The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspected robbers allegedly terrorising residents of Tanke area in Ilọrin South LGA of the state. Spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, who confirmed the development, said an investigation into the incident was ongoing. DAILY POST learnt that their arrest occurred […]
Kwara reads riot act to substandard private school operators
Kwara State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to all substandard and unregistered private schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, gave the ultimatum Wednesday in Ilorin, during a meeting with the owners of unregistered private schools across the state. Hajia Modibbo frowned at the […]
LGA Administration: 15 governors under scrutiny over constitutional breach
Additional Reports by Our Correspondents At least 15 governors are in breach of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, DAILY POST findings have shown. They include Benue, Kwara, Cross River, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Kogi, Osun, Plateau, Imo, Ondo, Bayelsa, Yobe, Bauchi and Sokoto states. Section 7 […]
Kwara resolves communal dispute in Baruten, sues for peaceful coexistence
The Kwara State Government has resolved the lingering communal dispute between indigenes and non-indigenes in the Chikanda community, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The state government’s delegation, led by the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, sued for peace among the warring parties in the recent unrest in Chikanda […]
Negotiations ongoing to resolve labour crisis in Kwara – NLC
Kwara State government has engaged the leadership of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in a bid to beat the 14-day ultimatum issued to the government. The ultimatum expires on January 26, 2024, with a slim hope that the government will meet the over 20 demands of the labour movement in the […]
Kwara police confirm release of four kidnap victims
The Kwara State police command, has confirmed the release of four persons abducted on Tuesday night at Afin village of Ilere district, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The four victims comprising a high chief, Simon Ibiwoye, the Olukotun of Afin community and three teenagers were reportedly released in the early hours of Thursday […]
Four kidnap victims regain freedom in Kwara
The four persons abducted on Tuesday night in Afin community of Ilere District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have regained their freedom. DAILY POST recalls that suspected armed kidnappers invaded the sleepy community on Tuesday and abducted four persons. They included a high chief identified as Simon Ibiwoye and three teenagers in […]
Concerns as Kwara Govt prepares for first LG elections since 2019
The Kwara State Government is preparing for the first local government elections in the state since 2019. The previous council chairmen elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were sacked by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2019, when the party took over the reigns of leadership in the state. The […]
Suspected armed robber killed in Kwara community
A suspected armed robber was killed on Tuesday during an invasion on Oke-Ode community, Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State. Reports reaching DAILY POST indicated that the invasion occurred at about 8:21 pm. According to reports, four suspected armed herdsmen on two Okada motorcycles rode to the community and attacked a POS operator. The spokesperson […]
After one year adjournment, Offa robbery case resumes in Kwara
After an adjournment lasting almost one year, the celebrated deadly Offa robbery case of April 5, 2018, resumed on Tuesday before Justice Halimat Salman of the Kwara State High Court. Policeman, Michael Adikwu (deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham were arrested in connection with the bloody armed robbery in […]