Tag: Kwara
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Court orders interim forfeiture of N5.3bn linked to Kwara based firm
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of ₦5,318,517,789 warehoused in a new generation bank.
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Police rescue kidnapped student, arrest six suspects in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara says it has rescued the abducted Kwara State University student, Khadijat Isiaq, and arrested six suspects. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relation Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Saturday in Ilorin. Ajayi said that the victim, a 300 Level female student of Mass Communication,…
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Saraki condoles with Kwarans over death of Ex-Dep. Governor, Ogundeji
Immediate-past President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commiserated with the people of Kwara State over the passing of Chief Joel Ogundeji, who served as Deputy Governor of Kwara State, between 2003 and 2011. Saraki, in whose administration as Governor of Kwara State, Ogundeji served, described the death of the late politician, civil…
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Police rescue 4 kidnapped victims in Kwara
The Kwara Police Command said it has rescued four of the seven people abducted on Ilorin-Omu-Aran road on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a press statement on Sunday in Omu-Aran. The command said it received reports of two kidnap incidents simultaneously on Saturday at about…
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Day-old baby abandoned on refuse dump site in Kwara
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, have saved a day-old-baby girl, abandoned at a dump site, in the early hours of Friday. The Command’s Spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Friday. Afolabi said the incident occurred at Dokoyirigi Compound,…
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Kwara govt. appoints Polaris Bank director as new Emir of Lafiagi
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara, on Friday, approved the appointment of Ahaji Kawu Mohammed-Kudu, as the new Emir of Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, Mohammed-Kudu was, until his appointment, the Director (North Central) of Polaris Bank. NAN also reports that the appointment of the new emir was…
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APC summons Minister Lai Mohammed for opening factional office in Kwara
The Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over a parallel state secretariat the minister opened in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to reports, the National Secretariat sent two letters to the minister inviting him to come and…
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10 members of a family die after taking herbal mixture in Kwara
Ten members of the same Fulani family have died in Kwara after consuming a herbal mixture said to be the cure for foot infection. The Kwara Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, made the confirmation in a statement on Wednesday Ilorin. According to him, on June 22, at about 0700hrs, one Ibrahim Bonnie…
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Man flees as hotel exposes murdered female companion
The Kwara State Police Command has begun searching for a man who allegedly killed a lady in a hotel in Ilorin, the state capital, about three weeks ago. The suspect, whom the police recognized as Adegboye James of Okelowo Street, Ede, Osun State, was alleged to have killed the lady whom he brought to the…
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Kwara Govt evicts Saraki’s football club from Ilorin Stadium
The Kwara Government has evicted Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC from the state stadium complex, Ilorin. The eviction was contained in a notice sent to the club by the state Sports Council, dated June 10. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the football club was owned, managed and financed by two-time governor…