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15 Die In Kwara Auto Crash

NewsDeskNgJul 6, 2026July 6, 20260

Fifteen people die after a trailer crashes along the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway, while 17 others sustain varying degrees of injuries. Fifteen persons, all males, have reportedly lost their lives in an auto crash at Muslim Cemetery, along the Ogbomoso-Oko Olowo route on the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway, Kwara State. THISDAY checks revealed that...

Cult Supremacy Battle Claims 10 Lives In Kwara, Police Arrest Two Suspects

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Ten people were reportedly killed in rival cult clashes in Ilorin, while police arrested two suspects over the violence. About 10 persons have reportedly been killed while two others sustained serious injuries when two rival cult groups engaged themselves in a supremacy battle in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Already, the...

Tension In Kwara Communities As Terrorists Abduct 20, Kill One Person

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2026June 12, 20260

Terrorists attack three Kwara communities in coordinated raids, killing one person and abducting about 20 residents. Palpable tension has enveloped the ancient towns of Gaa-Alla and Gaa Oke Abba communities in Isin local government area and Famole town in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state when suspected bandits invaded...

Kwara North Elders Say Over 1,200 Killed By Terrorists Since 2023, Warn APC Ahead Of 2027

NewsDeskNgJun 2, 2026June 2, 20260

Kwara North Development Commission claims over 1,200 deaths from terrorist attacks since Tinubu took over and urges urgent federal intervention. Prominent elders and stakeholders from Kwara North Senatorial District have claimed that more than 1,200 people have been killed by bandits and terrorists since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in...

Boko Haram Plans Quranic Graduation For Abducted Kwara Women, Children, Families Say

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2026June 1, 20260

Families say Boko Haram plans Quranic graduation for over 100 women and children abducted from Woro community in Kwara State. Families of women and children abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State say Boko Haram militants are planning a Quranic graduation ceremony for more than...

COAS Orders Troops To Crush Terrorists, Bandits In Kwara, Neighbouring States

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2026May 29, 20260

Army Chief orders troops to intensify operations against terrorists, kidnappers and bandits in Kwara and nearby states. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of Joint Task Force North Central, Operation Savannah Shield, to intensify operations against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers in Kwara State...

Explosion Rocks Kwara Community, Many Feared Dead

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

Bomb explosion rocks Woro in Kaiama Local Government, Kwara State, with the number of casualties yet to be confirmed. A bomb explosion occurred early on Monday morning in Woro, Kaiama local government, Kwara State, raising fresh concerns over security in the area. The number of casualties has yet to be...

Kwara Court Sentences Two Men To Death For Kidnapping, Armed Robbery

NewsDeskNgMar 5, 2026March 5, 20260

High Court in Ilorin convicts two men for kidnapping, armed robbery and firearms offences, sentencing them to death. A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two men to death by hanging for their involvement in kidnapping and armed robbery. The convicts, Abubakar Sodiki and Abubakar Mohammed, were...

Terrorists Claim 176 Kwara Residents In Their Captivity As State Government Intensifies Rescue Efforts

NewsDeskNgFeb 15, 2026February 15, 20260

Terrorists release video claiming 176 abductees from Kwara State as government works with security agencies to secure release. Suspected members of Boko Haram, formerly known as Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, in a recent video they released have claimed that they are holding 176 individuals from Kwara State hostage, a development...

Gunmen abduct cleric, son in Kwara

NewsDeskNgNov 21, 2022November 21, 20220

Gunmen abducted a cleric and his son at Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin on Saturday. Police spokesman in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the abduction on Sunday and said two suspects had already been arrested. “Police are already investigating the matter. Efforts are also at an advanced stage to rescue the...