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Kidnappers abduct five persons in Kwara Community

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Hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly kidnapped five persons at Odo Eku camp in Odo-Eku community in Isin local Government area of Kwara State. According to reports, the incident happened on Wednesday at about fifteen minutes past one in the morning, when the hoodlums stormed the community firing gunshots. The five abducted persons were identified as two males and three females and had been moved to an unknown location by the gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kwara State Command, Superintendent of Police, SP, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who confirmed the development said the Police, alongside the Vigilante were on…

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Kwara State Electoral Commission Promises Credible Local Government Election

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Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC says it will provide a level playing ground for all the political parties in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state and conduct an election that will be transparent, credible and acceptable to all. KWASIEC Chairman, Mr OKanla Baba gave the assurance while addressing chairmen of political parties in the state ahead of the September 21 local council election. He said the purpose of the meeting was to intimate the key players on rules and guidelines for the local council election, while soliciting their understanding and cooperation. According to the timetable of the…

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KWSIEC Releases Timetable For LG Polls, To Commence Meeting With Registered Political Parties

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KWSIEC Releases Timetable For LG Polls, To Commence Meeting With Registered Political Parties 16/06/2024 Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has released timetable for the conduct of September 21, 2024 local government elections for the 16 local government areas of the State. In a statement, the chairman of the KWSIEC, Muhammed Baba Okanla, explains that a meeting with leadership of all the registered political parties in the state will kick-start the programme of activities on Friday, June 21, 2024. Okunla stated that the meeting would be followed by primary elections of political parties between June 24 and 30th, 2024. Okanla,…

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Fire From Refuse Dump Renders 120 Homeless In Kwara

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No fewer than 120 people have been rendered homeless while 44 rooms were destroyed on Monday in Megida Onikahun compound, Edun Isale in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State as fire gut the ancient compound and the market in the area. PUNCH Online gathered that four aged people were evacuated by some good Samaritans from the house. The Kwara State Fire Service, however, said that no one was injured in the fire which lasted more than one hour before its men put out the raging fire. Head of Media and Publicity of the state Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle,…