The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Prophet Olayinka Ajiboye, 45, for allegedly defiling three (3) minors. The incident happened in Agah, Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state. The…
Court vacates warrant of arrest against ex-Kwara finance commissioner, Banu
The Federal Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday vacated the bench warrant of arrest issued for the state’s former commissioner for finance, Demola Banu. Appeal for the arrest warrant was granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Passenger dies inside public bus in Kwara
A yet-to-be-identified passenger has died inside a commercial bus at Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway, Kwara State. The incident, it was gathered, left other passengers on the bus in shock and disbelief. The deceased who is believed to be in his late 60s,…
Ex-Appeal Court justice, Belgore is dead
A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday. “Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad…
Ibagun community begs Reps member over Ondoko-Okelele police station
People of Ibagun community in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State have sought the support of the lawmaker representing Ilorin East and South constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Yinka Aluko, for the completion of the ongoing…
3 siblings suffocate to death inside car in Kwara
Tragedy struck in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday, as three siblings of the same parents died in a car parked in their residential quarters as a result of suffocation. The incident occurred at about 2pm at Sango-Kulende quarters, Ilorin, when…
N10bn fraud: Court grants ex-Kwara gov N50m bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has given a N50m bail condition for the embattled former governor of the state, Abdulfatah Ahmed, after he pleaded not guilty to 12 counts bordering on alleged mismanagement of public funds…
Father dies trying to rescue son from well in Kwara
A 49-year-old man, Fasasi Azeez, in Offa local government area of Kwara State, has died in a desperate attempt to rescue his son, Kaleed, who mistakenly fell into a deep well. Vanguard Correspondent reliably gathered that the son, Kaleed, was…
4 burnt to death in Kwara tanker fire
No fewer than four persons were burnt to death with several others injured in a multiple accident along Okołowo expressway in Kwara State on Monday. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred when the truck carrying 45,000 litres of petrol…
New N54m Budo Nuhu Police station will encourage, boost morale of officers – Omoragbon
Pastor Peters Omoragbon, President of Nurses Across the Borders International and a former governorship candidate in Edo State, has said that the new N54million modern Divisional Police Station being built at Budo Nuhu in Kwara State was aimed at encouraging,…