Panic in FCT, Kwara, Ekiti over 240 fleeing inmates
There was anxiety on Monday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and six states sharing boundaries with Kogi State. The panic led to heightened security following Sunday…
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JUST IN: EFCC arrests, grills Saraki over fresh allegations of corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has held a former president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, in custody over allegations of theft and money laundering,…
Internet Fraud: EFCC Nabs Army Deserter, 38 Others In Osun, Kwara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested a former soldier, Adebisi Jamiu and 33 youths in Osogbo, Osun State capital for their alleged…
Kwara, Saraki meeting deadlocked on land dispute
The reconciliatory meeting ordered by a Kwara State High Court between the state government and the late Dr. Olusola Saraki’s family on the demolished Ile…
THE LIST: Victims of Offa robbery attack
Kwara Must Change, an advocacy group, has released a list of some victims of the robbery attack in Offa, Kwara state. On April 5, some armed robbers attacked five commercial banks in the community, killing at least 17 persons,…
Offa bank robbery sponsor, a 29 year old drug baron, has been arrested!
A 29-year-old alleged drug baron, identified as the Offa bank robbery sponsor, has been arrested by the Nigeria police. Adegoke Shogo, described as a mega distributor of Indian hemp, allegedly provided part of the logistics used during…
Next list of looters will shock Nigerians – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday said that another list of treasury looters would be released very soon by the Federal Government and that many unexpected names will be revealed. The minister…
Offa bank robbery: I-G deploys 3 mobile force units to Kwara, Taraba
The Inspector-General of Police( (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the deployment of three units of Police Mobile Force ( PMF), high powered police investigation team and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to Kwara. The Force…
Six policemen, six others killed in Offa bank robbery
No fewer than six policemen and six others, including residents and bank customers, have been reported killed after some robbers stormed about five banks in Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Thursday. Sources said…
CP parades suspected ritualist with 3 human heads in Ilorin
The Police Command in Kwara Wednesday paraded a suspected ritualist it arrested with three human skulls in Ilorin. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Lawan Ado, said that one Suleiman Adenifuja was caught with three human…
Suspected ritual killers’ den uncovered in Kwara state
Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered a suspected ritual killers’ den at the Aleyo settlement on Ojoko Road, in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr.…