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  • Suspected rival cult group kills two in Ilorin

    Suspected rival cult group kills two in Ilorin

    Two men suspected to be cultists were killed around Aduralere area of Ilorin by suspected rival cult group in the early hours of Tuesday.

    Ajayi Okasanmi, the Spokesman for Kwara Police Command, confirmed this development in a statement in Ilorin.

    Okasanmi said that efforts were on to get the perpetrators of the crime arrested, while calm had been restored.

    According to him, the state Commissioner of Police has directed divisional police officers to ensure aggressive patrol in their areas, while law abiding citizens are advised to go about their lawful businesses.

  • Confusion as residents of Ilorin community discover corpse under bridge [PHOTOS]

    Confusion as residents of Ilorin community discover corpse under bridge [PHOTOS]

    Confusion rented the air on Monday at Ifedolapo community in Ilorin when a corpse was found under Osere bridge in the area.

    Residents raised unanswered questions as to the cause of death.

    Some thought Friday night’s rainstorm, which destroyed many properties in Ilorin, could have been responsible for the death.

    Police spokesman in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi has confirmed the development.

    He said he already spoke with the Kwara Fire Service to evacuate the corpse.

    After supervising the evacuation processes, the Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division, Surulere, Ilorin, CSP Akinwale Olaoye, said Friday’s heavy downpour would be the most likely cause.

    He said there was no report of any missing person since Friday’s rainstorm and described the situation as Sudden Unnatural Death.

    Olaoye added that investigation would continue to unravel the identity of the corpse.

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  • Hijab controversy keeps 10 schools closed in Ilorin

    Hijab controversy keeps 10 schools closed in Ilorin

    The 10 schools affected by the Hijab controversy in Ilorin are to remain shut pending the outcome of the State Government consultations with stakeholders on the use of the Muslim headgear in schools.

    According to a statement, this is to avert any breakdown of law and order, while the government concludes the consultations with relevant stakeholders.

    In the statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Mamman Jibril, urged members of the public to remain calm and peaceful.

    “Official pronouncement of government’s position is likely this week.

    “The government urges parents, officials and authorities at the affected schools to maintain peace and avoid making comments or doing anything that could cause further misunderstanding and heat up the polity,” the government advised.

  • Why I celebrated my goal with coach – ABS youngster

    Why I celebrated my goal with coach – ABS youngster

    One of the youngest players in Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Maurice John, has said he ran to celebrate his first league goal for the club with his coach, Anthony Encho, on Saturday because of his (Encho’s) impact on him since joining the team.

    John broke the deadlock for ABS on Saturday with a powerful header in the 26th minute of the match after meeting Noah Ogidi’s cross from the right flank.

    The youngster, while speaking with the newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin, was full of praises for his Caoch (Encho), after the game, saying he has been playing the role of a coach and father since he arrived Ilorin.

    “The coach has really helped me settle here, he will always call me after training and explain my mistakes to me.

    “Encho has been very supportive to me in all ramifications and I thank him for that.

    “I was scared to leave my parents, but my coach has helped me to deal with that in a very short time.

    “I can’t forget my teammates too, they have been very supportive and they have also helped me to settle down here quickly,” John said.

    According to him, he is looking forward to scoring many goals for the club and expressed the belief that greater things are ahead for the club this season.

    “It is painful that I scored my first league goal for the club without our fans at the stadium.

    “Many of them have seen me play during our preseason days and they will always come to me to advise me to keep going.

    “I would have loved to have them at the pitch yesterday but we will continue to play for them,” John said.

    John joined ABS FC from Horvel Prime Academy, Abuja, on a permanent basis.

  • Pre-Season: Kwara Utd beat Manchester 3-0

    Pre-Season: Kwara Utd beat Manchester 3-0

    Kwara United recorded a 3-0 win over Manchester FC of Ilorin in its first friendly match as teams resume preparations ahead of the 2020/2021 leagues season across the country.

    Coach Abdullahi Biffo-led side had recorded two goals from the spot in the first half of the game, courtesy of Stephen Anyanwu and Micheal Ohanu, before Brazilian attacker, Lucas Alves hit the net to make it three for the Harmony Boys in the second half.

    Reacting, Biffo, who noted that there was still a lot to do, lauded his boys’ performance for being able to compose themselves, adding that the positives and negatives from the game had been noted for a better outing subsequently.

    “I think we played our last match in March this year, and during the first half of the encounter today (Wednesday), the team composed themselves very well.

