Court dissolves 6 years childless marriage on husband request

An Area Court sitting at Centre-igboro Area, Ilorin, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between Wakil Oladepo and Fatimoh Lawal on husband request. The Presiding Judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, while delivering judgement, said that since it was the resolve of the parties to have the marriage dissolved, the court can not do otherwise than to grant …

Oloyede charges universities on moral leadership

The immediate past Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Emeritus Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has charged Nigerian universities to anchor leadership on moral clarity in order to build resilience. Oloyede gave the charge on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the 35th Annual General Assembly Conference of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of …

How 51 Kwara girls are closing Nigeria’s digital gender gap

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 3, Elizabeth Olawoyin, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, walked into the training room at UMCAT Chapel in Ilorin. Olawoyin knew the digital world only from afar. She had never written code, studied Artificial Intelligence (AI), or learned how to use a …

Idofian community hands over N15.58m worth office to NDLEA in Kwara

Idofian Community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara has handed over a building valued at N15.58 million to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to strengthen the fight against drug abuse in the area. The facility, comprising three offices and a counter, was handed over to the NDLEA Kwara State Commandant, Mrs Fatima …

Customs boss calls for sustainability of professionalism in Kwara command

The Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs (ACG) and Zonal Coordinator for Zone ‘B’, Nsikan Umoh, has urged officers and personnel of the Kwara Area Command to sustain their act of professionalism, discipline, and integrity that the command is exhibiting. Umoh made the call during an official visit to the command headquarters in Ilorin as part of …

Expert calls for establishment of national child justice database

An Expert, Prof. Mariam Abdulraheem, Department of Public law, University of Ilorin has called for the establishment of a national child justice database tracking arrest, detention, diversion, trial delay, release and reoffending. The expert made the call during the 305th Inaugural Lecture, titled “Children in the Cage, Justice on Trial”, delivered on Thursday, at the …

Wife seeks divorce over husband attitude to Islamic beliefs 

  One Mariam Lawal of Mandate Area, Ilorin has on Thursday applied to divorce Farajudeen Olaseni at Area Court sitting at Centre-igboro Area, Ilorin, over his sudden attitude to Islamic beliefs. The wife told the court that her husband had behaved in such a way that she and their three children could not continue to …

FRSC trains officers on professionalism in service delivery

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has engaged officers in a Two-Days Training on how to maintain effective service delivery. The training initiative is being implemented as a corpswide programme to progressively cover all 12 Zonal Commands. The Corps Marshal, Shehu Muhammad, on Tuesday, in Ilorin, said that the training reflects management determination to strengthen …

Woro kidnap victims arrive Ilorin after months in captivity

The victims abducted during the deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state have arrived Ilorin, following their rescue after spending several months in captivity. The victims were kidnapped when armed bandits invaded the community earlier this year, killing scores of residents and whisking away many others into the forest, …

NSCDC trains officers for stronger security

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command, has commenced a three-day professional development programme aimed at strengthening ethical intelligence sharing, enhancing operational collaboration, and deepening inter-agency synergy in addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. The programme, organized by the Command’s Intelligence and Investigation Department, opened on August 4, at the State Library Conference …

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