A security guard, identified as Lanre Ismael, has been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Ilorin. The incident occurred on Saturday along Unity Road, Ilorin metropolis at about 12:00 am, according to sources. The deceased was reportedly going to resume for night duty in one of the establishments along Yidi Road when the incident happened. He was first hit by …

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested two Chinese: Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao Jiang 38 for suspected illegal mining activities. According to the statement made available to journalists in Ilorin on Sunday by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, the suspects were arrested alongside Chidi Joseph Osuji, 48, …

From across my various addresses over the years, the road has always been my preferred means of transport to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. At various times, I have lived in Lagos, Lokoja and Abuja and land transportation has always been my favourite. The therapeutic bliss and soothing breeze of the countryside is incomparable. There is the opportunity to make …

A two-month-old baby (name withheld) has been reportedly stolen from the mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilọrin, Kwara State capital. Sources told Newsmen that the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Saturday during the event held at the school premises located at Deeper Life area, Sawmill, Ilọrin. The mother of the missing child identified as Sekina but popularly …

In a bizarre scene, a mobile police sergeant allegedly killed his suspected woman friend and later shot himself dead at a school premises in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The deceased female friend, and mother of one, was simply identified as Tosin. According to sources, the incident, which happened early in the morning of Thursday near the gate of a …