Author: Kwara Reporters

The Federal Ministry of Education has increased the school fees of the students enrolling in Federal Unity Colleges from N45,000 to N100,000.A circular bearing the breakdown of the fee was issued to all Principals of Federal Unity Colleges from the Office of the Director of Senior Secondary Education Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, reference number ADF/120/DSSE/I, dated 25th May, 2023.It reads: “Approved fees/ charges for Federal Unity Colleges (1st Term) for new students“, signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, new students are expected to part with ₦100,000 instead of the previous N45,000.”It further…

A new video showing Muslim clerics threatening another set of Isese worshippers in the Oko Owo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State has emerged online.The worshippers are seen performing some traditional rites at the bank of a river. In the video, the rites are however disrupted by the clerics who ordered them to leave the river.A Facebook user, Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’wah, shared the video Friday night captioning it: “ANOTHER OSUN WOMEN CAUGHT LIVE @ OKO OLOWO IN ILORIN TODAY!!!”The video shows a Muslim cleric charging towards the priestess who had yet to be identified, as she and her…

In an impressive display of bravery and resilience, local hunters in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State successfully apprehended a notorious gang of suspected kidnappers earlier today. The operation, conducted in the towns of Owa and Ijara Isin, has brought a temporary relief to the residents who have been living in fear due to the activities of these criminals. The kidnapped disturbing the peace of Isin Local Government Area had been a major concern for the community, with several cases reported in recent months. Citizens have constantly lived in fear, afraid to venture out freely and go about their daily…

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar has disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country.The CAS stated this while addressing officers and men during his maiden operational tour of NAF units in Makurdi, Benue State, according to a statement on Friday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet.He noted that the acquisition of additional platforms would bolster training, air power employment and projection.According to the CAS, the platforms are expected to include two Agusta 109 Trekker Multi-role…

A member of the House Representative and immediate past, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun, was involved in an accident on Wednesday.The accident happened on the Ekpoma-Auchi section of the Benin-Abuja road while the lawmaker was on his way to Abuja to resume plenary.Onobun was supposed to have traveled by air but reportedly missed his flight and decided to go by road.It was gathered that the lawmaker representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, sustained injury.The lawmaker’s vehicle was said to have somersaulted severally after running into a ditch.The chairman of…

The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will release a list of illegal (unregistered) digital loan apps operating in Nigeria.It also said it would delist two legal (registered) loan apps from Google Play Store for harassing Nigerians.According to the FCCPC on Thursday, it had added digital money lenders that had refused or failed to register under its guidelines on its watchlist for strict surveillance and necessary action.In a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Babatunde Irukera, the FCCPC said, “The commission has also placed digital money lenders that have…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023.This is the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first six months of a fiscal year, a Thursday statement by the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman on Media and Communication, FIRS, Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, said.The Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, was said to have made the disclosure while presenting the 2023-2024 tax revenue outlook to the National Economic Council at its meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential…

The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu (APC/Gwanara), has confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Kareem Ahmed as the substantive Clerk of the Kwara House of Assembly.The confirmation of the new Clerk followed a motion moved by the House Leader, Magaji Oba-Abdulkadir (APC/Ilorin Central), following the retirement of the former Clerk, Hajia Halimah Kperogi.Until his appointment, Ahmed was the Deputy Clerk and Director, Personnel, Finance and Supply of the House.Danladi-Salihu, who described Ahmed as a dedicated civil servant, congratulated him on his new assignment and expressed the hope that he would bring his experience on board to move the 10th…

Three persons, on Thursday, escaped being lynched over alleged missing private organs in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.The incident, according to the state Police Command, occurred at Tanke/Oke-Odo area of Ilorin metropolis.A statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin on Thursday, disclosed that“three of such incidents were recorded in the Okeogun area of Tanke between Monday, July 17, 2023 and Thursday.“In the three alarms raised, the three boys were taken to the hospital, tested, and were all found to have their private organs in perfect condition.”“Meanwhile, the three accused persons were almost lynched if not for…

Strong indications have emerged that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee may clash with the party’s governors over a plan by the latter to adopt ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the new national chairman of the party.The development followed the sudden exit of Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore as the party‘s national chairman and national secretary, respectively.The crisis rocking the ruling party had on Tuesday led Adamu and Omisore to resign from their positions after they were accused of high-handedness and financial mismanagement by some members of the NWC.However, barely 48 hours after the development,…