In memory of our unforgettable Ambure, by Is‘haq Modibbo Kawu
I’m writing these lines on a damp, rainy morning, this Sunday, July 2nd, 2023, in the Gegele Quarters of the city of Ilorin. It’s eleven-thirty […]
Kwara state
Patigi waterways and tragic harvests of death, by Modibbo Kawu
First of all, we must condole the people of the various communities of the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State; the Etsu Patigi, and […]
I never raped nurse, she’s my girlfriend – Doctor
A Kwara-based medical Doctor and the Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Sawmill Area, Ilorin, Joseph Ayodele, has denied the allegation of raping a nurse […]
Caught in the act: How Kwara doctor who raped patient was secretly recorded
The Kwara State Police command on Friday explained how Dr Ayodele Joseph who allegedly sedated and raped a patient who came for treatment in his […]
How Chief medical director, Ayodele ‘sedated, raped’ patient who visited the hospital for treatment
Ayodele Joseph, Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been accused of raping a patient who came for medical treatment. The suspect […]
Minimum Wage: Tale of misery in Abia, Rivers, Zamfara, Anambra, Imo, Kogi, Taraba
On April 18, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019. But four years later, controversies still trail its implementation. Many […]
CP orders arrest of drunk police officer who excreted in uniform
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has ordered the arrest of a drunk police officer in the command identified as Stephen Yohanna. Yohanna, […]
Kwara: The inside story of POS operator who ‘lavished’ N280m he received in error
There have been numerous accounts of what actually happened between the suspect, bank employees, and security personnel since the news of the POS operator in Kwara State who was arrested by the police for allegedly going on a spending spree with N280m mistakenly posted to his account broke. The suspect, Rafiu Issa, popularly known as Alfa Rafiu by residents, is being prosecuted by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence […]
Police officer shoots “mistress” to death, kills self in Ilorin
Police in Kwara are investigating a homicide in which a police officer shot a woman to death at a school premises on Thursday in Ilorin. […]
My political structure can’t be destroyed in Kwara – Lai Mohammed gives reasons
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has boasted about his political structure in Kwara State. Mohammed said his political structure in Kwara cannot […]
In Kwara, student hangs self over failure to pass exam
A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, in Kwara state, Adegoke Adeyemi, has allegedly hanged himself as a result of his failure to pass his […]
Despite state government access to N7Billion education fund, see Kwara primary school where pupils still learn under trees
The classrooms of LGEA School, Eyenkorin in Kwara State are old, dilapidated and overcrowded. The primary school has existed since 1982 and currently has about […]
The day after… Reminiscing on memories that would last me a lifetime
By Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu. Tuesday, 19th April, 2022.It’s the first working day, after my resignation. At 7:48am, I thought, I would have been preparing to […]
Oh No! Abducted APC Party Woman Leader Killed In Kwara As Vigilantes, Kidnappers Exchange Gunfire
The woman leader of Koro ward of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mrs Olomi Sunday, was […]
Lawan, AbdulRazaq bag Emirate titles in Kwara
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was on Sunday turbaned the Kaura Kaiama – the defender of Kaiama Emirate – to reward his administration’s developmental strides […]