Author: Kwara Reporters

Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, escaped death on Wednesday, when a section of the state high court complex collapsed on him while in the office.Justice Adeyeye is said to be currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the state.According to the Daily Trust the incident happened around close of work on Wednesday. The judge was still in his chamber at the time of the collapse.The incident may not be unconnected with structural deficit worsened by the torrential rainfall.No life was lost during the collapse but the Chief Judge reportedly sustained serious injury as a section of…

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to assert control over regions where Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, imposed a sit-at-home order in the South-East.He spoke as the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye assured yesterday that the state police command would continue to provide security in Anambra for people who want to go about their businesses without hindrance, stressing that the police have no business with people who prefer to sit at home when they are supposed…

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has charged Godwin Emiefele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court.The secret police said this in response to the order of a high Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that said Emefiele should be released within seven days or charged to court immediately.Ruling in a fundamental human rights suit filed by Emefiele, Justice Hamza Muazu held that detention no matter how short is a breach of fundamental rights.Responding, Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, said the agency had complied with the order.“Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of…

President Bola Tinubu has said that the federal government will transfer the sum of N8,000 per month to 12 million low-income household.It was gathered that these families, across the 36 states of the federation, will get the money for a period of six months.The funds will be provided to help lessen the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal and enable poor and vulnerable Nigerians to cope with the cost of meeting basic needs. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? For Adverts…

The Renewed Hope Initiative of the Office of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has assisted victims of the June 23, 2023 flood mishap which occurred at the TradeMore Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.While speaking, the First Lady through her representative, wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, expressed her sympathy over the unfortunate incident.Mrs Tinubu, in a statement issued on Thursday by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, said though there was no assurance that this kind of incident would not reoccur since the rains were not yet over, she hoped the outreach and intervention of…

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…