Author: Kwara Reporters

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued three kidnapped persons who escaped from their abductors in Lema–Ndeji Forest, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims were rescued during a military patrol and subsequently reunited with their families after receiving medical attention. Security sources disclosed that the rescue operation took place at about 7:40 a.m. on November 3, 2026, when troops of 22 Brigade, operating from Patrol Base Dabanlema, sighted three persons wandering in the forest. The soldiers approached the individuals and discovered that they were victims of kidnapping who had managed to escape from their captors. Following their…

The body of an unidentified man, estimated to be about 50 years old, has been recovered from a river near Royal Valley Bridge in the Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The Kwara State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, saying it received a report about a body floating in the river. According to the service’s spokesperson, Hassan Adekunle, the alert was raised by a passerby who spotted the body and contacted Sobi FM, which subsequently notified the fire service. “The fire service received the report and turned it out at 15:44hrs after a passerby who…

Veterans Journalists; Raheem Adedoyin, a former Kwara State Commissioner for Information and Executive Board Member of the International Press Institute alongside immediate past Editor-in-chief of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Folorunsho Ojo joined well wishers to celebrate Oyewale Oyelola on his 40th birthday anniversary. Oyewale Oyelola, the Founding Editor of FactualTimes Online, a Lecturer in the department of Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Vice President of Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) and the Secretary Association of Kwara Online Practitioners (ASKOMP) celebrated his birthday in grand style. Speaking at the birthday party hosted on October 29, Adedoyin who served…

A legal firm in Ilorin, Mumini Jimoh & Co, has petitioned the Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, over alleged politically motivated criminal prosecutions and prolonged detention of members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petition, dated October 30, 2026, was signed by Mumini Jimoh, SAN, head of the law firm, which accused the Kwara State Ministry of Justice, through the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), of allegedly instituting criminal charges against opposition members at the prompting of some political actors in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In the petition,…

The apparent cracks within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State came under renewed scrutiny on Saturday as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and other prominent party leaders were conspicuously absent from the grant empowerment programme organised by billionaire businessman, Ambassador Abdulfatah Yahaya Seriki-Gambari, in Ilorin. Also absent from the event were the APC governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, and the state party chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, among other influential party figures. In a surprising twist, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned out in full force, with its state chairman, Hon. Issa Bawa, leading a high-powered delegation of…

The Special Adviser on Political Matters to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Hon. Suleiman Abubakar, has announced a cash empowerment initiative for loyalists of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Hakeem Lawal, with selected beneficiaries expected to receive ₦5,000 each. The announcement was made during a solidarity visit to Lawal’s political associates at Alabi Alasa House in the Idiape area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Lawal, son of the late former Kwara State Governor, Mohammed Lawal, is a prominent political figure in the state. Speaking during the gathering, Abubakar said the initiative was intended to provide…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Abdulkareem Onilemarun, has provided an account of the reported meeting between Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Ilorin-born mining magnate, Ambassador Yahaya Seriki Gambari, at Ahmadu Bello House, Ilorin, on Wednesday. In a statement published on his official social media page, Onilemarun claimed that the meeting was initiated through an invitation extended to Seriki by Dr Ghali Alaaya, an associate of the governor. According to Onilemarun, Alaaya contacted the businessman and invited him for an engagement, which Seriki reportedly accepted in good faith. He alleged that tensions emerged during the initial…

A fallen 33kV electricity line has sparked a fire that destroyed a vehicle and a vulcanising workshop while damaging residential buildings and businesses in Oloje Phase 2, Ilorin, Kwara State. The incident occurred early Tuesday on Lawyer Lambo Street in Ilorin West Local Government Area after a concrete pole supporting the high-voltage line reportedly collapsed. The Kwara State Fire Service disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday through its spokesperson, Hassan Adekunle, who said firefighters arrived at the scene at 2:41 a.m. following a distress call. According to the statement, the fire affected three buildings, including two four-bedroom flats…

Armed men seen in a viral video have abducted and brutalised members of Iru Ekun, a self-defence group, in Bani community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, forcing them to declare that they would no longer associate with the group. The men, identified in the footage as Fulani gunmen, were seen with the captives whose hands had been tied as they interrogated them over their alleged membership of Iru Ekun. In the video circulating on social media, the armed men questioned the captives individually, demanding their names, affiliations and explanations for their alleged involvement with the group. One of…

A mother and her child have died after two container-laden trucks overturned at Mile 2, near Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos State. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Taofiq, the victims were trapped beneath the overturned trucks and their containers, sustaining fatal injuries. He described the incident as devastating, noting that LASTMA rescue and recovery personnel were deployed to the scene to evacuate the victims, remove the trucks and manage traffic. The statement read, “The Lagos State Traffic Management…