36 h. ago Uromi killings: IGP Egbetokun orders impartial investigation, calls for calm

Tribune Online Uromi killings: IGP Egbetokun orders impartial investigation, calls for calm The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has strongly condemned the violent mob action carried out against a group of travellers by a local vigilante group along the Uromi-Obajana Road in Edo State, which led to the death of the travellers. Uromi killings: IGP Egbetokun orders impartial investigation, calls for calm Tribune Online

Events

3 d. ago Kwara court sentences three artisans to death for killing mechanic 

A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, has sentenced three artisans to death by hanging for the murder of a fellow mechanic, Saheed Lawal, in Offa Local Government Area of the state. The convicts, Isiaka Jimoh, Lekan Ahmed, and Adebayo Saheed, were found guilty of culpable homicide after they tortured Lawal to death over Read More

Events

5 d. ago Bishop David Bakare Urges Mercy For Sunday Jackson Sentenced To Death For Self

Bishop David Bakare, Secretary General of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, has made a heartfelt appeal to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State to pardon Sunday Jackson. Jackson was sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman in self-defense. Bakare urged Fintiri to temper justice with mercy, citing the exceptional circumstances of the case. He […] The post Bishop David Bakare Urges Mercy For Sunday Jackson Sentenced To Death For Self-Defense In Adamawa appeared first on Information Nigeria.

Politics

1 week ago Police confirm death of officer, 12 bandits, arrest of 37 suspects in Benue

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Police Command, CP Steve Yabanet, has confirmed the death of one of their officers and 12 bandits in Benue State. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Catherine Anene, the Commissioner said the officer was killed when bandits ambushed the […] The post Police confirm death of officer, 12 bandits, arrest of 37 suspects in Benue appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

Events

2 w. ago Lizzy Anjorin Cleared As Court Ends Legal Battle Over Land Dispute

The criminal complaint action brought against famed Nollywood actress and businesswoman Elizabeth Anjorin, popularly known as Lizzy Anjorin, has been dismissed by Ilorin’s Upper Area Court I, Kwara State. The legal battle involving Saheed Mosadoluwa (Ibile) and Harmony Gardens and Estate Development Limited featured heated arguments from both parties. The complainant was represented by A. […] The post Lizzy Anjorin Cleared As Court Ends Legal Battle Over Land Dispute appeared first on Information Nigeria.

Politics

2 w. ago Husband beat my daughter to death after I stopped her divorce – Father of housewife killed over Ramadan food

Abdullahi Muhammad, father of late Wasilah Abdullahi, who was allegedly beaten to death by her husband, Nuru Isah, over Ramadan food in Bauchi State, speaks to UMAR SANI about his grief and regrets over his young daughter’s demise What is your relationship with the late Wasilah? I am the father of the late Wasilah, who Read More

Society

2 w. ago Court dismisses criminal complaint against Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin

The Upper Area Court I in Ilorin, Kwara State, has dismissed the criminal complaint suit filed against popular Nollywood actress and businesswoman, Elizabeth Anjorin, also known as Lizzy Anjorin. The legal dispute, which involved Saheed Mosadoluwa (Ibile) and Harmony Gardens and Estate Development Limited, saw intense legal arguments from both sides. A. M. Abdulraheem, represented Read More

Events

2 w. ago Bishops seek pardon for farmer sentenced to death for killing herder

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant clemency to Mr. Sunday Jackson, whose death sentence was recently upheld by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, on March 7, 2025, affirmed the death sentence of Jackson, a farmer from Adamawa State, for killing a Fulani herdsman, Ardo Bawuro, during Read More

Events

2 w. ago N5.78bn fraud: Kwara SUBEB contracts fully executed, witness tells court

The Project Manager of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board from 1998 to 2017, Abdulsamad Abdulsalam, told the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday that all infrastructural projects undertaken by SUBEB in 2013 were executed beyond the agency’s expectations. Testifying as the third prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Read More

Events

3 w. ago I Singlehandedly Murdered, Butchered Kwara Final Year Female Student, Suspect Tells Court

AbdulRahman Bello who allegedly killed and butchered a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal of Adefalu compound, Okelele, Ilorin, on Thursday told the court that he singlehandedly committed the crime. The acclaimed Islamic cleric who was in court alongside his alleged four accomplices pleaded with the court to release […]

Events

3 w. ago Kwara: Suspects plead not guilty to murder of final year student

Tribune Online Kwara: Suspects plead not guilty to murder of final year student Seven accused persons in the murder of a final-year female student, Mojisola Awesu, have all pleaded not guilty to the charges before Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Tuesday. The suspects had been ordered to be remanded in a correctional facility during the last court session due to the absence […] Kwara: Suspects plead not guilty to murder of final year student Tribune Online

Events

3 w. ago PICTORIAL: Kwara Court Remands 6 SUBEB Officials Over Alleged N96m Fraud

The Ilorin zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, for alleged N96m fraud. The SUBEB officials were facing prosecution on a four-count charge of breach of trust and […]

Events

3 w. ago EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials for alleged N96m fraud

Tribune Online EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials for alleged N96m fraud The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before Justice Akanbi of the State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on charges of fraud. EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials for alleged N96m fraud Tribune Online

Politics