Author: Kwara Reporters

President Bola Tinubu warned there will be “grave consequences” if Niger’s military regime allows ousted President Mohamed Bazoum’s health to worsen under house arrest, a European official said Friday.During a call to EU chief Charles Michel, the Nigerian leader, chair of the ECOWAS regional bloc which opposes the Niger coup, said: “President Bazoum’s detention conditions are deteriorating.”Earlier, the EU official had mistakenly attributed the warning of “grave consequences” to Michel.Bazoum, 63, was detained on July 26 by members of his presidential guard, in the fifth coup to hit Niger since independence from France in 1960. He and his family are…

Some residents of Taraba have started stealing farm pŕoduce to feed their families. Reports from some communities across the state revealed that incidents of thief of raw Cassava, Yam and Maize were recorded in recent weeks.A lady, who owned a cassava farm in one of the villages in Ardo-Kola local government area of the state, told Daily Trust that she caught her neighbours harvesting cassava in her farm severally.The lady farmer, Lami John, told our reporter that the first person she caught in her farm confessed that he stole cassava from her farm not to sell but to feed his family.“I…

The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and being challenged in court, human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said.On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, the apex bank reportedly told Deposit Money Banks to freely float the naira against the dollar and other international currencies.As of Friday, the CBN website puts the exchange rate between N744 and N746.But Falana, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily Friday, said…

Popular Lagos socialite and skincare expert, Farida Sobowale, has broken silence over attempted suicide at the third mainland bridge.Naija News earlier reported that the socialite, who is widely known as King Phreedah, has been in the news lately over reports of her crashed marriage.The reports making the rounds online alleged that Frida’s husband, Demola, had packed out of their matrimonial home to meet a side chick he was dating before their marriage.However, Frida on Thursday reportedly drove her Lexus SUV to the mainland bridge, came down and was about to jump into the Lagoon when she was rescued by some…

In a tragic incident, two individuals, including a tea-seller, were killed by a thunderstrike during a heavy downpour at Onigbegiri Junction in Eyenkorin, Kwara State. The identities of the victims have been revealed as the tea-seller and an unidentified customer.According to an eyewitness Mr. Mojeed Onigbegiri, said the thunderstrike struck the area at approximately 6:30pm, claiming the lives of the two victims instantly. The incident sent shockwaves through the community, leaving residents shaken.Concerns have been raised regarding the removal of the lifeless bodies, prompting an appeal from the local community to the Kwara State government, Nigeria Police Force, and other…

The Oyo State Government has approved the immediate release of car loans for primary school teachers, across all zones in the state.This was disclosed today in Ibadan by the coordinating Director, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Mr. Jacob Dairo, who stated that the loan is coming as a palliative to teachers in the state. He said the loan which is to be distributed in many tranches is to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy, on Oyo State primary school teachers.According to him, the scheme was graciously approved by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, who has…

The long-awaited commissioner nominees’ list forwarded by Governor Mai Mala Buni to the state assembly was finally unveiled by the speaker, Hon. Buba Chiroma-Mashio.Daily Trust checks reveal that the first batch of the list which was purportedly released on July 27 remained unveiled until during last Tuesday’s plenary when a second batch was brought.The development had fuelled suspicions that the first batch was a blank list meant to beat the constitutionally required 60 days deadline.However, both the state government and leaders of the state house of assembly said four names were pencilled in the first list.A member of the state…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, are two intimate friends, but from indications things are falling apart between them ahead of the state governorship poll, ADEYINKA ADEDIPE writes. The drama playing out in the Edo State Government House on Osadebe Avenue will make Nollywood directors go green with envy, while political analysts will be left stupefied by the unpredictable nature of events in the last two weeks in the ancient city of Benin.The two major characters in the drama that has tilted towards absurdity are the state governor and his deputy, Godwin Obaseki, and Philip Shaibu, respectively.…

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to be patient with his administration in the wake of the fuel subsidy removal, saying the move is in the country’s best interest. Tinubu spoke in Abuja on Thursday during the public presentation of the autobiography of an elder statesman, Edwin Clark.The Nigerian leader, who was represented at the event by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, said efforts are being made the cushion the impacts of the subsidy removal.“Solutions to problems can never be as instant as coffee. But we must certainly be there. I know the removal…

The Federal Government has approved N5bn for each state to enable them to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states.Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday.According to him, the Federal Government also released five trucks of rice each to the 36 state governors.Explaining further, Governor Zulum said the state governors are to procure 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize, and fertilizers.He noted that 52 percent of the funds was given to the state governments as grants…