Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday convicted three students for conspiring to gang rape a cousin of one of them. The court found them guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape of the victim (name withheld) at the Adangba area …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Kwara has begun the distribution of sensitive materials to the 16 local government areas in the state. The exercise taking place at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Ilorin is witnessed by representatives of security agencies, political parties, election observers and the …
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Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin on Wednesday banned any form of unlawful protest, rally, or gathering in the state. The order, according to the spokesman of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, ” becomes inevitable owing to an intelligence report indicating that hoodlums have perfected plans to hijack any rally or …
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Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama on Friday paraded one Abubakar Jimoh aka Abu Carrot who allegedly murdered a 12-year-old boy and injured his pregnant mother at Adewole area in Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state about two years ago. Abu Carrot was arrested by the …
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• Civil servants are life wire of public service, says Gov • Says local economy, stability dependent on workers’ earnings Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday restated his commitment to the welfare of the workers in the state, with labour and civil servants commending him for his steady pro-workers’ …
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The Oyo State Coordinator of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Mrs. Grace Ogbuogebe, on Monday, April 11, paid a condolence visit to the family of a corps member, Olaleye Bukola Olukolade, at the family compound in Ilora, Afijio local government area of the state. Late Bukola (IM/22A/2156) who was …
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Aggrieved members of the factional All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Newsextra24 reports that the defectors are loyal supporters of the two serving ministers from the state, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, as well as Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, …
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More facts have emerged on why members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are loyalists of Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kwara state. The former APC members who are at loggerheads with Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq told …
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There was a clash between Muslim and Christian faithful on Wednesday in Ilorin after the Kwara State Government reopened 10 schools shut over hijab (Islamic headscarf) controversy. It was learned that students wearing hijab were disallowed from entering Baptist School, Surulere by some protesting Christians. An eyewitness told our correspondent …
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In commemoration of the 2016 International Youth Day Celebration, a youth-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Brain Builders International has organised a one day summit. The summit themed: “Eradicating Poverty and achieving sustainable Production and Consumption” held on Monday, 15th August 2016 at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) hall in Ilorin, Kwara …
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