Tag: Ilorin
Adopted teen allegedly murders guardian over grudge
15-year-old boy, Gobri Yusuf, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly killing his guardian, identified as…
Tragedy in Kwara: Pregnant woman allegedly killed by relative, Police make arrest
neighbor said that her husband saw a masked man leaving the compound late at night. When confronted, the man removed…
Panic in Ilorin as Aircraft crash-lands, injures two
Two occupants were onboard, and while thankfully no fatalities were reported, both sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the…
Suspected child kidnapper arrested in Kwara
The suspect who claimed to be from Osun State was apprehended by a joint patrol team of police operatives and…
Sodomy: Kwara man Ganiyu Kehinde arrested over alleged abuse of 2 teenagers
The suspect allegedly sexually assaulted the victims through anal intercourse multiple times, both at his residence and in an uncompleted…
EFCC arrests 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin
“Items recovered from them include 18 different brands of exotic cars, laptops, expensive smartphones, and charms."
Ilorin, Isese, and the tyranny of the majority
Sadly, Ilorin has become a signpost for religious intolerance and discrimination. This is particularly ironic considering that, even though it…
Illorin doctors declare 2-day strike, as police officer assaults colleague
Dr Ola Ahmed, the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), who spoke on behalf of the association, stated that…
FG boosts rice production in North Central
Some of the beneficiaries in their responses commended the federal government for the opportunity given to them.
Court sentences Olumide Paul to jail for love scam
Paul was one of the suspects arrested at Ogbomosho, Oyo State, on October 26, 2021, following actionable intelligence by the…
Court jails Peter Ayeni for cyber fraud in Ilorin
Ayeni, 25, was accused of impersonating a white American female, Daina Patrick, to swindle unsuspecting victims.
Two undergraduates bag jail term in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two undergraduates for…
Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ilorin
A heavy rainstorm, on Friday, wreaked havoc on electric poles, cables, billboards roofs of houses in Ilorin, the Kwara capital.
Ilorin community laments 8 years of poor power supply
Some of the residents of Labala Isale Community Layout in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara have appealed to…
71 people in court for looting CACOVID palliatives
Police on Tuesday arraigned 71 persons before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for their alleged involvement in the looting of CACOVID…
Groups condemn Ilorin mall looting
Leading socio-cultural groups in Ilorin have condemned the massive and unprecedented looting at a shopping mall, Palm Mall, in the…
Lockdown: Ilorin residents decry high cost of consumer items
Some residents of Ilorin have expressed worries over the sudden rise in the cost of consumer items following the lockdown…
NDLEA intercepts 500kg of Indian hemp, destroys farmland in Kwara
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg…
1699 athletes arrive Ilorin for National Youth Games
A total of 1699 athletes made up of male and female from 11 states of the federation have arrived Ilorin…
Why you must not slaughter deformed animals for Sallah
It is forbidden by the Sharia of Islamic religion to slaughter a deformed animal as sacrifice to mark Eid or…
Welder hacks motorcyclist to death
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a welder, Wasiu Moshood, who allegedly hacked a motorcyclist, Hussain Hassan to…
Kwara gov apologises to pupils over poor condition of school
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has apologised to pupils of School for Special Needs in Ilorin over the…
Ilorin: INEC records improvement in the use of smart card readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ilorin on Saturday recorded an improvement in the use of smart card readers…
Bet agents lament low patronage in Ilorin
Bet agents in Ilorin on Tuesday have lamented low patronage by customers in their betting shops. Some agents told the…
Herdsman remanded over alleged murder
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a herdsman, Habeeb Aliyu, over alleged killing of one Umar Ismail at Sunbare…
Fake cleric remanded over alleged N17m fraud
A fake cleric, Mohammed Mohammed, 42, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara for allegedly defrauding one…
Flood submerges over 200 houses in llorin
Flood wreaked havoc in Ilorin Township on Wednesday, as over 200 residential houses were submerged with hundreds of victims displaced…
Gov. Ahmed inaugurates NMA House
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday commended the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on their ethical standard and efficiency in…
Rousing welcome for Bukola Saraki in Ilorin
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was on Tuesday, accorded a heroic reception by a crowd of supporters and…
Herbalists remanded over alleged N20m fraud
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two herbalists for allegedly defrauding one Rahaman Ogundele of N20 million, under the…