Author: Kwara Reporters

The rift between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu may come to a head next week as the deputy is set to be relocated to a building outside the Government House.The PUNCH discovered on Saturday that the new office is situated at No. 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House.Problem between the first two prominent citizens of the state gained prominence when Shaibu approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop his impeachment. However, the governor and the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, denied such move.Shaibu may…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, approved the appointment of a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land.KwaraReporters had reported that the stool became vacant after the demise of Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, in December 2021, at the age of 95 year after he reigned for 48 years.The selection of new monarch became a court issue as the Chairman, Screening Committee for Laoye Ruling House in Ogbomoso, Abdulwahab Laoye, said the family had not selected anybody to fill the vacant stool of Soun of Ogbomoso,…

The Ogun State Police Command said its operatives at the Owode Egba division, on Friday, arrested a suspected vandal, Adewole Adekunle.The suspect, said to be based in Eleko, Ajah, Lagos State, was allegedly found with some vandalised transformer parts which belonged to the Showo Community, Kobape, along Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway and owned by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company.These were disclosed in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutula.According to Odutola, the suspect was arrested following complaints by villagers who tipped the police around 4.30am that Friday about the activities of vandals in the community.“Following this information,…

The Federal Government has stated that the push for the widespread adoption of concrete roads instead of traditional asphalt surfaces is driven by the cost-effectiveness and durability offered.According to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, concrete roads are expected to yield long-term benefits with a 50-year lifespan.Umahi, who stated this in Akure, Ondo State capital, stressed that the decision to promote concrete roads aligns with the federal government’s commitment to optimising infrastructure investments and ensuring sustainable development across the country.While inspecting the construction of the Akure-Ado Ekiti road, he stated that all ongoing road projects across the country that are…

President Bola Tinubu has recalled the country’s ambassadors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.This is according to a statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, the Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar.“Sequel to the inquiries on the letter recalling the Nigerian ambassador to the UK the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has reaffirmed that all career ambassadors and noncareer ambassadors have been recalled on the instructions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ambassadors as representatives of the country they serve at the behest of the president and it’s his prerogative…

Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited has refuted a statement by the Nigerian Navy claiming four of the security firm’s personnel were involved in crude oil theft, calling the allegations a “smear campaign” and “possibly a cover-up”.The management of the security outfit contracted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to protect pipelines from vandals disclosed this in a six-page statement on Saturday.“Nigerians can see why we are forced to say that the Nigerian Navy’s press release was nothing but a smear campaign against Tantita and possibly a cover-up,” the statement said.According to the Navy, its personnel stationed at Forward…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the Federal Government’s palliatives following the removal of subsidy on petroleum. While the Federal Government had months back removed subsidy on the commodity, it gave food palliatives to state governments for onward distribution to Nigerians. It also gave N5bn to them.But hours after declaring a two-day nationwide strike owing to the impacts of fuel subsidy removal, the NLC President Joe Ajaero says the distribution of food palliatives is inadequate to combat the effects of the government’s move.“If you share that N5bn or even the five trucks of rice or grain, many people may not…

A popular traditionalist in Kwara State, Abebi Ashabi Efunsetan Yakubu, has reportedly reverted to Islam.Although born a Muslim, the traditionalist popularly called Iya Osun, from Ayegbami community in Ilọrin, switched from Islam and openly professed the Isese (traditional religion).In a viral video, Iya Osun pronounced the Muslim shahada and clarified that the action to return to Islam was out of her volition and not due to pressure from any quarters.She said, “I was not forced by anybody to do this but I accepted Islam to obey the Prophet, the pious Khalifs and all the scholars.“There was never a time that…

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the federal government loses N6 trillion annually due to obsolete tax incentives.Oyedele, who disclosed this yesterday at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Finance, said the present administration was reviewing some of the tax incentives to block leakages.He said, “As part of our mandate, we are currently reviewing some tax incentives in the country. For instance, there were some incentives in the law for the reconstruction of the country after the civil war, which is obsolete already. So, when you don’t look at…

At the mention of the word, mortuary, many grow goose pimples all over. It evokes an aura of awe. Nobody visits the mortuary with a smiling face. It is either the visitor has tears already flowing, is at the verge of relapsing into the paroxysm of tears, or is in a pensive, remorseful, and apprehensive mood.Mortuary is akin to a mini burial ground. Really, it is a temporary place for the dead before their final journey to the burial ground where they are committed to mother earth. It is a place where the spiritual and physical forces interact on an…