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600 WOMEN, WIDOWS AND YOUTHS EMPOWERED IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban No fewer than 600 women, widows and youths in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have benefited from an empowerment programme that provided working tools, food items and
BANDITS GIVE KWARA COMMUNITY ONE WEEK TO PAY N300M RANSOM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Armed bandits who abducted 10 people in Isapa, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on November 25, 2025, have given the community one week to pay ₦300
SENATE ORDERS PROBE INTO TROOP WITHDRAWAL, GENERAL’S KILLING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate has directed its security committees to investigate why troops were withdrawn from Maga, Kebbi State shortly before terrorists abducted 25 female students, and to probe the killing of
PRESIDENT TINUBU SUSPENDS TRIP FOR SECURITY BRIEFINGS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned trip to the G20 Summit in South Africa and the AU-EU Summit in Angola to receive updated security reports on the kidnapped Kebbi
POLICE PROBE EXTORTION ALLEGATION IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Police Command has launched an investigation into alleged extortion by some officers on the Osi-Eruku road in Ekiti Local Government Area. Police spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejinre-Adeyemi said the Command
KWARA COURT FREES TWO WOMEN, INCLUDING PREGNANT MOTHER By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has discharged and acquitted two women, including a pregnant mother, of all criminal charges. Justice M. Folorunso ruled that the prosecution failed
GOV ABDULRAZAQ RECEIVES 23 FREED ABDUCTEES, WARNS KIDNAPPERS HAVE NO PLACE IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has welcomed twenty-three rescued abductees, reaffirming that kidnappers and criminals have no refuge in the state. Speaking at the
KWARA PARTNERS WITH BRAIN BUILDERS TO TRAIN YOUTHS ON AI By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Ministry of Youth Development has partnered with the Brain Builders Initiative to train youths on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for innovation and self-reliance.
EDU/PATIGI RESIDENTS URGE KWARA GOV’T TO BOOST SECURITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Residents of Edu and Patigi Local Government Areas in Kwara State have called on the state government to deploy more security personnel to curb rising cases of banditry and kidnapping.
KWARA GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO KWARA SOUTH DEVELOPMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has restated his administration’s commitment to fair development across Kwara, assuring that Kwara South is not left behind. Speaking at the Strategic Consultation of Kwara South Leaders,