Author: Kwara Reporters

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has lifted the suspension order slammed on the Lagos state chairman of the union, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) and other members by former president of the union, Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa.The newly inaugurated National President of the union, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, lifted the suspension order in an inaugural address in Abuja.He explained that one of the problems created by the former administration of Alhaji Baruwa was the arbitrary suspension and expulsion of members he considered his enemies. “One of the main problems created by Baruwa was the arbitrary suspension and expulsion of…

The crisis between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, took a new twist when the Department of State Services (DSS) denied Shaibu access to the governor.Shaibu was one of the guests who attended the church service to mark the 32nd anniversary of the creation of Edo State.At the event which held at the New Festival Hall of Government House, Benin, on Sunday, the deputy governor stood up to greet Obaseki, but a DSS operative blocked him just a few metres away.Obaseki, who was seated beside his wife, Betsy, and Charles Aniagwu, a Commissioner of Delta…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, August 23 arrested a South African man, Erasmus Jean Pierre, 29, in an attempt to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to the Middle East through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.Pierre was intercepted by NDLEA operatives during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 404 from Abuja to the Middle East via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, NDLEA reported on Sunday.After a thorough search of his luggage, the whitish powdery illicit substance which is factory packed was discovered in different parts of the bag.The suspect, upon investigation, arrived…

A suspected native doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps with a fresh dead body.The self-styled native doctor, identified as Babatunde Kolawole, was arrested in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.The police spokesperson in Ogun, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, saying the man told the Amotekun Corps operatives who arrested him with the male corpse that he was trying to revive him.“Although the suspect did not deny the incident, he claimed to be a native doctor who was attempting to revive the deceased,” Odutola said.She said it remains…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has requested well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory billboards in his honour.The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.“The attention of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been drawn to lamp post billboards, full scale billboards and other adverts congratulating him on his appointment as minister.“While the minister deeply appreciates the warm wishes and support of the citizens, he kindly, but strongly requests that such billboards and advertisements be discontinued forthwith.“The minister acknowledges…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth N164.8 million in the state.The Area Comptroller of the Nigerian Customs Service in the state, Ben Oramalugo, made this known while addressing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State capital on Saturday.He said the command seized 371 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian hemp and 98 packs of diazepam.The seizure which was made within the last 10 days by the command also include 10 sacks of snuff, 1080 pieces of donkey skin, 37 bags of foreign rice, 16 bales of second-hand clothing, 300 litres of…

Daraibo Events and Services, a leading name in event industry in Nigeria, extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Mrs. Saudat Salah Abdulbaqi fnipr on her recent election as a Council Member of the prestigious Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). It described The significant achievement as a highlight of her outstanding dedication and substantial contributions to the realm of public relations.In a press release issued from the office of the Lead Consultant of Daraibo Events and Services, Mr Oluwaseun Adewoye, made available to pressmen, Mr. Adewoye described Dr Abdulbaqi as a distinguished professional in the industry whose unwavering commitment and…

The Mass Communication Alumni Association, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has felicitated Dr Saudah Salah AbdulBaqi on her election into the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. AbdulBaqi who’s an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at UNILORIN was on Friday elected a member of NIPR Governing Council at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute which held in FCT, Abuja. In a congratulatory letter jointly signed by its president, AbdulGafar Arikewuyo and General Secretary, Aderemi Adeagbo, the alumni association described AbdulBaqi’s success in the election as a well-deserved recognition of her contributions to the field of Public Relations and…

Abductors of the wife of Pastor Johnson Ajiboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Kwara State, Mrs Bola Ajiboye, have detained a man sent to deliver the ransom to them.They, however, released the woman.Mrs Ajiboye was kidnapped in her shop at Elerinjare community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State last Thursday when gunmen invaded the town.Sources disclosed that the woman was released by her abductors on Wednesday after the payment of N1m ransom along with foodstuffs and other items demanded by the kidnappers.An elder in the community, however, said the middle-aged man who went to…

A 47-year-old woman, Kehinde Ugbede-Egbeyemi, has appealed to individuals and organisations to assist her in raising the sum of N15m for a kidney transplant.Ugbede-Egbeyemi said she came down with kidney failure in 2018 shortly after she got married to her husband, a teacher.A medical report by the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja, showed that she was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease in February 2018.It noted that the woman was being managed with “a twice-weekly haemodialysis schedule, intermittent erythropoietin and iron sucrose injection, antihypertensive and other supportive management.”The report, signed by a Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Benjamin Arijesuyo, further stated that…