Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been installed as the Sardauna of the Ilorin Emirate by the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. The colourful ceremony, held in Ilorin, attracted prominent dignitaries from across Nigeria and beyond, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, serving governors, traditional rulers, members of the business community and foreign guests. Shettima, who arrived in Ilorin ahead…
Four people have been confirmed dead while four others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the Popo-Giwa/Abemi area of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday morning. The building, located near Masalasi Gogoro, reportedly trapped eight people in eight of its 26 rooms when it collapsed. Emergency responders, including the…
The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, has passed away at the age of 75. His death was confirmed on Monday by his Chief Secretary, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona. Sheikh Saliu, a highly respected Islamic scholar, died after decades of devoted service to Islam and the Ilorin Emirate. Born in 1950 in Ilorin, Kwara…
An Islamic cleric in Ilorin, Abdulrahman Bello, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the gruesome killing of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student at the College of Education, Ilorin. Justice Hannah Ajayi of the Kwara State High Court delivered the verdict. During the proceedings, the court found Bello guilty of murdering Lawal for ritual…
