Author: Kwara Reporters

Four policemen attached to the Ogudu Police Division in Lagos State have extorted an undergraduate of Cyprus University, Emmanuel Nnawuihe, of N153,000 in the Ojota area of the state.PUNCH Metro gathered that Nnawuihe was driving to a destination in the state when the policemen, who were on operational duty, flagged him down for a search around the under-bridge area of Ojota.After obliging the policemen’s request, it was learnt that the policemen searched Nnawuihe’s vehicle and his mobile phone and found nothing incriminating.Instead of allowing the undergraduate to continue his journey, the policemen reportedly took him to a lonely spot around…

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th Senate.He trounced Senator Abdul’aziz Yari to emerge the new Senate President on Tuesday.The former Akwa Ibom governor was returned elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Yari who scored 46 votes.Senator Akpabio was subsequently sworn in as the President of the Senate for the 10th National Assembly, succeeding Senator Ahmad Lawan, who is also a member of the 10th Senate.Earlier, voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria.Voting begun at exactly 08:45am on Tuesday on a state by state basis, alphabetically.Voting ended…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately put measures in place to mitigate the suffering of Nigerians, following the removal of subsidy on fuel.Speaking at a briefing in Lagos yesterday, the Chairman of the Section, Dr Monday Ubani, faulted the process of removing subsidy on fuel by the President, adding that Nigerians were groaning in pain and hardship.He said: We note that though the majority of Nigerians do not understand the huge scam that subsidy represents in the oil sector, the process and procedure for the…

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele will no doubt remain indelible in the minds of Nigerians, perhaps for bad or good reasons.From June 2014 to June 9th 2023, when Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration suspended him, Emefiele oversaw Nigeria’s monetary policies, by extension, the economy.However, economic experts have rated Emefiele low in achieving the critical objectives of the CBN.CBN’s primary objective is to ensure economic and price stability; issue legal tender currency in Nigeria; maintain external reserves to safeguard the international value of the legal tender currency; promote a sound financial system in Nigeria; and…

It is no longer news that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with immediate effect.His suspension was announced on Friday by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in a statement signed by the Director of Information, SGF office, Willie Bassey.According to him, the suspension is sequel to an ongoing investigation of Emefiele’s office.KwaraReporters reports that following his suspension from office, Emefiele was quickly taken into custody by Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS).This news outlet also gathered that the DSS had…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued President Bola Tinubu, over “the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.”SERAP filed a lawsuit against Tinubu at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of mandamus to promptly investigate allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion in public funds are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.Additionally, they are seeking an order of mandamus to compel President Tinubu to direct anti-corruption agencies to promptly…

PROMO! PROMO!! PROMO!!!Eco Green House Property and Real Estate Ltd is currently promoting the sale of an unfinished building intended for use as a guest house, situated in a street adjacent to the Sanrab filling station in Tanke, ilorin, Kwara State. The property is on a plot of land and is almost finished. Additionally, the property is a 2 minutes walk to the Unilorin/Tanke main road. The asking price is 12 Million Naira but is negotiable. Please contact 08120466103 if you are a serious property investor with cash. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said the best way to get Nigerians out abject poverty is by turning the country’s growing population to asset.Obasanjo, who lamented that over 100 million Nigerians are living in poverty, insisted that only investment in human development and education would turn Nigeria’s population from liability to asset.He said this in a keynote address titled: “Importance of Network in Life and Business” during the launch of the Gateway chapter of Business Network International (BNI) in Abeokuta, Ogun State.Obasanjo said, “We lay emphasis on our natural resources and when we talk of our natural resources, we…

Immediate-past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, said, on Saturday, that Friday’s unlawful invasion of his houses in Gusau and Maradun, respectively, by Police officials from the state who were apparently acting on the instructions of the State governor, Dauda Lawal, was an illegal action that could throw the state into serious crisis, thus worsening the security situation of in the state.Matawalle, in an interview with BBC Hausa, explained that the claim that over 40 cars belonging to the state government were recovered from his house in Gusau and Maradun, was incorrect, stating that most of the cars parked at…

The Northwest zone of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Inspector General of Police and Department of the State Security (DSS) to as a matter of urgency investigate the invasion of the residences of the immediate past Governor of Zamfara state, Dr. Bello Matawalle by men suspected to be security operatives.The APC frowned at the invasion and urged the Police boss to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book for justice to prevail.While addressing a press conference at the zonal secretariat of the party in Kaduna on Friday, the Zonal Publicity Secretary of APC, Musa…