Tag: Kwara State
Kwara State tense after Polytechnic shut
Stephen Oni/Ilorin There were indications that the much awaited 29 May Democracy Day marking the second anniversary of Governor Abdulfatah…
Robbers Raid 3 Banks, Kill 3
Armed robbers on Tuesday raided three banks in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, killing three people before escaping with an unspecified amount…
S/Court: Phone thief must die by hanging
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja ordered that the ring leader of a notorious armed robbery gang, Mr. Salisu…
Panel On Offa/Erin-Ile Crisis Submits Report
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has reiterated that Offa and Erin-Ile communities are destined to live together and has…
Shock, disbelief over murdered Police boss
Nigeria’s Police Command in Enugu State on Sunday confirmed that the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr Chinweike Asadu,…
Nigerian church set ablaze
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Prayer, Faith and Miracle Ministry, a church located at Asa Dam area in Ilorin, capital of the…
Kwara Sets Up 10-Man Panel To Probe Crisis
Apparently committed to finding lasting solutions to the incessant communal clashes between Offa and Erin-Ile communities in Offa and Oyun…
NURTW chief arrested over Offa-Erinle crisis
A Nigerian commercial vehicle owner, Ganiyu Oyeyemi Ogunjobi, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over the murder…
ACN faults sacking of 2 councils in Kwara
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has faulted the Kwara State government for dissolving the Oyun and Offa local governments…
Kwara govt sacks Oyun, ACN controlled Offa councils
As part of efforts towards finding lasting solutions to the communal clash between the two neighbouring communities of Offa and…
Kwara Hot Spot For Drug Traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria’s Kwara state has classified the state as a hot spot for…
The Battle Over The Olofa Throne
By Stephen Oni The last has not been heard about the tussle over the Olofa of Offa stool in Kwara…
Man wants divorce over wife’s lies, late nights
A 30-year-old Nigerian, Suleman Mohammed of Ojagboro area, Ilorin,i n Kwara state on Thursday urged an Area Court to dissolve…
1 Killed, 3 Injured In Accident
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Thursday in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, when a motorcyclist was killed while three others…
Kwara Athlete Ready For Calabar Games
In her reaction to the dismal performance of Team Kwara in the track and field events at the Eko 2012…
Working For Industrial Harmony
The 8th National Labour Relations Summit holds in Ilorin with a promise of better prospects for Nigerian workers Public functions…
Man kills wife for rejecting sex demand
A man, Musa Yusuf, who allegedly killed his wife for refusing to submit to his sexual demand, has been remanded…
Man Docked For Killing
A 21-year old man, Wasiu Hamza of Osin Odo-Ode village in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State has been…
Court remands 7 suspects over Ilorin riot
Stephen Oni/Ilorin An Ilorin Magistrate Court presided over by Ibrahim Muhammed has ordered seven suspects linked with the violence in…
Community On Rampage Over Dead Man Found In Well
Hell was let loose recently in Abayawo, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Southwest Nigeria after a middle aged man’s corpse was…
Shoprite To Open New Outlet
Shoprite, a South African multipurpose retail store group, has concluded plans to unveil a new outlet in Ilorin, the Kwara…
Kwara First Lady Becomes Peak Milk Ambassador
In furtherance of Peak Milk’s current campaign tagged “Drink Milk Everyday”, the flagship brand from FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria has named…
Fire Guts Sulu Gambari’s Palace
A section of the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alh. Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has been gutted by fire. The…
Groom Kidnapped, Tortured To Death On Wedding Day
A groom, Zubairu Balogun, who was abducted on his wedding day in Ilorin, Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, and held incommunicado…
Youth corps member paraded as robbery suspect
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara state police command today,16 0ctober, paraded a youth corps member serving in the state and one…
Flying Eagles qualify for AYC
Nigeria’s U-20 team, Flying Eagles on Sunday qualified for next year’s African Youth Championship, AYC after they defeated South Africa…
Kwara House Of Assembly Passes Health Bill Into Law
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin A bill to give legal backing to the Community Health Insurance Scheme of the Kwara State Government…
Sack Fever Grips Kwara Owned Media Workers
There is palpable tension among workers in the Kwara State owned media outfits as government has put necessary machinery in…
Senator floods constituency with boreholes
Senator Bukola Saraki, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, has approved the construction of 70 bore holes for…
Robbers Attack Bank, Police Station
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin Tension enveloped most parts of Ilorin, the Kwara state capital including the State Police Command Headquarters Wednesday…