By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Kwara capital, Ilorin. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the...
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A female housemaid negligently set a four-bedroom flat of her employer on fire on Thursday in Ilorin. The incident was confirmed by a statement issued by Hassan Adekunle, Head of the Department of Media and Publicity, Kwara Fire Service. Adekunle said the maid was trying to light the...
Kwara Government has confirmed the death of four persons in Eruda community in Olorun West Local Government Area after eating Amala, a popular local delicacy. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin, said that another person...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Branch, on Tuesday alerted that only 650 medical doctors attend to over 3.6 million population in Kwara. The NMA Chairman, Dr Ola Ahmed, stated this in Ilorin during a news conference ahead of the 2024 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of...
The Alternative Bank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest financial institution, is set to reshape the banking landscape with its upcoming Customer Forum in Ilorin, Kwara State, themed “Bank Different.” This event follows the success of previous forums in Abuja and Kaduna, where the bank engaged in direct dialogue with customers, collating...
Web:: https://yashuaib.com/2024/07/ilorin-princess-kano-queen/ _*Part 1: Politicising Emirate of Kano*_ Recently, there were rumours that some individuals and groups had been hired to tarnish the reputation of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, and his family, especially his wife, Nana Maryam from Ilorin, who shared his life for 54 years...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested eighteen suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities. The EFCC in a post on its X handle on Friday said 13 truckloads with assorted solid minerals suspected to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Despite the efforts put in place by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to reduce Carnage’s on the nation’s highways, the FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed has expressed displeasure over the alarming rate of recklessness of drivers who have continued to contravene established traffic...
There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin when the judge sentenced a divorcee, Adenike Aliyu to three weeks community service for admitting that she committed adultery while her marriage to husband was legal. The presiding Judge, Hammad Ajumonbi while delivering his ruling, said that the punishment...
Brig.-Gen. Oluwafemi Williams, on Friday, assumed office as the new Brigade Commander of 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ilorin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN also reports that Williams’ assumption of office at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, was sequel to the recent re-jig of...
Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Ilorin, Dr AbdulLateef Olugbon, has said the ministry rescued 40 cows among the lot that ate from a fumigated rice farm on Saturday. The veterinary expert disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on...
In the bustling streets of Ilorin, where the sun beats down and the drum of life reverberates in every corner, there emerges a trailblazer unlike any other in the town. She is Risikat Adisa, a 54-year old mother of four with a spirit as fierce as the wind...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested an Ilorin-based clergyman, Prophet Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of his Church of N3.9 million. James is the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church(CAC), Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Ilorin. The...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Policeoo Command has rescued a Chinese national, Peng Chao Zhang, who was abducted on March 10 by six armed men around Eiyenkorin area of Ilorin. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday...
The Chief Missioner of Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, Malam Salaudeen Abdulkadir, has said the Muslim women who don’t want to miss their fasting, can medically delay the menstrual cycle. Abdulkadir made the statement in Ilorin while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture, organised by the Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, National Headquarters....
The Kwara state high court, sitting as an appellate court in Ilorin, has discharged and acquitted two journalists convicted for publishing a defamatory article against a rice factory, faulting the police and trial magistrate’s ruling. In February 2023, a magistrate’s court convicted Alfred Olufemi, an investigative reporter and...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly raping a 14-year old girl in Kwara State.. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Umar Mohammed told newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin that the 14-year old reported on Feb. 19 that the...
A housewife, Ramat Joke on Tuesday begged an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, to grant her divorce prayer on grounds that her husband, Habeeb Atanda was a drug addict. Joke in her divorce petition told the court that she was not aware that Atanda was hooked on drugs...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on stakeholders in the country to intensify efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The UNICEF says Nigeria accounts for 10 per cent, estimated at 19.9 million of 200 million girls and women worldwide. The UNICEF Country Representative, Mrs Cristian...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks allegedly containing different types of solid minerals without license. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Michael Nzekwe, said this on Tuesday in Ilorin According to him, the offence is punishable with life imprisonment under Section...