2018-04-08

Offa robbery attack: Robbers stole some riffles at police station - CP
*7 SUSPECTS ARRESTED *IGP DEPLOYS INTELLIGENCE UNIT TO STATE *AHMED OFFERS N5M FOR INFO ON BANDITS *ATIKU, SARAKI CALL FOR IMPROVE SECURITY, CONDOLE VICTIMS' FAMILIES KWARA State Police command says the robbers, who...

Offa Robbery: ' lost my inspector daughter to the robbery'
A retired police inspector, Mr. James Oyeyemi, who lost his daughter, Grace Makinde, an inspector, to the robbery, said the bandits were able to operate unhindered because of the sophisticated weapons they used. He...

We counted 50 dead bodies after banks' raid - Offa vigilance group
The Operations Commander, Vigilance Group of Nigeria, Offa, Kwara State chapter, Wasiu Adepoju, on Saturday, said vigilantes in the state counted about 50 dead bodies after armed robbers attacked and robbed five banks in ...

N'Assembly will address police challenges - Saraki
Similarly, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said the National Assembly was committed to initiating template that would address insecurity, insufficient funding and inadequate personnel, including structure of the poli...

It's the fourth robbery in 10 years - Olofa
Also, the Olofa called for the establishment of state police. The monarch said, "It will be better for the Federal Government to establish state police. With that, they will be closer to the people and the state go...

Offa killings: APC caucus decries carnage
A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the southern senatorial district of Kwara State, the Caucus for Progressive Change (CPC), has decried what they described as "unfortunate and avoidable killing" of def...

Offa bank robbery: Osun guber aspirant commiserates with Kwara state govt, Oloffa
A governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming governorship election in Osun State, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (K-Rad), has commiserated with the government of Kwara State, the Oloffa ...

Offa Attack: Saraki Calls IGP - Armored Personnel Carriers, Additional Police to be Deployed
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday spoke to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim, to discuss long-term solutions to protect the lives and property of the people of Offa, follo...

Presidency Consoles Kwara Govt Over Offa Attack
The presidency has sympathised with the families of victims, residents of Offa, and the government and people of Kwara State over Thursday's violent robbery attack in the town. According to the Presidency, the Ni...

2018-04-07

Police Arrest Seven Suspects Linked To Offa Robbery, Confirm 17 Dead
The police in Kwara State on Saturday said seven suspects linked to the bank robbery in Offa Local Government Area of the state have been arrested. The armed robbers had on Thursday unleashed mayhem on the to...

Aregbesola Commiserates With Kwara Over Robbery Incident
Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has commiserated with Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, the government and people of Kwara State over the robbery incident on five new generation banks in Offa town on Thurssday....

Kwara state government set to assist victims of Ilorin rainstorm
Following a heavy rainstorm that led to destruction of properties in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the state government has set up a committee to assess the level of damage. This is with a view to assisting those ...

Thrills from National Theatre of Ghana's visit to Ilorin
It was a glorious evening of refreshing musical, dance and theatrical galore at the residence of Justice Mustapha Akanbi (retd.) in Ilorin, as the National Theatre of Ghana paid him a courtesy visit recently. The g...

2019 elections: Lawyer wants more women in politics
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Quadri Yusuf, has urged more women to participate in the forthcoming 2019 general elections in order move the nation forward. Yusuf made the call in an interview with the News A...

Robbery attack: MAI Foundation boss sympathises with Offa community
The Founder of Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim Foundation, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has expressed sadness over the robbery attack on commercial banks in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, which led to the death o...

Offa Robbery: Abdullahi expresses condolence, urges residents to donate blood
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed his deep condolences to the people of Offa and the government of Kwara State over the tragic armed robbery inc...

NLC leader cautions against politicizing funds approved for fighting insurgency
A member of the National Executive of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Issa Aremu has described as unnecessary and unhelpful the politicization of the approval of the one billion Naira for the army against Boko...

ROBBERY ATTACK: Saraki visits Offa community
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki will today visit Offa community to commiserate over the recent armed robbery attack. ROYAL NEWS gathered that while in Offa, the Senate President is expected to visit th...

Offa armed robbery attack disheartening - Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has condemned the armed robbery attack in Offa describing it as barbaric and ungodly, ROYAL NEWS. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari who expre...

Kwara Governor offers N5 million for information on Offa robbery masterminds
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Saturday declared that he would offer N5 million to anyone who provides useful information leading to the capture and prosecution of those involved in the robbery attack in O...

Ilorin Emirate youths condemn Offa robbery attack
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association has joined Nigerians to commiserate with the people of Offa community over the unfortunate incidence of armed robbery attack which claimed lives of many innocent residents ...

Gov. Ahmed Visits Offa Robbery Victims, Promises To Pay Medical Bills
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has promised to pay the medical bills of victims of Thursday's armed robbery attack in Offa, headquarters of Offa Local Government Area. Ahmed made the promise when he visited the vic...

