts…