The swift intervention of firefighters has prevented a major fire outbreak at Ita-Amodu, Niger Junction, Ilorin, from spreading to adjoining properties, as the Kwara State Fire Service called for stronger preventive measures among traders dealing in highly combustible materials. The fire, which occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at about 1:36pm, engulfed part of a...
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Alao-Akala Widows Rally Support for Oriire Kidnap Victims, Move to Sustain Late Governor’s Legacy
The widows of the late former Oyo State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, have extended financial assistance to two women who lost their husbands in the recent kidnapping crisis in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, saying the late governor’s legacy of service must continue to impact the lives of ordinary Nigerians. The intervention was...
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Tinubu’s Security Push Pays Off as 163 Woro Abductees Regain Freedom — AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and security agencies for the successful rescue of 163 women and children abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who received the rescued victims in Ilorin on Friday, said the development was a major relief after months...
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Rescued Woro Victims Arrive Ilorin as Kaiama Community Raises Alarm Over 13 Missing Captives
Rescued victims of the February bandit attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have arrived in Ilorin after spending several months in captivity, even as the Kaiama Development Association (KDA) says 13 abductees are yet to be accounted for. The victims were brought into the Kwara State capital late Thursday...
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Kwara NSCDC Pushes Stronger Intelligence Sharing to Tackle Banditry, Kidnapping
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has commenced a three-day capacity-building programme for intelligence and investigation personnel, with a renewed call for closer collaboration among security agencies to combat emerging security threats across the country. The training, which began on Tuesday at the State Library Conference Hall in Ilorin, is...
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NACTAL, survivor-led group explore partnership to combat human trafficking in Nigeria
By Prosper Okoye The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) on Friday held a strategic meeting with representatives of the Voices Unchained Trafficking Survivor Initiative to explore collaboration on efforts to combat human trafficking and promote safe and regular migration in Nigeria. The meeting, held at the NACTAL National Secretariat in Abuja, focused...
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Kwara Joint Security Team Foils Kidnap Escape, Rescues Nine Victims After Gun Battle
A coordinated security operation involving Forest Guards, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), local hunters and vigilantes has rescued nine kidnapped victims and killed three suspected bandits in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The operation, which followed credible intelligence, was carried out in the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi communities along the...
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FRSC Begins Six-Day Highway Crackdown Across Osun, Oyo, Ondo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a six-day special enforcement operation across Osun, Oyo and Ondo states to curb traffic violations, reduce road crashes and improve compliance with road safety regulations on some of the country’s busiest highways. The exercise, codenamed “Operation Sanity: Safe Roads Through Discipline and Compliance,” began on July 20...
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Alao-Akala Urges Stronger School Security After Rescue of Oyo Pupils, Teachers
Wife of a late former Governor of Oyo State, Chief (Mrs.) Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, has called for improved security around schools across Nigeria, following the successful rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in the Ogboarea of Oyo State, describing their release as a major relief for their families and the entire country. The victims, who were...
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56 Days in Captivity: Rescued Oyo School Principal Recounts Death of Two Colleagues, Four-Hour Forest Trek
The Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Folake Alamu, has shared the painful details of the 56 days she and other abducted teachers and pupils spent in captivity, revealing that they lost two colleagues and were forced to trek for four hours through the forest...