2022-06-26

200 arrested for violating sanitation exercise in Ilorin
About 200 people were arrested on Saturday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for violating the environmental sanitation exercise. “They will be arraigned for immediate prosecution accordingly”, the State Comm...

2022-06-25

Kwara Gov pledges fair treatment as PDP chieftains join APC
Dozens of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bigwigs and stalwarts in Kwara State on Thursday defected to the ruling party in the State (APC). The defectors cited the leadership qualities and achievements of Govern...

Brazilian returnee excretes cocaine wraps, Kwara NDLEA nabs 38 youths
A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Benson, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with pellets of cocaine concealed in his pr...

Ohan bridge collapse cuts off Kwara from Oyo
A collapsed bridge that links Kwara and Oyo States from the Okolowo junction of Ilorin in Kwara has cut off the two states. Residents of the state, as well as transporters, are now facing severe hardship in acc...

2022-06-24

Kwara Guber: AbdulRazaq Upbeat Ahead Of Poll
The governorship primary election of the Kwara state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has come and gone, with sweet memories though, following the emergence of the incumbent governor, Abdul- Rahman...

2023: Kumuyi Cautions Politicians On Religious-based Tickets
General superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has advised the presidential candidates of political parties in the country to look at the heartbeat of the country and desires of th...

Kwara Man Stabs 2 'Peacemakers' To Death
A 28-year-old man, Habeeb AbdulGaniyu, has been arraigned before a magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin for stabbing two persons to death after they prevented him and one other person from fighting. The charge ...

Boyfriend Leads Operation To Rob Lover N9.5m In Kwara - Police
An Ilorin magistrates' court sitting in Kwara State has remanded one Rubabat Sanni for robbing his Beninese lover, Zubera Bio Gbengagi, of the sum of CFA 10m (N9.5 million). According to the Police First Inform...

KWASU VC, Akanbi, Emerges 'Raise' Teacher at June Life Class in Ilorin
Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, (SAN) has emerged as Teacher at the June 2022 edition of Raise Life Class, a non governmental organisation promoting youths de...

Kwara transporters request FG expedite completion of abandoned bridges
Commercial transporters in Kwara state have staged another peaceful save-our-soul protest in response to the deplorable conditions of the Moro and Ohan bridges along the Kwara-oyo-Benin Republic border....

Illicit Drug Destroys Families, Undermines Govt - Kwara Gov
Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara State has urged youths to shun the use of illicit drugs, saying it destroys communities and undermines the government. The governor spoke in Ilorin at t...

Kwara records first confirmed case of monkeypox
Kwara State government on Thursday confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Razak, who confirmed the presence of monkey disease in a statement he personally...

2022-06-23

Nigerian London-Lagos Biker, Adeyanju To Embark On Another Trip To Israel
Nigerian London-Lagos biker, Kunle Adeyanju, has disclosed that he would be embarking on another adventurous ride from Lagos, Nigeria to Everest in Israel and from Israel to Tibet - an autonomous region in China. ...

2023: Save Nigeria from recycling incompetent leaders, Youths urged
Charles Folayan the Young People's Party (YPP) House of Reps Candidate for Irepodun Constituency, has urged youths to be more practical in political participation and save the country from recycling incompetent leaders...

Kwara Gov commits N150m to build at least 48 contemporary motorized boreholes
In order to build at least 48 contemporary motorized boreholes and its accessories in the state's Moro and Asa local government areas, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has pledged an additional N150 million....

NHRC Trains Policemen On Human Rights
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday organised a training programme for the police officers in Ilorin, Kwara State to educate them on human rights issues. Declaring the training progmme open,...

Kwara Govt, Kumuyi harp on youth engagement, empowerment for devt
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says his administration will continue to prioritise the engagement and empowerment of youths to enhance their growth and ensure the realisation of their potentials. AbdulRaz...

United win Kwara Aiteo Cup in rare circumstance, Abruka Queens claim women category
Kwara United FC won the 2022 edition of the state Aiteo Cup in a rare circumstance against Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC Ilorin at the main bowl of the state stadium. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that h...

INTERVIEW: How I Emerged APC Candidate For Kwara Assembly Seat – 26-Year-Old Aspirant
Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu is a 26-year-old aspirant for the Kwara State House of Assembly election. In this exclusive interview with THE WHISTLER, she talks about her foray into politics, action plans, and campaign fund...

Abdulrazaq Flags Off Fresh Support For Kwara Farmers
At least 6,000 crop and livestock farmers in Kwara State have benefited from the first round of government and World Bank-enabled support along agricultural value chains, with Governor Abdul- Rahman AbdulRazaq saying i...