EFCC, Kwara Police Strengthen Anti-Corruption Partnership
The Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Directorate, ACE I Victoria Ugo-Ali, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Adekimi Ojo, to reinforce inter-agency collaboration against financial crimes. The meeting, held at the police headquarters in Ilorin, was part of efforts to […]
El-Rufai Reports Nosebleed, Access Restriction in EFCC Custody
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai reportedly suffered a nosebleed while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye. In a statement on Monday, Adekeye alleged that the anti-graft agency prevented El-Rufai’s wife from personally delivering food to him on February 17, saying she was instructed […]
FG Withdraws Forgery Charge Against Ozekhome
The Federal Government has withdrawn the forgery charge filed against constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN). The charge was instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) following a judgment of a London court concerning a property linked to former Federal Capital Territory minister, the late Gen. Jeremiah Useni. Last month, […]
Saraki Hosts Ilorin East Leaders, Urges Voter Mobilisation
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday hosted party leaders and supporters from Ilorin East Local Government Area at his residence in Ilorin, urging renewed grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections. The meeting, held during Ramadan, formed part of Saraki’s outreach activities and focused on strengthening party structures and encouraging participation in the ongoing […]
Court Jails Kidnapper of Judge for Life
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced 30-year-old Nkereuwem Felix Effiong to life imprisonment for his role in the kidnapping of High Court judge, Justice Joy Unwana. Justice Unwana was abducted on December 18, 2023, alongside her driver, Idorenyin Ekanem, along the Okobo–Esuk Inwang–Ndon Ebom Road. During the attack, her […]
Ruling Houses Move to Fill Apetu Stool
Two recognised ruling houses in Ipetumodu, Osun State, have begun fresh moves to fill the vacant stool of the Apetu of Ipetumodu after obtaining a Certified True Copy of a United States court judgment convicting the town’s monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede. Oba Oloyede was sentenced on August 26, 2025, by the United States District Court […]
CJN to Swear In New Supreme Court Justice
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, swear in Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The inauguration is scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. in Courtroom Two of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, according to a statement issued on […]
UK Gets Enugu Court Order Over 1949 Miners’ Killings
The Enugu State High Court has formally transmitted its judgment awarding £420 million in compensation to the, United Kingdom over the 1949 killing of coal miners by colonial police. The ruling, delivered on February 5, 2026 by Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu State High Court, ordered the British government to pay £20 million each […]
Tears, Tributes as Kwara Journalists, Church Members Bury Veteran Correspondent, Layi Olarewaju
There were emotional scenes in Ilorin on Thursday and Friday as journalists, church members, family and friends gathered to bid farewell to Elder Olarewaju Olayiwola Emmanuel (JP), Kwara State Correspondent of The Sun newspaper and former Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council. The Christian wake and […]
Kwara Launches Operation Savannah Shield Against Terror Groups
Operation Savannah Shield was officially launched in Kwara State on Thursday as a joint security initiative aimed at tackling terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping in the state and parts of neighbouring Niger State. The operation was flagged off at the Sobi Barracks in Ilorin by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Defence Staff Olufemi Oluyede, and Chief […]
