Author: Kwara Reporters

The death toll from the bandit attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Gbanabe One Ward of Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, has risen to 162, as search-and-rescue operations continue for possible survivors and missing residents. Local sources confirmed on Wednesday that more bodies were recovered from surrounding bushes and burnt homes in both communities, raising fears that the figure may increase as security operatives and volunteers comb the affected areas. Residents said the attackers struck on Tuesday evening, setting several houses ablaze and forcing many villagers to flee for safety. The scale of destruction has left the communities in…

Around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, residents of Woro village in Gbanabe One Ward of Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, were thrown into panic following a suspected bandit attack, reports reaching KwaraReporters indicate. Local sources said armed men believed to be bandits surrounded the community and launched an assault. As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of people killed or injured could not be ascertained, as efforts to confirm casualties were still ongoing. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity described the terrifying scene, saying parts of the community were set ablaze during the attack. …

The Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of Ilorin Emirate, Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, has mourned the passing of Professor Yusuf Lanre Badmus, a respected Muslim scholar, academic, and community leader, who died on Friday, January 30, 2026, after a brief illness.Professor Badmus was widely recognised as a distinguished academic and Islamic scholar. He served in several leadership capacities, including as former Dean of the Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin, and was a prominent figure in Islamic education and community service across Kwara State and beyond.In his condolence message, Alhaji Gobir described the late scholar as an exceptional teacher and leader whose…

…Describes It as a Failed Cover-Up and an Insult to Public IntelligenceThe Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects and condemns the so-called “investigation report” issued by the Kwara State Police Command concerning the brutal assault on helpless women who protested at the Kwara State Government House over the kidnapping of their family members in December last year .The party in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara dismissed the police report as lacking in sincerity and an ugly way of covering up government crime against the people . The party notes that…

…Prays for Kabiyesi’s Safe ReturnThe leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State and President of the 8th Nigerian Senate, His Excellency, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (CON), has constituted a high-powered delegation to visit the family of the Oniwo of Afin community in the Ileere District of Ifelodun Local Government Area, following the recent bandit attack on the royal palace.His Royal Highness, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun (the Oniwo of Afin), and one of his children, Olaolu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), were abducted on December 31 during a violent raid on the palace by…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state have emphasized imperative of unity, saying that previous crisis had undermined political advancement of the area and Kwara South.Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative engagement of party leaders and members in Ilorin on Thursday, one of the leaders andChairman, Communiqué Committee, Hon. Otunba Taiwo Joseph, said that there is need for party cohesion ahead of the 2027 general elections.Hon. Joseph, who said that the event was convened to deliberate on, equitable political representation, party cohesion and strategic preparedness ahead…

Fidau in honour of the 12th Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Ulama, Dr. Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih OON, was held on Sunday 25th January 2026 amidst momoth crowd from within and outside the state. Recalled that Imam Muhammad Bashir died on 19th January 2026 at the age of 75 after a brief ilness. Dignatries at the prayer were; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, former Chief of State to the former President, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the…

A Benin City High Court has convicted Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, a customer of First Bank Nigeria Plc, for unlawfully spending N1.5 billion that was mistakenly credited to his account and refusing to refund most of it. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Kingsley on January 19, 2026 before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin on a one-count charge of stealing and fraudulent conversion under the Criminal Law of Edo State, 2022. The prosecution alleged that between June and November 2025, Kingsley converted the erroneously credited funds property of the bank for his personal use instead of notifying First Bank. Kingsley…

Nearly three months after the disappearance of Ms. Comfort Uwakwe, family members and community leaders are demanding answers from the police, rejecting claims that her disappearance was the result of a road accident. Ms. Uwakwe, a native of Owalla Autonomous Community in Imo State and resident of Mafolokun-Oshodi, Lagos, was last heard from on October 25, 2025, while visiting a friend in Epe, Lagos State. According to the woman’s sister, Comfort called a female friend, identified simply as Ifeoma, shortly after arriving at her destination. At 10:08 p.m., she placed a second call to the same friend distressed, saying she…

…Warns Abdulrahman against Criminalizing Peaceful protest from Citizens*The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported use of live ammunition and tear gas by men of the Nigerian Police Force against peacefully protesting students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Tuesday. According to the party, reports it received from various eyewitness accounts indicate that students were legitimately expressing their grievances over the ill-conceived decision of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led administration to convert their academic environment into a makeshift camp for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members relocated from Yikpata, without due planning, consultation, or consideration for…