The Kwara State Government has directed civil servants in state to go to work for only three days in a week following fuel subsidy removal. The state government approved the above as a temporary palliative measure to ease the burden on workers after the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government. In a statement … Read more
A 30-year-old woman identified as Ganiyat AbdulRaheem has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NDCDC), Kwara State Command for allegedly stealing a bundle of fabric valued at N500,000. Spokesperson of the Corps in Kwara, Babawale Afolabi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect committed the crime … Read more
The senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district, Ibrahim Oloriegbe has disclosed that about 17 delegates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, returned the cash he gave them during the recently concluded primary elections. The lawmaker made this disclosure while speaking when he appeared on Channels Television on Wednesday. Oloriegbe, who was aspiring to return to … Read more
Drama as Unknown Herbalist Storms Kwara Govt House, Demands to See Governor AA over unpaid 2019 Consultation Fees There is a drama currently ongoing in from of Kwara state Government House , Ilorin as an unidentified man appearing in fetish dress is making an attempt to forcefully gain entrance into the complex while security operatives … Read more
FOLLOWING the warning by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NHSA, of an impending rise in River Niger’s water level, Delta, Kogi, Anambra, and Kwara states have activated their Internally Displaced Persons camps and put measures in place to mitigate the impact of the flooding. According to the Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, “Flood waters … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has called on the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed to intervene in the ongoing violence over the hijab policy in Kwara State. CAN in a statement issued on Wednesday by the CAN General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, said Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, should be held … Read more
By Busy Brain Recently, Kwara State with harmony emblem has been diluted with series of crisis. A peaceful and serene atmosphere has metamorphosed to a state of phobia and restlessness. Although, crisis is inevitable in a secular setting with people of different character and orientation but the need to quench the burning rages of such … Read more
Kwara state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has raised the alarm that some politicians are planning to launch violent attacks on members of the public for the purpose of smearing his name. He therefore drew the attention of the general public and the security agencies on these grand plots by some political interests and their enablers … Read more
Governor Abdulraman Abdurasaq’s Special Adviser on Political Communications, Malam Bashir Adigun has said the people of Kwara State will never allow Saraki dynasty to rule them again. Adigun stated this in reaction to a former governor of the state, Bukola Saraki’s recent outburst on Kwara politics. In a statement titled ‘2023: Bukola Saraki’s Delusion of … Read more
A traffic police man, Sergeant Haruna Yusuf, serving at the Kwara State Command was recently paraded for stealing a gun assigned to his colleague. Sgt Yusuf in an interview gave reasons as to why he allegedly stole the pistol belonging to his colleague, the late Inspector Ehigimetor Ileso, causing him to be dismissed from the … Read more
The Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital has sentenced three kidnapping suspects to life imprisonment for conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping itself. The convicts, Serikin Fulani of Kwara, Usman A Adamu, his brother, and one Gidaddo Idris were convicted on Thursday for kidnapping Abubakar Ahmad and allegedly collecting a ransom of … Read more
On Monday morning, a fire incident gutted more than 40 buildings at the Ile Megida Onikanhun compound, Isale Edun area of Ilorin, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. The fire reportedly affected a mosque and left 120 occupants homeless. It affected 44 rooms in the 75-room Magaji Onikanhun compound. Fortunately, no life casualty … Read more
Five suspects have been arrested by operatives of the kwara state police Command, in relation to the gruesome murder of a sex worker in the state. The incident was reported to have happened in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a statement released on Friday, September 10, spokesperson of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, … Read more
Twenty-five persons have reportedly lost their lives after a petrol tanker and a truck collided resulting in an inferno in Kwara State. The head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck from Lagos State occurred at about 3:18 pm on Tuesday at Peke village along Oko-Olowo, Bode Saadu Expressway in the Moro Local Government Area (LGA). It … Read more
A final year female student at Kwara State University, Rashidat Shittu, has reportedly taken her own life. According to reports, Shittu ingested a chemical suspected to be Sniper in her hostel room on a Saturday. The reason behind her act was attributed to her poor academic performance. READ ALSO: I’m About To Drink Sniper, Kemi … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has suspended its Youth Leader Prince Haliru Dansoho Mahmoud. Daily Report Nigeria reports that the Mahmoud’s suspension by the PDP is indefinitely. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the publicity Secretary of the Party, Tunji Moronfoye. According to the statement, the Working Committee (SWC) made … Read more