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Local News

176 Kwara kidnap victims regain freedom

VAM News August 6, 2026

The 176 kidnap victims of Woro in Kaiama Local Government, Kwara State, have regained freedom. The victims, mainly women and children, who were abducted during the February 3 terrorist invasion of the Woro and...

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Featured

After Years of Neglect, Okin Biscuits Factory Revival Promises Jobs, Industrial Boost – Babatunde Raji

VAM News June 30, 2026

News Update A new chapter is about to begin for one of Nigeria’s most iconic manufacturing brands as the long-dormant Okin Biscuits Factory in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, prepares to...

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Local News

Three killed, 15 worshippers abducted during service

VAM News May 24, 2026

News Update Gunmen on Saturday night reportedly killed three persons and abducted 15 worshippers during a night vigil on the outskirts of Ikiran Village in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was...

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Politics

APC Reverses Stance, Clears Mass of Aspirants

VAM News May 20, 2026

News Update THE All Progressives Congress has cleared all 159 aspirants contesting for tickets to the Kwara State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections, in a revised screening results that overturn...

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Politics

154 Aspirants Jostle for 24 Assembly Seats, 16 Eye APC Governorship Ticket

VAM News May 12, 2026

News update A sociopolitical organisation, Democratic Network International, has expressed concern over the high number of aspirants seeking elective positions under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara ahead of the 2027...

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Local News Religion

Reactions as Man weds three women at once in Kwara

VAM News February 18, 2026

News Update A unique wedding ceremony in Ilorin, Kwara State, has taken social media by storm after a man reportedly married three women at the same time, leaving many Nigerians both surprised and curious....

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Local News

162 Victims Killed by Bandits in Kwara communities

VAM News February 5, 2026

News Update Armed gunmen killed at least 162 people during attacks on two villages in Kwara state, Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. One rights group...

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Education

Government reopens Kwara schools after weeks of closure

VAM News February 2, 2026

THE Kwara State Government has approved the reopening of all schools across the state from Monday, following weeks of disruption caused by security concerns in parts of the state. The decision was announced on...

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Local News

Bandits On Over 40 Motorcycles Spotted Advancing Toward Kwara Community, Residents Panic

VAM News November 26, 2025

Residents of Lile community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State were thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after scores of armed terrorists were reportedly sighted advancing toward the area on dozens of...

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Local News

38 Worshippers abducted in Kwara regain freedom, Tinubu reacts

VAM News November 23, 2025

News Update President Bola Tinubu has thanked security forces, after Catholic School students in Niger State and worshippers in Kwara State, regained their freedom. In a statement on Sunday, he promised that every Nigerian...