Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 10 individuals over alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in Kwara State. The suspects were apprehended along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho highway following actionable intelligence on unlawful excavation and transportation of solid minerals. According to the commission, those arrested include nine…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested a medical doctor accused of transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to kidnappers operating in parts of Kwara State. According to a statement issued by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the doctor was intercepted in the Jebba area after intelligence linked him to…
Kwara State, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and 20 other states are set to repeat the polio component of the nationwide Integrated Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign conducted in October 2025. The repeat exercise—currently on hold—will be carried out by the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Health Organisation…
The abducted traditional ruler of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami (Ojibara of Bayagan), has escaped from captivity along with six other abductees. Sources in the community confirmed that the victims regained freedom after vigilante operatives launched a fierce offensive on the kidnappers deep inside the forest. According to…
Nigeria witnessed a renewed wave of violent attacks over the weekend as bandits struck communities across Kogi, Kano, Sokoto, and Kwara States, leaving deaths, multiple abductions, and widespread fear in their wake. KOGI: Pastor, Wife, Worshippers Abducted During Church Service Bandits invaded a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West LGA of Kogi State…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive security cordon over forests in Kwara State, following a spike in kidnappings and terrorist activities. The directive also extends to forested corridors in Niger and Kebbi States, where several mass abductions occurred in the past week. The President instructed the Nigerian Air Force to intensify and expand…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued new offensive directives to the Armed Forces, ordering a comprehensive security cordon around forested areas in Kwara, Kebbi, and parts of Niger State following a recent surge in kidnappings and terrorist activity. The directive was disclosed on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned visits to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. Responding to a request from the Kwara State Governor, the President…
The Kwara State Police Command, in collaboration with operatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), and local vigilante groups, has intercepted a vehicle transporting tubers of yam, beneath which 127 bags of suspected cannabis were hidden. This development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday…
The Nigerian Army has arrested at least twelve individuals in connection with terrorism committed by a breakaway faction of Boko Haram insurgents, known as ‘Mahmuda’, which allegedly occupied the Kanji Lake National Park. The group has reportedly terrorized and exploited residents in neighboring border communities in the Baruten and Kaiama Local Government Areas of Kwara…
