2024-04-04

Kwara CJ, Ayodele Adebara loses 98yr-old father
The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, has lost his 98 year-old father, Pa Adebara Adio Durodoye Dogo. The news of the death of Pa Adebara was contained in a condolence message issued ...

Offa Market Fire Incident: Ex-Kwara Speaker, Ali Sympathises With Victims
Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has commiserated with the victims of the fire incident that gutted the popular Owode market in Offa, Offa Loca...

Kwara NDLEA Bemoan Sale Of Drugs To Athletes
The Kwara State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has bemoaned the acts of coaches to administer drugs to their athletes to improve their performances. The state commander, Mohammed Ba...

Police Rescue Additional 6 Children From Suspected Kwara Trafficker In Lagos
…42 children brought to Lagos without parent's consent The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of additional six children from a suspected human trafficking syndicate operating in Kwara State. T...

Kwara Set to Join League of Top Squash Classics, Hosts as Ultra Modern Facility Nears Completion
Kwara appears to be set to reclaim its top spot in Squash in Nigeria after it emerged that the state governor, Mall. Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq, is leaving no stone unturned to complete what might well be first ultra mode...

Victory Over Kwara United a Big Relief for us, Says 3SC Coach
Head Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Gbenga Ogunbote, on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said that his team's 2-0 defeat of Kwara United was a big relief for the team. Mr Ogunbote spoke during the ga...

Youths Now Glamorise Illicit Drug Use — NDLEA
Mohammed Bashir Ibrahim, Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kwara State Com­mand, has promised to make the agency more visible in sports events as a way of drug trafficking control. Accordi...

Four Die In Kwara Multiple Auto Crash
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in a multiple fatal auto crash involving two DAF trucks around Ayere village along Ilorin-Bode Saadu highway in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday a...

2024-04-03

Youth Minister Condoles with Kwara Over Ex-Deputy Governor 's Demise
Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Tuesday, expressed heartfelt condolence to family, friends, and associates of the former Kwara state deputy governor, Elder Peter Kisira. Bio pointed out ...

Gender Equality Takes Centre Stage at UN Event Led by Kwara Govt
The First Lady of Kwara State, Her Excellency Ambassador Prof Olufolake AbdulRazaq has highlighted the government's commitment to promoting gender equality, STEM education, and inclusive governance. She made th...

Kwara Government Blames Poor Power Supply for Inadequate Water Supply in Ilorin
The Kwara State government says erratic power supply to the state by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is affecting the pumping of water by its waterworks. The state Commissioner for Water Res...

Traders Lament as Fire Ravages Offa Market
Over N300m worth of property have been lost to fire disaster at the popular Owode market in Offa, Kwara State. The fire incident which was reported to have begun at about 2:30am today, was said to have been cau...

Court Sends Internet Fraudster to Jail in Ilorin
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Usman Harun to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. According to a statement by the Economic ...

Goods Worth Millions Destroyed As Fire Razes Kwara Market
A section of the popular Owode Market in the Offa area of Kwara State has been razed by fire. Goods, especially foodstuff, charcoal and second-hand clothes worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno. ...

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Offa Traders on Owode Market Fire
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has commiserated with the people of Offa, especially the business community, on the unfortunate fire incident at the popular Owode market. This is contained in a statement s...

2024-04-02

'We Focus on Rescuing Kwara in 2027': PDP Fires Back, Challenges Govt to State Achievements
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has fired back at the state government led by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, accusing it of engaging in idle-minded antics to divert public attention from its alleged...

UNILORIN Rusticates 6 Final Year Students, 13 Others Over Extortion, Assaults
Authorities of the University of Ilorin, Kwara state have approved expulsion and rustication for 19 students, including six Final Year students of the institution, said to have been involved in various offences. ...

JUST IN: Fire Guts Owode Market in Kwara
The traditional market of Offa people in Kwara State, 'Owode', gut fire in the early hours of today, 2nd April 2024. In a video posted by Ibitoye shittu on his 'x' account, He wrote “Sad morning in off...

Kwara Government Partners REDAN to Avoid Incessant Building Collapse
The Kwara State Government is poised to partner with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Kwara Chapter, to prevent members from contravening the set standard of building construction, to avoid in...

'Go for Victory' – Akoro Charges 3SC Players Ahead Kwara United Tie
Shooting Stars players have been charged to go all out for the maximum points against Kwara United in their matchday 28 fixture. The Chairman of the club, Babatunde Olaniyan Akoro, gave the charge in an address...

Suspected Bike Thief Lynched In Kwara
A suspected motorcycle thief has been lynched in the Apalara community in Il?rin West LGA. A source explained that, “The suspect was apprehended after a failed attempt to stab the commercial motorcycle's owner ...

2024-04-01

Unity Flyover: 'Quality Standards', Kwara Commissioner Commends Contractors, Assures Timely Completion
Abdulquawiy Olododo, Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and Supervising Commissioner for Works and Transport, conducted an on-site inspection of the ongoing dualisation of the Folawiyo Unity Road a...

Hardship: Seek God's Intervention, Kwara Anglican Bishop Tells Nigerians
The Bishop Diocese of Kwara Anglican Communion, Right Reverend Sunday Adewole, Sunday urged Nigerians to seek God's intervention to overcome current economic hardship in the country. Her stated this in an int...