Author: Kwara Reporters

A fresh industrial unrest looms at the Federal Polytechnic Offa in Kwara State. This is as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has repeatedly warned the governing council of the institution to stop holding council meetings outside the confines of the Polytechnic without any positive change. The union has consequently called for immediate cancellation of the council’s meeting currently holding in Lagos and cautioned the council to desist from the act or risk industrial unrest. A statement by the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, branch chairman of the union, Dr Idowu Atilola, on Thursday, also demanded a letter of apology to…

Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger states bordering Benin Republic are silently jubilating following the rumoured disappearance of Abubakar Abba Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently the most feared terror group in Nigeria. According to some villagers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, whose communities have suffered the most attacks at the hands of Mahmuda terrorists, the Mahmuda leader was believed to have disappeared over the weekend. The villagers confirmed that none of Mahmuda’s commanders have been able to explain his sudden and embarrassing disappearance. However, speculation is rife among the villagers that the Department of State Services…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has been urged to investigate what has been described as “obnoxious” and “unscrupulous” pricing practices by Overland Airways on the Lagos–Ilorin–Abuja flight route.In a petition addressed to FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Tunji Bello, and signed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, A.U. Mustapha, on behalf of The Third Estate and Like Minds Foundation, the airline is accused of exploiting its monopoly position as the only commercial carrier operating in and out of Ilorin’s General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport.According to the petition, the carrier has adopted a fare structure that forces Ilorin-bound passengers…

Stakeholders in the education sector including educationists and parents yesterday decried the poor performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. It would be recalled that during this year’s exam, some school adopted the Computer Based Test method while others opted for the Paper Based Test method. The Head of…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has alerted the public to fake N1000 notes circulating in Kwara State. The State Director of NOA, Abdulganiyu Dare, rang the alert in a statement issued in Ilorin. Mr Dare emphasised the need for vigilance among residents and business owners in the state. According to him, there are confirmed intelligence reports of syndicates flooding the area with counterfeit currency with batch numbers 364232 and 898248. Mr Dare said the counterfeit notes can be identified by their blurred portraits, watermarks, and irregular security features. He urged the public to be cautious when handling large sums of…

The amicable resolution of the about 17-year-old legal tussle between Kwara State Government and 3,060 pensioners over withheld and deducted N502 million gratuity and pension arrears may be far from sight after all. The pensioners have turned down the proposed terms of out-of-court settlement being put forward by the state government. Based on the chequered history of the case, the Appeal Court in 2023 ordered for out-of-court settlement and the parties consented. The out-court-settlement is being handled by the Court of Appeal Mediation and Conciliation Centre (CAMC) holding in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The legal battle started in 2008 when…

Adekimi Ojo, Police Commissioner for Kwara state, has ordered the arrest of police officers accused of extorting a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Taiwo Kayode Taye. The officers of the Anti-Cultism Unit in the state police command, allegedly arrested, detained and extorted N200,000 from Taiwo after refusing to unlock his phone. Taiwo was reportedly stopped at Erin-Ile town while heading to Osogbo in Osun State. He was taken to Ijagbo police division and was later moved to the state Criminal Investigation Department, CID, in Ilorin where police officers allegedly forced him to unlock his phone and transfer the N200,000…

The Nigeria Immigration Service has issued an advisory urging Nigerians to use their U.S. visas responsibly and in strict compliance with the stated purpose of their application.This follows concerns raised by the U.S. Government over the misuse of visas by some Nigerian citizens.In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, said Nigerians holding U.S. visas must adhere to the terms and conditions under which the visas were granted.The statement noted, “The Nigeria Immigration Service wishes to inform the public of concerns raised by the United States Government regarding the misuse of U.S. visas…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Commissioner, Ajao Adewale, yesterday disclosed the arrest of a security guard, Mr David Moses, who in connivance with another suspect allegedly killed a 14-month-old kindergarten pupil at a school in Abuja.The suspects were also said to have killed a nurse attached to the school located in the Dawaki District of the federal capital after collecting a ransom of N3 million.Adewale said police operatives from his command also arrested the principal of the school, Clear Hope School, two other security guards, and the chief security officer of the private security company that deployed Moses to…

The directive of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State for the shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital, is generating a storm.Bago had directed the State Commissioner of Police and Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed (RTD) to shut down the media outfitThe Governor also directed that the licence of the station be confiscated and the owner be profiled.The Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Bologi Ibrahim, in a statement said the governor gave the directive during the expanded Niger State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus meeting held at the Government House, Minna.According to…