Author: Kwara Reporters

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 20-year-old woman, Odunayo Ebenezer, to Kirikiri Correctional Centre over an alleged sexual assault on her employer’s minor.The chief magistrate, O. O. Kushanu refused to listen to the defendant’s plea.She ordered her to be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre until September 4 for the Director of Public Prosecution’s advice (DPP).The defendant, a housekeeper who resides at 4, Idofian St, Shangisha, Magodo, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of sexual assault and defilement.The prosecutor, Adegoke Ademigbuji, told the court that the offences were committed on June 4, 2025, at the defendant’s residence.Mr Ademigbuji…

As Muslims across the globe welcome the new Islamic year, 1447 AH, the Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of Ilorin Emirate, Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, has extended warm congratulations to the entire Muslim Ummah.In his goodwill message marking 1 Muharram 1447 AH, Sarkin Gobir expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah for the gift of life and the privilege to witness the beginning of another Hijrah calendar year. He urged Muslims to approach the new year with renewed faith, gratitude, and a deeper commitment to the teachings of Islam.Alhaji Yakubu Gobir emphasized the significance of the Hijrah as a symbol of sacrifice, resilience,…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old suspected armed robber, Zephaniah Alfred, who had been on the command’s wanted list for violent crimes around the Numan–Gombe Road axis of the state.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, said the arrest followed a complaint by one Ibrahim Maikano, who reported to the police that the suspect had threatened to kill him.“On the strength of that, operatives of the Command attached to Numan Divisional Police Headquarters, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), apprehended the suspect, Zephaniah Alfred, 29 years old,” the statement…

The Federal Government has announced a shift in the commencement date for the recruitment exercise into key paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior, News360 Nigeria reports.In a statement issued Wednesday night by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), the recruitment process, initially scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 26, 2025, will now commence on Monday, July 14, 2025.“The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) wishes to notify the general public that its recruitment portal, earlier slated to open on Thursday, 26th June 2025, will now open on Monday, 14th July 2025,” the…

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority has reiterated its commitment to ensure the implementation of the presidential directive on reducing domestic petroleum product prices.NEPZA managing director Olufemi Ogunyemi said this during a courtesy visit to his office by the management of Dangote Refinery in Abuja on Wednesday.Mr Ogunyemi stated that NEPZA, the Federal One-Stop-Shop Committee on Crude Sale in Naira, and the Dangote Refinery Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise have pledged to collaborate in implementing the directive.He stated that the move was part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to ensure energy security and stimulate economic growth. According to him, this…

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday when an ex-convict, identified as Segun Samuel, escaped from custody using an unconventional method—a broomstick.Samuel, who had been brought to court in chains, skillfully used a broomstick to unlock the restraints on his legs.Under the pretence of needing to use the restroom, he walked casually away from the courtroom and scaled the fence of the court premises before anyone could react.However, he was later apprehended.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Prosecution Counsel, ASP Samuel Mayowa, who witnessed the incident, stated that the ex-convict is currently standing trial…

With a deep sense of loss but total submission to the will of Almighty God, I join His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON), and the good people of Kwara South, Kwara State, and Nigeria at large in mourning the passing of one of our finest icons and statesmen, His Excellency, Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo (CON), former Governor of Kwara State and elder statesman, who transited at the age of 84.C.O. Adebayo, as he was widely known, was a towering figure whose contributions to governance, democracy, and human capital development have left enduring imprints not only…

Former Governor of Kwara State and one-time minister of communications, Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, is dead.Born on February 24, 1941, in Igbaja in the present Ifelodun local government area of the state, Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo was educated at the All Saints Anglican School, Oke-Onigbin, Provincial Secondary School, Ilorin and then at Barewa College, Zaria from 1962 to 1963.Between 1975 and 1978, he was Commissioner for Education and later Commissioner for Information and Economic Development in Kwara State.In 1979, Adebayo was elected as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria running for the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN).In 1983, he…

Four travellers were killed and 10 others injured on Wednesday following a bomb explosion at Komala village along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State.The incident, which occurred around 3:30pm, involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device.Confirming the attack to the Press, Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had been rushed to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.“I confirm that the incident happened. Four persons died and 10 sustained various degrees of injuries.“They have been taken to the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri,” he said.Travellers said the explosion…

Kwara state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Imam, has emphasized the need for increased male participation in family planning initiatives, stating that male engagement remains one of the missing links in achieving large-scale impact in reproductive health.Speaking during the Society for Family Health (SFH) Delivering Innovation in Self-Car (DISC) 2.0 biannual stakeholders coordination meeting in Ilorin, the state capital on Wednesday, the commissioner highlighted that most family planning decisions in Nigeria still rest solely on women, despite the fact that pregnancy involves both partners.“We cannot take unilateral decisions about when to have babies or how many to have. In most…