2022-11-07

2023: Kwara Opposition Forces Converge on Abuja to Wrest Power from APC, AbdulRazaq
As the race to the 2023 elections draws nearer, leading political forces and stakeholders in Kwara State at the weekend met in Abuja to deepen the dynamics of next year's elections in the state. The development...

Kwara Community Serves Criminals Quit Notice
The people of Okelele in Ibagun ward of Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State have resolved to get rid of criminal activities in the area. The resolve of the people followed the upsurge in cultists` ...

Civil servants are major assets: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRahman has said civil servants are major assets that keep the wheel of government running while their monthly earnings contribute hugely to keeping the economy strong. The ...

Three Kwarans among eight squash players representing Nigeria at Africa Seniors Championship
The investments of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in sports have continued to yield positive results, as three Kwarans made the list of 8 squash players representing Nigeria at the ongoing Africa Seniors C...

2022-11-06

Kwara Owes Local Government Workers N11bn — Gov AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the previous administration in the state owed local government workers over N11 bn in salaries and gratuities. The governor who was speaking during a chat ...

AbdulRasaq speaks live on first radio in Kwara north
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq posted another first at the weekend as he addressed residents of the State live on the first-ever radio station in Kwara North. The Notia FM (90.7), a baby of the Kwara S...

2022-11-05

My political structure in Kwara cannot be destroyed – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his political structure in Kwara remains intact and cannot be successfully attacked and sunk. The minister said this in his hometown Oro near Il...

Calm in Ilorin communities after kidnappers, cultists rampage
Normalcy has been restored in Gaa-Osibi and Alagbado communities of the Okelele area in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State following the invasion of the areas by suspected kidnappers and cultists. Nonetheless, ...

Fuel crisis hits Ilorin
Our correspondent gathered that the fuel crisis, which suddenly surfaced on Friday, was triggered by the leadership crisis within the Oke-Ogun, Saki branch of the Petrol Tanker Drivers Union, PTD, in Oyo State. ...

2022-11-04

Kwara Gov names 'Cute' Abiola, Jerry Kolo new aides
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Jerry Kolo as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations. Mr. Kolo, an indigene of Patigi local government area, was until his appointme...

KW-IRS: AbdulRazaq Advocates Youth Involvement In Tax Profession
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has lauded the initiative of involving the younger generation and developing them early in the Tax profession. The Governor said this today at the Grand Finale of th...

Gas truck fire injures two in Kwara
Two persons were on Thursday seriously injured in a fire incident and were rescued by the Kwara State Fire Service who promptly intervened when fire caught a Cooking gas truck at a gas station in Ilorin, Kwara State ca...

Start-up Act: Abdullahi Calls for Amendment to Include Youth Ministry
Former Minister of Youths and Sports Development and Kwara Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for the 2023 election, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, has called for the amendment of the recently signed ...

Flooding: Kwara YPP guber candidate seeks support for victims
As many communities continue to grapple with the effect of flooding, the Young Progressives Party Kwara governorship candidate Yakubu Gobir is asking wealthy individuals to come to the aid of the flood victims. ...

Young Entrepreneurs Lifted With N10m In Kwara
Ten young entrepreneurs in various vocational fields in Kwara state have been lifted with a grant of N1m each to grow their businesses. Speaking at the inauguration of Network of Entrepreneurs on Wednesday in Ilorin, t...

Court Sacks Kwara APC Reps, Declares Opponent Winner
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has nullified the election of Hon. Raheem Olawuyi Ajuloopin as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Isin/Oke-Ero/Ekiti/Irepodun Federal Constituen...

Man Shoots Neighbour Dead While Aiming At Wife's Lover In Kwara
The police in Kwara State have arraigned a man, Musa Abdullahi, popularly known as Adu, for killing his neighbour, Marenyo Manga (30), while aiming at one Gado Kitako, his relative who is allegedly sleeping with his wi...

Kwara State Governor Increases Students' Bursary Allowance
The Kwara State Government has raised the bursary allowances to students of state origin in Tertiary Institutions across the country from N5,000 to N10,000. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr Alabi Abolore...

Investment Scammer Remanded In Kwara
A notorious investment scammer, Charley Isimhemhen, has been remanded by a magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, over offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, cheating and advance fee fraud. ...

NPC presents final list of localities for 2023 census in Kwara
The National Population Commission, NPC, in Kwara State, on Thursday, presented the final list of localities for the prosecution of the 2023 population and housing census. The objective of the “State Compendium...

Police Arrest Eight Suspected Illegal Miners In Kwara
The police in Kwara State have arrested eight suspected illegal miners and recovered three trailer loads of marble stones in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer in the...