UNKNOWN gunmen have abducted the traditional ruler of Owa-Onire in the Kwara South Senatorial District of Kwara State. Newsextra24 learnt that he was reportedly kidnapped along with his wife and driver. The Police Public Relations Officer of the State police command, Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the development to DAILY POST on …
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As schools resume for new academic session in Kwara State, the state government has warned school principals against collection of illegal fees in secondary schools in the state. The government said that the new entrants should not pay more than N7,430 and N9,580 for Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) levy and books …
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No fewer than seven persons have lost their lives to devastating flood disasters in different parts of Kwara State in 2023. The riverine communities in Patigi, Patigi local government area of the state were the worst hit by the disaster which has become an annual occurrence. A total of 1,300 …
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The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has called for the establishment of an anti-corruption agency in Kwara State. ENetSuD’s demand followed a forensic report indicating that the administration of the immediate-past governor of the state, Abdulfatah Ahmed, looted N11.9bn from the coffers of the state. The anti-corruption civil society …
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A magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State has directed the remand of three suspected kidnappers in a correctional facility. Newsextra24 learnt that the suspects identified as Bature Seriki, Lawal Jamiu and Fatimoh Anaruwa, allegedly kidnapped one Alfa Biliaminu and four of his friends who were coming from …
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Government of Kwara State has disclosed that it has temporarily suspended the payment of monthly salary pension to 6,437 retired workers in the state with effect from July 2022 following their inability to complete a verification exercise organised for pensioners in the state. This was contained in a press statement released …
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25-year-old man died after falling into a well at Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Head of Media and Publicity at Kwara Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, who confirmed this in a statement issued in Ilorin, said that firemen were able to recover the corpse and …
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23-year-old Computer Science student of the National Open University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mohammed Isiaka, has been shot dead by suspected cultists. The State Police spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this in a statement said the command received information at about 4.30pm on Tuesday, July 12 that a group of …
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25-year-old herder, Hassan Namusa , has been arraigned before a magistrates’ court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, for robbing, abducting and raping a married woman at gun point. Namusa was charged on a two count charge of rape and abduction before Magistrate Agbetola Aminat Issa. According to the First Information Report …
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Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Kwara State, Malam Garba Attairu Madami, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to apologise to him. Garba is seeking apology from the opposition party over alleged defamation of character. Garba made the demand while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Monday. He said he …
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