Author: Kwara Reporters

Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has been hospitalised after being involved in a car accident.The rapper disclosed this in a post on X.com on Tuesday, sharing pictures of himself in the hospital and at the accident scene.Odumodublvck, also known as Industry Machine, wrote, “Survived. The machine must arrive in one piece. It is a must. The machine is coming.”His fans and well-wishers have taken to social media to wish him a speedy recovery. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? For Adverts or…

Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai has come under heavy verbal attack following his Monday night interview.It was reported that during an interview on Arise TV, El-rufai criticized President Bola Tinubu, the present administration and some key elements in the government.El-Rufai claimed that President Tinubu did not want him in his cabinet, exonerating members of the National Assembly, who actually screened him out.Recalled that in August 2023, the Senate withheld the confirmation of the former governor as Tinubu’s ministerial nominee, citing security reports from the State Security Service for the action.But El-rufai said the “security thing was…

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has reacted to allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-rufai, against him.El-Rufai had accused Ribadu, of leading plot to tarnish his reputation because of his 2031 Presidential ambition. He spoke in an interview with Arise TV on Monday.The former Minister of FCT alleged that Ribadu is collaborating with Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to destroy his image.According to him, Ribadu is nursing a presidential ambition in 2031 and he is ready to eliminate every northerner that he thinks is on the radar.“This…

Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court has ordered that the seven suspects linked to the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, be remanded in the correctional facility.This followed the absence of the counsel to 5th, 6th and 7th defendants in the court.Counsel to the 1st and 4th defendants were not in the court the last time the case was brought up for hearing on February 3.Only the prime suspects, Adebayo Joshua Happiness and Timileyin Kolawole, were remanded in correctional facility as at the last date.The absence of the…

The police command in Lagos has detained a 23-year-old man for beating his girlfriend to death.The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday in Lagos.He said the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 p.m. at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun.Mr Hundeyin said a neighbour reported the incident at Isheri-Osun Police Divisional Station.“The neighbour said that he saw the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room for a reason yet to be determined.“He said few minutes later, the suspect screamed for help and getting to his apartment, he met his girlfriend lying unconscious on the bed with…

The police command in Lagos has arrested a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident Monday in Lagos.Mr Hundeyin said the incident happened on Saturday at 7:34 p.m. at Ile-Zik in Agege.“A Uber driver reported at Isokoko Division that the suspect boarded his Toyota Camry at Nitel by Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Agege, to Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja.“On getting to Ile-Zik along the way, the suspect brought out a sharp knife, stabbed him all over his body, and stole his vehicle,” he said.Mr Hundeyin said that based…

Barry Showkey, son of Fuji music pioneer Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, has opened up about the deep sense of loss he felt when his father passed away 14 years ago.Speaking as a guest on The Teju Babyface Podcast, Barry Showkey described his father’s death as a devastating shock, despite his prolonged illness and multiple hospital visits across India, London, and Germany.“He was sick for a while and spent almost two to three years on a sickbed before he passed away at the age of 62 on September 16, 2010. At the time, I felt like the world had ended,” he said.…

President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote has revealed that his company – the Dangote Petroleum Refinery – has enough Premium Motor Spirit (PMS otherwise known as petrol) in storage to sufficiently meet the local needs of Nigeria.Speaking at the weekend, Dangote disclosed that the oil refinery has “more than half a billion litres of petroleum and over 600 billion Naira worth of products in its tanks.Dangote said, “…as we speak right now we have more than half a billion litres. The Refinery is producing enough refined products, like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, to meet 100 per cent of…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the local government elections conducted last Saturday by Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelling it illegal and unconstitutional.Felix Morka, APC’s national publicity secretary, issued the statement on Sunday in Abuja, describing the election as being in defiance of court rulings.“In blatant disregard for the rule of law and a valid judgment of the Court of Appeal, Gov. Adeleke conducted the election on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025,” Mr Morka said.He recalled that the Court of Appeal ruling of February 10 reinstated local government officials dismissed by Mr Adeleke’s…

Ibrahim Babangida, former military dictator, said he coordinated the coup that removed Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon from office in 1985, berating his predecessor as a draconian, bad leader with a “holier-than-thou attitude.” In his autobiography launched on Thursday, Mr Babangida criticised Mr Buhari for sidelining other military officials and running a draconian regime that violated human rights and left the country’s economy in bad shape. “My predecessor in office, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Brigadier Tunde Idiagbon, had separated themselves from the mainstream of the armed forces by personalising what was initially a collective leadership. They both posited a…