The National Working Committee, NWC, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to excuse herself from the Presidential Tribunal sitting over the petition filed by its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is contesting the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the February…
ENetSuD, a Kwara-based registered Civil Society Organization, has dragged the Nigeria Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) to EFCC and ICPC over non-execution of Peke-Temidire road Constituency project facilitated by Rt. Hon. Razaq Atunwa representing Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. In a petition separately submitted to EFCC and ICPC, and signed by…
A 72 year old man in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, was caught having sex with two primary school children in his room. This was according to an eye witness who said that he had noticed that the two children and others has been visiting the old man constantly for months. People in the neighbourhood…
The Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki through his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu has reacted to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in reaction to a publication by a national daily, based on the letter written by the Commission to the Kwara State Government demanding for…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured jail terms for two internet fraudsters in Ilorin, Kwara State. The duo; Mustapha Sulaiman and Paul Chimezie, were on Tuesday, sentenced to prison for internet fraud. Justice M. Abdulgafar convicted the accused following plea bargain agreements entered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by…
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has on Thursday granted bail to the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu in the sum of N100million. Kawu and three others including Dipo Onifade, Lucky Omoluwa, who is the Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, as well as the company, are facing charges of…
Resident and road users of Ajasse-Ipo, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, were thrown into a great shock on Friday morning, after discovering, the lifeless body of a madman macheted and dumped on the street by suspected ritualist. When this medium visited the scene Friday afternoon, motorists, motorcyclists and other road users were seen taking…
Commissioner of Police Preaches Peace Ahead of Easter Celebration The Easter Festival is a celebration commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and Christian faithful in the State will be celebrating the season with friends and family members as the celebration is expected to happen in a peaceful and secured environment. In light of this, the…
The magistrate court, sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, last Friday, remanded four persons in prison custody for allegedly in possesion of charms and dangerous weapon during Odo-Owa masquerade festival. They were alleged of causing mayhem at the festival. The defendants; Oguntoye Bayo, Femi Olamide, Olaniyi Jamiu and Abolarin Matthew are of various addresses…
The Magistrate court sitting in Ilorin has on Tuesday remanded one Yusuf Kamorudeen over alledged stealing of church musical instruments worth N450,000.00. The police First Information Report (FIR) revealed that on the 8th April, 2019 at about 6:30 am, patrol operatives from Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) on patrol recieved distress call from control room…
A policeman attached to Omu-Aran Police Division in Kwara State, who was attacked by a suspected mentally unstable man, is dead, the News Agency of Nigeria reports The deceased, simply identified as Sgt. Abu, was said to be within the premises of the police station when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon by the assailant….
Seven suspects in connection with the crisis between Odo-Owa and Kajola communities in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State has been apprehended by the Kwara State Police Command. The Public Relations Offiicer of the command, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects on Tuesday in a telephone interview with the News Agency…
The Kwara State High Court has orderd that one Abdulsalam Abdulkadir be remanded in Mandala Prison. The Judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye gave the order on Thursday during the arraignment of the suspect by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The accused, Abdulkadir is standing trial for alleged vote-buying during the March 9 governorship election…
It was a sheer show of sorrow as a 19-year-old man, identified as Zakari allegedly stabbed one Ismail, popularly called Sumaila to death at a night party over varying choices of music in Zango area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The informant247 gathered that the crisis erupted around 9 p.m. on Sunday, 17th March, 2019 in the…
It was a tragic incident in Omu-Aran on Saturday when a middle-age bricklayer, identified as Lukman allegedly assaulted and sliced the hand of a 60-year-old woman, Muibat Abifarin, with a cutlass. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the attacker, who was said to be displaying symptoms of psychopathy had earlier on descended on…
– Kwara Scholarship board receives the approved N20m – Gov. Ahmed has nothing to do with the reported arrest – SSA MEDIA – They arrested Kwara Poly Students, National Executives Intervened – NAKSS National Executives Information has emerged on the recent arrest of some student leaders by the security operatives in the state. The student…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC has grilled the Kwara State Commissioner of Finance, Nurudeen Banu and the Accountant General of the State, Suleiman Ishola over investigations into alleged slush funds for the 2019 elections. Banu and Ishola who were now detained are being held to explain why over N1 billion fund was received…
The Ilorin Magistrate Court has granted bail to Senator representing Kwara South, Rafiu Ibrahim. Magistrate JS Soliu granted him bail on the ground that the offence is bailable. As part of the conditions, Soliu ordered him to provide two sureties, one who must show evidence of landed property in Court Jurisdiction. He adjourned the case…
The Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Senator Ibraheem Rafiu has been arraigned by the Kwara State police Command in the Magistrate court in Ilorin on Monday morning. The legislator who had been arrested since last week Thursday and remanded in the police custody has been charged to court for Criminal conspiracy, inciting and public…
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Ogbetokun, on Friday promised that policemen will be neutral and professional during the tommorow elections. He said the police would collaborate with other security agencies to provide maximum security of lives and property, ensuring free and fair election. He spoke during a press briefing at the command headquarters…
