Author: Kwara Reporters

Three lucky survivors, who escaped miraculously in the June 12, 2023, Black Monday boat disaster, which claimed 107 lives, in Kwara State, have recounted how they cheated death by the whiskers.It was reported that the boat was conveying about 250 wedding guests from Gboti village via Patigi after a marriage ceremony to Ebu and Dzakan villages, all within Patigi Local Government of Kwara state, but capsized a few minutes after take-off.On leaving the shore, one part of the boat by the engine side cracked and gave way for water to penetrate the boat which ultimately led to the boat capsizing.Efforts…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria is not only ready for business but also prepared to welcome investments.The president said this on Thursday in Paris – France while receiving President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), Prof. Benedict Oramah, and President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, in separate meetings, on the sidelines of the Summit for New Global Financing Pact.“We are ready for business, prepared to welcome investments,” he said, while adding that ongoing reforms, starting with removal of fuel subsidy and streamlining of exchange rate, would be…

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel) and a legal practitioner, Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State of N19.3million.Eseyin, a former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, was arraigned before Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on four counts bordering on dishonest misappropriation of funds belonging to the university.In a petition to the EFCC, Eseyin, whilst being a counsel to the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, power distribution companies, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission are heading for a collision course over the planned hike in the tariffs payable by electricity consumers nationwide.Although power distribution companies and the NERC have not officially confirmed the planned increase, the Multi-Year Tariff Order of the regulator, which explains tariff reviews in the sector indicates that electricity tariff is meant to be reviewed every six months.This implies that the tariff being paid by power users currently, will be reviewed and a new tariff will take effect from July 1, 2023.In reviewing the tariff, based on MYTO,…

A U.S. Immigration lawyer, Olubusayo Fasidi, on Thursday, said that Lagos Deputy Gov. Obafemi Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the U.S. to renounce Nigerian citizenship.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fasidi, a Nigerian, testified before the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal.She was led in evidence by Dr Olumide Ayeni (SAN), counsel to the petitioner, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party.The witness told the tribunal that Hamzat, the third respondent in the petition, also applied for naturalisation as contained in Forms 8CFR/337 and N400.Ayeni tendered the documents to the three-man tribunal but Counsel to all the respondents…

…Quizzes officers over details of gov’s earnings, spendingsTHE frosty relationship between Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and his Deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, yesterday, took a new twist, as there are alleged plans to supplant the governor.Akeredolu transmitted power to the deputy governor, after embarking on medical treatment, and is expected back in the country on July 6.But fresh facts emerged that since the announcement of the power transfer, Mr Aiyedatiwa has reportedly been “undermining the authority of the governor’s office through his actions and decisions.”The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on special duties and strategies, Dr Doyin Odebowale…

The Nigerian Navy says former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (retd.) will hand over to his successor, Rear Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla at a public ceremony on Friday, June 23.“Suffice to state that handing and taking over ceremony in the Nigerian Navy from inception is procedural. Upon the announcement of the change of the ‘Watch on deck’, the outgoing CNS is expected to give detailed brief to the incoming CNS, tour key naval facilities and perform the ceremonial lowering of ensign.“Accordingly, the programme of events leading to the formal handing and taking over ceremony has kicked off to…

Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, the Madawaki of Ilorin, and Waziri’n Hausa extends his heartfelt felicitations to the revered elder statesman, Alhaji Isiaka Ayinde Jimoh, on the auspicious occasion of his 80th birthday.Alhaji I. A Jimoh is an accomplished banker who worked for several years with the United Bank For Africa (UBA), and took a “sabbatical” from his top management position at the bank to serve as Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State under the then military Governor Captain (Rtd) Salaudeen Olatinwo in 1984.As we gather today to celebrate the life and times of this iconic figure, we are reminded of his…

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has denied media report (not in LEADERSHIP) that it has approved the increment of salaries of political office-holders, judicial and public office holders by 114 per cent.In an exclusive discussion with LEADERSHIP, RMAFC Public Relations Officer, Christian Nwachukwu, said President Bola Tinubu has not given approval for the increment of salaries of public servants.Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, a Federal Commissioner in the Commission, had made the salary increment remark when she represented RMAFC chairman, Mohammad Shehu, at the presentation of the reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, in…

Ilorin, Kwara State – The executive governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, has approved the enrollment process for 6,613 for Phase Two beneficiaries of the Social Transfer program. Following the exit of the phase 1 beneficiaries after receiving payment for one year. This initiative, facilitated by the NG-CARES Social Transfer office in Ilorin, aims to provide support to vulnerable individuals across four categories, namely the aged, chronically ill, persons living with disabilities, and the urban poor.Under the leadership of Governor AbdulRasaq, the Kwara State Government has demonstrated its commitment to improving the welfare of its citizens, especially those most…