Offa bank robbery: 30 feared dead
The number of persons that lost their lives to the bank robbery in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Thursday may have risen to 30, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. This was a sharp increase in the 12, ...

Bank robbery, killings: NANS commiserates with govt., people of Kwara
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday commiserated with the government and people of Kwara and the Nigeria Police over lives lost in bank robbery in Offa town. A gang of armed robbers, on Thursda...

2018-04-06

Saraki blows hot over Kwara bank robbery
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has described the robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State that led to the death of ten persons as a despicable act. DAILY POST had reported that four persons were killed and several ot...

Offa robbery attack: Kwara Speaker tasks security agencies on responsibilities
...described the incident, gruesome, unacceptable The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has tasked the security agencies in the state to be alive to their responsibilities by...

N15,000 salary: Low pay tops Nigeria young lawyers' major problems
When Aisha Dolapo Ajekigbe, 31, got an offer of employment as a young lawyer with a salary of N15,000, she thought it was a joke. It was not. A career website owned by DELTAQUEST Media (Ireland) Ltd, reviewed the to...

Kwara LG inaugurates primary healthcare centre to improve health services
A modern Primary Healthcare Centre, abandoned 11 years ago in Egosi-Ile, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara, was on Thursday inaugurated by Mr Joseph Oni, the council chairman. Inaugurating the centre, Oni said...

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate high in rural areas - NACA
NATIONAL AIDS Control Agency (NACA) has said that HIV/AIDS prevalence has been on the increase among youth in recent time in most parts of the country. Speaking during advocacy visits to media stations and governme...

2018-04-05

FG is faithful on its campaign promises- Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that this administration has delivered on its campaign promises in the areas of tackling insecurity, fighting corruption and revamping the economy. Al...

Kwara LG inaugurates primary healthcare centre to improve health services
By Yinusa Ishola A modern Primary Healthcare Centre, abandoned 11 years ago in Egosi-Ile, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara, was on Thursday inaugurated by Mr Joseph Oni, the council chairman. Inaugurating ...

Match Report: Sunshine Stars 2-2 Kwara United
Sunday Emmanuel scored two spectacular free kicks as Sunshine Stars and Kwara United shared the spoils in an exhilarating Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) tie at Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure on Wednesday...

Emir of Ilorin sympathizes with victims of rainstorm disaster
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has commiserated with victims rain storm which wrecked havoc in some parts of Ilorin on Tuesday. The monarch e...

Rainstorm Damages Electrical Installations In Ilorin
The lbadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDEC) says the Tuesday's rainstorm has damaged major electrical installations supplying electricity various parts of llorin metropolis in Kwara. Its Regional Communica...

9mobile Does Not Condone Unethical Practices, Indolence - CEO
"At 9mobile we continuously review our internal control and processes to protect the business as well as the interests of other stakeholders by ensuring we checkmate fraudulent activities that can compromise our operation...

Aminu Abdulkadir hails Kwara United's fighting spirit in away draw
After securing a crucial point in Akure, the Harmony Warriors midfielder is full of praise for his side's resilience. Kwara United midfielder Aminu Abdulkadir has praised his mates' fighting spirit after they secured...

Armed robbers raid banks in Offa
Armed robbers on Thursday evening raided banks in Offa town of Kwara State. The robbers shot sporadically forcing residents and businesses to close shop in the Sanni Aba area of the town. There are unconfirmed repor...

KWIRS Hands over Revenue Collection Back to LGs
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has handed over the lines of revenue it was collecting on behalf of the 16 Local Government (LG) areas in the state back to their respective councils. KWIRS Chairma...

Benue police rescue 23 victims of human trafficking
The Police in Benue State have rescued 23 victims of suspected human trafficking while they were being conveyed from Buruku Local Government Area of the state to an unknown destination. State Commissioner of Poli...

Pope appoints Olawoore co-Bishop of Ilorin diocese
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Rev. Fr. Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, the coadjutor bishop to the Diocese of Ilorin in Kwara state. This was made known in a statement issued in Abuja by the Secretary-General, Ca...

Improving patient's attendance my priority - UITH Acting CMD
UITH Acting Chief Medical Director, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Professor Mikhail Olayinka Buhari has said that his vision for the hospital is to ensure it delivers quality patient-friendly, aff...

Kwara Residents Urged To Go For Free Tuberculosis Screening
The Kwara Government has urged residents of the state to avail themselves of the free Tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment offered by it. The Permanent Secretary, Kwara Ministry of Health, Mr Olaitan Adefila, ...

Rainy Season: Third-Estate Donates Skecher Shoes To Kwara Pupils
Determined to put a stop to school pupils getting wet during this rainy season with their attendant wet floors, a Non-Governmental Organization, Third-Estate, has donated all season sketcher shoes to selected schools in M...