Tag: #News
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FAKE WELDING CONTRACT LANDS UNIJOS GRADUATE IN ZAMFARA KIDNAP DEN
A graduate of the University of Jos, John Arum Azi, has narrated how suspected kidnappers allegedly lured him into captivity with a fake welding job offer and held him hostage for 11 days in a forest in Zamfara State. Azi shared his experience during a testimony at a church in Tudun Wada area of Jos…
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UNION PROTEST TURNS SOUR: THREE ILORIN RIVER BASIN OFFICE STAFF HOSPITALISED
At least three staff of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Ilorin have been hospitalised following a violent disruption of activities during a protest by members of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAAE), who accused management of high-handedness and poor welfare conditions. The protest, which was initially staged at the…
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CHILDREN PLAYING WITH GAS CYLINDER TRIGGER FIRE IN KWARA APARTMENT BUILDING
A fire outbreak on Sunday afternoon destroyed parts of a residential building in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, after children reportedly played with a cooking gas cylinder while their parents were away. The incident occurred on Sunday May 10 at about 12:57 p.m. at Olayinka House located along Ibrahim Taiwo Road in Omu-Aran, according to the Kwara…
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BRITISH ENVOY’S VISIT: KWARA PDP TABLE STATE CHALLENGES
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over insecurity, governance lapses, and alleged political intimidation in the state, using the official visit of the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Gill Lever, to draw attention to what it described as “deteriorating conditions” under the current administration. Speaking at…
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TROOPS NEUTRALISE TERRORIST IN KOGI FOREST RAID, RECOVER ARMS, MOTORCYCLE, CASH
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised a suspected terrorist during a coordinated ambush operation in a forest corridor in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. The operation, conducted under Operation TIGER PAW II, took place in the Adankolo Forest Reserve, where soldiers intercepted suspected armed men believed to be using the route as…
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EFCC SECURES CONVICTION IN KWARA OVER ILLEGAL LITHIUM TRANSPORTATION.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recorded a fresh conviction in Kwara State as a Federal High Court in Ilorin sentenced a truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, for unlawful possession and transportation of lithium-bearing minerals. Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced the 50-year-old to two years imprisonment or a ₦5 million fine after finding him guilty…
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KWARA SECURITY: SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS NABBED, WEAPONS RECOVERED.
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered three AK-47 rifles alongside ammunition. The command said the operation was carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) following credible intelligence and surveillance. According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the…
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16 FEARED DEAD, SIX INJURED IN KOGI HIGHWAY CRASH
A tragic road accident along the Lokoja–Okene Highway in Kogi State has claimed the lives of 16 passengers, while six others sustained injuries. The fatal incident reportedly happened on Friday May 8 at about 9:20 a.m near Aku village, close to the Osara axis of the busy federal highway. Sources said the victims were travelling…
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KWARA COMPLETES 2026 HAJJ PILGRIMS’ AIRLIFT
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has rounded off its airlift operations for the 2026 Hajj exercise with the departure of 557 intending pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The third batch of pilgrims took off from the Babatunde Idi-Agbon International Airport, Ilorin, aboard a Max Air flight at about 10:09 a.m., marking…
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ILORIN CRIME BUST: 13 SUSPECTS NABBED
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected cultists, thugs and drug peddlers during a major security operation at Tanke Junction in Ilorin, the state capital. The raid, carried out by operatives of the command in collaboration with members of the National Forest Guard, followed credible intelligence on the activities of criminal elements allegedly…
