Author: Kwara Reporters

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…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to suspend or discipline him.Wike, who spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him from the party.“Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution, in the way that the party supported rotation.“Who will suspend me? I want to dare anybody,” Wike said.The ex-governor said he informed PDP leadership before…

A 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni has allegedly been set ablaze by a pastor, Taiwo Odebiyi, when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State.PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on August 17, 2023, when the victim visited the church for a special prayer at the pastor’s invitation.Our correspondent further learnt that the pastor directed the victim to buy Amazing Grace perfume, local eggs and a candle for the special prayer.While praying for her, the pastor was said to have poured…

Business magnate, Tony Elumelu has applauded some of the economic decisions taken by President Bola Tinubu, saying the private sector is encouraged by the decisions.Speaking after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation said he believes that with time, Nigerians will benefit from the decisions taken.He said, “The private sector is encouraged with the bold decisions President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken and we hope that in the fullness of time Nigerians will benefit from it because it is all about the Nigerian people, It is all about the…

There seems to be no end in sight with the crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as a group within the party on Tuesday suspended the NNPP flag bearer for the February 25, 2023 presidential poll, Rabiu Kwankwaso.Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, who came fourth in this year’s presidential election, was suspended by the group led by NNPP chieftains, Boniface Aniebonam and Agbo Major.The group led by Aniebonam and Major suspended Kwankwaso at a special general assembly held at the Rockview Hotels in the Apapa area of Lagos State.The group said “material evidence” in public affirmed that…