Author: Kwara Reporters

Naval chief Awwal Zubairu Gambo has remained in office and rejected pleas to hand over power to his successor Ikechukwu Ogalla, Peoples Gazette was told today, two days after President Bola Tinubu approved changes at the top brass of the nation’s military.Mr Gambo, 57, said he would leave office on Friday because he had to pay contractors and naval officers from an outstanding capital vote to the tune of billions of naira before leaving office, according to multiple sources at the Nigerian Navy headquarters in Abuja.Mr Gambo, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 26, 2021, was fired…

A man suffering from epilepsy, Amos Christopher, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his four-year-old brother, Thyson, to death.Amos, a 24-year-old who lives in Dobi village in Ga’anda District, Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly committed the act in one of the apartments in their home on June 19, 2023.A statement by the Adamawa State Police Spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, added that Amos strangled his younger brother before beheading him and dismembering his body with a hoe.The accused, said to be suffering from epilepsy by family members, murdered his brother when his health condition deteriorated.The…

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders.RMAFC is saddled with the responsibility of determining the remuneration appropriate for political officeholders including the President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Legislators and the holders of the offices as mentioned in Sections 84 and 124 of this Constitution.The commission urged the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for upward review…

Hon Amobi Ogah, a member of Labour Party in the House of Representatives, who stirred controversy over his comments on President Bola Tinubu some weeks ago, is back in the news again.The lawmaker had set tongues wagging after he said the day he met Tinubu was his “best day”.The president had hosted federal lawmakers at Aso Rock amid the crisis over 10th Assembly leadership.Ogah, who was among those in attendance, had said, “Today is my best day. Today, I’m so happy that I’m an elected member seeing my president talking. In fact, I’ve never known that this man is so…

Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu has denied reports that he was appointed as a substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Reports emerged on Tuesday that Odumosu’s appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate.Recall that President Bola Tinubu suspended the former chairman of the anti-corruption agency for misconduct while in office.Bawa was subsequently invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) for questioning.But a statement issued and signed by Odumosu on Wednesday denied being aware of such an appointment.He described the circulation of the appointment as fake and urged Nigerians to disregard the…

The political battle in Kano State has taken a fresh twist with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf vowing to publish the names of individuals who allegedly received illegal land allocations from the former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, at the Kano Polytechnic.In a Monday speech at the Government House, the governor asserted that 70 percent of the lands allocated at the polytechnic were reportedly allotted to Ganduje’s wife, Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, and their children.Governor Yusuf further expressed his concerns regarding the misuse of public property, stating, “The place belongs to the masses. It is supposed that a hostel is built there, create…

A former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George said President Bola Tinubu has started well as Nigeria’s President.Chief George stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today Tuesday. According to him, the early days of Tinubu as the Nigerian leader are not perfect, but reasonably better than his time as the Lagos State governor between May 1999 and May 2007.Chief George, who said he remains a solid member of the PDP, described Tinubu as a powerbroker, adding that he (George) is not an enemy of the President.The PDP chieftain, however, said the President must manage…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar said the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike’s excessive alcohol damaged his kidney and not poisoning.Atiku, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said Wike was a victim of self-inflicted alcoholic poisoning.He said Wike should go for confession and not thanksgiving, given his ignoble role in the election in Rivers State.Recall that Wike had alleged that he was poisoned at the PDP secretariat in December 2018.The former governor at a special Thanksgiving service organised in his honour at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom,…

The management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company of Nigeria (IBEDC) has disclosed that consumers in Kwara State owe the company over N50 billion.IBEDC media relations officer, Olori Busolami Tunwase, disclosed this in Ilọrin, the state capital, on Tuesday at a stakeholders engagement attended by electricity consumers across the metropolis.IBEDC covers Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and parts of Niger, Ekiti and Kogi states.Giving a breakdown of the company’s revenue loss data, Tunwase said electricity consumers in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of the state, topped the debtors chart with a debt of N25.8 billion.She said customers in Baboko, Ilọrin West…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Odumosu’s appointment is subject to his confirmation by the Senate.On Wednesday, Tinubu suspended the former chairman of the anti-corruption agency.A statement from the presidency explained that Bawa’s suspension is “to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. This follows weighty allegation of abuse of office leveled against him.”Bawa was subsequently invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) for questioning. Do you have any information you wish to…