His entry marks a defining moment in the unfolding political contest, coming on the heels of months of wide-ranging consultations with party leaders, grassroots stakeholders, and key actors at both state and national levels.
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The attackers reportedly stormed the palace around 1:40am on Saturday, shooting sporadically to scare residents before whisking them away.
The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of Corporate Affairs at KWASUTH, Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan, following a successful accreditation exercise conducted by the council.
The machines were presented to the community in Owode Oja, Kwara State, as part of efforts by the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to support local agro-processing and encourage sustainable development.
The members of the Security Council underlined the need to “hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice”.
The assault occurred last Tuesday night when Islamic militants reportedly attacked Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.
The Eagle Online recalls that no fewer than 210 persons were killed in Kwara and Katsina States on Tuesday by gunmen.
In a post on X on Thursday, Fani-Kayode said the attackers were not motivated by religion, noting that both Christians and Muslims were targeted during the assault.
Speaking on ARISE Television on Thursday, Salihu said the attackers began their operation around 5pm, but soldiers only arrived at about 3am the following day.
The directive was contained in an internal memo dated January 20, 2026, issued by the Kwara Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology and sighted on Thursday.
He also called on security agencies to do everything possible to flush out the bandits from their hideouts.
According to available information, the incident occurred at about 5.10pm at Madfa Nigeria Enterprises, located at Olorunsogo, Biada area of Ilorin South Local Government Area.
This has created a pattern in which other zones contest competitively but rarely secure the top seat due to power of incumbency.
The President directed security forces to maintain a 24 hour surveillance and link up with the booths on the ground.
The Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Islamic rights body, Taofeek Jaji, made the position of the group known on Friday.
The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, announced this in a statement on Friday.
The pastor of the church revealed this when he spoke with newsmen, adding that three persons were killed during the attack.
A video of the attack, pulled from a live stream, shows the worshippers, led by a young pastor, conducting a service when the gunmen unleashed mayhem in the house of God.
Lt.-Col. Polycarp Okoye, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Division Nigerian Army, made this public in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan.
This was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 22 Armoured Brigade, Ilorin, Captain Stephen Nwankwo.