Author: Kwara Reporters

The military has announced a coup in Gabon, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election.Bongo, who came to power after the death of his father in 2009, won a third term in an election which opposition argued was heavily disputed.According to Reuters, tensions were running high amid fears of unrest after Saturday’s presidential, parliamentary, and legislative vote, which saw Bongo seeking to extend his family’s 56-year grip on power while the opposition pushed for change in the oil and cocoa-rich but poverty-stricken nation.A lack of international observers, the suspension of some foreign broadcasts, and the authorities’…

A Federal High Court in Lagos, Monday, summoned nine persons and entities closely connected to the arrest and remand of three Isese adherents, Mr. Adegbola Abdulazeez aka Tani Olorun; Madam Efunsetan Abebi Aniwura Olorisha aka lya Osun and Chief Ademola Olawoore aka Baba Tede.Those summoned include the Inspector-General of Police, Kwara State Police Comminssioner, Kwara State Government, Registered Trustees Of Council of Ulama (Islamic Clerics); Justice Salihu Mohammed (Executive Secretary of Council of Ulama).Others are Sheikh (Dr) Mohammad Bashir Saliu (Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of Council of Ulama); Alfa Abdulsalam Baba Tonile Okuta-Agidi; Kwara State Magistrates Court, Ilorin,…

The Kano State government has reduced the registration fees charged by the State-owned tertiary institutions.The Commissioner for Higher Education in the State, Dr Yusuf Kofarmata stated this on Monday while briefing with journalists at the Government House, Kano.He further explained that the decision was reached during the meeting between the heads of tertiary institutions and the Governor of the State, Alh Abba Kabir Yusuf.According to him, the 50 per cent reduction was in consideration of the current economic situation created by the removal of fuel subsidy.He said the reduction affects all Kano State indigenes studying regular courses for 2023/2024 academic…

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has disclosed that tthe FCTA is considering transportation and food supplies support with the N5 billion palliative received from the Federal Government.Wike said this in Abuja on Monday after a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT.The Federal Government had earlier this month announced a N5 billion palliative for each state of the federation, including the FCT, to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy.Some of the state governments have confirmed receiving N2 billion from the amount, while awaiting the N3 billion balance.However,…

Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma has berated Nigerian youths who are into fraudulent activities on the Internet, saying they may not end well.In a video posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning, the priest who spoke during a sermon, lamented how the internet fraudsters defraud innocent people of their hard earned money, stating that it would have been better if they target politicians.Fr Oluoma said although some music artistes sing to endorse Yahoo, such lifestyle cannot be justified.He said, “When you pursue wealth at the expense of fellow humans, you are trashing people to get…

President Bola Tinubu has charged his cabinet members to work hard and be committed to creating a buoyant economy that will serve every Nigerian.The President said this on Monday during his opening remarks at the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House.Tinubu told FEC members including ministers to work hard, saying that the expectations of Nigerians are very high and underperformance won’t be tolerated.The President also restated his government‘s policy agenda which include reforming the economy to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth, and strengthen national security for peace and prosperity.Tinubu noted that the country would rely on…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without proof of direct participation in UNGA’s official schedule of activities.His spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Monday, said the directive was part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria.He said to prevent any sharp practice in this regard, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria was accordingly guided on official visa processing while Nigeria’s Permanent Mission in New York is further…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Nigerian business community to insist on transacting business in naira, including using the same to pay for goods imported from China.In a statement made available to the media on Monday, Falana recalled how the Federal Government and China entered into a currency exchange agreement five years ago.He noted that the transaction which was valued at RMB 16 billion or N720 billion was aimed at providing adequate local currency liquidity to Nigerian and Chinese industrialists and other businesses, reducing difficulties encountered in the search for the United States Dollar.The swap…

An Angry mob has killed a yet-to-be identified suspected armed robber while making attempts to rob a resident of Olugboso in the Agege area of Lagos State.The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the incident on Sunday, noted that the incident occurred last week.It was gathered that the suspect who broke into an apartment of a resident identified simply as Victor, was nabbed by the mob with a toy gun which he was using to scare his victims.Confirming the development, the Lagos PPRO said the suspect’s corpse has been deposited in the morgue, while Victor,…

President Bola Tinubu says the country must make “difficult changes” to be respected in the comity of nations.He spoke in Abuja on Sunday while declaring open the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Velodrome, MKO Abiola Stadium.According to Tinubu, even though initial reforms may be painful, Nigeria must be willing to take the hard steps to set the country on the path of growth.“We cannot have the country we desire without the reforms we have initiated. It is painful at the beginning, in the short and medium term, but we must do what we…