…as Sheu, was reportedly hit by the truck around the Government Secondary School area of Ilorin, on Friday. A family member, who spoke to Daily Trust anonymously, said the deceased had borrowed a motorcycle from one of his brothers to buy clothes for his side business when the incident occurred. Sheu, who hailed from Ey…

The Court of Appeal in Ilorin dismissed the criminal defamation and cyberbullying case the Kwara State Government filed against former Senate President Bukola SarakiThe appellate court ruled that Saraki's comments questioning Governor AbdulRazaq's educational qualifications did not meet the legal threshold for criminal…

…on the 9th of October 2026 before being transferred to the State Headquarters in Ilorin. Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect allegedly met the girl at his shop on the 5th of October 2026 when she visited to purchase noodles and subsequently offered her an opportunity to travel to Senegal for employment. The…

Chief Elijah Olorunsuwa, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, tells DARE AKOGUN how he was arrested by policemen who, he alleges, initially told him they were taking him to the Kwara State Police Command but instead drove him to Kogi State You said in an interview with an online medi…

…Iliasu, over the substitution of his name. Iliasu approached the Federal High Court in Ilorin, claiming that he won the PDP senatorial primary conducted on May 20, 2026, and that INEC initially published his name as the party’s candidate on August 1. According to a report published by Ilorin.info on September 13, the f…

…Adamu Sabi, disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday in Ilorin. The statement said the initiative would improve administrative efficiency, strengthen patient information management and advance digital transformation across the state’s public healthcare system. “The rollout builds on an earlie…

…a stakeholders’ meeting organised to commemorate the 2026 World Contraception Day in Ilorin. El-Imam reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding access to quality family planning information and services, saying the initiative was critical to improving maternal and child health across the state. The commissione…

…28 drug-dependent clients and provided vocational training in skills including tailoring, embroidery and liquid soap production to facilitate their reintegration into society. The state commander said the command remained committed to combating drug trafficking and substance abuse in Edo State, while calling for greate…

…vandalisation of transformer cables and other criminal activities in Tanke-Iledu, Ilorin. The spokesperson for the corps in the state, ASCI Ayoola Michael Shola, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The suspects, Nurah Abdullahi, 20, popularly known as Hartabo, and Sherif Abdullahi, 23, were arr…

…rifles, three magazines and 42 rounds of live ammunition from a commercial vehicle in Ilorin. The suspect, identified as Umaru M., was arrested during a stop-and-search operation conducted by police operatives along the Alapa–Okolowo axis of the state capital. The command said the firearms and ammunition were discovere…

…an auto crash which occurred on Sunday at Iye-Maja junction, along Oko-Olowo highway of Ilorin, Kwara State. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 18:35hours when the commercial bus with registration number DTH840SA carrying 21 passengers lost control after a tyre bust. The vehicle subsequently somersaul…

…conveying 21 passengers somersaulted and caught fire along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Sunday. The PUNCH gathered that the accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction after the bus, with registration number DTH840SA, reportedly developed a punctured tyre while in motion, causing the d…

…ceremony for Batch C Stream 1 corps members at NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp in IlorinThe grant is meant to help corps members cope with the pressures of the current economic climate during their service yearPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Ilo…

…Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Ilorin, Kwara state - Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has declared Monday, October 5, 2026, a work-free day for teachers in the state, in honour of World Teachers' Day.The announcement came in a statement released on O…

In this report, TOHEEB OMOTAYO writes about the hardship faced by commuters in Ilorin, Kwara State after the collapse of the Kwara-Oyo link bridge At the Oko-Olowo end of the Ilorin–Igbeti Federal Highway, muddy floodwater has swallowed parts of the road, leaving stranded vehicles on one side and weary passengers picki…

…by the Press Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health, Saad Hamdalat, in Ilorin. The Executive Director of the Hope for Family Development Initiative, Stephen Akinyele, said journalists and social media influencers must use their platforms to counter harmful misconceptions and promote accurate information about…

…affect the depth and inclusiveness of digital access. The survey covered Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Onitsha, Aba, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Benin City, Abuja, Jos, Kaduna and Kano. Of the 13,251 respondents, 53 per cent were male and 47 per cent female, while 85 per cent were between 18 and 45 years. The researchers used stru…

…the draw saw them move from 15th to 11th position on the standings. They will travel to Ilorin to take on Kwara United in their next fixture. NPFL: Rivers United held by Ranchers Bees, move to second

…a major concern on major routes in the state, particularly the Lokoja-Abuja and Kabba-Ilorin highways, causing fear among commuters and travellers. It noted that the security situation on the roads had improved considerably under the present administration. The organisation also used the occasion of the anniversary to…

…In August, 163 victims were recovered in an intelligence-led operation and taken to Ilorin for medical care. Survivors described months of hunger, deprivation and deaths in captivity. Mary Ishaya recounted the ordeal, while nurse Amira Saliu described helping pregnant women deliver babies in the forest without proper m…

…to 23 clients and enrolled 12 individuals in vocational training programmes, including tailoring, perfume-making and liquid soap production. As part of its commitment to prevention and education, the command conducted five sensitisation programmes attended by more than 2,150 male and female participants.

…and their parents amid the prevailing economic hardship. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the Zonal Coordinator of NANS Zone C, Comrade Abiola Azeez Babatunde, said the association was particularly concerned about students who had paid their tuition fees from personal or family funds before their NELFU…

…have died after a section of a three-storey building collapsed on them at Popo Giwa, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. The tragedy occurred at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, where eight members of the family were trapped beneath the rubble. Three people, including the father, were rescued as emer…

A three-storey building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, has claimed the lives of four people, while four others were rescued alive as emergency responders continued search-and-rescue operations. The building, located at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street beside Gogoro Mosque in the Ile Oyan Masalasi Gogoro area of Ilorin, collap…

…number of people are reportedly trapped after two-story building collapsed in Ilorin metropolis, the capital of Kwara State, Tuesday morning. Tribune Online gathered that the incident occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the Popo Giwa area, Masalasi Zhogoro, off Ajikobi Road, within the Ilorin West Local Government A…