Tag: Kwara
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Security: NSCDC creates female squad in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Command in Kwara has created a female squad to take charge of security in schools across the state. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Makinde Ayinla, stated this at a press conference in Ilorin. Ayinla said that the squad was set up to prevent abduction of pupils and…
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Bandits rape two, attack others in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed that unknown gunmen have attacked Nuku Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara. This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesman of Kwara Command of the Corps, Mr Babawale Afolabi, and made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday.
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Lai Mohammed to Kwara Gov: I will respond to your false allegations at due time
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says, at the appropriate time and forum, he will respond to the false allegations levelled against him by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara. The Minister stated this on Monday when he featured on a phone-in programme of TV Continental, “This Morning’’. In an exclusive interview with…
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11 passengers die in Kwara auto crash
Eleven people have lost their lives in an auto crash said to have been caused by wrongful overtaking along the Jebba-Bode Saadu in the Moro local government area of Kwara State.
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How gunmen unleashed terror in Kwara, abducted five members of royal family
Five members of the household of Oba Samuel Adelodun, the Owalobbo of Obbo-Ayegunle in the Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State, were on Thursday kidnapped by gunmen on Osi/Obbo-Ayegunle road. The police command noted that victims included the monarch’s driver whose name was given only as Kunle, the monarch’s security detail, Lawrence Abiodun, his…
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Kwara Govt suspends Arabic school head over brutal flogging of students in viral video
Kwara State Government has suspended the head of Musbaudeen Islamiya Arabic school in Ganmo, Ifelodun local government area of the state over the brutal manner some students were punished in the school. A viral video showed five students including a female being mercilessly flogged with long cane by five clerics for alleged conducts conceived to…
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[Video] Outrage trails brutal flogging of Kwara Madrasa students
A viral video showing some madrasa students in Kwara State being brutally flogged as a form of punishment by some senior students of the institution has sparked outrage on social media. Madrasa is an institution established for the teaching of Islam and other studies. A segment of the video shows a female student on her…
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Kwara court removes 16 transitional LG Chairmen appointed by Gov AbdulRazaq, orders fresh election
An High Court sitting in Ilorin has declared the Transition Implementation Committees across the 16 Local Government Area in Kwara State
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One killed as unknown gunmen attack Kwara community
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reported that some unidentified gunmen attacked a farm settlement at Ahun village, Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing a teenager. This was contained in a press release signed by the command’s spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, and made available to newsmen in Ilorin, on Sunday.…
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Police arrest 2 ritualists with human head in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara has arrested two suspected ritualists, Femi Adeniji and Shittu Abdulmalik, with fresh human head in Amuyo Area, Offa. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), SP Ajayi Okasanmi, on Monday in Ilorin. The statement said that the first suspect (Adeniji), kidnapped one Rianat…