Author: Kwara Reporters

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Thursday revealed he constructed roads that would last 50 years without maintenance while he was governor of Ebonyi State.He made the revelation in relation to the quality of roads constructed in the country saying Nigeria should have roads according to her temperature.Umahi said this while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday.He said, “I also noticed that some of the projects, while you are still on the roads, they have gone bad,” the former Ebonyi State governor, who was also sworn in on Monday, said.“When I was on the Abuja-Lokoja Road, I…

A two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, Abuja has collapsed.It was gathered that the building collapsed late Wednesday night amid heavy downpour.So far, 37 people have been rescued, with two of them “fatally injured” injured, emergency officials said.Two fatally injured, 37 rescued as Abuja plaza collapses pic.twitter.com/hh14Rujl7b— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) August 24, 2023They said rescue operations had been slow over the night as there was no immediate access to an excavator and rescue efforts were purely manual.Confirming the development, Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss…

I Didn’t Buy N300m Bulletproof Car As FCT MinisterThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, frowned at the dysfunctional state of the Abuja light rail and directed the permanent secretary to complete payment to the Chinese concession company in order to conclude rehabilitation of the rails within eight months.Wike gave the ultimatum during an inspection of the Abuja Metro Station in Idu and at the Airport Station on his first assignment outside the office, less than 48 hours after the swearing-in of the 45 new ministers.He further asserted that the task of restoring the Abuja…

Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) across the six states in the North-East geopolitical zone have asked governors of the zone to prioritise the distribution of relief materials to strengthen security gains in the insurgency-ravaged area.The request was part of the communique reached at the end of the quarterly conference held at the state headquarters of the DSS in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.The top secret police operatives had gathered in Maiduguri to discuss the zone’s security and the role of intelligence gathering in the fight against terrorism.After the meeting, the DSS directors in the zone led by…

Between July 2022 and June 2023, 3,620 people were abducted in over 582 kidnapping incidents in the country, with a reported ransom demand of at least N5billion and an actual ransom payment of over N302million, a figure that could be higher due to underreporting.An SB Morgan intelligence report released on August 23, 2023, entitled, “The Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry: Follow the Money,” disclosed these figures.The Nigeria Police Force and the military high command – the Defence Headquarters, however, have gone silent over the heart-wrenching situation, while security experts called on the Office of the National Security Adviser currently headed…

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was feared dead Wednesday in a plane crash near Moscow, was a Kremlin confident catapulted to infamy by Russia’s offensive in Ukraine before he turned his troops on Russia’s capital.Prigozhin’s order in June that his private fighting group march on Moscow to unseat Russia’s top brass presented the most serious challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power over more than two-decades.His forces captured a key military headquarters in the city of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russian before setting their course for Moscow, where authorities beefed up security in anticipation of a showdown.“The evil that the…

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command and members of two vigilante groups in the state, have arrested 12 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ for allegedly burying a newborn baby alive at Andoni waterfront in Diobu area of Port Harcourt, the State capital.The vigilante groups were the PHALGA Security Watch, popularly known as PHALGA Security, which was set up by the Port Harcourt City local government area, and the Rivers Neighbourhood Watch.Speaking with journalists, chairman of PHALGA Security Watch, Victor Ohaji, said he got intelligence that some ‘yahoo boys’ were doing some rituals at the waterfront. Ohaji, who…

Traditional worshippers in Kwara State, Nigeria have instituted a fundamental rights enforcement suit before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and seven others over the alleged violation of their fundamental rights.The legal action lists the Kwara State Police Commissioner, the State Government, Registered Trustees of the Council of Ulama (Islamic Clerics), Justice Salihu Mohammed (Executive Secretary of the Council of Ulama), Sheikh (Dr) Mohammed Bashir Saliu (Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Council of Ulama), Alfa Abdulsalam Baba Tonile Okuta-Agidi, Kwara State Magistrates Court in Ilorin, and the Nigerian Correctional Service…

The African Union, AU, yesterday asked its commission to compile a list of members of the military junta and their supporters in the Niger Republic for targeted sanctions and “application of individual punitive measures.’’This will be in addition to sanctions already imposed on the junta by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS leaders, which the AU also endorsed.The AU also asked for a report on the impact assessment of the ECOWAS standby force, following threats by the economic group to adopt a military approach should the coup leaders fail to restore democratic governance and reinstate ousted President Mohamed…

Says update is free… The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has urged prepaid meter users to update their meters before November 2024.NERC shared the update on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.The electricity regulatory commission added that the update, which is free of charge, would not affect the current prepaid units of users.It further advised users to contact their Distribution Companies for more information as regards the update.The statement read, “If you have a prepaid meter, it may be time for an update. From November 2024, you may not be able to recharge your meter. However, updating is easy and free.…