Author: Kwara Reporters

On behalf of the Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin and the entire Gobir family, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, Waziri’n Kasar Hausa and Madawaki of Ilorin extended his warmest felicitations to the entire Belgore family and Alhaji Aliyu Kola Belgore (OFR, mni), the former Chairman of the Board of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on the occasion of his 80th birthday.Alhaji Kola Belgore, a Financial Guru and a highly-respected figure in Nigeria’s financial sector, has contributed immensely to the development and growth of the nation’s economy. As the former chairman of AMCON, he played a pivotal role in managing and resolving the…

A young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death inside a popular hotel (name withheld) in Awka, Anambra State.It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday when some friends were spraying money on a birthday celebrant while he was dancing during a birthday party at the hotel.The deceased said to hail from Nnobi, in the Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel the following morning, where she was allegedly dumped.According to sources at the scene of the incident, trouble started when the deceased was…

Protesters in support of the fuel removal on Thursday cause a bit of disruption at the National Assembly’s main entrance popularly known as Mopol gate.The protesters noted that they decided to hit the street to show solidarity with the President, Bola Tinubu, over the removal of fuel subsidy.According to the protesters, the president made the right decision by removing the ‘canker worm’ that has eaten deep into the economy.The President had during his inaugural speech on May 29, declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as the current 2023 budget he glimpsed does not contain it.On…

The Minna Operations Office of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has again alerted some of those resident in Kwara of an impending flood.Zainab Saidu, head of NEMA Minna Operations Office, disclosed in a statement that this flooding is particularly expected in the state’s Ilorin West and Ilorin East Local Government Areas, LGAs.She said the two LGAs are expected to experience high flood within the months of July and November.Ms Saidu said the prediction is contained in the Annual Flood Outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency, NIHSA, early in the year.”In this prediction, Ilorin West and Ilorin East LGAs…

A downpour on Tuesday night washed away the bridge on Jeeje River linking Shao community with the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Moro LGA.The Jagunmolu of Shao, Chief Wole Oke, has, therefore, appealed to the state government to reconstruct the bridge urgently.He said, “The lecturers, other categories of staff and the students of the university have been brought under suffering.“This, therefore, calls for immediate attention by the state government to do the needful to reconstruct the bridge as a matter of urgent priority.“The matter should not be treated with lethargy by the relevant authorities, particularly the state Ministry of Works.”Reacting…

A former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been tipped as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Trust reliably gathered last night.Ganduje, 73, was yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and three governors who are members of the APC.Barring any last-minute changes, the former governor will be named as interim national chairman of the ruling party, pending the conduct of the convention of the party later in the year.Recall that this paper had exclusively reported on Monday the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over his failure to appear in court to explain circumstances surrounding the $53 million judgment debt arising from the Paris Club refund.Justice Inyang Ekwo, who ordered Emefiele to appear on the next adjourned date, said he was minded to exercise restraint in the proceeding to give the ex-CBN boss an opportunity to explain himself in the matter.Emefiele’s counsel, Audu Anuga (SAN) had prayed the court to give his client another opportunity due…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for its adjustment of the pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, from around N500 to N617 per litre.Falana was reacting to the NNPCL’s seemingly overnight price hike on Tuesday, which saw the second impromptu petrol price review in under two months — coming from a ballpark price of N185 in May.In a statement on Wednesday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted that President Bola Tinubu, in his inaugural address in May, announced that his administration would govern the country in accordance with the rule…

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said that over 137 students sponsored abroad by the fund absconded.He stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of N2.3tn tertiary education tax by TETFund on Tuesday.Echono said the scholars, who were sponsored by TETFund for “higher education” abroad refused to return to the country after completing their programmes.“We may have to take that hard stand because the numbers are alarming. We just checked about 40 institutions and over 137 absconders and the review is ongoing,” he stated.“It…

Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin yesterday convicted a 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for presenting himself to be a female America woman in order to defraud unsuspecting victims.He was convicted alongside one Adeniyi Aliyu over similar offences.The duo of Francis and Adeniyi were arraigned on separate charges by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Count 2 of the charge against Francis reads: “That you, Stephen Oke Eghele (a.k.a Sugarmom) sometime in July, 2022 or thereabout at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court attempted to…