    “Although we discovered a lot of mistakes from the team and we will try to work on it before another friendly match on Saturday,” he said.

    In a match that was wholly dominated by the team, the former Niger Tornadoes gaffer, said that the essence of friendly matches was not the amount of goals scored but to help build the team for the ultimate goal, saying there is no a perfect team.

    He also assured the club’s fans of a solid team that would compete for laurels in the coming season in view of the combination of old and new players, expressing their readiness to explore all the available potential.

    On the Brazilian player, he revealed that Alves was a good addition to the team, whose quality the club would definitely be proud of if he was given the time to adapt to his new environment.

    “He is a significant addition to our team, not only because he is a foreigner but he is a good player, and you know that he doesn’t play the game alone, you need to give him time to adapt to the environment and the people.

    “He is just coming from his comfort zone but if you give him time to adapt very well, I think we are going to see his quality,” Biffo said.

    As the team also prepares for Ogunjobi Gold Cup tournament which will hold in Ilorin from Nov. 11, Biffo argued that the essence of pre-season competitions was to test all the players to scheme a definite approach for the season ahead, while weighing all options on the table.

    “The target of the team is not win the Gold Cup. It is just to blend the team together in order to see as many mistakes the team will likely make during the league so that we will be able to correct them, that is the essence of playing in the pre- season,” he said.

    The Kwara United gaffer said all the players would be given the opportunity to show what they are made of during the course of the pre-season engagement with a view to achieve the desired results.

  • Abdulrazaq imposes 24-hour curfew in Ilorin over violent protest, looting

    Abdulrazaq imposes 24-hour curfew in Ilorin over violent protest, looting

    Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has imposed 24-hour curfew in Ilorin following violent protest and looting of properties by hoodlums.

    The governor announced the curfew late Friday night in a statewide broadcast.

    He said he just had an emergency security meeting with commanders of various security agencies in the state to assess the situation in the state.

    “Over the last few days, I had earlier met with the traditional rulers, opinion leaders, members of the student community, and many other stakeholders in the state.

    “Our observation is that what has happened so far today was not a protest. It cannot be defended under any guise.

    ”It was a pure act of criminality. Some persons are hiding under the nationwide tension to commit crimes,” he said.

    Abdulrazaq said the government had a duty to protect law abiding citizens and their properties.

    “Lives are being threatened. Businesses are being looted. Public properties have been targeted. This is unacceptable. It is not who we are.

    “To curb these acts of criminalities, I hereby declare a 24-hour curfew in Ilorin metropolis from midnight today October 23rd, 2020.

    “This is in line with Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Public Order Act Chapter 382 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.

    ”People are urged to stay indoors in compliance with this curfew. This will be reviewed as we watch developments,” he stated.

    The Governor said while the curfew is on, security forces had been placed on the alert to maintain strict compliance, urging citizens to comply by this declaration which was meant to protect lives and properties.

    “Finally, we apologise to our people and businesses that have been badly hurt. I urge them to be calm while we stop the criminality now,” he said.

  • COVID-19: Afro pop singer shares cash, food items in Ilorin

    COVID-19: Afro pop singer shares cash, food items in Ilorin

    An Ilorin-based Afro Pop Singer, Ayokanmi Eyanro, popularly known as “Frequency’’ has doled out over N500,000 cash and food items worth N200,000 to some residents of rural communities in Ilorin.

    The musician said the gesture was to cushion the palpable effect of lockdown on rural dwellers in parts of Kwara State.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eiyenkorin, Alore, Taiwo Isale and Niger Area of Ilorin, are among the communities that benefitted from the gesture on Tuesday.

    The singer mentioned some of the food items distributed to include rice, noodles, semovita and Gari.

    According to him, the gesture is his modest stimulus package to complement the efforts of the government in mitigating the hardship the lockdown has brought on the people.

    He, however, called for calm among residents, saying that contact tracing of people infected with the virus was capable of reducing the spread of the disease.

    “No preferential treatment should be given to suspected covid-19 victims at this critical moment as the disease is no respecter of persons.

    “I wonder why anyone will even want to hide his status or get special treatment in this situation we find ourselves.

    “In the real sense of it, the elite in the society should lead by example in disclosing their status, and sharing their success stories to encourage the masses to show readiness to fight this scourge,’’ he said.

    He advised residents in the state to adhere strictly to the precautionary measures toward prevention and control of the deadly virus.

