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One dead as bus carrying 21 passengers catches fire in Ilorin

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- One person has died after a commercial bus conveying 21 passengers caught fire following a road crash along the Oko-Olowo Expressway, Iye-Maja Junction, Ilorin. The Kwara State Fir... Read More


'A generation being failed again' - Atiku tackles Tinubu over NYSC members' abduction

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the recent abduction of 20 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State. In a statement o... Read More


Minster of Aviation confirms military aircraft crash in Ondo says 32 onboard

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- A military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, en route from Benin to Lagos, has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday after Air Traff... Read More


Nigeria's registered voters rise to 103 million - INEC

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The number of registered voters in Nigeria has risen to more than 103 million ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced... Read More


JAMB to hold UTME in Canada from 2027

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced plans to establish a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centre in Ottawa, Canada, beginning in 2027. The proposed... Read More


Kwara govt begins distribution of 10,000 improved cocoa seedlings

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Kwara State Government has begun distributing 10,000 improved cocoa seedlings to farmers across cocoa-producing local government areas in the state. The seedlings, allocated to... Read More


Police uncover suspected gun-running network in Kwara

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Kwara State Police Command says it has uncovered a suspected gun-running network following the interception of a commercial vehicle and recovery of two AK-47 rifles, three magaz... Read More


Special Report: How insecurity is disrupting farming, deepening food crisis across Kwara North communities

Lesotho, Oct. 4 -- For more than two decades, farming has been the main source of livelihood for Idris Alhassan, an indigene of Lafiagi in Kwara State. As a farmer and father of three, Alhassan has de... Read More


Kwara CP opens police hospitals in Offa, Omu-Aran

Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has launched police hospitals in Offa and Omu-Aran as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery to police personnel and hos... Read More


Gov. AbdulRazaq declares Monday work-free for Kwara teachers

Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared Monday, October 5, 2026, a work-free day for teachers across the state to mark this year's World Teachers' Day. The declara... Read More