Author: Kwara Reporters

A Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Obiora, has been allegedly detained by personnel of the Department of State Services.According to Peoples Gazette, the CBN deputy governor has spent four nights in the custody of the DSS.The report said the DSS was grilling Obiora in connection with allegations of financial mismanagement under the leadership of the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Tinubu on June 9 following an investigation into the affairs of the apex bank.“This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector…

The management of the University of Ilorin has alerted members of the public to the latest antics of scammers using fictitious social media accounts created in the name of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN.A statement by the management in Ilorin on Thursday, said the rogues use the fake social media platforms like WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Messenger to make all sorts of demands from members of the public, ostensibly in the name of the Vice Chancellor.“For the avoidance of doubt, Prof. Egbewole does not operate on any of those social media platforms.“Members of the public should, therefore, be…

Depict image Engr Jimoh Olayinka, father of Mohammed who was chased to death by a dog in Kwara State last month, has said he is still devastated by the incident but described it as the will of Allah.The late Mohammed Jimoh had gone to buy noodles at a shop in his neighbourhood, Asa Dam area of Ilorin, when he was chased by a neighbour’s dog and fell.He was however pronounced dead some minutes after he was taken to hospital.But the father had absolved the owner of the dog over the incident and reportedly stopped any further prosecution accepting the incident as…

Operatives of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two suspected rapists terrorising the people of Gaa-Akanbi area of Ilorin, the state capital.The Command said Mr. Idowu Yahaya, 39, a private security guard at Gaa-Akanbi area in Ilorin, was alleged to have raped a 15-year-old girl in an office at Gaa-Akanbi, while Mr. John Balogun, 49, was arrested for allegedly raping 17 years old girl.Parading the two suspected rapists in Ilorin yesterday, the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Umar Mohammed, lamented that rape is one of the fastest-rising violent crimes in…

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian Wagner mercenary group boss, has appeared in a new video to dismiss reports of his “elimination”.In the video, Prigozhin was heard saying everything was fine.According to Sky News, the video is believed to have been filmed in Africa during the second half of August.Prigozhin was confirmed to have died in a plane crash north of Moscow following DNA test of the bodies found in the wreckage last week Thursday.On Tuesday, he was buried in Porokhovskoye Kladbishche, St Petersburg, Russia, days after President Vladimir Putin said Prigozhin “made serious mistakes” while offering condolences.Meanwhile, eight days after his…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said the fear he had about putschists in Niger setting a bad precedent across the continent has been confirmed by the removal of President Ali Bongo of Gabon.On Wednesday, soldiers struck in Gabon, annulling the recently concluded election and ending the 13-year reign of Bongo, who succeeded his father in 2009.Speaking while receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja, Tinubu said all diplomatic options will be exhausted with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last…

The Rwandan and Cameroonian governments have reshuffled their military in what is believed to be a reaction to the recent coups in Niger and Gabon.According to a Rwandan national newspaper, News Times, the Federal Government approved the retirement of 12 Generals and several officers. The publication stated that the retirements were announced on Wednesday, August 30, in a statement issued by Rwanda Defence Force.Among those retired include two four-star generals, James Kabarebe and Fred Ibingira, two three-star generals, Charles Kayonga and Frank Mushyo Kamanzi.Kabarebe and Kayonga have previously served as Chief of Defence Staff of RDF, while the other two…

A quorum of councilors in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State has suspended the Chairman of the LGA, Wale Adedayo, for three months on allegations of maladministration and financial mismanagement.Reacting to the development, Adedayo told our correspondent that it might be true, adding that policemen bombarded the LGA secretariat alongside some thugs on Thursday morning.“It might be true. Policemen bombarded the office along with thugs this morning,” Adedayo said in a tacit WhatsApp message following an inquiry by our correspondent.The PUNCH reports that this followed the invasion of the LGA’s secretariat by over a hundred mobile policemen…

The residents of Oke-ogun, Danialu, and Agbabiaka areas in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have voiced their dissatisfaction with the sluggish pace of construction of drainages in Oke-ogun. The ongoing construction work has significantly hindered mobility within the area, prompting the residents to urgently request the provision of a viable alternative road, either through Alao Farm or the Ita Olodan inlets.The residents are urging the Kwara State Government to address the situation promptly, particularly in light of the imminent resumption of schools in the area. They fear that the lack of adequate road infrastructure will pose considerable…

Yobe State Police Command says its operatives have arrested two suspected kidnappers in Tarmuwa Local Government Area.The command disclosed this through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement made available to the press on Wednesday in Damaturu.According to the statement, the suspected kidnappers: Adamu Manu, aged 25 and Musa Alh. Tahiru, aged 28, have been terrorising the inhabitants of Banbangida and some parts of Dapchi, in Bursari Local Government Area.He said the suspects were apprehended after receiving several kidnapping reports in the areas and the operatives successfully launched a manhunt on the syndicate.Part of the statement read:“On…