2022-08-13

Ilorin court jails boutique owner for Yahoo-Yahoo business
A 25-year-old boutique owner, Muhammed Soliu, from Woru, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, has bagged an 18 month jail term over offences bordering on internet fraud. He reportedly benefitted ov...

EFCC Arrests 2 Clerics, 5 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Saturday, have arrested seven persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Ilorin, Kwara State. Among ...

Kwara Govt empowers 100 youths with N1m grant each
Kwara State Government has supported businesses owned by 100 young people in the state with N1m grant each, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq saying youth inclusion and productive engagement are key to sustainable f...

Under-Representation Of Women Constitutes Democratic Deficit —Rukayat Shittu, Kwara Assembly Candidate
Rukayat Shittu is a 26-year-old journalist and the All Progressives Congress (Apc) House of Assembly Candidate for Owode/Onire constituency. In this interview by YUSUF ABDULKADIR, she talks about her experience in poli...

2022-08-12

Number of Kwara's functional firms grew by 87.5% under us: Abdulrazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the local economy has recorded huge gains over the last three years of his administration, with the number of active companies in Kwara growing from just 41 ...

Kwara State Governor Commends Manufacturers Association
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says the local economy has recorded huge gains over the last three years of his administration, with the number of active companies growing from 41 in 2019 to 77 in 2022...

Court Restrains Kwara Govt From Interfering In Possession Of Ilorin Land
A High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, presided over by Justice Nureni Kuranga, has given an order restraining the Kwara State government, their agents, privies, assigns and whosoever deriving or claiming the tit...

Farm Workers Allegedly Kill Owner In Kwara
Kwara State Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday remanded three suspected farm workers in prison custody for allegedly killing their boss, Jamiu Ibrahim, 45, during an armed robbery operation. The sus...

Oyo corper, one 'loader' jailed in Ilorin for internet fraud
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, on Thursday, jailed Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese, a National Youth Corps member serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. He was sentenced to two years impr...

Police confirm killing of three suspected cultists in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected cultists in Ilorin, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the development, said two of the cul...

2023: Ilorin Union Pledges To Work For Peaceful Elections
National president of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta- Uthman, has assured stakeholders that the union would do everything within its capacity to ensure that the city of Ilor...

Kwara man defending wife hacks neighbour, two-year-old son
A 32-year-old commercial driver, Idowu Ali, has been remanded in the Oke-Kura Custodial Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly hacking a two-year-old boy, Godwin Ifeanyi, over a disagreement with his parents. ...

Aluko commiserates with APC Youth Leader over father's death in Ilorin
In a bid to further rekindle the hope of the people for genuine representation and good leadership, Hon. Ahmed Yinka Aluko, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal constituency, ye...

Mass withdrawals, walkovers rock Aiteo Cup
The ongoing 2022 Aiteo Cup competition has been hit with several club withdrawals as its reaches the quarter-final stage, The PUNCH reports. Speculations are rife that the teams were protesting the Nigeria Foot...

2022-08-11

2022/2023 COEd Ilorin NCE Online Application Forms Out
This is to inform the general public that the NCE application form for the 2022/2023 session at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin is now available online. Visit the College's website ...

Kwara signs minimum wage agreement with tertiary institutions' academic staff
Kwara State Government on Tuesday signed agreement with the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council on the implementation of the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CON...

Kwara Gov greets Olofa of Offa at 59
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi Esuwoye II on his 59th birthday anniversary, describing his reign as hugely impactful and fruitful for the ...

31-year-old man remanded in Ilorin over alleged N3.3m diversion
A 31-year-old Amedari Halilu Bala from Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, is now in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ilorin over alleged diversion of N3.3million. Justice I.A.Y...

Yaman: I Will Run an Open Govt If Elected Kwara Governor in 2023
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) gubernatorial candidate for 2023 general election in Kwara state, Abdullah Shuaibu Yaman, in this interview with Hammed Shittu, speaks on his programmes for Kwara people if elected Gov...

Kwara Alleges Video Showing Crowd Booing Abdulrahman Happened Before He Became Gov
The Kwara State government has explained that a viral video indicating that Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq was being booed during an event was a 2018 event before he became governor. A statement by the Special...

Kwara Monarch Docked Over Alleged Assault On Colleague
The traditional ruler of Samora in Kwara State, Oba Matthew Idowu Ajiboye, has been arraigned at an Ilorin Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for allegedly leading some hoodlums to attack another traditional ruler, Oloba ...

Kwara cabinet okays support for 30,000 female traders
Kwara State Executive Council has approved a programme to empower at least 30,000 female petty traders with a grant of N20,000 each over the next six months — a social investment measure modelled after a World Bank ini...

2022-08-10

Kwara APC Resolves Internal Crisis As Governor, Minister End Feud
The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State appears to have been resolved. For about two years, the ruling party in the state had witnessed internal wrangling amongst its me...

Union begins use of security scanners at Kwara motor parks
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), in Kwara has commenced the use of the detective scanners across motor parks in the state. The state chairman of the union, Abdulrahman Onikijipa, dis...

Emir Of Ilorin Mourns Death Of Ajase-Ipo Imam
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described the death of the Chief Imam of Ajase-Ipo, Sheikh Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman, as a colossal loss to humanity. This was contained in a statement sign...

CAF: Rivers, Plateau, Kwara handed tricky ties
Following the conclusion of the draws for the CAF competitions, Nigerian clubs have been handed tough fixtures as they hope to make it to the group stages of the continental competitions, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....

Ex-Kwara poly chair gets presidential pardon, leaves prison
Former Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Dr. Saadu Alanamu, has expressed his gratitude to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the presidential pardon granted ...

4 killed during 8/8 cult celebration in Kwara
Four persons, including members of different cult groups, were reportedly shot dead at Olunlade area, Ilorin, Kwara State capital during the traditional celebration of August 8 (8/8) cult activities, Monday night. ...