April 2025

  The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a kidnap incident by five gunmen along Eleyin/Omu-Aran road in Irepodun local government area of the State. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the Command, in collaboration with the Military and Vigilantes, had, in a swift operation, successfully rescued two of the victims,…

  The Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on Media, Hon. Ismaila Isah says the present administration in the State has ensured a functional local government administration that is serving rural communities better. Hon. Isah stated this while fielding questions on Sunday Politics, a Flagship Programme of Trust TV. According to him, the Local Governments…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE APAPO OMO YAGBA AT THE APAPO YAGBA SUMMIT TAGED “UNITY SUMMIT” 2025. HELD AT THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL, MOPA, ON MONDAY 21ST, APRIL 2025 PREAMBLES AOY 2025 THEME: Unity in diversity: Building a brighter future for Yagbaland The APAPO OMO YAGBA is a sociocultural organization that was formed to champion the…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE APAPO OMO YAGBA AT THE APAPO YAGBA SUMMIT TAGED “UNITY SUMMIT” 2025. HELD AT THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL, MOPA, ON MONDAY 21ST, APRIL 2025 PREAMBLES AOY 2025 THEME: Unity in diversity: Building a brighter future for Yagbaland The APAPO OMO YAGBA is a sociocultural organization that was formed to champion the…

  The 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA), Sobi Cantonment, Kwara State, has disclosed that it is investigating alleged extortions by the personnel of the Nigerian Army at road blocks in Baruten and Kaiama Local Government areas of Kwara state. The Army, in a statement on Friday, said it has taken note of…

  A non governmental organization, the Petroleum, Environment and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA), has inaugurated its State and Local Government Executives on Thursday in Lokoja. In his remarks, National Chairman of PESMDAA, Dr Robert Adah, said the inauguration being done simultaneously across the 36 States of the Federation, marked another significant milestone in…

Kwara: New Auditor General harps on accountability, transparency Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The new Auditor General of Kwara State, Mallam Fatai Olajide, has held marathon advocacy engagements with heads of the different government departments, calling for improved due process, transparency, accountability, and prudence in handling government operations. The advocacy engagements involved senior officials from the…

  The alleged certificate forgery brought against the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Honourable Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has already been terminated by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice in Abuja. The termination of the allegation by the AGF office followed the report of the Director…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated two Special Advisers, the new Auditor General of the State, and seven Permanent Secretaries. They are Alhaji Abdulrazaq Jiddah (SA Special Duties); Ambassador Umulkhaer Onaolamipo Ahmed Alaye (SA Civic Engagement); and Alayande Fatai (Auditor General). The new Permanent Secretaries are Afolabi Olaitan (Energy); Shittu Olufunke Mercy (Service…

  Gunmen have launched a deadly attack in Ilesha Baruba, leaving six dead; while one vigilante was also killed in another incident during forest patrol in Kemanji in Baruten local government area of Kwara State. A statement by SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, said the Police arrested an informant linked to bandit network,…