The Kwara state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) says 18 people have died in a road accident involving a trailer and a mini truck in the Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin west LGA. Olawuyi Gani, spokesperson of KWARTMA, confirmed the incident in a statement sent to TheCable on Thursday. Gani said the accident happened on Wednesday…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state, Prince Abdul Kadir Mahe passed on in the early hours of today Saturday. This is contained in a press statement made available to journalists in Ilorin by the Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaiye. Prince Mahe is the second Chief…
A Kwara man has died in the custody of the Kwara State Police Command after he was arrested and detained on Friday for allegedly failing to pay back a debt to his friend. Confirming the incident to Peoples Gazette, the command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, said the…
A nine-year-old child reportedly set a three-bedroom bungalow on fire in one of the state government housing estates in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Thursday. The fire erupted at the bungalow located at No 52, Mandate 2 Housing Estate in the Ilorin West, Local Government Area of the state, was reported to have been caused…
The Kwara State Government has demoted a school teacher accused of maltreating a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin. The government demoted Fatimoh Hamzat by two grade levels and has also transferred her out of the school. The sanctions were announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner of…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has detained for prosecution a suspected 19-year-old kidnapper, Abu-Umar. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed confirmed his detention at a news conference on Monday, in Ilorin. Mohammed said the suspect allegedly planned the abduction of a mother and her two children. “The suspect was…
The Kwara State Government says a teacher, Fatima Amuzat, involved in the alleged assault of a National Youth Service corps member has been summoned and that necessary disciplinary procedures will be taken. This was confirmed by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye, on Friday. Amogbonjaye quoted the Commissioner, Hajia…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of several officers in connection with the alleged killing of a Kwara State University student, Suleiman Olayinka, in the state. This comes barely three weeks after the dismissal and prosecution of three police officers over the alleged murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student, Quoyum Abdulyekeen. Twenty-seven-year-old…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that three dismissed officers, Mr Abiodun Kayode, Mr James Emmanuel, and Mr Oni Philip—have been charged and remanded in prison for the killing of a Kwara State Polytechnic student, Ishola Abdulqoyum. Recall that in September, the sad incident occurred along Panat Road, a crucial link between Sango…
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April, 2018. This was pronounced by the court on Thursday…