Author: Kwara Reporters

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has announced Senate Standing Committees and Leadership of the 10th Senate. The list was shared by NTA News on its social media handle on Tuesday.The full list as obtained by DAILY POST is as follows:SENATE COMMITTEE ON AIR FORCEAKWASHIKI GODIYASENATE COMMITTEE ON ANTI CORRUPTION AND FINANCIAL CRIMESUDENDE EMMANUELSENATE COMMITTEE ON AVIATIONBUHARI ABDULFATAISENATE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL MARKETOSITA NGWUSENATE COMMITTEE ON TERTIARY EDUCATION AND TETFUNDDANDUTSE MUNTARISENATE COMMITTEE ON STATES AND LOCAL GOVT AFFAIRSPATRICK IFEANYI UBAHSENATE COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS HOST COMMUNITIESBENSON AGADAGASENATE COMMITTEE ON POWERABARIBE ENYINNAYASENATE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AFFAIRSABDULHAMID MALAM MADORISENATE COMMITTEE ON…

The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest.This is contained in a letter addressed to the lead counsel to the NLC, Falana and Falana’s Chambers and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.The letter dated Aug. 7 to Falana’s Chambers was signed by the Solicitor General of the Federation, Mrs B.E. Jeddy-Agba.NAN reports that the Federal Ministry of Justice had through the National Industrial Court (NICN) issued the leadership of organised labour summons on contempt of court for embarking on the protest.NAN…

The West African Examination Council released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination on Monday.Speaking at a briefing, WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, said, “Out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”The PUNCH in this report explained how to check the results via SMS and website;How to check WAEC results with SMS1. Using your mobile device, Type WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear2. Send to 323273. You will receive a message instantly containing your WAEC statement of result.Please note, only…

The Nigerian Senate on Monday concluded the screening of all the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu.KwaraReporters reports however that 45 out of the 48 nominees were confirmed by the lawmakers while three were not confirmed.Those not confirmed were the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete, and Abubakar Sani Danladi.El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna State, and others were not confirmed as the Senate was yet to receive their security clearance.Senate has now adjourned plenary to 8:30pm.List Of Those Confirmed1. ABUBAKAR KYARI BORNO STATE2. ABUBAKAR MOMOH EDO STATE3. NYESOM WIKE RIVERS STATE4.…

• KWARTMA gets 3 patrol vehiclesKwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday presented 32 brand new patrol vehicles and 160 motorcycles to support the movement of security personnel as government steps up collaborations to improve safety in the hinterlands.The Governor also presented three patrol vehicles to Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) to improve their operations. “Today is another day in our efforts to strengthen security across the state. Each of the 16 local governments is getting two vehicles and 10 motorcycles each,” the Governor said at a brief event in Government House Ilorin.“The local council authorities are to work…

Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, has backed the military juntas in Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso.He said Biafra would support the juntas if the Nigerian military intervenes, as being considered by West African leaders.Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, disclosed this on Monday in a video on his verified Twitter handle.His reaction is coming on the heels of the current regional tension in the West African regional bloc owing to the military takeover of the Niger Republic last month.DAILY POST recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week, sought…

The Senate was turbo-charged on Monday when a Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo.Nwokocha’s motion was immediately seconded by his colleague from Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe.Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote but the lawmakers were divided on the matter.The red chamber immediately erupted into a rowdy session. Amid heated argument between the lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, called for a closed-door session.A visibly worried Akpabio rose to his feet and announced…

The Osun State Government has denied that there was a private meeting between Governor Ademola Adeleke and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde in Abuja.It also added that the interactions between both men were in public and that insinuations of infighting among functionaries of both governments were the handiwork of those profiting from the lack of substantive leadership for the party in the zone.The state government in a signed statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Monday revealed that at no point did Governor Adeleke have any private talk with his Oyo State counterpart.According to the statement, “Governor Adeleke…

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed his readiness to receive the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian People Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso if he agrees to defect to the ruling party.Ganduje made the statement at a media briefing with some selected media organisations in Kano.This was shortly before the former Kano governor received a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, at his residence in Abuja on Sunday.He said, “Nobody will say Kwankwaso is not a good politician, at least he was a two-term…

As diplomatic efforts continue with pressure mounting on the putschists who hijacked power in neighbouring Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday night, met with five northern governors who share borders with the coup-torn country.The meeting was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger Republic.The governors, who met the President at Aso Rock are Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Idris Nasir (Kebbi) and Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina).Though details of the meeting held at the State House in Abuja were not made public, the meeting is coming as Economic Community of West…