The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly raping a 14-year old girl in Kwara State.. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Umar Mohammed told newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin that the 14-year old reported on Feb. 19 that the...
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A housewife, Ramat Joke on Tuesday begged an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, to grant her divorce prayer on grounds that her husband, Habeeb Atanda was a drug addict. Joke in her divorce petition told the court that she was not aware that Atanda was hooked on drugs...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on stakeholders in the country to intensify efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The UNICEF says Nigeria accounts for 10 per cent, estimated at 19.9 million of 200 million girls and women worldwide. The UNICEF Country Representative, Mrs Cristian...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks allegedly containing different types of solid minerals without license. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Michael Nzekwe, said this on Tuesday in Ilorin According to him, the offence is punishable with life imprisonment under Section...
The gunmen who killed a traditional ruler and kidnapped his wife and one other person have reduced the N100m ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen had on Sunday first reached out to the king’s family...
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Abuja called on Kwara Government to tighten security in the state, to address cases of insecurity. Dr Saraki, President of the 8th Senate, made the call in a statement while reacting to Thursday’s killing of the traditional ruler...
The Police Command in Kwara on Thursday in Ilorin confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Peter Aremu, the Onikoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area. CSP Ejire Adeyemi-Tohun, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the state Police Command, confirmed this in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident involving four vehicles on the Olooru/Okoolo axis of the state. The State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the accident to newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin, said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRS s said that 10 people lost their lives in a road crash around Iyemoja Village, along Olooru-Okoolowo express road, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, told newsmen that the fatal crash occurred around 06:40 a.m...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a road accident at Aiyere Community, along Bode Saadu-Ilorin Route, Moro Local Government. The Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, told newsmen that the accident involved 18 people and occurred at 4:50...
A High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced a traditional ruler and two others to life imprisonment for conspiracy and kidnapping. Those convicted are the Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Usman Adamu, his brother, and one Gidaddo Idris. They were tried and convicted of kidnapping one Abubakar Ahmad sometime...
A total of 12 persons have been confirmed dead in a road traffic crash involving three vehicles at Peke, along Olooru-Okoolowo-Ogbomoso road, in Kwara. Those involved in the accident included 21 males and one female, out of which 12 were burnt to death and 10 others who sustained...
Eight persons died in a ghastly accident at Oke-Onigbin on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin Highway in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday. An articulated vehicle and a bus were involved in the accident. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kwara, Mr Stephen Dawulung, said in...
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Master Ololade Adesina, who made nine 9As in the 2023 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), on Friday won 15 awards at the 15th graduation ceremony of Rehoboth College, Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesina was awarded the best student in Data Processing, Civic Education,...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Kwara State. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Ilorin on Thursday. Mr. Uwujaren...
Thunder strike has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community in the Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State.t
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have intercepted two trucks of used railway tracks at Olooru area of Kwara and arrested six suspects. Kwara Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Umar Mohammed, told newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday that the suspects were arrested in two trucks...
A 57-year-old woman, Mrs Jamiu Sikirat of Ile-Agunko compound, Adeta area of Ilorin, Kwara, has reportedly fell into a domestic well and died. The incident occurred on Monday evening in Ilorin and the deceased was recovered by the brigade of the state Fire Service. A report said the woman...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday offered condolences to Nigeria over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State. The boat, carrying around 250 passengers travelling from a wedding ceremony, capsized in the early hours of Monday morning in north-central Kwara state, police and local officials said. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State, claiming many lives. The boat accident according to reports, led to the death of over 100 people who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area...