Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Victor Olaiya, has frowned at reports of alleged jungle justice against some vigilante groups in the state. Speaking on the murder of one Lanre Adebayo, a graduate of the University of Ilorin, Olaiya warned…
Kwara gov declares Monday holiday for teachers
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved Monday as a public holiday for teachers in the state — a gesture in honour of the World Teachers’ Day. A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu…
Tinubu mourns Victims Of Niger Boat Mishap, Orders Probe
President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the Government and people of Niger State over a boat accident which occurred Tuesday night in Mokwa local government area of the state. The boat, which was reportedly carrying about 300 people, primarily…
Kwara court to rule on Offa bank robbery case, August 2
Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara state High Court, the presiding judge in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery in the ancient town of Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state, has reserved judgement in the six-year trial of…
LG election: Group decries women’s exclusion by political parties in Kwara
An NGO, Women Environment and Youth Development Initiative (WOYODEV), has decried women’s exclusion by political parties in the ongoing local government election primaries in Kwara. Executive Director of WOYODEV, Mrs Apiriola Ajayi, stated this at a news conference in Ilorin…
Missing Ogun pregnant woman faked abduction, found in Kwara – Police
The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, said a pregnant woman, Rahemat Lateef, who claimed to have been abducted by some unknown gunmen while going to the state hospital at Ijaiye, Abeokuta for child delivery, is a case of fake…
Bareke: AbdulRazaq says brighter days, sustainable growth lie ahead
•From left: Hon. Mukhtar Shagaya; Personal Assistant to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Muri Abdulraheem; Emir of Ilorin, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, CFR; Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, CON; and Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha; during Bareke in Government House,…
Kwara targets 9000 indigent persons for free medical outreach – Commissioner
The Kwara Government is targeting 9000 indigent persons across the 16 local government areas of the state for its Annual Medico-Surgical outreach activities for 2024. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, made this known at a news conference in…
Kwara beggars harbour weapons, charms, commissioner lament
The Kwara State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Abdul Qwawiy Olododo has said no fewer than 10 lives were lost in the various fire incidents which occurred in the state in 2023. This came as the Commissioner for Social Development,…
Kwara Gov inspects 49km Ilorin-Offa road, praises Tinubu’s infrastructure investments
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday inspected the 49-kilometre Eiyenkorin-Afon-Ojoku-Offa-Odo Otin road project, which is now under construction. The road, which is certain to unleash vast socioeconomic growth along that corridor, is one of the four major roads that…