Author: Kwara Reporters

The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party has announced the suspension of two of its members.The members are Boniface Aniebonam, a founding member of the party, and Agbo Major, its National Publicity Secretary.In a statement signed by the party’s acting National Chairman, Mallam Abba Kawu Alli, the party said the suspension was with immediate effect pending the outcome of investigations by the disciplinary committee of the party.Alli said, “You will all recall that recent events regarding the repositioning of our party and the discipline or otherwise of some of our members led to the expulsion of two…

The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has implored a delegation of Islamic scholars (Ulamas), who were previously engaged in discussions to facilitate the restoration of constitutional democratic governance in Niger Republic, to expedite progress in their ongoing dialogue with the military junta.The President received a comprehensive briefing on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, from the Ulamas, who were led into the meeting by Sheikh Bala Lau.The briefing followed the Ulamas’ two most recent visits to Niger Republic.The Islamic leaders had informed the President that the military junta was open…

The Kano State Executive Council has approved the release of N700m for the payment of school fees for 7,000 indigenes of the state studying at Bayero University Kano (BUK) and N854 million for the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this on Thursday via his verified X page, formerly known as Twitter.The governor stated that the N700m for Kano students at BUK was approved during the state executive council meeting on Wednesday due to the country’s economic crisis.“As part of our efforts to cushion the biting effects of our current economic reality; The Kano State Executive Council…

President Bola Tinubu has directed that issues affecting relations with the Emirates Airline, and issuance of visas to Nigerians should be “immediately’’ resolved.The President gave the directive on Thursday when he received the Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, at the State House in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.Tinubu received Letters of Credence from Al-Shamsi and two envoys at the State House. The two other envoys are Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Awall Wagris Mohammed; and Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Mrs. Miriam Morales Palmero.Nigeria and the UAE have a long history of restriction of…

ENetSuD is in possession of the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) for the construction of the single carriage way flyover bridge at pipeline Tanke Junction in Ilorin, Kwara State. The project is one of those under execution by the AbdulRahman-led Kwara State Government (KWSG).The contract of the project was awarded on 13th December, 2021 to City International Dimensions.ENetSuD is currently subjecting the BEME to critical examination, after which on-site measurement and quantification will be done to determine if the works done by the contractor commensurate with the contract sum spent by the government on the project.In this preliminary…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of a delegation of Islamic leaders (Ulama) to Niger Republic for another round of dialogue with the coup leaders.Tinubu made the decision on Thursday after a meeting with the top clerics led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi who were recently in Niamey, the Niger Republic capital, two weeks ago for dialogue with the junta led by General Abdourahamane Tiani.Tinubu made the decision in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Since the junta seized power from President Mohamed Bazoum July 26, 2023, ECOWAS had imposed sanctions on Niger…

…Orders INEC to recognise Apapa-led NWC governorship candidatesThe Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamido Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states.The court also dismissed the gubernatorial candidature of Senator Athan Achonu of Imo state, and others belonging to the Abure-led LP faction.More details to follow…. Do you have any information you wish to share with us?…

Following the collapse of a two-storey building on the ever-busy Lagos Street in Garki II district of Abuja at about 11:45pm on Wednesday night, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate arrest of the owner of the collapsed building.Wike, who gave the order when he visited the scene of the incident on Thursday morning, applauded the ongoing rescue efforts, saying that it was unfortunate that they woke up to the very disturbing news of the building collapse.“It is not what we contemplated. Let me thank the agencies, particularly NEMA and FEMA that have supported us to rescue not…

Another Isese activist, Oluwo Of Tede, Chief Ademola Olawoore, has been arrested and detained in a correctional facility in Ilorin, Kwara State.A visibly shaken Olawoore, as he is fondly called, in a video that has since circulated on social media, was charged with defamation of character.The elderly Isese activist was arrested in Ibadan on August 19 and taken to Ilorin where he has remained in a correctional facility.Baba Tede, according to reports, was arrested for allegedly insulting a Muslim cleric simply identified as Alfa Okutagidi.His arrest came a few days after the arrest of a prominent Isese activist, Adegbola Abdulazeez,…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Idowu Owohunwa, has described as worrisome, a noticeable trend that showed that AK-47 rifles, other firearms were being illegally manufactured in the state.Owohunwa expressed the concern at the inauguration of the state’s Complaint Response Unit (CRU) by the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun held at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja.Delivering his welcome address, Owohunwa said there was an increasing local expertise in the fabrication of various types of firearms including replicas of foreign made pistols, AK47 and other assault rifles.This trend, coupled with the threat of cultism, he said, projected…