Tag: Kwara state

Kwara closes Polytechnic over unrest

January 21, 2026

The Kwara State Government has ordered the closure of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following unrest that broke out on campus over the use of the institution as a temporary orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The directive was issued by Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq for protection of lives and property after tensions escalated […]

Kwara Deploys 1,000 Forest Guards to Tackle Terrorism and Kidnapping

December 28, 2025

About 1,000 forest guards have passed out in Kwara State and are set for full deployment to curb the activities...

Leave now or be destroyed, Kwara gov, NSA tell terrorists

December 28, 2025

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has warned that terrorists and kidnappers operating in the state must leave immediately or face...

Kwara suffers new bandit attack as pregnant woman, 10 others abducted in Isapa

November 26, 2025

Barely 48 hours after the rescue of 38 abducted worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State has recorded another bandit attack, this...

Tinubu confirms release of 38 abducted Kwara worshippers as governor details joint rescue operation

November 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced that all 38 worshippers abducted during Tuesday’s attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke...

Heavy ransom: Bandits demand N3bn to free Kwara churchgoers

November 21, 2025

The bandits who abducted worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igan, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara...

Police confirm two killed, one injured in Kwara church attack

November 19, 2025

The Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that suspected bandits killed at least two people and injured one during...