Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

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…