Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed rumoured plan to suspend the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party. A communique issued after the SWC meeting in Ilorin, the state capital, urged party members and supporters to be calm and discountenance the rumoured suspension of the former two …

Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi on Monday donated cash and writing materials to his alma mater in Ilorin. Awoniyi made a surprise visit to his primary school, Adetunji Nursery and Primary School, Alfa Yahaya, Ilorin, and his secondary school, Government Day Secondary School. During his visit to Adetunji Nursery and Primary School, Awoniyi, who was received by the proprietor of …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a lawyer, Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to the tune of N19.3 million. Eseyin, a former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, was arraigned before Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High …

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 20 suspects over offences bordering on cybercrime. In a statement, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren said yesterday that the arrest was the second operation within the last month in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The statement read: “The latest arrest, which followed …

A magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin has remanded the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ayodele Hospital, Dr. Ayodele Joseph for allegedly raping a patient, who came for treatment in his hospital at Sawmill area, Ilorin, Kwara State. Police report during the court proceeding on Wednesday sated that the defendant sedated the patient – who is a professional nurse – and …

Malam Saliu Mustapha, a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara Central, has defeated former Minister of Youth, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Early on Monday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Abdullahi Abubakar said that Mustapha polled 109,823 votes as against 69,202 by his close rival, Abdullahi. He said Mustapha satisfied the requirements of …