The deceased and the suspect, reportedly used cutlass on each other for reasons unknown… Kwara State Police Command, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-old man, Azeez Akinloye, who allegedly killed one Akeem Lekan with cutlass in Ilorin. The deceased and the suspect, reportedly used cutlass on each other for reasons unknown, which claimed … Read more
Ilorin-West Excos ready for showdown with party Excos ahead of Congress in the state. Action rubbish Saraki’s grip on the party. It is barely three days to the congress, and things are not sitting well with the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as some executives of the party in Ilorin West … Read more
…intelligence indicated that suspected internet fraudsters were operating in campuses around the Ilorin metropolis to swindle unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned income Thirty suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys,’ have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kwara State. The arrest made by the operatives attached … Read more
Kwara PDP Lambasts Kwara State Governor for appointing his relative as State’s Accountant General. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described the ‘Governor of the Year award’ confered on Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as an endorsement of failure and incompetence, saying the governor had done nothing to merit such award. EkoHotBlog reports that … Read more
A staff of a consultant firm sited in Ilorin has been arrested by officers of Kwara state police command for allegedly slapping a tricycle rider to death. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon around the Egbejila area of the city. Our platform reliably gathered that the suspect, Mr Kayode Oluwatomi, who is a staff of … Read more
Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested an immigrant from Benin Republic, Adamu Sabi Sime, for allegedly having canal knowledge of his biological mother. In a statement by the command’s public relations officer, Babawale Afolabi, in Ilorin on Saturday, it was confirmed that Adamu’s mother has given birth … Read more
We have not received any salary, Special Constabulary Policemen claims. Months after recruitment Kwara Govt yet to pay Salaries of Special Constabulary Policemen. EkohotBlog reports that Kwara State government led by Governor AbdulRazaq Abdulrahman has not paid salaries of Special Constabulary Policemen since the recruitment. Read Also: 20 Villages Lack Secondary Schools In Asa LGA … Read more
The update further disclosed that 3,207 patients have so far been discharged… Kwara State government has announced Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state. An update in Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday, indicated that 59 deaths have so far been recorded. Total number of confirmed cases is now 3,611. Read also: [COVID-19] NCDC … Read more
This afternoon, a dead body was found in Ilorin, Kwara State. EkohotBlog reports that this afternoon, around noon, the Nigerian Police of Division C Headquarters discovered an unidentified dead body of a middle-aged man in Niger Street, Ilorin. Read Also: Breaking News: PMB Finally Receives NDDC Forensic Audit The corpse was discovered by a shop … Read more
Nine victims were rescued from the two separate kidnapping incidents… At least 13 people, including seven wedding guests, a pastor and his wife were abducted in two kidnapping incidents that occurred between Kwara-Ekiti axis on Saturday evening. Police sources said that seven guests who were returning to Ilorin from a wedding in Ekiti State in … Read more
It was gathered that the herdsmen have been allowed to remain in Ajasse-Ipo pending the time when all necessary actions would be taken… A large number of suspected Fulani herdsmen coming to settle down in Kwara State were intercepted by a joint task force comprising the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) … Read more
The father of the children, who is a farmer, said he produced the yam flour himself A community in the Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State was in disarray when three siblings died and two others were hospitalized after they consumed a locally prepared yam flour meal (Amala). According to reports, five siblings … Read more
…the minister gave an assurance that those who were denied registration or revalidation of their membership during the last exercise would be captured before congress is held in the state The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says he has been given an assurance that there will be no APC congress in Kwara until … Read more
“The suspect enticed the victim by giving her ₦50…” The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has arrested one 60-year-old Jerimiah Oyedoki of Ileloja compound, Kiama, for allegedly having canal knowledge of a 9-year-old girl. The command’s PRO, Babawale Afolabi, in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin, noted that the case was … Read more
Kwara Gov, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated state executive council members urging members to be exemplary. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sworn in 10 commissioners and one special adviser, charging them to be “exemplary, prudent, creative, and team players.” The Governor also immediately assigned portfolios to the cabinet members. The cabinet members sworn in are … Read more
Kwara state government has launched interest-free loans for young entrepreneurs. Successful pitches to get up to N3,000,000 eachs, scheme has 3-month moratorium. Kwara State Government has rolled out plans to support young entrepreneurs in the state with huge interest-free loans, an ambitious plan of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to invest in and raise a … Read more
INEC has increased Kwara polling units to 2,887 in a bid to increase the numbers of voters during elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend said Kwara has 2,887 polling units after the commission converted 1,015 voting points to polling units. Breakdown of the 2,887 polling units includes Asa local … Read more
Former Senate President, Saraki has donated a whooping sum of ten million naira to the construction of the Gambari mosque in Ilorin,Kwara state capital. Former Governor of Kwara state and Immediate Past Senate President, Bukola Abubakar Saraki has donated a whooping sum of ten million naira to the construction of the Gambari mosque … Read more
Kwara state command of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has laid hold on four suspects in Esie and Ijan towns of Irepodun local government area for alleged rape and killing of a middle-aged woman. According to the statement issued by the Kwara State Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Babawale Zaid Afolabi (SC), made … Read more
Some schools down over controversies arising from wearing hijabs to school by Muslim denominations Following the clash over the wearing of hijab in some schools in Ilorin, the Kwara State Government has directed principals, teachers, and staff of ten schools recently shut down over the matter to report at their respective schools tomorrow. In a … Read more