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Read more about the article Drama as Offa Robbery suspects indict Nigeria Police
Three suspects in the Offa Robbery attack allege threat and torture from Nigeria Police in obtaining confessional statements.

Drama as Offa Robbery suspects indict Nigeria Police

Three suspects in the Offa Robbery attack of April 5, 2018, have accused members of the police of complicity. Ayoade  Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham told a High Court of Kwara, in Ilorin that their statements of admittance for the crime and implicating president of Nigeria's senate, Bukola Saraki were obtained under duress; thus, forced to make the confessions.…

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Read more about the article Kwara Govt. Warns Against Use Of “Cow Urine’’ To Treat Epilepsy

Kwara Govt. Warns Against Use Of “Cow Urine’’ To Treat Epilepsy

The Kwara State Government on Saturday warned mothers to desist from administering cow urine and other herbal concoctions on infants to treat epilepsy. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Issa Kayode, said that the warning became necessary in view of the deaths of infants, which had occurred as a result of the administration of herbal concoctions on them, in an effort to cure epilepsy.

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Kwara Govt Relaxes Curfew In Offa, Erin-IIe For Religion Obligations

The Kwara Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Offa and Erin-Ile communities to allow Muslims and Christians to observe their religion obligations. Alhaji Isiaka Gold, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), gave this directive in ...

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Kwara Has Spent Over N900m On Energy Sector So Far – Commissioner

The Kwara Government has so far committed the sum of N900 million into the energy sector, the state Commissioner for Energy, Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje, has said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin that an additional sum ...

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Commercial Motorcyclists Besieged Residence Of Governor’s Special Adviiser In Ilorin

Scores of commercial motorcyclists on Friday in Ilorin staged a protest against  the decision of the government to restrict their operations.  The commercial motorcyclists, who were apparently reacting to the decision of the st...

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