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Unknown gunmen have abducted the Bishop of Anglican Diocese, Jebba, Kwara State, RT. Aderogba, alongside his wife and driver on Oyo/Ogbomoso expressway, on Sunday. “Meanwhile, the discreet investigation led by the State…
Mr. Jimoh Opeyemi a 19-year-old electrician was prosecuted for internet fraud by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, seized his landed property. The judgment…
Former President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed why he became a medical doctor. Saraki said that he became a medical doctor to follow in the footsteps of his father, the late Second Republic…
A 42-year-old Nigerian woman living in Aberdeen, Scotland, Yekemi Otaru, has been named chancellor-elect of the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and will formally take up the role on September 1, succeeding Dame…
Sixty-six passengers and six crew onboard an Air Peace aircraft from Abuja were said to have “disembarked safely” when one of the plane’s tyres blew off after landing at the Ilorin Airport in Kwara State. It was…
Giwa Nurudeen, a 24-year-old final year student of the University of Ilorin, on Thursday, July 8, bagged three years jail term having been found guilty of offences bordering on N35m internet fraud. Nurudeen was…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has said it is examining the recent outburst made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed against the Kwara state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, with a…
A guest who came for a wedding and the groom were crushed on Sunday by a truck in an accident on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. While the guest died, the groom’s legs were crush. It was gathered that the guest…
A Young lady who was identified as Alabi Rukayat Oyindamola has taken to her Facebook page to narrate the shocking story of a man who rejected his kids because of the unique color of their eyes. The Nigerian lady stated…
All members of the Kwara State cabinet and other government functionaries has extended their condolences to the Governor of Kwara State, over the demise of his father, AGF Abdulrazaq. This was contained in a message…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has expressed gratitude for the return of his seized properties. His full statement reads: 1. Today, as always, I thank Almighty Allah as I welcome the judgment of the Federal High…
Justice Bamgbose Alabi of the Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State has ruled that “the use of hijab is considered a fundamental human right only for adults”. This formed the basis of his judgement on Thursday 4th June,…
Another rehabilitation centre has been uncovered by the Kwara State Police Command at Sumuratu Mumeen Arabic Centre, Gaa-Odota Area in Ilorin, where 108 people detained under inhuman condition were rescued. Recall that…
Suspected armed robbers were reportedly said to have beheaded a police officer during their attack at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station in Ilorin. According to reports, the police sergeant…
Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Miss Joana Nnazuo Kolo, a serving 26-year-old female Youth Corper as a Commissioner. Kolo was among the nominees whose names were submitted to the Kwara…
Joseph Oyediran, a 36-year old internet fraudster wanted by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin, Kwara State. This…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has assured people of the state that he would deliver on his campaign promises to avoid being “stoned”. He gave the assurance during a meeting with top officials of the…
It's quite unfortunate that Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate president, has lost his re-election bid to APC’s candidate Ibrahim Oloriegbe, in Kwara State, according to INEC‘s official declaration. Saraki lost to his…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has debunked the statement on a Kwara radio by the Senate President Bukola Saraki that he donated N10m to victims of Offa robbery. Mohammed said Saraki did…
The end of the year is usually a time to reflect on what has happened in the immediate past year and the beer parlour gives you the opportunity to reminisce about these old good or bad memories. With a bottle of Trophy,…
