Author: Kwara Reporters

Six people have been killed in a gun battle between bandits and security operatives in Gada Woro, along Patigi Road near Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.The victims include five vigilantes and a police officer. Two soldiers, two police officers, and about six vigilantes were also said to have sustained gunshot wounds during the confrontation on Monday. Among the deceased vigilantes were Mohammed Nma Dsuru from Kokodo, Yanda from Lafiagi, and Ndagi Saraka from Edogi.Kwara Reporters gathered that the bandits, said to be in their hundreds, challenged the joint security team to a gunfight inside the forest, which…

Tertiary education commissioner Tolani Sule says Lagos will establish a multi-campus university of medicine in Badagry to enhance development in the ancient town.Mr Sule disclosed this during the inauguration of the newly remodelled Badagry Town Hall at a valedictory event for the outgoing chairman of the council, Olusegun Onilude.Mr Sule said the university would bring greater prospects and employment opportunities to the town.“This will create employment opportunities for all and sundry in the town. Also, the general hospital in the town will be upgraded to a teaching hospital,” he said.The commissioner commended the council chairman for providing infrastructural development for…

Stakeholders have called for urgent, multi-sectoral investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights across Africa, warning that without it, the continent risks squandering its greatest resource, its youth.The stakeholders made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the National Policy Dialogue on Improving Adolescent Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services.Despite ongoing national investments, adolescent reproductive health outcomes in Nigeria remain uneven, with contraceptive uptake among adolescents still low.Experts at the dialogue emphasised the need for high-impact, evidence-based interventions, youth-driven design, and better alignment of funding priorities at both national and subnational levels.Mashishi Mokgadi, Africa Access lead at Organon,…

The Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of Ilorin Emirate, Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, has extended heartfelt birthday wishes to Alhaji Muhammad Uthman Jagunma, National President of the Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA).In his message, Alhaji Gobir praised Jagunma’s unwavering dedication to youth development in the emirate. He expressed admiration for Jagunma’s leadership in mentorship, educational outreach, and vocational initiatives—efforts that continue to create opportunities and uplift Ilorin’s younger generations.He stated: “May you be granted continued strength, wisdom, and good health to pursue your mission of shaping brighter futures for our youth.”Alhaji Gobir encouraged Jagunma to keep inspiring and guiding the youth with the same…

An Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has adjourned the ongoing defamation case involving prominent Ogbomoso-based Islamic cleric, Dr. Sharafdeen Gbadebo Raji, and three others, to August 14, 2025, to allow room for possible amicable resolution.Dr. Raji and his co-defendants are facing allegations of defamation and making provocative statements against the religious practices of Ilorin, which he reportedly described as contrary to Islamic teachings.During the proceedings, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Chairman of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) both appealed for the matter to be settled peacefully. The Defence Counsel was led…

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who is enmeshed in a massive land looting scandal, has dismissed opposition politicians—including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and other critics of President Bola Tinubu’s government—as politically expired people.Mr. Wike, during the flag-off and commissioning of a road in the Ushafa-Bwari area of Abuja on Wednesday, berated the coalescing politicians who keep jumping from one political party to another, saying nothing is working under Mr Tinubu’s watch.“Let them hear. Let those who don’t have vision, who are politically expired, and those who, since 1999, have belonged to over 10 political…

Barely one week after gunmen attacked communities in Mariga local government of Niger state some bandits have again raided three communities in the same local government.The bandits said to have been riding three on each motorcycle numbering well over three hundred and armed with AK 47 rifles struck on Monday night wrecking havoc and sacking the villagers in Gulbinboka, Kakihun and Kumbashi.Similarly, panic has again gripped residents of Babanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the Kwara state as suspected bandits abduct two teenage girls while the monarch’s wife of the town nearly escaped abduction on Monday night.Eyewitnesses told…

Photo of the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi set ablaze by Youth during protest over insecurity in the community on Monday.Angry youths in Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu local government, on Monday stormed the Palace of their monarch, the Emir of Lafiagi, and the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the town and set them ablaze over unabated Kidnappings in the area.Tension had gripped the Lafiagi community on Monday, a development that prompted protests by youth in the community to express their feelings on the abduction of a popular businessman.The angry residents had earlier staged a…

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Junior of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the final forfeiture of a truck and its consignment of assorted solid minerals seized in Kwara State to the Federal Government.The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, following an application by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).In the application, EFCC counsel Sesan Ola requested the court to grant a final order forfeiting the truck bearing registration number PKA216YR, along with the minerals found inside, describing them as unclaimed property that came into the possession of the Commission’s operatives.The…

Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigeria is completely destroyed as he resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the coalition-adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.“It’s not about changing the government, if it is about changing the government, there is no need of changing the government, it’s about changing Nigeria,” Mr Amaechi said. “Nigeria is completely destroyed. People can’t eat. People can’t buy food. There’s no money to buy food. Everything is gone,” Mr Amaechi said. Mr Amaechi made the announcement at the unveiling of the interim executive…