2024-04-20

Zone 8 PCRC Postpones 40th Anniversary to Honor Late Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo
According to a report from Royal News, the Zone 8 of the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) has made the poignant decision to postpone its 40th-anniversary celebration as a mark of respect for the late Sen. Raf...

Kwara Firefighters Foil Illegal Fuel Scooping Amidst Potential Disaster
According to a report from Punch Newspaper, a potentially catastrophic incident was averted by the swift action of the Kwara State Fire Service when a truck carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturn...

LP Stalwart Urges Kwara Governor: Prioritize Offa-Igosun Exit Road for Community Relief
According to a report from Independent, Hon. Tokunbo Paul Ayanlola, a prominent figure within the Labour Party (LP) and former House of Assembly candidate in Mushin, Lagos, has passionately appealed to the Kwara State ...

2024-04-19

Gov AbdulRazaq Receives Report On Establishment of Kwara University of Education
•Gov's zeal for Kwara education truly commendable: Prof Oba AbdulRaheem Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received a three-pronged report from the Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem-led Planning and Imp...

Rice Prices Drop in Kwara as Naira Strengthens
As reported by TVCNews, the strengthening of the Nigerian Naira against the US Dollar is beginning to make waves in Kwara's bustling Mandate Market. Notably, the prices of imported rice have seen a marked decl...

Governor Abdulrazaq Initiates Measures to Enhance Business Environment
In the report by Business Day, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State unveils a promising outlook for investment partnerships aimed at enhancing the local processing of solid minerals, signaling a significant o...

Kwara Government Initiates Evacuation of Illegal Dump Sites in Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has initiated a crucial step towards maintaining a clean and hygienic environment by evacuating illegal dump sites across the Ilorin metropolis. Mr Shehu Ndanusa, the State Commissio...

Tributes Flow for Senator Rafiu Ibrahim: Lai Mohammed, Sulaiman Express Sorrow
Former minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the director-general of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, have expressed deep regret ove...

Kwara Health Insurance Expansion Reaches Northern Axis
The Kwara State Health Insurance Agency has expanded its reach by inaugurating a regional office in Kaiama, Kaiama Local Government Area. According to Leadership, this new office, located at the Kaiama General...

Gov Abdulrazaq Tackles Substance Abuse Concerns Among Nigerian Youth
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed worry about the prevalence of substance abuse among Nigerian youths. Voice of Nigeria reported on the governor's recent meeting with the state co...

Kwara Police Parade Suspected Criminals: Kidnapping, Cultism, and More
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested and paraded 11 suspected criminals involved in various offences, including kidnapping, armed robbery, attempted culpable homicide, and phone theft. This was disclosed by the ...

Minor Defilement: 19-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 19-year-old boy, Jamiu Akande, on allegations of defiling a nine-year-old girl in the Pakata Area of Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Gove...

Governor AbdulRazaq Pays Condolence Visits to Chief Judge and Families of Late Deputy Gov. Kisira, Sen. Rafiu
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made a condolence visit on Thursday to the family of the late former Deputy Governor of the state, Elder Peter ?isira, who passed away on 30th March 2024. Mrs Felicia Kisira ...

2024-04-18

Investment In Sports Has Helped Tame Illicit Drug Among Youth In Kwara – Coach, Mogaji
Coach Bola Mogaji, executive chairman, Kwara State Sports Commission, KSC, has itemized gains of the unprecedented investment in sports in the state, saying that among other things, increasing participation of youths i...

Abdullahi Mourns Ibrahim, Makama of Kaiama
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has mourned the demise of former Kwara South senatorial district senator, Rafiu Ibrahim. He also sympathised with Sadiq Suleiman Umar, ove...

Kwara: 2 Remanded For Killing Farmer On Cashew Farm
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Il?rin has ordered the remand of two men, Segun Obatunlese and Sola Ajayi, for allegedly killing one Wasiu Jimoh in his cashew farm in Isin LGA contrary to Sections 97 and 221 of the...

Gbugbu International Market Gets Implementation Committee
The Kwara State government has inaugurated a 5 – man implementation committee that will oversee the newly constructed Gbugbu International Market in Edu local government area of the state. The international mar...

Livestock Development Projects: Benefitting Communities Hail Kwara Governor
The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) during the week undertook inspection visits to the cites of some of the completed projects executed by the State Coordination Office. ...

Ilorin Court Remands 14 Suspected Cult Members
Fourteen suspected members of the Eiye secret cult were on Wednesday remanded by an Ilorin Magistrate court. They were allegedly involved in cult clashes which occurred over the weekend in Ilorin, Kwara State c...

Solid Minerals: Chinese Firm Invests In Kwara
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that his administration is always open for partnerships and engagements that attract investments and pave the way for local processing of solid minerals in the state...

Kwara to Renovate 47-Year Sports Hall with N2bn
The Kwara State Government is set to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06bn to make it an ultra-modern sports facility. The sports hall was constructed under the administrat...

2024-04-17

KWSG Reiterates Commitment to Patner Professional Associations in the State
Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to partnering with professional associations in the State, recognizing them as vital contributors to the rapid growth and development of the State. The Commi...

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Senator Sadiq Over Dad's Death
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq expresses heartfelt condolences to Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (Northern District) on the death of his father, Alhaji Suleiman Mora Omar. Alhaji Omar, one-time Secret...

Kwara Gov Mourns Senator Rafiu Ibrahim
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq received with shock and profound sadness reports of the death of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party after a brief illness. The Governor sends his ...

IBEDC: Kwara Govt. Calls for Reasonable Service Charges
The Kwara State Government has again called on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to be reasonable in the way they bill their customers, especially, the facilities owned by the State government such as...

We Can't Modify New Electricity Tariff – IBEDC
Regional Head of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Engr Toyin Akinyosoye, says the new electricity billing tariff (225/KWh) for customers in Band A is beyond what any power distrib...

Kwara Firm Partners Global Foundation on One Million Shea Butter Tree Planting
In a bid to restore the vital trees destroyed by Charcoal dealers in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, a cosmetic manufacturing company, AMU-Gold Global Network has pledged to plant a minimum of one mill...

Kwara Group Mobilises Youths to Produce Next Governor
A Pro-Democracy group, 'Kwara Must Change', has told Arewa PUNCH that it is galvanising a political revolution in 2019 aimed at sustaining the newly installed progressive order in Kwara State come 2027. The gro...

Land Dispute: Hoodlums from Kwara Attack LG Secretariat in Ekiti
Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State, on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government secretariat and some residents of the town over land dispute. The alleged hoodlums were heavily armed a...

Kano, Katsina, Kwara, 28 States Risk Severe Floods-FG Warns
Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has cautioned that 148 local government areas across 31 states are among the highly probable flood-risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warn...

Kwara: NSCDC Commandant Calls for Increased Vigilance by Citizens
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, has charged citizens to remain vigilant and actively support the corps in confronting the mounting insecurity challenges...

Kwara Trains 1,500 Civil Servants on Productivity, Capacity Enhancement
The Kwara State Government on Tuesday in Ilorin began a capacity enhancement training for 1,500 civil servants who are due for promotion in the state. The state Head of Service, Susan Oluwole, represented by th...

Give Reasonable Bills To Hospitals, Waterworks, Kwara Tells IBEDC
Kwara State government has asked the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to give electricity consumers in the state, especially hospitals and waterworks reasonable bills. It made specific appeal for...