Author: Kwara Reporters

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a 24-year-old tiler, Yusuf Olalekan Ibrahim from Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State for offences bordering on cybercrime.Yusuf was convicted alongside Abdulazeez Taofeek Ademola from Oyan in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State and Nurudeen Abdulmajeed from Ile-odo compound, Lasoju in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State by Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in IlorinThe trio of Yusuf, Abdulazeez and Nurudeen had upon arraignment, pleaded guilty to the separate charges preferred against them.The charge against…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge the suspended Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court within one week or release him.The court gave the order during a hearing in the fundamental human rights suit Emefiele filed to challenge his arrest and detention by the Department of State Services.Recall that sometime in June, the DSS arrested the suspended CBN governor, Emefiele. Emefiele’s arrest happened immediately after his suspension was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us…

President Bola Tinubu has reserved some appointments in the governing boards of agencies, parastatals, institutions and government-owned companies for members of the opposition Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party.This was disclosed by Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq at a meeting of the forum in Abuja on Tuesday.According to Abdulrazaq, the President asked the governors to nominate competent persons to serve on the boards and parastatals of Federal Government agencies which were dissolved last month.Tinubu dissolved the boards last month, which left no fewer than 2,000 vacant positions expected to be occupied by…

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has condemned the sit-at-home by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), describing it as a criminal activity causing innocent people to suffer.Obi, in a series of tweets, called for a more strategic approach to stop the killings in the Southeast, Benue, and Plateau states.He said that it is unacceptable that hundreds of innocent lives will continue to be wasted in Nigeria needlessly through communal clashes, bandits, and kidnapping activities.“The rising insecurity in the country leading to mindless bloodletting, particularly in the North Central zone of…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all Boeing 737 aircraft in the fleet of Max Air, with immediate effect.The regulatory body issued the suspension directive through a circular with reference number; NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363, dated July 12, 2023 titled, ‘Suspension of Parts A3 and D43 of the Operations Specifications Issued to Max Air with Immediate Effect’.The statement which was signed by the NCAA’s director of Operations, Training and Licensing, Captain Ibrahim Bello Dambazau, on behalf of the Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu, declared that the Authority has constituted a team of inspectors to conduct an audit on all Boeing 737…

Three suspected kidnappers have been killed by a thunder strike in Oro Ago, Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state. In a one-minute, seconds video of the incident, the corpses of the victims were seen burnt beyond recognition with flies buzzing over them.A voice in the short video clip said, “We’re members of the vigilance team in Igbomina. Our efforts against those perpetrating evil and kidnapping people in our area has yielded fruits.“Thunder strike struck three suspected kidnappers. God will continue to make us successful against the evil doers. We shall overcome them all by the grace of God” the voice…

A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has sentenced Nigerian Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, to eight years and three months in prison for involvement in a multimillion-dollar fraud.Reports indicate Ponle was on July 11 sentenced by Judge Robert Gettleman after he was found guilty on the one count of fraud.“The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 100 months as to count,” Gettleman said.Gettleman gave Ponle instructions to present himself to the US Marshal Service for transfer to…

•affirms seizures of smuggled fuelThe Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Wale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, affirmed that not all the nation’s land borders have been re-opened.Fielding questions from correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, he said the federal government had not ordered that all land borders across the country should be opened.His remark followed speculation that the president had approved the reopening of all land borders upon his inauguration in office. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the acting Comptroller-General said the borders…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has 14 more days to unveil his cabinet in line with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.The amendment mandates presidents and governors to submit the names of their ministerial and commissioner-nominees within 60 days of taking the oath of office.Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s six-month delay to appoint ministers in 2015 had triggered this amendment.Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023, has up till July 27, 2023 to unveil his cabinet.During the three weeks recess of the National Assembly, there were reports that Tinubu would transmit the ministerial list to the lawmakers immediately they resume plenary, but…

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has temporarily relocated its orientation camp in Plateau State from Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) to Jos, the state capital.Though NYSC did not give specific reasons for the decision, the development may not be unconnected to the degenerating security situation in the state, particularly in Mangu Local Government Area.A statement by NYSC’s Director, of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, noted that the orientation camp will now hold at Waye Foundation, Dio-Du, Jos.The statement reads in part: “This is to inform members of the public, especially our esteemed prospective corps members,…