Tag: #KwaraState
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ABDU RAZAQ STEPS IN: KWARA SETS UP PANEL TO SUPPORT WORO ATTACK VICTIMS
Following the deadly Woro attack, the Kwara State Government is moving to rebuild trust, assess needs and deliver targeted support to survivors. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a seven-member committee to directly engage the Woro community in Kaiama LGA, as part of efforts to provide humanitarian relief and support rebuilding after the recent attack. According…
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KAIAMA ATTACK: TINUBU DEPLOYS ARMY BATTALION, VOWS TO HUNT DOWN TERRORISTS
President orders Operation Savannah Shield after deadly assault on Kwara community, says killers won’t escape justice. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly terrorist attack on Worro community. The battalion will lead Operation Savannah Shield, aimed at flushing out…
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EFCC RAIDS ILLEGAL MINERS, SEIZES LITHIUM TRUCKS IN KWARA
10 suspects arrested as anti-graft agency targets unlicensed mineral operations. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stepped up its crackdown on illegal mining in Kwara State, arresting nine truck drivers and an escort and impounding trucks loaded with lithium, tin, and lepidolite along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho corridor. EFCC’s Dele Oyewale confirmed the suspects had…
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ILLEGAL MINING CRACKDOWN: KWARA COURT JAILS MAN FOR 5 YEARS
No licence, no mercy. A Kwara State High Court has sentenced 52-year-old Ilori Elicanah to five years in prison for illegally mining and possessing solid minerals, in a landmark conviction secured by the EFCC. Justice Abimbola Awogboro ruled that Elicanah had no lawful authority or mining licence, dismissing claims that he acted on verbal permission…
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PROTEST ROCKS NYSC CAMP MOVE AS KWARAPOLY SHUTS DOWN
A tense protest over the NYSC camp arrangement has forced a shutdown of Kwara Polytechnic. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has ordered the immediate closure of KwaraPoly to protect lives and property after students protested the use of the institution as a temporary NYSC orientation camp. According to the Acting Registrar, AbdulHafis Amin, the school had granted…
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ILORIN SHUTS DOWN TO HONOUR BELOVED CHIEF IMAM
Ilorin stood still as thousands thronged the Emir’s Palace to bid farewell to Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, the late Chief Imam of Ilorin, whose life of faith, learning and service touched generations. Led by the Imam Imale of Ilorin, the emotional funeral prayers drew scholars, traditional rulers and dignitaries from across Nigeria, with security stretched…
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COURT JAILS MAN FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SLITTING THROAT IN STREET ATTACK
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdullateef Yakub to five years behind bars after finding him guilty of attempting to kill Abubakar Babatunde by slitting his throat during a violent incident at Shao Garage on December 26, 2023. Justice I. Olawoyin, after hearing compelling accounts from the victim and other witnesses, ruled…
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TERRORISTS NOW CONTROL VAST KWARA FORESTS, MASTER BUSH ROUTES TO NEIGHBOURING STATES, SAYS CHURCH KIDNAP SURVIVOR
A survivor of the recent church abduction in Eruku, Kwara State, has revealed alarming details about the escalating terror group dominance in the state’s forest corridors. Speaking in Ilorin after release, he described how terrorists operate with confidence and deep familiarity with the terrain, running fortified camps deep inside the forests. The abductors quickly surrounded…
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT URGED TO SECURE GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR NIGERIA’S ICONIC ASO OKE FABRIC
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s cultural and fashion scenes are pressing the Federal Government to officially protect Aso Oke the revered indigenous fabric insisting its heritage and name must remain distinctly Nigerian. At the grand finale of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Ilorin, Dr. Yemisi Adeyeye of the Life Fount Foundation stressed the urgency of registering Aso Oke…
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FG COMMITS TO EMPOWERMENT OF KWARA WOMEN FARMERS FOR FOOD SECURITY
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to supporting women farmers in Kwara State to boost food security. Mrs. Faith Agu, Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Kwara, made this pledge during an advocacy visit from the Smallscale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) and the Budget Committee Group (BCG).…
