Author: Kwara Reporters

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested Ekene Enemor, husband of the late Esther Enemor, whose body was mutilated after her murder. Also in police custody is the younger brother of the deceased’s husband, allegedly connected with the killing. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin on Thursday on the command’s breakthroughs in the fight against crime during August, Commissioner of Police Adekimi Ojo disclosed that on August 22, 2025, one Ekene Enemor was arrested in connection with the murder of his wife at Temidire 6, off Egbejila community, Ilorin. Exhibits recovered by police operatives, according to the commissioner, included mutilated…

Kwara state Police command has arrested 44 criminal suspects and recovered exhibits such as mutilated human body, arms and ammunition, including N2.7million ransom in one month. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Thursday evening, the state commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, said that the arrested persons include suspected kidnappers, fraudster, armed robbers, ritualists, thieves, and those arrested for illegal possession of firearm The police boss said that recovered items from the suspects include dane gun, two empty shells of AK-47 rifle, one live ammunition, forged documents and incriminating items, one colour Airpod, three New Age 33,000mAh power banks, one 44,000mAh…

“It’s difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and in the evening“ Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Nigerian politics as full of betrayers and liars. “You find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and in the evening,” Jonathan said yesterday. He spoke during the 70th birthday party of his former Chief of Staff, Chief Mike Ogiadomhe, in Benin, the Edo State capital. But he singled out Ogiadomhe, a former Edo State deputy governor, as reliable and a dependable ally, saying: “I’ve witnessed a lot of…

The Kaduna State Police Command has formally invited a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, along with six senior members of the African Democratic Congress, for questioning over allegations relating to criminal conspiracy, incitement of public disturbance, mischief, and causing grievous hurt. The development follows a broader escalation of tensions involving the opposition party in the state. In a letter dated September 4, 2025, signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, Uzairu Abdullahi, the ADC State Chairman was directed to produce the seven individuals before the State Criminal Investigation Department on September…

Amid escalating insecurity across Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reportedly purchased a N400 million property on AbdulRazaq Road in Ilorin, demolished it, and commenced construction of a new alleged retirement home.Multiple top government sources told SaharaReporters that the governor acquired the house from Chief Olusola Adekanola, a prominent chartered accountant.The property sits behind a banquet hall and directly opposite the residence of the governor’s brother, AbdulRazaq Alimi, in an area home to some of the state’s most powerful political figures.The property situated at AbdulRazaq Road, which has now become a hub for the state’s political elite, houses former Senate…

Kemi Badenoch, UK Conservative Party leader, is under scrutiny as doubt arises over her claim to have been offered admission to a prestigious U.S. medical school at age 16.Ms Badenoch, who in some interviews claimed she was offered admission and a partial scholarship to study medicine at Stanford University in California, has come under public scrutiny for this assertion.Contrary to Ms Badenoch’s claim, “medicine is only offered to graduates at Stanford and there is no pre-med degree,” The UK Guardian reported, adding “academic and admissions experts have cast doubt on this, saying it was an impossible scenario.”According to The Guardian,…

Perhaps man would have preferred to live alone undisturbed by others, if it would have been safe to do so. But Thomas Hobbes in his book, Leviathan, penned the evergreen state of man in the state of nature. His evergreen statement of man’s life in the state of nature is “solitary, poor, nasty, and short”. I thought deeply about this claim of 16th century British philosopher. One can imagine billion of men on earth living alone outside community or society. This means man will not be gregarious, there will be no social interactions that will depend on compassion, love and…

The Office of the National Security Adviser has dismissed the allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that the federal security apparatus coordinates payments and other inducements to bandits.The ONSA described the allegations as baseless, stating that the claims contradict verifiable facts on the ground.In a statement signed by Zakari Mijinyawa for ONSA on Monday, the office said it has never engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminals and pointed out that the administration has repeatedly warned Nigerians against paying ransoms.El-Rufai, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Sunday had accused the Federal Government of adopting a “kiss-the-bandits”…

Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, says investigations on the recent Abuja-Kaduna train derailment are ongoing.Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja alongside the managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, Mr Alkali said, “We have fixed the point machine from here up to Kaduna, and since then, there has been no issue of derailment. Investigations are still ongoing, and we don’t want to preempt the committee until it submits its report.“A point machine, also known as a switch motor, is a device that moves rail turnout blades, allowing trains to change tracks safely and efficiently.”Mr Alkali acknowledged that…

Abayomi IgbodipeAfter retiring from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in April, 60-year-old Abayomi Igbodipe spent some time trying to figure out a profitable business he could venture into.While consulting with friends, associates and family members, he was advised to go into the petroleum products delivery business.He was told that once he was able to deliver petroleum products to marketers from suppliers, he would get paid commissions for his efforts.His business model would allow him to play the role of a middleman in the supply of petroleum products from depots to marketers.When Rotimi Famojuro, who happens to be Igbodipe’s in-law, eventually…