Author: Kwara Reporters

The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who went missing in March 2024, has been discovered in FBI custody, facing allegations of defrauding the U.S. government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.The Nigerian monarch, who also holds American citizenship, is battling a 13-count fraud indictment at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.His prolonged absence has left the royal stool of Ipetumodu vacant for nearly a year, stirring serious concerns among indigenes, especially as he missed three major traditional festivals, including the annual Odun Egungun and Odun Edi.Mr Oloyede, based in Cleveland, was arrested on May…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike.The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria similarly pushed back against the NLC’s planned boycott of telecom services and shutdown of telecom infrastructure, arguing that such actions are misguided and could harm the industry.The spokesman for the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, in a chat with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the agency had deployed operatives to the base…

Residents of Tudun Murtala Tagarji community in Kano State woke up to a distressing discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in a carton near the Kaura drainage.According to Commander Sulaiman Rabiu, leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, his team came across the heartbreaking scene during a routine patrol around 2 a.m. on Saturday.“Yesterday around 2 a.m., while we were out on patrol, we came across a shocking incident inside a pit very close to us. Upon close observation, we noticed a disposed carton, but we had no idea what was inside it,” he recounted.Determined to investigate, the team…

The Gobir family has announced the date for the highly anticipated turbaning ceremony of Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir as the 10th Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin Emirate. The event, which promises to be a historic occasion of cultural heritage and leadership, is scheduled to take place on:🗓️ Date: Friday, 21st February 2025⏰ Time: 10:00 AM Prompt🏛️ Venue: Emir’s Palace, IlorinThe ceremony will honor Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, whose appointment reflects a legacy of dedication to community development and the enduring traditions of the Ilorin Emirate.The public is invited to join this significant event as the Emirate continues to celebrate its rich…

Ilorin, Kwara State — Tragedy struck the city of Ilorin as a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, identified as Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was found dismembered after being declared missing. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community.According to reports, Hafsoh went missing on Monday, February 10, 2025. Witnesses said she was attending a naming ceremony when she received a phone call from a friend. She stepped away to answer the call and was not seen again.On Tuesday, February 11, her distraught parents reported the incident to the Oja Oba Police Station in Ilorin. The police immediately launched…

Elder statesman and chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96.It was gathered that Adebanjo died on Friday morning at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State.The family confirmed his death in a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday.The statement was jointly signed by his children, namely, Mrs. Ayotunde Atteh (nee Ayo-Adebanjo), Mrs. Adeola Azeez (nee Ayo-Adebanjo), and Mr. Obafemi Ayo-Adebanjo.“With a heart full of gratitude for a selfless life spent in the service of God, the nation and humanity, we announce the passing on of our beloved patriarch, Chief…

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has announced the expulsion of a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, following her involvement in a physical assault on a lecturer.According to an official letter signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Victor I. Modebelu, and made available to the public, the student, with registration number 2022044114, was found guilty of gross misconduct and a violation of the institution’s disciplinary regulations, particularly Regulation 4 (SDR).The incident involved Ms. Goddy-Mbakwe, a student in the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, who reportedly bit a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies…

Free my son,” Rose Idibia, mother of star artiste TuFace, cries out to Edo lawmaker Natasha Osawaru.Ms Osawaru is TuFace’s love interest, and the musician proposed to her recently while working out the divorce papers with his estranged wife, Annie Macaulay.In an online video seen on Friday, TuFace’s mother said, “This message is for Ms Natasha Osawaru of Edo state. I’m calling on all mothers in Nigeria to help me beg her to free my son.“He’s clearly not in his right senses now. I know my son. This is not him.“Please, the bead you put on his hand and neck, remove them.”This comes days…

Dangote Group, one of the most respected conglomerates in the country, has demonstrated its resolve to dominate the nation’s automobile sector, especially in the passenger car and commercial sector.Dangote, which took the franchise for the Peugeot brands few years ago and later Sinotruck brand, has continued to rollout models from its two plants in Kaduna (Peugeot) and Lagos (trucks).Dangote in a significant move to become a leading player in the sector has commenced the assembly of the Peugeot 3008 GT model at its Kaduna plant, in addition to other models.This development marks a major milestone in Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria,…

Famuwagun Oyediran, the new controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, in Kwara State, has raised concerns about the current location of the Oke-Kura Custodial Centre in Ilorin, the state capital.Speaking during a visit to the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Mamman Saba Jibril, in Ilorin on Wednesday, Famuwagun said the facility is overpopulated, creating a precarious situation that threatens the health of the inmates.He appealed to the state government to relocate the custodial facility to a larger site that could better accommodate its needs.The new controller, however, acknowledged the support of the state government, particularly the drilling of…