As kidnappers sleep off, kidnapped Ekiti pastor escapes, shows up in Kwara

A community in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, Oke Ako, erupted in joy on Tuesday as a cleric, Michael Adeyeye of Christ Apostolic Church in the community escaped unhurt from the four gunmen who abducted him on Saturday. The people of the community could not believe their ears when news filtered […]

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Suspected hoodlums set ablaze a Kano-bound train in Kwara

Suspected hoodlums set a Kano-bound train ablaze at Offa Railway Station in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, on Tuesday. The train which was coming from Lagos was reportedly set ablaze by the hoodlums when it had a stop-over for repairs at the Offa Railway station. Head of Media and Publicity of Kwara […]

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Son allegedly kills his father, sells his body parts to ritualists in Kwara

Officers from the Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect for allegedly selling the body parts of his father, Michael Olagunju, to some ritualists in Kajola, Odo-Owa in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state. Olagunju was allegedly murdered on his farm at Kajola last Thursday by his son who connived with some […]

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US returnee kidnapped from his farm in Kwara, N100m ransom demanded

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a United States of America returnee in Kwara state, Nigeria. The victim identified as Muritala Adebayo, was said to have been kidnapped on his farm located at Pampo, Asa Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday, May 27. “We were all at the farm when suddenly we […]

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APC defeats PDP in Kwara, Katsina Bye-elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, defeated its main rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in two bye-elections conducted for Kankiya/Kusada/Ingawa Federal Constituency area of Katsina state and Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency Area of Kwara State, while maintaining lead in Toro Federal Constituency area of Bauchi State. In Katsina bye-election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]

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