  • Real reasons we seized Saraki’s property in Ilorin – Kwara Govt

    Real reasons we seized Saraki’s property in Ilorin – Kwara Govt

    Kwara state government has defended its decision to revoke the Ilofa road, GRA, Ilorin plots of land allegedly illegally acquired by the late strong man of Kwara politics, Dr Olusola Saraki.

    The state government also revealed further details surrounding the Civil Service Clinic land and its adjourning plots in Ilorin, the state capital, amid public enquiry.

    “The entire land was acquired in the 1970s for Overriding Public Interest and same was initially designed to host the phase II of the State Secretariat. The construction of the said State Secretariat Phase II was actually commenced and it was at superstructure level before same was abandoned,” Director General of the Bureau of Lands Ibrahim Salman said in a statement.

    “The entire land was later redesigned in the 1980s for the construction of a Civil Service Clinic, State Secretariat, and a parking lot for both the Clinic and the State Secretariat.

    “The Clinic was subsequently constructed in 1982, while the remaining plots of land were conceived for the expansion of the Clinic into a full-fledged Hospital.

    “The dream of the state Government was stalled when part of the land slated for the parking lot was spuriously allocated in principle to one Asa Investment for commercial purpose.
    “From available records, the allocation was not based on a formal application, nor application forms filled; there was no evidence of payment for the said allocation as stipulated in the letter of allocation in principle and consequently, no right of occupancy was ever issued to the Company.

    “Furthermore, in flagrant abuse of the allocation terms, the company took possession of the land and constructed what is today known as ‘Ile Arugbo’ on part of the land that was designed as parking lot and later conceived to host the expansion of the Civil Service Clinic into a full-fledged Hospital.

    “Following a resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly mandating him to revoke/withdraw the spurious allocation, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq recently signed an instrument to reclaim the land on the ground that same was unlawfully allocated to a private Company contrary to the public purpose of its acquisition and occupied in breach of the terms of allocation.

    “This (press) release is intended to state the facts on the land recently revoked/withdrawn by the state government as contained in our records.”

  • Commotion as Wizkid gets mobbed at Ilorin Concert[VIDEO]

    Nigerian Afropop star, Wizkid didn’t expect what he experienced at a concert in Ilorin Kwara State. The pop star was mobbed on Christmas day during his Ilorin concert.

    Fans on Twitter also expressed their dissatisfaction about Wizkid being given a plastic chair to sit on, while waiting to perform on the stage.

    The award winning singer will be serenading fans in Lagos on Boxing Day at Eko Energy City, Victoria Island, Lagos where he says he has a special announcement to make.

    Tiwa Savage, Nigerian Afropop star, recently revealed that her relationship with Wizzy should not bug anyone.

    She made this known on Monday night before inviting Wizkid for a live performance during ‘Everything Tiwa Savage,’ a concert organised by Flytime, at the Eko Hotels, Lagos.

    The two music superstars, in what appeared to be another display of their growing bond, stunned the crowd packed inside the hall with romantic display.

    “The last person I am going to introduce is special to me,” she announced, with the fans screaming Wizkid in return even before she mentioned his name.

    “It’s not just any kind of relationship, it is a one-on-one relationship and I own him. I don’t care what people say about us.

    “I might be older but the older the berry, the sweeter the juice.”

     

  • 1699 athletes arrive Ilorin for National Youth Games

    1699 athletes arrive Ilorin for National Youth Games

    A total of 1699 athletes made up of male and female from 11 states of the federation have arrived Ilorin for the 5th edition of National Youth Games (NYG) holding at the University of Ilorin sports complex.

    A Deputy Director at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD), Alhaji Ali Durotoye, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin.

    He said other states were being expected before the end of the day, while some would arrive on Sunday for the games.

    Delta State topped the list of states with the highest number, having 149 male and 151 female athletes, making a total of 300.

    Lagos followed with 248 athletes made up of 125 male and 123 female; Anambra arrived with 93 male and 94 female making a 187-member contingent.

    Edo state came with 85 male and 88 female athletes, Akwa Ibom state has 79 male and 69 female while Kano contingent has 115 male and 23 female athletes.

    Kwara contingent made up 61 male and 71 female athletes are already settled into the hostels of the University of Ilorin, while Ekiti has 54 male and 60 female.

    Oyo has 70 male and 42 female athletes while Abia and Kogi states came with least athletes 43 male and 47 female for Abia and Kogi with 24 male and 39 female.

    The opening ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2019.