Tag: #KwaraState
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EARLY MORNING GUNSHOTS IN KWARA: RESIDENTS, VIGILANTES REPEL SUSPECTED BANDIT ATTACK
Panic gripped a border community in Kwara as armed men stormed in at dawn — but local vigilantes fought back and forced them to flee. Residents of Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area were jolted awake around 5 a.m. on Friday when suspected bandits invaded the community, firing sporadically and setting a vehicle ablaze. But…
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NSCDC KWARA CRACKS DOWN: STOP TRASHING FIBRE-OPTIC CABLES!
Picture this: Your bank’s app crashes, emergency calls fail, and internet goes dark—all because a road crew dug without checking underground lines. That’s the chaos NSCDC Kwara is vowing to end, with a stern warning to construction firms and diggers across the state. State Commandant CC Bala Bawa Bodinga dropped the hammer during a briefing…
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KWARA NORTH YOUTHS STORM GOVERNMENT HOUSE OVER KILLINGS, KIDNAPPINGS
Angry youths take protest to Ilorin, warning that communities in Kwara North are under siege and demanding urgent government action. Hundreds of youths and members of the Take It Back Movement on Thursday marched to the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, protesting the rising wave of killings and kidnappings across parts of Kwara North…
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GOVERNORS RALLY AFTER DEADLY TERROR ATTACKS IN NIGER & KWARA
NGF urges swift action as communities reel from coordinated assaults. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Niger and Kwara States, calling them tragic assaults on innocent citizens and a threat to national peace. The attacks in Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso, Pissa (Niger) and Woro (Kwara) reportedly left several dead and others…
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NYSC CORPS MEMBERS URGED TO LEAD ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE IN KWARA
Youth at the forefront of Nigeria’s fight against graft! Over 100 NYSC members in Kwara State have been charged to become ambassadors of integrity as the EFCC intensifies its youth-focused anti-corruption campaign in Ilorin. The session, organised under the NYSC/EFCC CDS Anti-Corruption Group, brought together corps members from the 2025 Batch B & C and…
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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…
