Author: Kwara Reporters

President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau.Tinubu succeeds President Umaro Embalo of Guinea Bissau as ECOWAS chair.Tinubu’s emergence was announced at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS.The 63rd Ordinary Session summit was the first engagement of the President within the African continent since he assumed office on May 29, 2023.Tinubu, who is the latest entrant…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has been “vindicated” over its result manipulation allegations levelled against a candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme.This came less than 24 hours after a Committee of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to investigate the claims released its report on Friday.The report signed by the Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Paul Nwosu, and made available to Channels Television, confirmed that Mmesoma admitted to using her phone to inflate her score from 249 to 362.The Board stated that this had further reinforced its position that…

Following the conclusion of a probe into a results forgery claim against Mmesoma Ejikeme, the embattled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate, Innoson Vehicles has withdrawn the N3m scholarship it awarded her.Ejikeme claimed to have scored 362 which would have put her at the top of the year’s best-performing candidates.In celebration of the supposed feat, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, the founder of the automobile manufacturer based in Nnewi, Anambra announced the scholarship on May 8.The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) however vehemently refuted Ejikeme’s claim last Monday, saying her result was manipulated. This prompted the Anambra State Government to set…

By Comrade Tolorunleke BuhariIt is no longer a news but a conspicuous fact that taxpayers in Kwara State are reluctant in the payment of their tax. The reason is not far fetch, it is as a result of the fact that taxpayers cannot really lay hands on what they benefit from the tax they pay.However, there are myriads of systems that if put in place, not only will taxpayers be motivated to willingly pay their tax, misappropriation in the areas of road tax will also reduce to the bearest minimal if not totally eradicated.The Coordinator, Awake Youth Movement, Kwara State…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke did not include the name of his daughter nor uncle in the commissioner nominees list forwarded to the State House of Assembly.This was disclosed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed in a statement issued to dismiss rumours that the governor’s daughter and uncle were included in the list.According to Rasheed, Mrs Adeleke is the daughter of Chief Omidiran of Osogbo Land and wife of the late Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke.It reads; “The attention of Governor Ademola Adeleke has been drawn to a fake news alleging that the state chief executive has…

After a drama-filled week, Ejikeme Mmesoma, the 19-year-old student of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu, Nnewi, Anambra State, has admitted manipulating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra had set up a committee to investigate the issue.The eight -man committee invited the Principal of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School — Mrs Edu Uche, the school Mmesoma attended and the Education Secretary, Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) alongside officials of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Below is the full report of the committee:REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EJIKEME JOY MMESOMA’S JAMB SCORE CONTROVERSYRecall Mr. Governor that with…

Former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja was absent at the ancient Mapo Hall on Friday where the Governor of the state, Seyi Makinde, presented staff of office to ten Ibadan high chiefs elevated to status of Obas.Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde recently signed into law the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill that granted him autonomy to present beaded crowns and coronets to Olubadan-in-council in the state.It was reported that Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, had recommended elevation of his 11 high chiefs which include Ladoja, to the status of Obas and approved by the governor. Olubadan, in…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old businessman, Amara Kennedy, for circulating nude photos of his former lovers.Kennedy was arrested on Friday in the Oshodi area of the state after one of his victims, Kester, agreed to meet him under the pretext of resolving their disagreement.Our correspondent had reported in a special feature on Sunday that two women, Kester and Temi, met Kennedy separately on different WhatsApp and Facebook chat groups for singles.Kester, who lost her husband about eight years ago in a car crash, said the banker turned businessman, after chatting her up, started showering her with…

Former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Community Intervention to Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Mr. Kayode Oyin-Zubair, has been nominated for an Exemplary Alumni Award of Excellence by the Association of Students Counsellors in Nigeria (ASCON), University of Ilorin chapter. In the letter of nomination signed by the Executive President of the Association, Mr. Kehinde Muhammed, Mr. Kayode Oyin-Zubair was considered and found worthy of the Award based on his track record and sterling performances in community development and contributions to the development of rural areas in the state and the nation at large.The President of ASCON disclosed that formal investiture…

In a recent development, a native doctor based in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, has been arraigned and remanded by a Magistrate Court for his alleged involvement in the killing of a pregnant woman. The accused native doctor, identified as Kolawole Idowu, claimed to be a medical doctor. Also remanded was Ibrahim Taiwo, the deceased woman’s husband.According to reports from the Kwara State Police Command, the incident unfolded when a woman named Yusuf Ajarat invited the native doctor to determine the delivery date of the deceased, Bilikis Ayinde. However, it is alleged that the native doctor administered an…