Kwara State Government task force on Monday raided some filling stations within the Ilorin metropolis, in the bid to tackle the lingering fuel scarcity in the state. The government cautioned the filling stations against hoarding of fuel which it declared imposes needless hardship on the masses. Leader of the team, and Chief of Staff, Government […]
President Federation Cup: Bendel Insurance begins title defence in Abuja
Aside from Abuja, Kaduna, Owerri, Lafia, Awka, Enugu, Benin City, Ibadan, Asaba, Ilorin, Aba and Kano are the centres to host the 32 matches, which will then produce the candidate teams for the Round of 32. The post President Federation Cup: Bendel Insurance begins title defence in Abuja appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered […]
Ilorin court refuses to hear defamation case filed by gov’s ally, Suleiman Ajadi
The Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Monday refused to arraign an Islamic Cleric, Sheik Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Aremoh, over a defamation case instituted against him by an ally of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and APC chieftain, Senator Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi. Ajadi had instituted a direct criminal complaint against the Islamic cleric over […]
Court sends internet fraudster to jail in Ilorin
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Usman Harun to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harun was jailed after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on obtaining under false pretences. […]
Ovoke upbeat Enyimba will beat Kwara United in Ilorin
Enyimba forward Bernard Ovoke is optimistic of victory in their next Nigeria Premier Football League clash against Kwara United. Ovoke believes the Harmony Boys will give them a good run for their money but expressed confidence in his side’s ability to secure the maximum points. “We are expecting total victory, nothing less than total victory,” […]
Trial of alleged killers of hotelier begins in Ilorin
The trial of the suspects arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Adeniyi Ojo, the Managing Director of Water View Hotel, kicked off on Wednesday at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The suspects were charged before Justice Haleema Saleeman. The case initially began at the magistrate court before the new development. The […]
Again, court jails six for internet fraud in Ilorin
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has jailed six internet fraudsters. They were charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, in continued efforts to sanitize Kwara and its environs of cybercrime and other related offenses. The convicts are Ismail Abdulbasit from […]
Kwara: Abducted Chinese national rescued in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has rescued the Chinese national, PengChao Zhang, who was abducted recently by six armed men. PengChao, also known as Williams Kaka among his business associates, was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun, in a statement in Ilorin on […]
Ilorin: Igbo traders shut shops as truce with Kwara Govt over tax payment collapses
The agreement reached between Igbo traders and the Kwara State government over controversial tax matters may have suffered a set back. This is because residents of Ilorin, the state capital, woke up on Monday to to notice that Igbo traders have shut their shops and businesses again, as they did recently when they protested alleged […]
Ilorin courts jail six for ‘yahoo yahoo’
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud. The convicts were prosecuted on separate charges before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court and Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting […]