A new Commissioner of Police has been appointed for Kwara State. He is Olaiya Victor Mobolaji. His appointment is with immediate effect, following approval by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun(IGP). Until his appointment, the Kwara Police Commissioner was the Commissioner of Police, INEC, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Mobolaji will replace CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi
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Crime: Father, son kidnapped in Kwara
Kidnappers on Thursday abducted a father and his son in Isanlu-Isin town, Isin Local Government of Kwara State. The two victims were identified as one Femi Ajayi of Baptist Grammar School, Isanlu-Isin, and his father. Sources claimed that the incident occurred at about 7 pm on Thursday. The kidnappers allegedly damaged their vehicle and took away
Read more13 Chinese arrested in Kwara over alleged mining activities
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to Uwujaren, the 12 male and one female suspects were arrested on July
Read moreLovers die in Kwara hostel, corpses found naked
Two students of the Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Tobiloba Daniel and Arewa Abayomi, have been found dead. The 200 level students were found dead in their room in a hostel outside the premises of the institution. According to reports, Daniel and Abayomi were studying for the ongoing examination in the institution when they
Read moreKwara traveller caught with fresh human head, hands
The police in Kwara State, on Monday, arrested a man caught with a fresh human head and hands concealed in a bag in a commercial bus travelling from Ajase-Ipo to Ilorin. The 24-year-old suspect, Kehinde Moses, confessed that the head and hands were that of a man he identified as Mohammed, who was allegedly murdered
Read more12-year-old boy drowns in Kwara river
A 12-year-old boy, Lekan Benjamin, drowned while swimming with friends at Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday. The Kwara State Director of Fire Service, Mr. Falade Olumuyiwa, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Ilorin, described the boy’s death as unfortunate. He said the victim, who is a student of Junior Secondary School,
Read moreTwo policemen die in Kwara auto crash
Two policemen died in a motor accident at Eiyekorin, along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway on Thursday. The spokesman of the Kwara State police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital. He said: “The police officers were coming back from Ogbomoso where they had escorted a bullion van. “One of the tyres of
Read moreSaraki is no threat to APC in Kwara, APC chairman boasts ahead of 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State Sunday stated that former Senate President Bukola Saraki cannot pose any threat to the party ahead of the 2023 elections as any candidate they fielded would trounce anyone supported by him. All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State insisted yesterday that the party is very solid in
Read morePrince Abdulkadir Appointed As New Chief Of Staff To Kwara Governor
Prince Mahee Abdulkadir, has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. He will replace Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun, the late Chief of Staff to the Governor, who died of COVID-19 few months ago. Prince Abdulkadir was a former Permanent Secretary in the Government House, Ilorin in
Read moreBREAKING: Kwara Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Logun, Is Dead
The Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor, Aminu Adisa Logun, is dead. According to a reliable source at the Government House in Ilorin on Tuesday, Logun passed on after a brief illness in an undisclosed medical facility in Ilorin, the state capital. The late Logun was appointed the Chief of Staff to Governor Abdulrahman
Read moreBREAKING: Three drowned as bridge collapses in Ilorin after a heavy downpour
Tragedy struck in Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria on Sunday June 14 2020 as three persons of the same family lost their lives when the car they were traveling in plunged into a river following the sudden collapse of a bridge due to a heavy downpour in Ilorin. The DAILY VENDOR reports that the incident occurred
Read moreFour new cases of COVID 19 confirmed in Kwara
The Kwara State government says it has recorded four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 74. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the State Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Ilorin. Ajakaye
Read moreKwara reports first coronavirus death, 4 new positive cases
The Kwara Government on Saturday announced that it recorded its first death from a confirmed case of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known in a Press Statement issued by Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman, Kwara Technical Committee on COVID-19. According to the statement, the deceased recently arrived Kwara
Read moreCOVID-19: Shoprite introduces no face mask no shopping policy
The Kwara State branch of the Shoprite has introduced ‘no face mask, no entry’ system to its customers if they must come to shop in the mall. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited the Palms Mall, Fate Road, Ilorin, which housed the Shoprite on Wednesday. The correspondent observed that the management
Read moreKwara to sanction consultant for aiding treatment of patient with COVID-19
The Kwara Government says it will exercise full sanction on the Professor who aided the treatment of the deceased Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin. Kwara Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made this known in Ilorin on Tuesday Ilorin while briefing newsmen on the two confirmed cases in the state by the
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