The Kwara State Fire Service averted a major disaster on Friday, January 10, 2025, when it swiftly responded to a fire outbreak at the Olusola Saraki Market, Ita-Amo, Ilorin. According to a statement by Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, Head of Media and Publicity for the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, the distress call was...
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Boko Haram: Gov Zulum donates N300m to slain soldiers’ families
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced the donation of N300 million to support the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum announced this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists after attending the 2025 ‘MNJT’ Operation Desert Sanity 2 Medal Parade...
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Nigerian Christian activist detained 2 weeks, decry danger, persecution, betrayal
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A Christian Rights Activists and Director General, Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa has decried alleged danger, persecution and threat to his life. Rev. Dikwa who disclosed this in a statement made available prior to Christmas Eve said “I am facing imminent danger...
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Kwara Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper
Taiwo Niyi The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended a suspected notorious kidnapper, Mohammed Bello, popularly known as “Dandolo,” following a collaborative operation with the Nigerian Army. The arrest, announced on December 12, 2024, was facilitated by actionable intelligence received from Egbe, Kogi State, which indicated that Bello had fled to Patigi in Kwara State...
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Highway Kidnapping: FG urged to urgently establish forest guards to curb menace
Nigerian decry escalating highway kidnapping, begs Tinubu to establish forest guardsBy Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to establish forest guard to curb incessant kidnapping on the highways. The call was made in a statement by a patriotic Nigeria and Director General of African Writers Centre, Mr. Amah A. Amah,...
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NSCDC Reunites Abducted Kogi Student with Family, Parades Suspected Kidnapper in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reunited a 400-level student of Kogi State University, Anyigba, Muhammed Fauziyah, with her family. The Command also paraded a suspected kidnapper, Abu Umar, accused of abducting a woman and her two sons in Kwara State. In a statement released by the...
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Kaduna: CP applaud crimes curbing strategies, lists success, achievements, declares 523 suspects
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Commissioner of police Kaduna state command, CP Ibrahim Abdullahi said there were significant achievement in curbing crimes since he assumed office as 44th CP in the state, attributing it to strategies adopted under current leadership in collaboration with other security outfits. The CP who disclosed this while briefing newsmen Monday in...
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Kwara Police Command Arrests Suspects in Gruesome Oke Oyi Murder, Warns Against Vigilantism and Misinformation
Taiwo Ogunniyi The Kwara State Police Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Victor Olaiya, has confirmed the arrest of suspects linked to a shocking murder in the Asunlere area of Oke Oyi, Ilorin. Speaking to journalists at the police headquarters in Ilorin on Wednesday, CP Olaiya detailed the events surrounding the brutal killing...
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Just In: Terrorists invade Zamfara communities, abduct Chief Imam, over 100 others in fresh attacks
“They chase people as but hunting for animals, pursue people on motorbikes, tracks women inside their homes, and abducts them. Some intercepted while attempting to flee, herded into bush – Eyewitness narrated. By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Heavily armed terrorists have reportedly struck again in Zamfara State, attacking communities in Wanke, near Gusau, the state capital...
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Nigerian military refutes alleged claims of insurgents taking over training camp in Niger state
.By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The Nigerian Army said is aware of the vicious insinuations circulating in the media, alleging that insurgents have taken over a Military Training Area in Kontagora, Niger State. A statement circulated Wednesday by Major GeneralDirector Army Public Relations Onyema Nwachukwu dated30 October 2024, stated that “We acknowledge the palpable unease this...