Ilorin

October 19, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] The Imams of Ilorin are worried about these new ‘strip clubs’ rocking their city

There are many things we’ve come to associate with Kwara State and Ilorin town in particular; lavish durbar ceremonies complete with horses and men and women exquisitely garbed in ceremonial regalia, weddings that last an entire week and marriage traditions from Northern Nigeria and Ilorin’s yoruba ancestors, royalty and Islam. We might soon have to... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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October 4, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: The people of Kwara are reportedly tired of the Sarakis

Or so it seems! According to Sahara Reporters, women and youth in Ilorin held a rally calling for “an end to the Saraki dynasty” in the state. The protesters brandished placards that read vague messages “Kwarans say enough is enough”, ” Cholera, Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, stop the denial” etc. None of the messages on... Read More

The Legislative Blog

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Today’s Noisemakers: The $50m apartment no one wants to claim + Air force officials allegedly brutalise Ilorin residents again

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1 Umaru Yar’Adua... Read More

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December 1, 2016

Road accident kill 13 in Kwara

13 persons were killed in a ghastly motor accident in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. According to The Nation, the accident which occurred Wednesday morning at Otte area, along Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway, involved one Hummer bus and a truck. An eyewitness said the accident was caused due to over-speeding by the bus driver who rammed into the stationary... Read More

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September 11, 2016

Man without hands loses life after falling from a moving train

An armless man died on the spot in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Saturday when he fell from a moving train. The tragic incident occurred at about 9:10am around Post Office area, GRA, Ilorin when the Lagos to Kano train took off from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) station in Ilorin. The victim was said... Read More

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August 25, 2016

FG policies will only yield positive results if… – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Raji Babatunde Fashola has reiterated the Federal Government’s resolve to focus on capital spending in a bid to reflate and stimulate enough growth in the nation’s economy to effect the lives of the common man. The minister delivered a speech at the 5th National Council on Lands, Housing... Read More

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Opinion: Ilorin people, don’t be ungrateful to Allah on Bukola Saraki

by Taofeek Sanusi Politics is all about authoritative allocation of value; but who is to clinch an atom of that value at a particular time is predetermined by the glorious God. In a democratic system, there are many offices; some require election while some are premised on selection. Those require election, especially the elections of... Read More

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September 26, 2015

The attackers of Saraki are looking for God’s trouble – Emir of Ilorin

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described the incident that took place on Thursday as an offence against God. The incident, being the disruption of the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ilorin Eid ground in which dignitaries including the Senate president, stoned with sachet water, stones and other objects. The Emir who doubles as chairman of the... Read More

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September 24, 2015

“I wasn’t attacked” | Saraki explains what happened

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has debunked widespread reports that he was attacked on Thursday at the eid kabir prayer ground in Ilorin, Kwara state. Saraki disclosed this in a statement from his media office on Thursday. It was earlier reported today that Saraki was attacked by disgruntled protesters and was pelted with stones by those lamenting of not... Read More

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September 24, 2015

8 arrested in connection with Saraki’s attack

8 people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other dignitaries at the Ilorin Yidi Praying ground on Thursday. Saraki was earlier attacked at the Eid Kabir prayer ground in Ilorin, Kwara state when protesters threw missiles and various objects at Saraki and other dignitaries in attendance. The Kwara state... Read More

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September 24, 2015

[UPDATE] Saraki attacked at Ilorin prayer ground

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was attacked a few hours ago, at the eid kabir prayer ground in Ilorin, Kwara state. Disgruntled protesters got irate and threw missiles and various objects at Saraki and other dignitaries in attendance. ————— Premium Times, however, reports that the protesters lost their cool because of their salary arrears being... Read More

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September 21, 2015

How can I go into hiding… for what? – Bukola Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says he cannot go into hiding, as a result of the corruption charges he is facing at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki had refused to show up at the Tribunal on Friday, and consequently, Justice Danladi Umar, had instructed the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to arrest Mr. Saraki and produce him... Read More

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Bukola Saraki wins his stronghold… and he’s got proof (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju The Senator representing Kwara Central District, Bukola Saraki, has been reelected to yet again serve his constituency at the upper chamber of the House of Assembly for the next four years. Saraki, candidate of the All Progressives Congress polled 187,585 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Congress candidate who had 66,864 votes.... Read More

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My husband is our messiah || 7 fresh quotes from peaceful Patience

by Kolapo Olapoju It is gradually becoming a daily affair, and from the look of things, she’s not losing steam just yet. Wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, is not one for subtle or guarded statements,- she bares her mind and spills it all, regardless of whose ox is gored or what line is crossed. In... Read More

