Ilorin
17 Dec
An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin has sentenced one Musa Biliaminu, 22, to six months in jail for criminal trespass, house breaking, mischief and theft of aluminium window frames. Delivering judgment, the trial judge, Mr. Toyin Aluko, said that the convict admitted to committing the offences when his plea was taken. He said…
10 Dec
An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin has on Tuesday dissolved the Islamic marriage between Taibat Oniban and Alfa Kamaldeen both of Okelele Area, Ilorin, after eight years. The Presiding Judge, Idris Etsu, made the ruling after the Bailiff of the court deposed an affidavit on the agreement of the husband to dissolve the marriage.…
5 Dec
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended the Kwara State government for its prompt and punitive actions against the school teacher who assaulted a corps member in the state. The coordinator of NYSC Kwara State, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, in a signed statement on Thursday, said that the state's action has nipped the matter in…
4 Dec
About 56 shops and rooms were completely razed yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, after an articulated vehicle collided with a high-tension wire, sparking a massive inferno.
20 Nov
Former President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday for an event heralding the 80th birthday anniversary of his former Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, on Sunday. Also expected alongside former President Buhari is the influential northern business mogul, Alhaji Muhammadu Idimi, as the chief launcher. The former national president…
19 Nov
An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Uthman Ajetunmobi of the city’s Alore Area to two years at the Borstal Training Institute for unruly behaviour. While ruling, the Presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko, said this was necessary as the defendant’s mother had prayed the court to commit her son to the…
17 Oct
The Kwara Government has shut down three restaurants in Ilorin metropolis for failure to comply with the environmental laws of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three restaurants are: The Place, Chicken Republic, and Amala Palace. NAN reports that the state govt also threatened to shut down four other restaurants…
10 Oct
The former governorship candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) in Kwara State in the 2019 general elections, Dr Abdulmumin Ajia, has described the demolition of Crystal Shopping Complex Ilorin as a political vendetta and a dangerous precedent. The complex, valued at over N1 billion, was demolished at the weekend and belongs to an…
7 Oct
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, on Monday inducted 30 veterinary doctors into veterinary medicine practice. Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, urged the inductees to rise to the challenges of tackling zoonotic diseases and emerging global public health issues. Egbewole spoke on the theme: “Thriving…
7 Oct
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, says men can also be affected by breast cancer, advising both gender to always go for screening. Dasilva stated this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a ‘Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness’, organized in Ilorin, as part of…
8 Sep
Pastor Kolawole Daniel of the Christ For All Church in Ilorin has warned the public against the abuse of social media. of the Christ For All Church in Ilorin has warned the public against the abuse of social media. READ ALSO:Cleric, wife, son, others arrested over death of Kwara student Daniel told the News Agency…
4 Sep
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 arrests were carried out between Tuesday and Wednesday at different locations…
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