Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command says it has arrested one Awoleye Oluwatofunmi, who duped an American lady, Vonapolouis Moss, of $1,000 and lured her to Nigeria. Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Ilorin on Friday, the…

Musibau Esinrogunjo, the Special Assistant on Rural Mmobilisation to Kwara governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been arrested for slapping a traffic warden in the state. In a Sunday statement, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…

The Kwara Police Command has arrested a transborder suspected kidnapper, Mohammed Alo, in the forest of Baruteen Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…

Danger and possible loss of lives and properties was averted on Friday in Ilorin when a gas truck coming from Lagos lost control around “A” Division area of the Kwara capital. There was panic among residents and shop owners who deserted…

A 53-year-old man, Michael Adebayo has been arrested for having carnal knowledge of his friend’s daughter. The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said in a Tuesday statement that it arrested the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said that a Fulani herdsman, Muhammadu Bello, nearly lost his life on November 3, as he was attacked by unknown cattle rustlers. This is contained in a press release, signed by the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that unknown gunmen have attacked Nuku village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara. This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesman of Kwara Command of the…

The Police Command in Kwara has rescued the kidnapped twin girls and three domestic staff of Oba Samuel Adelodun, the Owalobo of Obbo Ayegunle, in Ekiti Local Government area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi…

A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina, to commit fraud against a South Korean national.…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command has confirmed the alleged killing of a herdsman by yet to be identified gunmen in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Command Spokesman, Mr…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reported that some unidentified gunmen attacked a farm settlement at Ahun village, Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing a teenager. This was contained in a…

The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a meat seller, Bashiru Bala-Zuru, and one Nawali Bala while attempting to sell contaminated and unhealthy cow meat to the public for consumption. This…

Immediate-past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed says insinuations in some quarters that he did not live up to his potential piloting the affairs of the state are erroneous. The two-term governor said that he was not to blame for…

The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have confirmed the death of 10 persons in a lone crash in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…

The killing Saturday of a pregnant woman, Hawawu Ibrahim, and kidnapping of her husband, Lukman, by suspected herdsmen, sparked protests Sunday. The incident occurred on Ojoku Road, Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.…

The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed that 10 members of the same family died after consuming a local herb mixture purported to be the cure for foot infection. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, made the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara (NSCDC) has recovered corpse of a woman who was allegedly killed by suspected ritualists at Kanikoko area of Kaiama in Kwara North. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr…

The Police Command in Kwara has called on the owners of impounded vehicles and motorcycles during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown to claim the items within 14 days to avoid being auctioned. This is contained in a statement issued by the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is presently questioning the immediate-past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed. He was allegedly brought in for questioning over allegations that his administration diverted the…

The Police in Kwara have arrested a 24-year-old man, Kehinde Moses, with a bag allegedly containing a freshly severed human head and hand along Ajase-Ipo road during stop and search duty. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed…

The Kwara State Physical Planning Authority (KPPA) has dissociated itself from granting approval for the construction of a Central Mosque beside the Catholic Diocese around the Tanke Junction in Ilorin. KPPA General Manager, Mr Sikiru…

Violence erupted yesterday at the Baptist Secondary School, Surulere, Ilorin, Kwara State over the refusal of the school authorities to allow female Muslim students to use hijab. Parents of the students engaged the school authorities in…

Violence and resistance on Wednesday marred the reopening of the 10 grant-aided missionary schools earlier closed down by the Kwara Government over the use of Hijab. Recall that the schools were closed on Feb. 19 over a misunderstanding…

The 10 schools affected by the Hijab controversy in Ilorin are to remain shut pending the outcome of the State Government consultations with stakeholders on the use of the Muslim headgear in schools. According to a statement made…

A 24-year-old woman, Medinat Ibrahim on Wednesday, was paraded by Police Command in Kwara for allegedly conspiring with two others to arrange her kidnap to collect ransom from her family. Briefing journalists at police Command…