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Tinubu’s Omu-Aran Army Battalion: A Strategic Security Shift for Kwara

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Tinubu’s Omu-Aran Army Battalion: A Strategic Security Shift for Kwara

By Oyez Olatunde Rex The Federal Government’s approval of a new Nigerian Army battalion in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, represents a significant development in the state’s evolving security architecture. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the establishment of the military formation as part of broader efforts to strengthen security operations…

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Kwara PDP, APC Clash Over Security Response as Oyo School Rescue Sparks Debate

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Kwara PDP, APC Clash Over Security Response as Oyo School Rescue Sparks Debate

… AbdulRazaq’s failure left 179 Woro victims in captivity for 159 days – PDP The successful rescue of 49 abducted pupils, teachers and school staff in Oyo State has triggered a fresh war of words between the Kwara State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), with both parties…

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Governance, Opposition

Kwara OPC Leader Abducted While Delivering Ransom to Secure Kidnap Victim’s Release

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Kwara OPC Leader Abducted While Delivering Ransom to Secure Kidnap Victim’s Release

A senior member of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Kwara State, Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, has reportedly been abducted by suspected bandits while on a mission to deliver ransom for the release of a kidnapped victim in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, Fabiyi was travelling with two other individuals,…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

PDP to AbdulRazaq: You Inherited Peaceful Kwara, Turned It Into Bandits’ Haven

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PDP to AbdulRazaq: You Inherited Peaceful Kwara, Turned It Into Bandits’ Haven

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has launched a fresh attack on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, accusing his administration of turning the state from a peaceful environment inherited in 2019 into what it described as a “flashpoint of insecurity and terror.” In a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola…

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British Envoy Visits Kwara PDP Secretariat as Party Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Alleged Political Intimidation

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British Envoy Visits Kwara PDP Secretariat as Party Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Alleged Political Intimidation

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State on Monday hosted the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, at its state secretariat in Ilorin, where the opposition party accused the state government of worsening insecurity, neglecting key sectors, and suppressing opposition voices ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an address delivered during the…

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Evening Raid Leaves 10 Dead as Gunmen Storm Kwara Border Communities

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Evening Raid Leaves 10 Dead as Gunmen Storm Kwara Border Communities

Fear and mourning enveloped Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday evening after armed bandits carried out a deadly raid that claimed at least 10 lives and destroyed several homes. Residents said the attackers struck around 6:00 p.m., opening fire indiscriminately and forcing villagers to flee in different…

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Urgent Call for Reinforcements as Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq Responds to Deadly Attacks in Eruku

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Urgent Call for Reinforcements as Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq Responds to Deadly Attacks in Eruku

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has urgently called for increased security deployment to Ekiti Local Government Area, with a special focus on the troubled Eruku axis, following a fresh wave of violent attacks in the community. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor condemned what he described as an…

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