Author: Kwara Reporters

Tension Grips APC as Owolabi and Gideon Fall Victim to Political Witch-HuntKwara State’s political landscape is heating up ahead of the 2027 elections as Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi, executes what many are calling a ruthless purge of lawmakers perceived to be disloyal to the ruling faction.In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Kwara APC, Hon. Rasaq Owolabi (Ifelodun Constituency A) and Hon. Yisa Gideon (Edu Local Government) have been unceremoniously stripped of their committee positions—allegedly as punishment for attending Senator Soliu Mustapha’s Alubarika Mega Empowerment program.The event, which took place weeks…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have pledged to collaborate in the fight to curtail the commoditisation of Naira, which has seen POS operators and merchants sell the Naira for as high as 20 percent to people seeking cash.The Agencies made the commitment at a seminar organized by the CBN in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Advisor in Abuja yesterday.The seminar was a gathering of key funding and private stakeholders, including law enforcement and financial institutions to address the issue of Naira commoditization and explore strategies for safe and…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal in Abuja has restrained the enforcement of its judgment that upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law, pending the determination of a suit at the Supreme Court.The Court of Appeal in Kano set aside the June 20, 2024, order by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High Court in Kano, nullifying the steps/actions taken by the Kano State government pursuant to the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.This included the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano.The court held that the order…

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down three major assorted raw food warehouses in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti capital.In a statement on Friday, the NAFDAC state coordinator, Stella Dosumu, said the warehouses were closed over various infractions, allegedly targeted at short-changing unsuspecting members of the public.According to her, the closure is a continuation of the NAFDAC director general’s efforts to rid society of fake, counterfeit, and substandard medicinal and wholesome items in Ekiti.“The closure took place on Wednesday, March 11, for infractions of the agency’s laws,” Ms Dosumu said. “The action followed a tip-off by…

Ijaws for Tinubu 2027, a political group, has called for the immediate dismissal of Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister over his remarks concerning the Ijaw people.Tamuno Esiri, the group’s leader, made this demand in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday.“The Ijaws for Tinubu 2027 demand the immediate removal of Wike if President Tinubu is determined to secure a second term, which he deserves,” Mr Esiri said.During an interview with journalists on the political crises in Rivers, Mr Wike allegedly referred to the Ijaw people as a minority ethnic group in the Niger Delta.Mr Esiri condemned Mr Wike’s assertion, insisting…

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted $1,154,900 and SR135,900 undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano State.NCS spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.He said the seizure was made recently during a routine baggage check on an inbound passenger, Hauwa Ibrahim Abdullahi, who arrived on Saudi Airline Flight No. SV401 from Saudi Arabia.According to Maiwada, during the physical examination of the passenger’s luggage conducted by NCS Officers, the undeclared currency was discovered concealed within palm-date fruit packs locally referred to as Dabino.He stated that the interception aligns with…

The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged misappropriation of N5.78 billion public funds continued on Wednesday, March 11, 2024, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the EFCC presented its second witness, PW 2, Dr. Musa Oladimeji Dasuki, a retired Permanent Secretary at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), who served between 2011 and 2020.Led in evidence by EFCC counsel Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Dasuki testified that the Kwara State Government, under the leadership…

The Rivers House of Assembly has disclosed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s claim of being locked out of the parliament’s complex to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill was scripted to paint them in bad light.Enemi George, the Rivers parliament’s spokesperson and chairman of the House Committee on Information, in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, said, “The governor and his team simply and deliberately acted Wednesday’s drama with a singular motive to tarnish the image of the assembly.“The governor is simply playing to the gallery to whip up unnecessary sentiments. But it has backfired because the truth has come out.”Mr…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed dissatisfaction over the action of the Rivers State House of Assembly, denying him entry from the quarters on Wednesday.Fubara addressed residents of the Khana Local Government Area of the state during the commissioning of some health facilities shortly after the drama at the Assembly quarters.The governor insisted that he communicated his intention to visit the lawmakers to Speaker Martins Amaewhule before he showed up at the quarters to re-represent the 2025 Budget as directed by the Assembly following the verdict of the Supreme Court on February 28, 2025.“I still believe, maybe, they might…

The federal government has condemned Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano’s governors for sending children away from school to observe Ramadan.“There is no religious basis for shutting down schools during Ramadan. Even in countries like Saudi Arabia, which are recognised as Muslim nations, educational institutions continue to function normally during this period,” said the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, in a statement on Wednesday.Ms Ahmad acknowledged the autonomy of the states in managing their education systems but insisted that “closing schools for Ramadan is unnecessary and detrimental to student learning.” According to UNICEF, Nigeria has 18.3 million out-of-school children, with…