Three suspects in the Offa Robbery attack allege threat and torture from Nigeria Police in obtaining confessional statements.

Drama as Offa Robbery suspects indict Nigeria Police

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Three suspects in the Offa Robbery attack of April 5, 2018, have accused members of the police of complicity. Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham told a High Court of Kwara, in Ilorin that their statements of admittance for the crime and implicating president of Nigeria's senate, Bukola Saraki were obtained under duress; thus, forced to make the confessions.…

Kwara Govt Sanctions 162 Teachers

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The Kwara Government says it has sanctioned no fewer than 162 primary and secondary school teachers for miscellaneous offences. The Director, Quality Assurance Bureau (QAB), Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, made this known in an interview with the News Agency...

Kwara Govt. Warns Against Use Of “Cow Urine’’ To Treat Epilepsy

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The Kwara State Government on Saturday warned mothers to desist from administering cow urine and other herbal concoctions on infants to treat epilepsy. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Issa Kayode, said that the warning became necessary in view of the deaths of infants, which had occurred as a result of the administration of herbal concoctions on them, in an effort to cure epilepsy.

Kwara Govt Relaxes Curfew In Offa, Erin-IIe For Religion Obligations

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The Kwara Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Offa and Erin-Ile communities to allow Muslims and Christians to observe their religion obligations. Alhaji Isiaka Gold, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), gave this directive in ...

Kwara Has Spent Over N900m On Energy Sector So Far – Commissioner

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The Kwara Government has so far committed the sum of N900 million into the energy sector, the state Commissioner for Energy, Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje, has said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin that an additional sum ...

Commercial Motorcyclists Besieged Residence Of Governor’s Special Adviiser In Ilorin

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Scores of commercial motorcyclists on Friday in Ilorin staged a protest against the decision of the government to restrict their operations. The commercial motorcyclists, who were apparently reacting to the decision of the st...