Author: Kwara Reporters

Professor of Mathematics, Eric Uwadurgwu Ofoedu, yesterday, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that 18,088 blurred polling units results of the February 25 presidential election were uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Professor Ofoedu, lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, was testifying as the fourth Petitioners Witness(PW4) in the petition filed against the outcome of the election by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.Obi and his party are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into powerRespondents…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has apologised to the Muslim community for his comment regarding the election of the 10th Assembly leaders.During a meeting with lawmakers in the buildup to the National Assembly election, Shettima had said, “Under the current dispensation, the worst incompetent Southern Christian is better than the most puritanical Northern Muslim for the Presidency of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.The comment sparked a heated debate, especially on social media.But in an interview with BBC Hausa, Shettima said his utterances were misunderstood, and he had no intention of defaming his religion.He said, “The comment I made is…

At least eight ministers, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, have been invited over allegations bordering on corruption, according to an Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source.The invitation letters, it was learnt, requested the former top government officials to come and explain how they spent funds allocated to their ministries on some designated projects when they held sway at their respective positions.The letters, it was gathered, were extended to the former ministers before the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the commission.The anti-graft agency had commenced investigations, according to sources within the commission.The source said apart from the…

A Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State has ordered the police and six others to produce properties seized from the state’s former governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle.It was reported how security agencies raided Matawalle’s residences on June 9 and seized property including many cars.Ruling on a motion ex parte on Thursday, Justice Aminu Bappa Aliyu further directed the officers of the security agencies involved in the raid of Matawalle’s residences in Gusau and Maradun to within 48 hours produce a comprehensive inventory of all vehicles and personal property of the former governor and his family members taken away.Matawalle brought the…

In a show of empathy and solidarity, the member representing Irepodun Constituency at the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Olushola Odetundun has commiserated with the Speaker and Clerk of the House, Rt. Honourable (Engr.) Salihu YAKUBU Danladi and Hajia Jummai Kperogi over the death of their brother, Hon Mohammed Salihu.Hon Mohammed Salihu, a former Executive Chairman of Baruten Local Government Council, passed away on Thursday evening after a brief illness. His death has been described as a great loss to the people of Baruten Local Government Area and Kwara State as a whole.Hon Olushola Odetundun expressed his deep condolences…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, of fraud.The oil marketers urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop the alleged exploitation in the distribution of petroleum products.The Secretary of IPMAN/NNPC PDO Forum, Folalu Ebenezer addressed reporters on Thursday during a protest in Apapa, Lagos.Ebenezer expressed their support for fuel subsidy removal, urging the President to focus on alleged racketeering perpetrated by NNPCL officials.He said IPMAN was required to pay ahead of product supplied by the NNPCL via Authority To Pay (ATP) for product loading at designated Private Deport (PDO).Ebenezer lamented…

Armed Customs officials, in the early hours of Wednesday, invaded the Agip Market in the Agege area of Lagos State, allegedly burgled shops and looted property belonging to traders operating in the market.The traders, while recounting their losses during a protest on Thursday, said property worth millions of naira were reportedly stolen by the officials who ransacked their shops after dislodging the security guards manning the premises.During the protest which started around 9am, the traders, some of whom were seen weeping profusely as they lamented over the development, said the accused officials seized the mobile phones of their guards to…

Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, says he was betrayed during the election that produced Godswill Akpabio as president of the senate.Yari, who vied for the office of senate president, polled 46 votes, while Akpabio secured 63 votes to win the election. The former governor had gone against the dictates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The APC had nominated Akpabio for the position.Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Yari said in the wee hours of Tuesday, he was sure that 76 senators were on his side.“I can say there was a betrayal because as we were taking stock at 3:00 am on…

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with the 14th Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at the State House.⁣Sanusi’s visit, which is the first since the President assumed office, comes barely one week after the President suspended Godwin Emefiele as the CBN Governor.⁣According to DailyTrust the agenda of the meeting is unclear as of press time.Sanusi served as CBN chief from June 2009 to June 2014 when Emefiele took over from him.On Friday, the President suspended Emefiele as the apex bank’s chief and directed that the bank’s…

Osun State Police Command on Thursday said it has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 100-level female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Treasure Salako.Sources on the campus of the university said the corpse of the late student was found on Wednesday in an uncompleted building in the Lagere area, Ile-Ife.It was also learnt that a bottle of a sniper, an insecticide, believed to have been taken by the deceased was found near where her dead body was found, suggesting that she may have committed suicide.But Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, during an…