Author: Kwara Reporters

The Nigerian Army has apprehended a man identified as Abubakar Ibrahim, also known as Abim Ndamitso, in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, on suspicion of being an informant for bandits terrorising the local government area.Sources disclosed that the arrest took place on Wednesday at the suspect’s residence in the community.According to sources who confirmed the development to Nupekotvlafiagi, Ndamitso was arrested along with another individual.However, the second person was released after investigation and interrogation found him to be innocent.Ndamitso, meanwhile, remains in the custody of security agencies for further questioning. The arrest of Ndamitso is part of a…

A woman mistaken for a kidnapper was reported killed by an irate mob at the popular Ipata market in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara state. The event happened on Thursday morning when the woman, who was later discovered to be a destitute, was seen wandering around the community.Confirming the incident the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, in a statement, described it as unfortunate.‎‎”Information received was that a woman, suspected to be destitute, was sighted wandering around the community; misinformed members of the public wrongly suspected her to be a kidnapper. In the ensuing circumstances, an irate mob…

A delegation of the Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi Contact Team (ENACT) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, visited several communities in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State to assess the impact of insecurity and engage with residents affected by recent attacks.The delegation included Hon. Ishola Kayode, Special Assistant on Digital Innovations to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Elder Oyin Zubair Olaitan, a community development advocate; and Hon. Sulaiman Dudu, Kwara APC Youth Leader.ENACT, founded by Chief Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun, North Central representative on the Board of TETFUND, mandated the team to identify with victims of banditry, assess damages, gather first-hand information, and assure…

The Awake Youth Movement of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter and its National Executive Committee, have extended their warmest congratulations to Dr. Olaifa Adeseko Sunday, following his appointment as Chairman of the Nigeria Youth Organization, Kwara State Chapter.Dr. Olaifa Adeseko Sunday, a distinguished academic and Senior Lecturer at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, is set to bring his extensive expertise in educational management to this role. A native of Ayedun Ekiti in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara State, Dr. Olaifa earned his Ph.D. in Educational Management from the University of Ilorin. He has published numerous articles in leading academic journals and is professionally affiliated…

Fire has destroyed some 22 shops and six containers at Kara Market in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.The fire, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at about 1:35 AM, was confirmed in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle.According to the statement, firefighters arrived at the scene to discover that out of 323 shops in the market, the blaze affected 22 plank shops and six container shops.Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by negligence. One of the shop occupants reportedly failed to properly…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has again expressed deep concern over Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s continued abdication of responsibility in the face of worsening insecurity across the state.The Governor’s recent statement, through his Chief Press Secretary, hailing President Tinubu for arrests made in other states while Kwara’s own communities are under siege and people are abandoning their homes to be refugees, is not only an insult to the suffering masses but a further demonstration of an absentee leadershipThe party in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara , said it is most unfortunate that…

The North Central Zonal Treasurer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and stalwart of the party in Isinland, Prince Madandola Olalekan Bashir (MOB), has narrated how frontline House of Representatives hopeful, Honourable Goke Bamidele, came through for him at a critical point in his life when he was bedridden in hospital four years ago.Prince Madandola, fondly called MOB, said Bamidele’s humanitarian gesture at a time when politics was not even in the picture will remain evergreen in the memory of his family.He made this revelation during the recent Isin PDP stakeholders’ interface with the Oke-Ero born politician and former Kwara…

Oyelola Oyewale, a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication has emerged as Public Relations Officer of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti Chapter.Oyelola polled 194votes to defeat Mr Adelana of Urban and Regional Planning Department who garnered 127 during the held election on Tuesday at Conference Hall of the Polytechnic.The Media Expert in his manifesto promised to launch ASUP-FPA Quarter Bulletin and give the chapter activities deserving media attention.Oyelola is currently the Vice President (Administration and Communications) of Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists ( NGIJ) and Secretary, Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP). He is…

The alarm raised by indigenous hunters and community leaders in Kwara South deserves the highest level of attention. They allege that the Kwara State Government has empowered members of Miyetti Allah to provide security in their communities, despite longstanding accusations that Fulani herdsmen have been behind kidnappings, killings, and the destruction of farmlands in the region.If this is true, then the government has made a decision that strikes at the heart of public trust and undermines its primary duty of safeguarding lives and property. It would mean that a group repeatedly associated with insecurity in the eyes of many locals…

Indigenous hunters in Kwara South have accused the state government of allegedly arming the Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah, to provide security in the region—despite recurring reports of kidnappings and killings by Fulani herdsmen.The hunters, who said they have defended their communities for decades, expressed frustration that their sacrifices have been neglected. They lamented being under-equipped while Miyetti Allah members were allegedly empowered by the government.Community leaders and youths from Ilere in Ifelodun Local Government Area staged a protest at the council secretariat in Share to register their grievances.According to them, Ifelodun Local Government Chairman, Hon. Femi Yusuf, had earlier…