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December 12, 2014

Tragic: Hit and run driver kills street sweeper in Kwara

by James Sambo A highway sweeper has been killed by a car while on duty in Ilorin, Kwara state. The incident occurred on Thursday, December 12, when a Toyota Corolla car rammed into five street sweepers at Agric junction. The street sweepers were reportedly resting after rounding up work, when they were hit by the car. Four... Read More

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October 9, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Labour shuns Mimiko’s gesture, Tight security for Fayose’s swearing-in, PDP warns against endorsement of candidates, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 9, 2014. The two Labour Centres in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have kicked against the reported plan by the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, to host the Labour Party’s convention in Akure on Saturday. The leadership of the... Read More

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October 6, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku tells FG to make presidency less attractive, Wike says he can’t be intimidated, APC’s ready to protect Adamawa votes, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 6, 2014. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to take necessary steps to make governance at the centre less attractive to politicians. Atiku stated this in Ado-Ekiti when he inaugurated the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital built by the outgoing Ekiti... Read More

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September 11, 2014

“He beats me everyday with belt” || “I have no apology” – 26-year-old woman saved from abusive marriage

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 26-year-old resident of Ilorin, Zainab Usman, has successfully gotten out of a physically-abusive marriage. On Wednesday, 10 September, an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara, dissolved her three-year-old marriage with Lawal Usman, over claims of constant beating. Zainab pleaded with the court to end her marriage to Lawal, saying he was too... Read More

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September 11, 2014

Tragic: 18 people killed in Kebbi auto crash

by Isi Esene Several passengers lost their lives this morning as a Sokoto bound 18-seater bus with registration number, BUD 291 XA, collided with a trailer. The bus which took off from Ilorin, Kwara State was said to have lost control resulting in a head-on collision with the trailer. According to eyewitnesses, the tragic accident happened... Read More

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August 16, 2014

Baby suspected to have #Ebola in Kwara, dies

by S’ola Filani A seven-month-old baby boy suspected to have Ebola virus infection in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, is dead. The senior special adviser to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state on Secondary Health, Dr. Ibrahim Gambari, who disclosed this to journalists, said the mother of the baby remained quarantined at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin,... Read More

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70-year-old pastor and son in court for attempted murder in Ilorin [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Ibigbemi Ajayi, a 70-year-old Ilorin-based pastor and his 17-year-old son, Joel, have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder and culpable homicide. Father and son were charged with criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide. According to the police first information report (FIR), the... Read More

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These men were caught with human parts in Ilorin (PICTURED)

by Kolapo Olapoju Two men were arrested and paraded yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara state for dealing in human parts. Ambrose Aisabor, the commissioner of Police told journalist the Police headquarters, Ilorin, that the suspects were apprehended in Tabira village, Okuta with a human head, leg and hand in their possession. The commissioner said the suspects, Amos... Read More

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University VC injured as gunmen attempt to abduct female student

by S’ola Filani Some male students of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State recently stopped three gunmen from abducting a 200 Level female student of the institution. The gunmen had claimed to be security officers ordered to arrest the female student, but other students resisted this maintaining that such arrests cannot be undertaken without the consent... Read More

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#DivorceDrama: ‘My wife’s always receiving suspicious phone calls’ – Husband laments in court

by S’ola Filani A 44-year-old man, Saheed Taiwo of Sango area, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is set to divorce Azeezat, his wife of six years, for being wayward. Praying before an Ilorin Area Court in the state, Taiwo said his wife was in the habit of making friends with men claiming they were... Read More

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Opinion: Bolaji Abdullahi’s sack – Saint Bukola Saraki has done worse against his father

by Abdullahi Ikokoro Lest we forget, Bukola, without a modicum of regard for filial relationship, brazenly sacked all his father’s loyalists in his cabinet, simply because he felt they were more loyal to his father than to him! My attention has been drawn to a statement credited to a former Governor of Kwara state, Dr.... Read More

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Monsters: 3 students paraded for gang raping a girl in Kwara (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun Justice might have finally come the way of a young girl who was gang raped by 6 of her fellow students at the Kwara State College of Health and Technology, Offa. The victim was said to have been drugged by the boys before they proceeded to have their dastardly way with her.... Read More

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February 24, 2014

Opinion: Nigeria does NOT need political parties with ideology

by Tobi Oluwatola Whether the APC is left or right, or the PDP is green or black doesn’t mean anything for the interest of the farmer in Ilorin that needs electricity to preserve his vegies or the children in Borno living under the threat of another Boko Haram attack nor the business tycoon who is... Read More

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